I have never feared the storm
Sah picked up Lilly and placed her in his lap, needing to hold her for a moment. The pup had been sending him bursts of concern and affection as he told the story. It was only when she was curled up in his arms that the Outlander continued to speak. "Yes, we won. With a heavy death toll." He stated bluntly as there was really no other way to put that.
Running a hand over Lilly's ears, Sah began to explain the second war. "The other war, it started when I had just turned 19, only after a year of peace. This one was more simple, but far more destructive." He grimaced slightly. "A god had grown angry over their lack of power compared to some of the other deities. How they had less followers and such even though in their eyes, they and a far more important domain. They were one of the gods of war, specifically the god of civil wars. They felt that they should have the same amount of power and influence of the god of rebellion, the god of wars of survival, etc." He began the tale.
Sah ruffled Lilly's fur, taking a breath before continuing. "And so they stated a civil war amongst the gods, with the goal of gaining power for themselves. They attempted to remove the other gods of war and take their domains, to become the only god of war. As you can imagine, a war between all of the gods is no joke. And although Caido is headed towards one, I'm just glad that there's only a handful of deities here." The Outlander was incredibly grateful that the coming war wasn't between dozens of gods. He really didn't want to see one like that ever again.
"And so, gods chose sides, their people and followers chose sides. Neutrality failed in all attempts and the entire world was plunged into war. Eventually we won that one too, in a year. A devastating year." Sah shook his head with a humorless chuckle. "Yet even that isn't what ended my world, I don't even know what did. Everything was fine one second, and then literally falling apart the next."
Story finished, Sah let out a breath. One hand continued to run through Lilly's fur, soothing both the Abandoned and his bonded. Taking a sip of his drink, he tried to chase the ghosts of his pasts out of his mind.
Running a hand over Lilly's ears, Sah began to explain the second war. "The other war, it started when I had just turned 19, only after a year of peace. This one was more simple, but far more destructive." He grimaced slightly. "A god had grown angry over their lack of power compared to some of the other deities. How they had less followers and such even though in their eyes, they and a far more important domain. They were one of the gods of war, specifically the god of civil wars. They felt that they should have the same amount of power and influence of the god of rebellion, the god of wars of survival, etc." He began the tale.
Sah ruffled Lilly's fur, taking a breath before continuing. "And so they stated a civil war amongst the gods, with the goal of gaining power for themselves. They attempted to remove the other gods of war and take their domains, to become the only god of war. As you can imagine, a war between all of the gods is no joke. And although Caido is headed towards one, I'm just glad that there's only a handful of deities here." The Outlander was incredibly grateful that the coming war wasn't between dozens of gods. He really didn't want to see one like that ever again.
"And so, gods chose sides, their people and followers chose sides. Neutrality failed in all attempts and the entire world was plunged into war. Eventually we won that one too, in a year. A devastating year." Sah shook his head with a humorless chuckle. "Yet even that isn't what ended my world, I don't even know what did. Everything was fine one second, and then literally falling apart the next."
Story finished, Sah let out a breath. One hand continued to run through Lilly's fur, soothing both the Abandoned and his bonded. Taking a sip of his drink, he tried to chase the ghosts of his pasts out of his mind.
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