#deity dr

from the great darkness, there came a searing light. it broke through the tangible shadow and banished the forces that lurk back into the corners of the galaxy.

no one speaks the great one's name. but we honor their sacrifice. it was their explosive death that created a spark of life. this spark of life was spread through the galaxy, like seeds sown by a farmer.

and where the sparks landed. life blossomed.

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in the dust that settled following the great one's supernova, a nebula, spun of golden threads and stardust. the birthplace of stars. and, so five were formed. children of the universe, rulers of the new galaxy. gods of the days before time was counted.

riyon, the one of the skies, came together with maren, the one of the waters, to conceive sanctuary from the relentless vacuum of space. and where their tears of pleasure fell, planets were formed.

lennox, who's name means caretaker in its native tongue, nurtured these newly formed planets. he sorted them into systems and placed a spark of life in each group to watch over and grow.

his binary counterpart, born of the same star as he, also came forward. alula, the protector. with the sparks of fire that flared from her, she brought each spark to life.

finally, there was caer. they did not take part in the creation of the galaxy. they did not bless this new world in any way. they simply watched their counterparts work with an inquisitive eye and instead retreated to the shadowy veil between the places where light touches and where dark matter lurks to wait until the time was right to bestow their own gift.

and so, the world came to be.

Rayne — the stars, history, light, truth, and very, very much more.

Ad astra per aspera.

Katsuki — fire, heat, warmth, blood, success, victory.

Acta non verba.

Deities don't have defined domains. We're vaguely assigned something and get to control it. Mortals will find a concept of something and say, "That reminds me of ____" so many times that that deity is in charge of it now. That doesn't mean we like it, but so be it.

My wings (left), Katsuki's wings (right).

All gods have (at least) two wings, two arms, two legs, and two reproductive systems, so to speak. We experience gender, a little differently than humans, but it is still experienced, just unburdened by the concept of being assigned to one at birth. It really amazes me how some mortals could see others as disgusting creatures just for bypassing their sex to feel more comfortable, but I guess you're flawed for a reason.

There are other gods. Many of them, actually. I'm referring to the ones that control Alauriaus, though. We don't "marry," but we love, and it is the most horrific, vulnerable, selfless thing to happen. And we do it again and again, through hardship, just as a human would. Why? I'm not entirely sure. The want — need — for connection is deeply rooted in sentience, no matter how you want to put it.

Deity love transcends many, many dimensions, though; dreaming of your lover, letting your conscious soul move to a different place to be with them, you know, the usual. It is why when you humans developed technology past the sky (have you done that yet?), into the blackness that suspends stars and into the stars themselves, they burned. This is me and my lover's essence intertwined.

A part of you and your loved ones will be intertwined someday, somewhere far away from the dirt beneath your feet and blood in your veins. Just as every soul before and behind you has. Only a little bit of your essence, though. The rest goes somewhere else.