>>9800453>flawless music for a while>then Melkor, wanted to interweave his own imaginings into the music that weren't in accordance with the rest of the theme>wanted to increase the power and glory of his assigned role in the orchestra>Was the most powerful Ainur, had a bit of everything from everyone in his power, and was the first created>This powerful aspect of thought, however, often went alone into the Void and stared into it>He sought the Imperishable Flame, the power of Illuvatar>He was ambitious, and desire grew hot for him to bring into Being things of his own>He never found the Fire, because it was with Eru the whole time>But being alone to your own devices festered this aspect of Thought, and began to conceive of thoughts of "his own" (you'll know why this is in quotes later) unlike the others>Twice Melkor brought discord amongst the theme, with the others either being silenced, drowned out, or joining in with him>Twice also the song was stopped, with an even greater song to rise in retaliation>Then, after the third song, Eru "just as planned" Illuvatar rose and silenced them in fear, and spoke:"Mighty are the Ainur, and mightiest among them is Melkor, but that he may know, and all the Ainur, that I am Illuvatar, those things that ye have sun, I will show them forth, that ye may see what ye have done. And thou, Melkor, shalt see that NO THEME MAY BE PLAYED THAT HATH NOT ITS UTTERMOST SOURCE IN ME, nor can any ALTER the music in my DESPITE. For he that attempteth this shall PROVE BUT MINE INSTRUMENT in the devising of things more wonderful, which he himself hath not imagined"
