#exu: downfall

[smilelikeawolf]

The Betrayers turned to their siblings and said, "Your creations are flawed and broken, they disappoint you, they hurt you. We have to destroy them."

And the Prime Deities replied, "No, they are our children. We won't destroy them. We love them too much."

The faithful of Aeor turned to their gods and said, "We believe in you. Let us help you. The Betrayer Gods are cruel and evil. We will use the Factorum Malleus to kill them all to end this war and make the world better."

And the Prime Deities replied, "No, they are our siblings. We won't kill them. We love them too much."

There's nothing like a tragedy born from love.

[athenas-only-daughter]

once again thinking about how insanely good Abubakar's concept for SILAHA was in Downfall.

The gods are being reborn as mortals. This is already such a great concept but Abukakar put such a great twist on it. He is playing the god of ART, the god of BEAUTY, of CREATION. SILAHA isn't mortal. He wasn't born to mortals. He was literally crafted by mortal hands. A creator being built, piece by piece, by his own creations. A loop (a tangled loop) of creation/creator.

Did he put the idea of his own being, his very schematics, into Selena's head before he temporarily left godhood behind?

He made himself a vessel of his own domain. Creation. Beauty. Art.

It's so good. It's SO GOOD.

[ariadne-mouse]

Asmodeus putting on a show as a "priest of the Dawnfather":

The Dawnfather, right next to him:

[augentrust]

pour one out for essek thelyss, several hours into mandatory movie with ludi time, who is sitting there sweating and asking himself: are those gods that just went through anamnesis

[forgetriestowrite]

I find it interesting how Ayden refers to the Dawnfather as "father". It's interesting because not only does it confirm the joke/theory that this kid is absolutely dnd Jesus, but also---he's the only teenager. He's the only kid in this group. Makes me wonder how long ago he discovered his divinity, and if he's still grappling with it even now. He seems so sure of himself and his role when he's with the others, but as soon as he's alone, he's referring to his divine self as a separate party and he sounds very self-doubtful. It's a really intriguing detail imo.

[spaghettithighs]

Taliesin Jaffe and Noshir Dalal at the end of Downfall:

[inktrailing]

the prime deities wanted to lock their siblings away because they couldn't stand to kill them and the betrayers wanted to kill their siblings because they couldn't stand to be abandoned

[wethades]

"If I promise to take care of you, can I torture you forever?"

"You already do."

Damn, Talesin.