In the beginning when Caspian created Elyria , the earth was formless and desolate. The raging ocean that covered everything was engulfed in total darkness, and the Spirit of Caspian was moving over the water. Then Caspian commanded, “Let there be light” — and light appeared. Caspian was pleased with what he saw. Then he separated the light from the darkness, and he named the light “Day” and the darkness “Night”. Evening passed and morning came — that was the first day.

Then Caspian commanded, “Let there be a dome to divide the water and to keep it in two separate places” — and it was done. So Caspian made a dome, and it separated the water under it from the water above it. He named the dome “Sky”. Evening passed and morning came — that was the second day. Then Caspian commanded, “Let the water below the sky come together in one place, so that the land will appear” — and it was done. He named the land “Elyria”, and the water which had come together he named “Sea”. And he was pleased with what he saw.

Then he commanded, “Let the earth produce all kinds of plants, those that bear grain and those that bear fruit” — and it was done. So the earth produced all kinds of plants, and Caspian was pleased with what he saw. Evening passed and morning came — that was the third day.

Then Caspian commanded, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate day from night and to show the time when days, years, and religious festivals begin; they will shine in the sky to give light to the earth” — and it was done. So Caspian made the two larger lights, the sun to rule over the day and the moon to rule over the night; he also made the stars. He placed the lights in the sky to shine on the earth, to rule over the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And Caspian was pleased with what he saw. Evening passed and morning came — that was the fourth day.

Then Caspian commanded, “Let the water be filled with many kinds of living beings, and let the air be filled with birds.” So Caspian created the great sea monsters, all kinds of creatures that live in the water, and all kinds of birds. And Caspian was pleased with what he saw. He blessed them all and told the creatures that live in the water to reproduce, and to fill the sea, and he told the birds to increase in number. Evening passed and morning came — that was the fifth day. Then Caspian commanded, “Let the earth produce all kinds of animal life: domestic and wild, large and small” — and it was done. So Caspian made them all, and he was pleased with what he saw.

Then Caspian said, “And now we will make Mann; they will be like us and resemble us. They will have power over the fish, the birds, and all animals, domestic and wild, large and small.” So Caspian created the Mann, making them to be like himself. He created them male and female, blessed them, and said, “Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over Elyria h and bring it under their control. I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all the wild animals. I have provided all kinds of grain and all kinds of fruit for you to eat; but for all the wild animals and for all the birds I have provided grass and leafy plants for food” — and it was done. Caspian looked at everything he had made, and he was very pleased. Evening passed and morning came — that was the sixth day.