Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me A Match
09-15-2018, 07:30 PM
Malleus had been thinking about Ashiel's vision for some time. Originally he'd been alarmed by its more urgent implications and that had prevented him from diving deeper into what the fallen god had been trying to convey. It was only much later that it had occurred to him that the forest had been reborn. It had survived the consuming fire; its remaining trees having blossomed and propagated future generations. The next time Ashiel had seen it, it had been magnificent and strong. They as a people needed to focus on their future. That, he felt certain, was the underlying message beneath the command to follow god's laws and return to the old ways. They needed to weed out the weak and raise up the strong, and they needed to ensure, as god had commanded, that there was a generation of (capable, godly) Abraxas after them. That conviction had gotten him thinking. Many of his relatives were well into their prime and had yet to contribute a single child to the cause. He was going to have to change that. Malleus was considering many possibilities to remedy the situation. He'd thought about commanding the bachelors to go out and catch strong mortals. Thought about capturing some himself and seeing if any of his relatives might bite. The former seemed like a decent option and the latter he'd keep in reserve just in case, but neither were ideal. During all of that thinking his thoughts had repeatedly gone to the few single mortals that called Risen home. Given their willingness to join they were afforded more consideration than rogues, but that didn't stop him from scheming about their potential matches. There was one match in particular that seemed to have the fallen god's blessing otherwise Malleus didn't think he'd have noticed. Since he had, he couldn't help but feel that his gaze had been directed that way. And so it was with matchmaking in mind that Malleus called for his uncle Typhon. He was sitting above the creek gazing out over it. In the distance he could just barely make out the shapes of his children through the vines of the cathedral. Their voices carried and every once in a while he could hear a shriek of delight. Their mirth warmed him and served to further convince him of the righteousness of his mission. |