Scene Eight – “Human Error (The Creed of Haillion)”

From The First Fall – A Musical Origin of Humanity

Setting

The stage is dim, littered with broken tools and ash. A fire pit burns low, painting Cain in restless orange light. He has stood there all night — still, haunted, unrepentant. Smoke swirls upward and shapes itself into a moving shadow: Haillion. Half man, half flame, he circles Cain like a thought made flesh. Off to the side, under pale dawn light, Adam, Eve, and Jack Righteous kneel beside a mound of earth — Abel’s grave.

Action

A slow bass pulse begins — the heartbeat of consequence. Cain breathes with it, unmoving, while Haillion’s voice rises from the smoke: calm, persuasive, terrible. No instruments yet — only rhythm and flame. The fire brightens as the words take hold. When Haillion gestures, Cain mirrors him unconsciously. By the bridge, they move in unison — two silhouettes in the same inferno. At the far edge of the stage, Eve’s voice drifts faintly — not speech, but memory. Haillion does not notice. Cain doesn’t care. The final light grows gold, like a false sunrise.

Song – “Human Error (The Creed of Haillion)”

🎧 Listen on Suno

 ok… they said the first sin was the bite. but maybe the first lie was calling it — sin. this ain’t rebellion — it’s recognition. this ain’t a fall — it’s friction. today’s scripture? unwritten. today’s sermon? got teeth. flip to Genesis — but don’t read — remember. the tree didn’t curse us, it woke us. [Verse 1 – Shadowed, Commanding] Smoke rise high — ash crown the brave, strength decide who rule, who save. you call it murder — I call it birth, the dawn of man reclaiming earth. we walked that garden, barefoot, bold, truth on tongue, no fear of old. they said “don’t see, don’t taste, don’t know,” but light don’t hide — it love to grow. I whispered choice — they called it sin, yet through that blood, the world begin. not fall — ascension through the flame, the strong survive — remember the name. [Hook 1 – Chant Echo] Call it Human Error — I call it spark. They feared the truth, so they built the dark. Said we fell when we stood upright, called it wrong when we reached for light. If wisdom burns, then let it blaze, I’ll walk through fire, unashamed. Human Error? that’s their word. I call it freedom — undeterred. [Verse 2 – The Justification] They prayed for peace — but peace don’t breed, only hunger plant the seed. the meek stay still — the strong make way, and from their hands, the world obey. no wrath came down — no voice from sky, just man stand tall and learn to try. I gave them will — not faith, not fear, to forge their truth, to rule right here. you call it sin — I call it stand, the mark of fire on mortal hand. [Hook 2 – Rising Drums] Call it Human Error — I call it rise. You call it wrong — I call it wise. They beg for peace — I forge desire. I feed the flame their hearts require. Original sin? No — original will. and through their blood, I whisper still. [Bridge – Spoken Over Drum Heartbeat] He saw the blood — I saw the spark. They’ll call it curse — I call it mark. The ground still drinks, the sky still sighs, but in his eyes, mankind rise. He reached beyond what Love could keep, and woke the world from holy sleep. no sin in strength — no shame in pain, only the will that can’t be chained. Abel fell… the lie was slain. Through that act — my creed remain. [Verse 3 – The Creed of Dominion] Cain lit the fire — man learned to reign, to plow the dust, to build from pain. through every tribe, through sword and song, his spirit whisper — might make strong. I am the voice that stirred his hand, the breath that spread across the land. through sons of dust and crowns of clay, my creed still walk the world today. you call it curse — I call it plan, without the mark — there is no man. for faith need fall to learn its weight, and blood must spill to crown the great. [Verse 4 – The Spirit Beyond the Flood] and when the water swallowed sky, and silence drowned the serpent’s lie, I kept one spark from fading thin — a stubborn soul that burned within. Noah rise — though all else drown, his heart still beat my ancient sound. He built that ark with fire I gave, defied the flood — refused the grave. so praise the wave, but name the will, the same that drove Cain’s hand to kill. for I preserve through wrath and rain, the seed of man, the mark of Cain. [Hook 3 – Triumph Through Survival] Call it Human Error — I call it law. From pain we rule, from loss we draw. Each kingdom built on lessons burned, each throne from fallen hearts returned. If mercy fade, let justice stay, the hand that kills still clears the way. No grace without the grave’s release — No God without the blood of peace. [Final Verse – The Prophecy of Kings] He won’t be last — he just the first, to feed creation what it thirst. From his bloodline, kings will tread, who build on bones, not fear what’s dead. One day a harp, one day a crown, will echo the fire that struck him down. the song of kings was born in pain, and still I whisper — Cain remain. and when they call their kings divine, they still bear trace — this flame of mine. [Final Chorus – Terrifying Calm] Call it Human Error — I call it birth. The first to bleed now crowns the earth. Not broken — just begun. Not cursed — just one. The beast they feared, the son they made, both walk the world unafraid. You fear the fire — I call it grace. The mark of Cain… my holy face. [Outro – Whisper Over the Ember Light] Let them mourn. Let them pray. I stood, he fell — and I walked away. Fire ah come — not to burn, only to teach what hearts must learn. Strength ain’t sin — it’s proof of birth. I kept them living — I gave them earth. Bow if you must — but know my name. The first to rise… above the shame. 

Staging During Song

Haillion begins alone in flame, addressing the audience directly — a preacher of power. As the verses unfold, Cain rises slowly from stillness, his movements syncing to Haillion’s rhythm. When the words “my creed remain” are sung, their shadows merge. By the final verse, Haillion leads Cain forward — not as a ghost, but as a guide. At stage right, Adam, Eve, and Jack stand beside Abel’s grave, lit by a dim golden glow. Eve reaches out — her voice unheard. The two silhouettes of fire and man disappear into the horizon’s smoke.

Button

The stage falls silent except for the crackle of dying flame. Adam’s hand trembles over the grave; Eve closes her eyes. Jack lowers his head, motionless. Far beyond them, the faint echo of drums continues — steady, defiant. A whisper returns: “The first to rise… above the shame.” Lights fade to red and black — the colors of dawn and blood.

Next: Scene Ten — “The Proclamation of the King.”