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The colossus currently soared above the great channel of water that was without a name and yet split the continent across its center. The immense beast of burden wandered without a particular destination set, as Anath Homura stood atop its crown and silently guided it towards whatever garnered her attention. As always; beneath the massive metallic hooves of the colossus as it continued cantering, a strange scarlet storm brewed; blowing in all directions, but lacking the strength to truly buffet any of the nearby exposed environments that they encountered throughout their journey. And as always; this ethereal phenomena was swift to disperse, whenever the colossus came to a sudden halt.

The scarlet storm ceased, and so did the marching of the colossus, as an aura of serene stillness settled upon the skies where the sacred construct levitated. A singular butterfly, coloration of blue and purple, highlights of black- gently flapped down to land across from the goddess.

[color=HotPink]“It is quite the creation, Proclamator Anath.”[/color]

[b][i]“It is what it is…”[/i][/b] Anath Homura murmured, staring at the butterfly with her sole eye and an enigmatic expression, as she intoned further. [b][i]“I have come to offer peaceful greetings and gifts to bestow upon you. Will you accept my gift of humanity?”[/i][/b]

[color=HotPink]“I offer most peaceable greetings in return.”[/color] The butterfly goddess gently stretched her wings, looking up at Anath Homura. [color=HotPink]“It would please me for you to speak of humanity. You have much hope for this creation?”[/color]

[b][i]“I do. Humanity was created to step forward alongside the Divine upon the Sacred Path.”[/i][/b] Anath Homura answered, and then gestured down to the lower sections of the colossus - specifically where its throat and chest came together. The sacred construct shifted internally, rearranging its innards as its exterior opened and revealed the contents that lay within. Emerging from the hollow depths of the colossus, a myriad of chambers with alcoves and combed slabs that safely held the pale and featureless primordial humans swiftly appeared, allowing the two deities to easily view them from their elevated position.

[b][i]“Humanity is malleable, and awaits the touch of the Divine. To be awakened. To be shaped.”[/i][/b] The red goddess recited solemnly, as she glanced back and forth between the butterfly and the dormant vessels down below.

Ia’Akhul kept her focus on the masses of humanity below, her focus set even if her ommatidia kept their positions. [color=HotPink]“They are like you, but different.”[/color]

She lifted herself facing the other goddess. [color=HotPink]“What is the sacred path?”[/color]

[b][i]“The set of cosmic changes that will eventually free us from the prison that is the Eternal Cycle of Return. It is difficult to describe with mere words or ideabstractions. Hmm… it is simply the correct choice for the future.”[/i][/b] Anath Homura answered, tilting her head slightly as she pondered her statement and then quietly added. [b][i]“To stray from the Sacred Path is to step towards total annihilation.”[/i][/b]

The butterfly preened her antennae. [color=HotPink]“Oh. Neat. Well, I’ll take some humanity then.”[/color]

She fluttered her wings and lifted herself to face Anath Homura on a level plain, eye to eye. Her voice came out serious, as if making a claim to the most important of events, [color=HotPink]“Would you come share a meal if invited in some time?”[/color]

[b][i]“Perhaps…”[/i][/b] Anath Homura mused for an ephemeral moment, and then spoke again. [b][i]“And I extend to you an invitation to visit my realm as well. I intend to return to my realm after I have greeted all of the other gods and goddesses willing to speak with me. Ia’Akhul, I ask that you please visit my home and share the gift of your imagination with me again.”[/i][/b] She said, before she respectfully bowed to the butterfly goddess.  

Ia’Akhul nodded her antennae in reply for lack of a better anatomical mimicry. [color=HotPink]“I would love such a course.”[/color]

It took only a short moment for the inactive pickings of humanity to be flown up by divine forces from the inner workings of the Great colossus. They kept a float above the two goddesses in a rotating sphere.

[b][i]“I must continue my travels then. This is farewell, until we meet again.”[/i][/b] Anath Homura politely intoned with a fading fondness as she prepared to depart once again. Her one-eye gaze drifted from the butterfly to the horizon, and with an unspoken command did the colossus begin its march onward. Celestial metal stirred and clamored as the sacred construct cantered above the returning scarlet storm, and swiftly soared north.

With the completion of another delivery among the Divine, the red goddess resumed her journey across the world to spread the seed of humanity.


[hider=Summary: Dealing Humans]Homura and Ia come across each other, have a nice little conversation on greetings, humanity, the sacred path and invitations for dinner. Ia’Akhul departs with her spinning ball of humans as Homura goes off to spread her seed- of humanity.[/hider]

[hider=MP Summary][color=HotPink]Ia’Akhul Start: 0 MP, 0 AP
-Nothing of grand note
End: 0 MP, 0 AP [/color]
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