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Fall (God)

Long ago, in a land quite unlike our own, the world was flat and floated among the clouds. It was protected by its Sun and Moon which orbited the city and gave its inhabitants night and day.

In fact, it's said that if you fell off the city at the right time, you could land on the Moon. In those days, the Gods of that city still walked around with the humans and gave more objective help than they can now.

On one morning in particular, Eren, the God of Keys and Flowers, was wandering around the edge of the city. Being a god was sort of boring. He had to renew the flowers every so often, but he could do that by walking.

His only other job was to find lost keys. So he usually ends up spending a lot of his time like this, walking on the edge of the city.

He's a god, after all, it's not like he'll die if he falls. But then again, no one really knows what happens if a god falls off the city since none of them have ever done it before. He stops and looks over the edge, the wind tossing his hair gently. He sees the edge of the moon peeking out from far below the edge.

There are legends about the God of the Moon living down there, but only the God of the Sun knows for sure. He wonders if he would land on the moon if he jumped. He holds out his arms and leans forward until he loses balance and falls forward...

Until a great wind blows him back onto his feet. He makes a face. "Mikasa," he says, looking up at the nearby tree.

His "sister" was indeed sitting up in it, watching him. Mikasa is the God of Wind and Scarves. Despite being the God of Wind, she does not speak. She gives Eren a warning look and wags her finger at him before disappearing in the breeze.

He takes a few steps back, gets a running start, and throws himself over the edge. Eren smiles on his descent, the wind really does feel good. He looks around. Once the city is completely above him, he looks up to see a shadowy dome covering the underside of the city.

He can see things moving inside but he has no idea what. He wants to know.

Suddenly, he stops falling, as if caught by a giant hand. "God of Flowers and Keys," a deep voice calls to him.

Eren looks up happily. "Father?" he asks.

The God of the Sun is the father of all the other gods. A great, big man with hair yellow at their sun and eyes blue as the sky. Eren is lifted by his great hand and held up where he can be seen by the father's giant eyes.

"What were you doing?" the Sun God asks.

"I wish to know what is beneath the city, Father," Eren replies.

The great god sighs. "That is know business of yours, little one. The gate leading into that place is only open when the moon is highest in their sky. You could get stuck there and it could make you sick."

Eren makes a face. "Could you at least tell me what is there?"

"The cruel God of the Moon and the Dead lives there with all of the dead souls."

"So someone does live below the city!"

The Sun God sighs. "You must never go there, little god," he says. "Once you're in his lands I can no longer see you or help you."

Eren nods and lets the Father put his back down. He spends the rest of the morning planning a way to get down there.

...

When the sun is almost highest in there sky, he ties a rope around his waist and starts lowering himself off the side of city.

He smiles when he sees the dome is no longer there. He swings himself over under the gravity of the underside pulls him so he feet are on the bottom of the city.