Epic: The Defender of Kings
Aho Houegbadja was the third King of Dahomey, which would eventually become Benin. He was wise and well loved by all people, except perhaps by the human sacrifices killed to honor his ancestors, or those sent into slavery by him, or by his many enemies; but everyone else loved Houegbadja, for if they did not love him, they could get visited by his fearsome Amazon guards.
Minadu had been an Amazon guard for several lifetimes. She defended the father of Aho Houegbadja and his father before him, and kings and queens before them. As she sank to the ground, a spear protruding from her belly, she wondered if her next reincarnation would yet again become a royal guard.
Comments
The Lone Amigo:
Baron Samedi exercises his domain of Death over the death of Minadu.
smith:
I made this one with Baron Samedi in mind. Thanks for leaving the human sacrifice - I’ll exercise Angra Mainyu’s domain on that (I think Death counts as a negative opposite of Life, and human sacrifice is evil, too.)
Chronos Phaenon:
Chronos claims domain over the “several lifetimes” in which Minadu was an Amazon guard.
Cayvie:
The One Who Kills claims domain over Aho Houegbadja’s sending of people into slavery.
smith:
This is closed now. No elements were contested, so 3 quint for each deity who made a claim.
smith:
No, still an hour to go before it is closed. I need a UTC clock.
Cayvie:
Could we put that old UTC clock in the sidebar again?