The end of the first day came slow, creeping up on them like the exhaustion seeping into their newly-mortal bones, dragging them further and further down. The two former gods sought shelter from the hectic sky as it sought to settle itself with the help of their sister's ravens, but found only a small sapling growing slowly by a small stream flowing down the cliff side. It offered little protection from the elements, and so the two poured a little of their own essence into tree, willing it to grow tall and strong, and thus it did, sharing the divine power with other saplings nearby, and bringing them up with it. The tree grew until it could provide shelter, its bark riddled with gold and silver veins in homage to the gods. Satisfied, the two curled up together beneath their young tree, resting weary bones and aching muscles; as they rested, yet more power seeped from them into the earth around them, saturating all that it touched.

They slept on, warm and comfortable despite the danger of their brother, and the unknown of the world coming to life around them.

WOO BOY.

So, this is a scene from basically, Tkini's creation, when the gods came down and Tempest and Arri first took a mortal form to hide from their brother, Irrit, the Void.

Tkini, Arri, and Tempest © TheVeggieSalad and Siehn
Art © Siehn
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