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Lorevember 2024

I am extremely late to posting this but I did finish my stories for Lorevember days 12-14. I'll add todays, tomorrows, and Sundays ones to their own posts whne they're done.

Day 12: Creation/Destruction

Title: Ancient Fueds

Chapters: 1/1

Fandom: Original Work, Ancient Egyptian Religion

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply, Major Character Death

Relationships: Original Male Character & Isis (Ancient Egyptian), Original Male Character & Kek (Ancient Egyptian), Original Male Character & Set (Ancient Egyptian), Set & Isis

Characters: Original Male Character(s), Isis (Ancient Egyptian), Set (Ancient Egyptian), Kek (Ancient Egyptian)

Additional Tags: Ancient Egyptian Deities, Dialogue Heavy, no happy ending, Short, Lorevember

Summary: This is my (late) story for Lorevember Day 12. It's more like a fusion between Days 12 and 13, though.

Kagami steals an unasumming pen. Meanwhile, Set secretly follows him to Isis, hellbent on finishing what he started with killing Osiris.

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Day 13: Beasts/Monsters

Title: Frigid Revitalizations

Chapters: 1/1

Fandom: Original Work, Norse Religion & Lore

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Relationships: Original Female Character & Odin, Original Female Character & The Æsir

Characters: Original Female Character(s), Óðinn | Odin (Norse Religion & Lore), The Æsir

Additional Tags: Lorevember, References to Norse Religion & Lore, extremely short

Summary: Ragna gets revived by the Æsir Gods to do their bidding in Midgard, which she's not particulary happy about it.

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Day 14: Magic’s Origin

Title: Origin of The Nothingness Wars

Chapters: 1/1

Fandom: Original Work

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Relationships: Gods & Their Creations

Characters: Time, Space - Character, Original Non-Human Character(s)

Additional Tags: Original Deities - Freeform, Original Mythology, Lorevember, Short, Original Universe

Summary: Before Time and Space had joined forces, there was a great nothingness. One so great that even the Gods couldn’t break through alone.

Even after the Gods escaped and created a safe haven for their kind, the Great Nothingness still permeated their very beings. It seeped into everything, despite their attempts to stop it.

Or The story of how the Nothingness Wars began.

These are my original mythical creatures. The first one is a “Squibble” and the second one is a “Meepy” (like my username).

Squibble are energetic and playful little creatures that are extremely social, always hungry for berries, and can be a little rowdy. Meepies are mythical creatures that are born the first time a human feels a sense of wistful whimsy. They’re naturally whimsical yet melancholic at the same time, and they’re extremely gentle and sensitive creatures.

I wrote some wholesome, positive messages on these drawings as well because I find them comforting.

they say that long ago, before Prometheus's fire shone in the sun's absence, Helios left the side of man each night and fell into slumber beneath the waters of the sea. and when the night Mother took His place, cold grief wrapped the earth. the flowers hid and the animals disappeared, patiently awaiting their Father's return. all waking creatures followed in His footsteps—sleeping through Selene's darkness to dream of the mighty rays of life. when Eos came to give rise to the mighty sun, His tears of sorrow appeared on the grass and dripped from the highest trees. some say that He filled the streams and lakes as light spilled across the lands. the rise of Helios became a time of reunion known to mortals as mourning

this tale begins as Eos lifted Him from the sea once more. His tears swelled on the leaves and His rays called out to humanity. today, His children did not come. they hid within their homes, terrified of the malevolent whom took advantage of the night. the shadows wailed and writhed, keeping His humble children awake. now, they slept through the day in exhaustion.

devastated, Helios gazed upon His slumbering children, too tired to greet Him. each time He returned, the pastures remained unkept and the fields shriveled into dust. the day couldn't last forever, and humanity could not survive without cultivation under the sun. from divine kharis, He offered humans a hope to last through the night. as Helios fell from the sky, the last of His color collided with the frothing sea.

from the union of the radiant sun and the wine-dark ocean emerged a golden form. ripe from the sea foam and imbued with luminescence, it awoke the slumbering mortals. all who saw were beckoned by the flash, a beacon in the night, and crowded the shore where She lay. many names were uttered upon Her appearance—Amathousia, Anaduomenê, Melainis, Kallipugos, Ourania—as She lie in the sand with wafting waves kissing Her cheeks

Aphrodite, She called Herself—radiant divinity within mortal form. a Goddess given life from the love between the mortal and immortal. from Her kiss came the fertility of the sun and from Her skin the iridescence of the sea shone. Her touch harbored the purest of love while Her laughter was as contagious as the plague. She roamed the night, watching over the mortals whom Her father adored so dearly. She protected them in His absence, taught them the gifts He could not sew from afar. as Her story spread, She was beloved by all. Pandemos Aphrodite, She who loved the poorest of men and saved the most desperate souls

after many years, Her knees had became too brittle to travel and Her senses dulled with age. still, the masses lovingly stayed by Her side. when it came time for Her mortal form to expire, humanity fell to their knees and begged Helios to save Her. even so, Aphrodite was not afraid to die. She eased their weary minds, for even if She could not be with them anymore, She would live on within their hearts. Helios heard the cries of His people and extended down His hand, grateful to the Goddess. in a moment of excellence, a golden flash appeared, pulling Her soul from the jaws of Psychopompus

they say that Aphrodite did not die that day. though Her body had disappeared and Her light did not illuminate the night anymore, Her existence was poured into every living being. humanity did not weep at their loss. instead, they danced, kissed, and drank together. their hearts were full and their minds were clear, for glorious Aphrodite would never leave their side

— "The Birth of Aphrodite" Dionysianfreak, 2023

I started this story a long time ago, I'm so glad it's finally done ! I've wanted to write my own myths for a long time as I personally view them more as devotional stories that reflect personal associations and experiences.

this myth is a retelling of Aphrodite's birth. it's based on my upg that sunsets on the ocean are one of Aphrodite's most sacred places. this is because I see it as the union between the heavens and the sea, Aphrodite's abodes. i also wanted it to revolve around love that wasn't inherently romantic or sexual, but the pure love between the Divine and humanity. I hope you enjoy it and I hope it won't be my last <3

Khaire Aphrodite 🐚🫀✨🌹🌠