[hider=Ekundayo, the Goddess of Death]
[b]Name[/b]: Ekundayo, or Eku

[b]Domain[/b]: Death, the domain which oversees the souls departure from the world of the living and its journey along the Path of the Dead. Ekundayo guides all souls to the afterlife where they my reflect and mature before being reborn, a time to contemplate and ponder the meaning of life and their purpose.

The Path of the Dead can be a lonely place where one's sanity can easily shatter, resulting in a soul wandering lost in the void for eternity. Ekundayo leads souls, and offers them direction, showing them the way, and revealing the nature of their lives to them through reflections and echoes of the past. She acts as a teacher, assisting the souls, and offering her presence in their times of need.

Ekundayo knows how to navigate the Path of the Dead, and can walk between the world of the living and the afterlife without losing her way. She protects souls from straying, and from the predations of unnatural things that lurk in the void.

[b]Myth[/b]: The Unborn upon the Path of the Dead

"Do not cry."

[i]She would have been a mother, though now her child is lost, dead in the womb before being born into this world. The boy was so little in the arms of his distraught mother, so still and silent. She watched as the mother could not hold back the tears that fell, and wept loudly.[/i]

"I will carry him."

[i]She held onto the boy's soul, only a little fragment of light, akin to the mother holding his corpse. A unborn child would have little to say throughout their journey, so She sang softly as She departed the material world and once more walked along the Path of the Dead.[/i]

[i]Ekundayo gazed upon the long road ahead, the silvery streams scattered across the sky, grey clouds gently lulling aimlessly, and the white stars shining in the vast void. The Path of the Dead would be lonely without Her presence, and those that traversed it would be lost without Her guidance.[/i]

"Do not fear death, little one. I shall keep you company until we reach where you belong."

[i]And so the Goddess continued her journey.[/i]

[b]Base Form[/b]: A petite pale woman that walks beside mortals along the Path of the Dead, or else simply a face emerging from a feild of fertile flesh and bone, blood dripping from her hungry eyes.

[img]https://i.imgur.com/PfiPy7N.jpg[/img]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/QgfhkYJ.jpg[/img]

[b]True Form[/b]: A towering monstrosity that walks upon six legs, gazing upwards with eyes closed. Its entrails are exposed but the creature is not wounded, as flowers, limbs, and sleeping children grow from its body. All who gaze upon this Its form seek to follow it along the Path of the Dead.

[img]https://i.imgur.com/UQJhOsV.jpg[/img]

[b]Musical Theme[/b]: Wonder Egg Priority OST - From the Netherworld, by Mito
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91NWIKQkH4Q&list=PLOseTNHq-FlfaEP1cUMuWsC7ctZKvnkRl&index=12

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