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ShadowheartParvus & Azura
As Parvus was exploring the jungles of the Eye of Desolation, he sensed another god flying overhead. With a simple wave, he announced his presence to flying deity.
The response he got was less subdued, the bird calling down from on high ”Parvus! It’s so good to see you. There is a clearing just too your north that I think it would be a lovely place to chat, if you have the time that is?”
Parvus bowed slightly, ”I always have time for my fellow gods.” easily following her into the clearing.
Azura settled herself down at one end of the area, talons hidden beneath her as her feathers fluffed against the ground, her large frame taking up a great deal of the gap in the tree line. Her radiant feathers banished away any shadows in the area, filling the clearing instead with an soft ever present light.
”I haven’t seen anyone else since I left the architect’s throne, only their work so it is good to finally cross paths with another. Has Galbar been treating you well?”
Parvus paused for a moment, ”Right now it seems as though Galbar is simply a wet rock with only this jungle to adore it. he said, sighing a bit.
”Oh?” she sounded a touch disappointed at that ”I had hoped the world beyond might have grown while I had been busying away here. Are the others more interested in throwing stones around than they are in creating?”
”I have not had time to explore the rest of this planet. I have been fairly busy as of late. However, does it not seem counterproductive to create lush forests, only for them to be washed away by giant waves. Image if this forest was created before that meteorite had landed, and not after. That would be a shame.” Parvus said, sighing again.
”Ah I see” she perked up a little at the first part only to return to a more dour disposition at hearing the remainder. ”I suppose that is true, such haste may have been foolish. I should add that I did not make this garden but I have invested into seeing it spread. Still, it now is the time creation is it not, rather than a time of destruction? If not now then when? Should we sit idle as we wait for those with destructive urges to tire themselves out, or do we soldier on, knowing the risks and building a world in such a way that it can survive beyond one mere cataclysm?”
Parvus paused, and then smirked, ”You are correct. But I believe I should advise caution. Is it not wasteful and cruel to leave your creations at the mercy of the destructive gods, only to replace them if they perish? Perhaps we could alleviate the symptoms of the destructive gods, in order to prevent a cataclysm. Reefs that break giant waves, a strong atmosphere to shield from things which fall from the celestial heavens, and so on. Do you have any suggestions?”
”You sound like someone running a census.” She responded jovially, her spirits lifted by the knowledge that at least one other god was concerned about the threats facing their shared world. ”But as for suggestions...” she paused for a moment to consider. ”The meteor passed through my sphere on the way here, and all things approaching the day side of Galbar have a good chance of passing though. I am not sure of the specifics at the moment, but it is well positioned to act as a shield of some kind. Perhaps to blow attacks from above off course?” she sounded rather uncertain about all of this. ”Perhaps a better place to start is to simply find out who is a danger and why? I may be being a tad optimistic, but I am unaware of any other incidents other than the one we now stand on, so perhaps we can all, together, prevent further devastation by coming to an accord with one-another” she finished, ignorant of so many of the events that had taken place while she had been fixated on the Eye.
”I simply value the considerations of my fellow gods. I believe it would be quite noble in order to use your barrier as a shield to protect life on Galbar. However. he said, pausing and taking on a more serious tone, ”If you confront another god about this, and they still wish to endanger life on Galbar, will you be willing to impose yourself on them with force. That is quite a serious, and dangerous course of action.”
”I...” her gaze darted briefly to his side, where a spike of chitin rested as if it were a sheathed blade. Though she may have been incorrect in identifying the implement, she nonetheless made assumptions about what she thought Paravu’s own answer would be, and it made her nervous. ”am unsure” she finally responded weakly.
Parvus looked down, and grimaced for just a moment before returning to normal and turning back to face the wind god, ”Have you ever seen a war between gods before? It is a terrible thing. And something I wish to avoid if all possible. And it only takes a single spark in order to start a fire.” he said, in a calm, tense voice.
