The Mockery of Good Creation: Melkor's Descent into Unlight

The only way to triumph over mockery is to engage in co-creation of Being.

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As Melkor cuts himself off from the Great Music, he finds himself in a conundrum. He wants to create Being of his own but cannot. It is impossible without the Flame Imperishable, which is with Iluvatar. And yet, the desire to create his own separate Being grew hot within him.

A soul that has cut itself off from the Music cannot co-create. I…