OC Takeover Day 3: The Sea's Question
“A god's heart can warp and twist the host's flesh beyond recognition? Who told you such a thing?”
Day 3 of OC Takeover Week 2026 on Bluesky. The prompts were seasons and alternate forms.
The gesture Bethany is performing with her right hand is an incomplete Karana Mudra. Unlike the Sign of Horns used by metal musicians, the Karana Mudra has the thumb gently touching the middle and ring fingers.
The Sea Heart is not explicitly described as a trickster in Chinese folklore, nor is she considered a warrior god in the classical sense. What is consistent across all variations of her mythology is that she became a sea god and had a powerful affinity for magical feats.
However, I consider her story as part of the New Weibermacht because it fits the general definition of "women in power" as well as being a subversion of the more familiar masculine sea god myth from Mediterranean antiquity and English-language seafaring folklore.
Started: 29 January 2026
Finished: 1 February 2026
Music inspiration: Sail North - Bones
