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[fourthmade]

This is a place to send your prayers to the Fourth god. He may not always respond, or he may respond in ways you don’t expect, but he is always listening.

Speak, he hears you.

OOC note:  As of April 2020, threads with the gods will be capped at three NPC replies! Please keep this in mind when writing god prayers to make sure you get everything you need out of the thread.It’s also possible to handwave prayers by titling your comment HANDWAVED PRAYER. Handwaved prayers lack our usual flourish, but you can expect a faster response!

As of February 2024, god prayers will be handwaved only. Please only submit a prayer if you have a question for either god which needs answering in order to progress your character's arc within Ryslig. If this is something you need to tier up within the god boon system, or just to set up a player plot in general, please don't hesitate to submit a prayer about it! You may shorten it down to an OOC summary of what your character is asking. This will allow any of our helper mods to reply much faster, without having to dig into the specifics of either god's personality/writing quirks. Should this limitation be lifted again in the future, this note will be removed.

Comments

[thefuckingbeam]

[Eddie's not much for praying. Not really, not ever. It's always felt wrong. But, well...the Fourth God has been good to him so far, and right now, he needs all the help he can get. He presses his face into the television screen in his living room, feeling cold glass and a crackle of leftover static, and prays aloud:]

I...My wife is gone. Vanished. I just...I don't know what to do with myself, Elias, I only just got her back and felt like things were falling into place and now I'm just. Here in this house by myself. And I don't know...what I'm supposed to do.

I know you can't bring her back. I know people disappear all the time. I just need to know what the fuck to do with myself, because having her here for two months and then taking her away is crueler than...than never having her here at all.

Just...please. Tell me what I should do. So I don't lose my fuckin' mind.

[fourthmade]

[The room is silent save for the humming static of television, and it prickles against his forehead. There's is suddenly a slightly stronger jolt, no where near strong enough to hurt him, but hopefully enough to catch his attention.

The television screen flickers in and out before the static ceases, and the black and white image of a man and woman dancing plays on the screen. There's a look of love yet sorrow in their eyes, cherishing the moment, taking in every step. . .but then the woman breaks away, hands tucked to her chest, as she runs off screen. The man reaches out to her, saying something with tear filled eyes, likely trying to call to her, but the voice that comes out of his mouth is the fourth's.]

im sorry

this is what she does

dangle a moments hope and love in front of you

and then takes it away

[his words sync with the man's lips as his hand balls to a fist, and he brings it close to his chest.]

it hurts to lose

it hurts so much

but i think you can keep going

i wont promise you can save her but i think

in the end

you may see each other again if you keep going right now

[The man seems to have a face of resolution, determination glowing in his eyes despite the black and white. He turns, and walks off screen in the opposite direction.]

[thefuckingbeam]

[Eddie watches, astonished, at the images taking shape on the television screen. The meaning is immediately apparent, and it's painful to watch, but he does watch, and he listens well. The words coming through the speaker feel like a balm on his aching heart.

you may see each other again if you keep going right now.

That gives him the resolve he needs; to harden his armor, protect his tender heart, and keep moving forward.

Eddie's eyes squeeze shut, and he presses his forehead to the screen once more.]

Thank you. Thank you.

[fourthmade]

[The fourth's voice comes again from the speaker, from somewhere off screen.]

remember

you're not alone

you've got me and your other friends

we are right behind you.

[The static starts to return with the last few words and the screen snaps off as the last word fades.]