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What do you give to the creator of all things? What can you present to the father of Night and Darkness; the empty, unfathomable depths from the beginning of time? Surely no material object could suffice, but the gods were gracious in their dealings. Eos padded through the Maze with an offering on her mind, praying that her earnest supplications would win the favour of Chaos.

She had spent the past month seeking the mysterious Priest of the Minotaur, believing him to be her best chance of finding and communicating with the Beast of the Maze. The endless walls and solitude grew tiresome, and there were few distractions from the sickness that plagued her mind; the others were with her always, observing her actions and speculating her next moves. In the end, it was the Priest who found her, materializing in a blackened corruption before offering cryptic words and instructions. Eos was enraptured by his mystery, clinging to every word as he spoke of gods, trials and an offering to Chaos.

Athanasius' words weighed heavy on her mind as she carried her prey through the Maze. What was this promise he spoke of? Had the gods spoken to him about her? Pale one, he had called her... as if the term had been imparted directly from the gods. He said the gods had a mission for her, that she had a difficult path ahead. Her stomach churned at the thought, her mind raking over every detail of what the Priest had told her. She felt the weight of this new purpose as if the eyes of the gods were boring into her at every moment, watching her actions intently. It was surely an awful, terrifying privilege.

She wondered at what kind of challenges lay before her. She prayed she would perform favourably, no matter what trials befell her. If the gods required something of her, surely they would offer their assistance.

The Priest told her to be aware that the Minotaur's Heart is fickle... What did he mean? Eos pondered this as she dressed her offering-- a plump wild rabbit-- in a ceremonial garland. This was a traditional sacrifice, one she had seen performed a thousand times in the Temple of Athena, but now she felt an unplaceable darkness surrounding her as she stared down at the glassy, black eyes of her sacrifice. Athanasius said Chaos could be her greatest ally in helping her get what she seeks... What if he turned her away, deeming her offering unacceptable? What then?

She left her offering on the bank, now adorned with flowers and leaves, and stepped into a stream to prepare herself for her possible encounter with Chaos. The biting current carried away her iniquities and uncleanliness as she purified herself with the ritual washing, as was necessary before presenting an offering. She did this mindlessly, rehearsing her prayers to the Titan. She knew of no customary prayers to offer, so the words would have to be her own. She breathed them softly over the noise of the current, every word carrying more weight than the last:

"O Boundless, mighty Chaos. I pray you find this offering acceptable and you see it good in your sight to grant your servant aid. I am in humble devotion to your will, and pray you find favour in your servant to cure the illness that plagues my mind, that I may effectively serve you uninhibited by this ailment. O great One, hear my prayer."

She rehearsed similar prayers over and over as she continued on her journey to the centre of the Maze... but when graced by the immeasurable presence of a god, practiced words are likely forgotten.

This is for Eos' monthly mission 8D honestly im so excited by this mission, it's so perfect for Eos and im sO frEAKinG kEEN to see her story progress
and i'm ????? pretty happy with this piece??? I think I've finally found a style of backgrounds and shading that work with my style and i'm actually pretty proud of how this turned out tbh
did some "chosen one" lighting and im not even embarrassed about it
also I don't know if Athanasius is accompanying her for the whole thing or not so he's there in the artwork but not in the writing ha ;u; love his design sm, asante is crazy good at character design hhhH

Art & Eos (c) tikiipo
Athanasius (c) inke-ri / TMS-Admin

+22 DD, +23 AK

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What do you give to the creator of all things? What can you present to the father of Night and Darkness; the empty, unfathomable depths from the beginning of time? Surely no material object could suffice, but the gods were gracious in their dealings. Eos padded through the Maze with an offering on her mind, praying that her earnest supplications would win the favour of Chaos.

She had spent the past month seeking the mysterious Priest of the Minotaur, believing him to be her best chance of finding and communicating with the Beast of the Maze. The endless walls and solitude grew tiresome, and there were few distractions from the sickness that plagued her mind; the others were with her always, observing her actions and speculating her next moves. In the end, it was the Priest who found her, materializing in a blackened corruption before offering cryptic words and instructions. Eos was enraptured by his mystery, clinging to every word as he spoke of gods, trials and an offering to Chaos.

Athanasius' words weighed heavy on her mind as she carried her prey through the Maze. What was this promise he spoke of? Had the gods spoken to him about her? Pale one, he had called her... as if the term had been imparted directly from the gods. He said the gods had a mission for her, that she had a difficult path ahead. Her stomach churned at the thought, her mind raking over every detail of what the Priest had told her. She felt the weight of this new purpose as if the eyes of the gods were boring into her at every moment, watching her actions intently. It was surely an awful, terrifying privilege.

She wondered at what kind of challenges lay before her. She prayed she would perform favourably, no matter what trials befell her. If the gods required something of her, surely they would offer their assistance.

The Priest told her to be aware that the Minotaur's Heart is fickle... What did he mean? Eos pondered this as she dressed her offering-- a plump wild rabbit-- in a ceremonial garland. This was a traditional sacrifice, one she had seen performed a thousand times in the Temple of Athena, but now she felt an unplaceable darkness surrounding her as she stared down at the glassy, black eyes of her sacrifice. Athanasius said Chaos could be her greatest ally in helping her get what she seeks... What if he turned her away, deeming her offering unacceptable? What then?

She left her offering on the bank, now adorned with flowers and leaves, and stepped into a stream to prepare herself for her possible encounter with Chaos. The biting current carried away her iniquities and uncleanliness as she purified herself with the ritual washing, as was necessary before presenting an offering. She did this mindlessly, rehearsing her prayers to the Titan. She knew of no customary prayers to offer, so the words would have to be her own. She breathed them softly over the noise of the current, every word carrying more weight than the last:

"O Boundless, mighty Chaos. I pray you find this offering acceptable and you see it good in your sight to grant your servant aid. I am in humble devotion to your will, and pray you find favour in your servant to cure the illness that plagues my mind, that I may effectively serve you uninhibited by this ailment. O great One, hear my prayer."

She rehearsed similar prayers over and over as she continued on her journey to the centre of the Maze... but when graced by the immeasurable presence of a god, practiced words are likely forgotten.

This is for Eos' monthly mission 8D honestly im so excited by this mission, it's so perfect for Eos and im sO frEAKinG kEEN to see her story progress
and i'm ????? pretty happy with this piece??? I think I've finally found a style of backgrounds and shading that work with my style and i'm actually pretty proud of how this turned out tbh
did some "chosen one" lighting and im not even embarrassed about it
also I don't know if Athanasius is accompanying her for the whole thing or not so he's there in the artwork but not in the writing ha ;u; love his design sm, asante is crazy good at character design hhhH

Art & Eos (c) tikiipo
Athanasius (c) inke-ri / TMS-Admin

+22 DD, +23 AK