Marionnette

"[...] Many beings gathered at the local park to celebrate and praise gods they worship. At the center stood statues, their heads covered in cloth, for no one could claim to know the faces of the divine, along with various trinkets and food, offerings shared as a way to show their gratitude."

[This is an extract from a book I'm re-rewriting (it is never perfect and it'll never be)]

When the stars cease to burn and the living return to dust, the only proof of our existence will be the remmants of their love.

"The parents of the Universe"

Myth II: Eclipse

Within Stratos, the stars danced around one another. In his mouth, his teeth shimmered with the light of the astros.

Yet among them, two remained apart. Drawn to each other, they longed to be together.

When night fell and his eyes grew heavy, Stratos opened his mouth and yawned. The two lovers saw their chance. They leapt from him, colliding into each other, each trying to shield the other from the fall.

They gaze into each other's eyes, and declare their love for one another.

Stratos looked upon himself. He opened his mouth, and saw what was missing. Shame settled within him and his gaze turned to the lovers. And in his shame, he was overcome with anger.

He reached for them and tore them apart. Once again, creating distance between the two.

He gazed upon creation, holding one in each hand, and declared:

“You—who burn bright and endless, who shall be called Solsticio—shall be the protector of light,

the guardian of the living.

You will watch over them,

and you will bring them warmth.”

He turned to the other.

“And you—who reflect, who cry and whisper,

who shall be called Lunaris—shall be the protector of the dark,

the keeper of dreams.

You will guide them through the night.”

“And this shall be your curse—that your duties will never allow you to meet again.”

He declared. Despite their anguish, they did not oppose him, for he was the King of the Stars, and the highest among those honored by Heelal.

Désirée, the last to be born, the embodiment of Love itself, witnessed the lovers’ curse.

She thought. And she came before Stratos, speaking softly, asking for a chance.

Stratos, unaware he was being deceived, turned his full attention to the goddess. And in that moment, the lovers were reunited once more.

And from that day on, whenever Désirée's heart aches for them, she calls Stratos’ gaze away,

for the Sun and the Moon to find each other again.

Mostly, it is difficult for me to portray them in a way that matches my vision. The Trinity will have to wait 🙂‍↕️ I have to draw Adesuade for the hundredth time (I love him, so much. Greedy)

Myth I: Law and Order

At the beginning, there was nothing but an endless void. She was nothing and she was everything there was—Spasie was her name.

The celestial bodies came; when it happened was unknown, as time before nothingness is immeasurable. The void was filled with stars that shone brightly over the infinity of nothingness. Stratos was his name.

Complementing each other, Spasie and Stratos held one another, and from their love, the Universe was born. The Universe, both son of Spasie and daughter of Stratos, was named Heelal, and it was everything.

It gazed upon creation and realized how alone it was in its own infinity. The Universe cried for its own solitude, and life was formed from its tears.

Change was the first, and he was named Adesuade. The land was second, and he was named Teva. The ocean was third, and she was named Maleva. The winds came after, and she was called Winiveire. The winds were followed by fire, and he was called Ignis.

At last, Heelal gazed upon what it had made, and for the first time, it loved. From that love, Désirée was born, and she was filled with its boundless love for all that existed.

Heelal then stood high and appointed itself ruler over the gods and mortals, and no one opposed it.

Heelal took Spasie’s hand and honored her, and she was deemed Queen of the vast and endless, Queen of the realm of eternal sleep.

Heelal then took Stratos’s hand and honored him, and he was deemed King of the cosmos and all that exists within his infinity.

A perfect trinity was made, and they rule over all that is and ever will be.

For the Universe is eternal, and so too are the Void and the Stars within it.