The Grand Expanse

Chapter III: Of Gods and men pt. 2

Day 2
The two had fought for days, what seemed like centuries on the eternal shores. Godess Myra and God Altyn fought viciously and harder than they had ever before. Myra, a more agile beast than her brother, running paces around him leaped forward with immesurable speed, cleaves a piece from Altyn's side. "Nyahhhh, did you think i wouldn't be able to touch you, I've been fighting you for a 2 rises"(a unit of time equaling the time it take for the rising and setting of the sun)
" i have studied your movements and adjusted my body to them" said Myra speaking directly into the mind of Altyn. The battle carried on as Altyn and Myra ran upon the endless sea. Myra let out a drifting kick towards Altyn with her hinds, only for him to deftly rear back out of harms way; then Alyn bites into Myra's leg, mid swing, catching the blow with his mouth, afterwards swinging her body further out onto the solid palette of the sea. Her body made a thud as she hit the water. With her body still rolling, she disapeared, seemingly in retreat. Altyn speaks:"Where have you fled to, oh cowardly sister, i and the sea have tasted your blood and know that you hide amongst us" space had shattered behind and over his head as descended upon him like a murderous wheel. she was hiding in the darkness of the stars themselves to produce a sneak attack. Another blow lands upon him that sends him flying as More blood spills into the sea.
The godess continues her merciless hunt as she summons the stars to fall down upon his body laid prone. Myra let out a howl after the stars impact. His body unmoving, the air stale with silence, Myra,loses her beastly form and runs towards the broken beast. Observing a stillness from him as dead as a corpse " what...have i done?, she said with tears glowing around her eyes. Then suddenly, the beast moved. His eye widened and mouth raced toward her neck, "trick!?" Said Myra as his teeth stopped, pushed but not pierced into her throat. "..it seems i have won.." Altyn says before reverting back onto his normal self. " you cheat! , you wretch!, you fool!" Said Myra, with aggravation. " had i not, i would have lost,"A strong one you are, dear sister; but you lose your cunning playing the way i do, brutish.
Altyn replied. Myra scoffs. "Its true, i was only able to counter anything from you when you had sold your mind on meeting my end". Myra spoke: then it shall not happen again she says as the two siblings rise in sync. The two had seemingly made up; they walked back onto shore where they find, a peculiar being, much to their suprise, a human shape made of flesh, blood and stars.
Myra spoke: what have we done?"
Our bond through laborous battle has brought forth a new god". Altyn then spoke: A creation from us both, dwarfed god but still precious, all the same"

Day3
man is born. Another sacred place is made, as a realm to hide man from all but death. The place called Anterra, the realm of the mortals, a sphere now populated with man and the elements gained from their earlier efforts. Man then became man and women.
The age of man had begun. The grand expanse was complete.

To be continued