Ecclesiastes 7:1

Venom returned Obi and Tox’s greeting with a dignified smile and respectful nod of her own. Where she led the pack and the Empire Toxicity and Obi were the unchallenged leaders of their religion. Venom watched Hattori appear, and gave him a subtle grin before the ceremony began and the Empress turned all of her attention to her sister and the new Abraxas lives she would introduce to the Empire.

As each puppy was revealed Venom offered the appropriate amount of enthusiasm at each reveal. An odd excitement raced through her veins as each beautiful child was revealed. The Empress wasn’t sure she could feel more love than the emotion that filled her as sunset gaze took them in.

She didn’t often recite the prayer she used to say with Archon, but she would never forget the words that were instilled within her. She said them with her sister and the pups and felt the power as they invoked them. Finally though Toxicity opened the floor for them and Venom took a step forward to speak first.

”May you know the gifts of god, and feel the sun upon your face. May your victories display dignity, and your defeats grace. May you marvel with the wonders of nature and the earth. May you value education, and know your own true worth. May you live and love with honesty and do the thing that’s right. May you sleep in peace at night, may you thrive upon a challenge, and follow your own path.”

Venom grew silent and stepped back when she finished her words. Eager to know what her siblings might say, and even more so to meet the youth when all was done.