The Mystery of the Outsiders

At the beginning of the world, heaven and earth were shrouded in darkness and chaos. The first true god, Pangu, was born. Seeing that heaven and earth were still one, he wielded a giant axe and split them apart.

Afterward, Pangu fell and became the mountains and rivers, filling the land with life.

Then Nuwa and the other gods appeared. Seeing no life below, Nuwa made clay figures on a whim and tossed them down, creating humanity.

Then came the Great Calamity of Heaven and Earth, when a hole appeared between the heavens and the earth and the gods perished. Unable to bear seeing humanity suffer, Nuwa gathered materials from between heaven and earth and used five-colored stones to mend the sky, saving all living beings.

Nuwa also died in the calamity. The five-colored stones broke into five pieces and fell across the world. Humans found them and gained divine powers. In later generations, they came to be known as the Unusual Ones.