There was a stirring of a memory deep within the goddess soul at the thought of such a conflict, one that had been smothered by eons in the void. It failed to surface, falling apart as it did so but it managed to impart two emotions upon her. One was dread, one that matched the emotion Parvus had attempted to invoke. The other was a hard won confidence and that terrified her. This all mixed with the guilt she felt from the knowledge that a divine war might well be inevitable, because there were chains that she needed to break. Azura knew she would not be able to distract herself from the fact of their existence forever. ”Such a conflict would be horrifying” see said with the utmost sincerity, her words melancholy and giving little to no indication to the complex emotional turmoil that had gripped the normally cheerful goddess.
Parvus paused, and seemingly had to force the words out his throats, contrary to normal his voice was quiet and shaking, ”Have you ever heard the screams of a dying god?. Parvus composed himself afterwards, ”I apologize, I should have never asked such a morbid question. I am unsure what came over me. It seems as though I am making habit of speaking of morbid things, however some things require discussion regardless of how uncomfortable they are.
”If I have then I count the erasing of my memory of what came before the void as a blessing.” she responded, gazing east at the setting sun for a moment before returning her focus to Parvus. ”You were right to bring up such dismal possibilities. We are so many who have all been given such power and yet we know so little about one another's intentions. This discussion may have been painful, but it is good to know that we both agree on one thing. That we should not fight lest we bring this fragile reality to ruin.”
Parvus paused, and pointed a random tree ”Allow me to ask you a question, how much do you care about that one tree? This jungle? The concept of nature? You are right. Actions have consequences, which sometimes not even gods can foresee.”
She cocked her head at this line of inquiry, unsure as to where it would lead and a little concerned that her declaration had been wet with a question rather than agreement. ”Enough to want them to be free to exist without unavoidable annihilation being forced upon them. Perhaps that applies more to creatures than to trees, but the principle remains. I value freedom Parvus and can anyone be said to be free if at any moment they might be wiped of the face of Galbar along with anyone else in thousand kilometer radius? Also frankly as a god I don’t see myself as a great source of foresight, though perhaps that is because I have stayed close to the ground for too long. How about you. What do you care about?”
”I care about Galbar, its life, and it's life’s future. It is why I asked my question, in order to encourage you to act with wisdom, lest you be the problem which you are trying to solve. It can be counter-intuitive, but tell me, where you free within the great nothingness between words, unconstrained by anything? Not even constrained by physical laws? Parvus said.
”Where we unconstrained? I don’t remember much about it other than the fact that once the possibility to escape came I leapt at it. I think I see what you mean though, that it is unwise to mollycoddle life, that to be completely free of the influence of outside forces is to be trapped inside an sterile unchanging cell. Still, there are levels to these things. This very conversation is us in effect thrusting sentences at each other, creating unexpected circumstances in the process and yet that is very different from thrusting swords at one another in anger. Adversity makes life interesting, but too much of it, particularly when it is routinely or strongly forced upon us rather than sought out, simply brings life to a sorry end.”
While not the point he was attempting to get across, he did not allow that to show, and merely nodded along, ”Yes. Of course. Moderation is important. I am glad we agree on this.
Azura made a disgruntled sound before responding. ”I feel like I’ve stumbled somewhere here. Perhaps it might be easier if you simply explain your intent with these questions rather than continuing this cavalcade of queries?”
Parvus merely smirked, ”I don’t have any more questions. As for my intention, I am merely trying to better understand where you stand on important issues, and to give you guidance.
”Right” Azura said, finally realizing that she was being manipulated, though to what end she was unsure. Certainly Parvus had learned a lot more about her than she had about him. She resisted the, incredibly weak, temptation she had to simply eat the little bug as her Emerald Keas did. Then she sighed and concluded ”Well I hope this conversation has been enlightening for you because frankly it has left me in the dark”
As if to drive home this point the sun exploded. Or rather a new sun formed in the west, briefly banishing the evening sky and covering the whole sky with the Blue for a fraction of second before it shattered into a million pieces. At this Azura cold only stare.
”That. Is not good.” she said said flatly, the shock numbing her to the sheer scope of what had just occurred.
