Before, there was nothing. Then suddenly, there was something.
That something was Darkness. Emptiness. The negative space.
He was the embodiment of that darkness, the one named Yaldabaoth.
And then came the opposite. Light. Wholeness. Positive energy and matter.
When he came into existence, Monad found himself wrapped in the arms of a dark and mysterious being. This being was still sleeping peacefully, as if it had always been dormant while it waited for something else to exist besides himself.
"My pair... I have waited a long time for you." He heard this being mumble as he stirred awake.
Monad pretended to be sleeping, but he could feel the burning gaze of this being towards him. Who was this? Why were they a pair? Why were they the only ones that exist?
Since he was 'born', he always had a strong sense of curiosity.