A Pyre Lord could channel their flames not only as a source of attack but to boost other bodily and spiritual functions like perception, agility, and even Spirit, with this power her ultimate goal was now to catch this being and question it, and if she was admitting the truth to herself, she wanted to battle with it. How could she not?
Maeve knew that this being must be a vassal of her lord, and the fact that it was able to control so much power left her with a feeling of despondency. There was a time when she was the strongest helper of her lord, and she could not wait to catch up.
Maeve did not trust anyone else to truly keep Rowan safe.
Over time she felt that both of them, she and this being of light, had begun to play a game, one where this being would slow down just enough for her to catch sight of it before it steadily ramped up its speed.
Over time Maeve became aware that it would be impossible for her to reach the speed of this being. Perhaps in terms of strength, then she might be its match or even exceed it, but it was useless if she could not catch up to it.
Although she continued to pursue it, she did not place much effort, determined to reach a higher level of power, and then after spending seven years on this planet, Maeve became an Earth god. It was then that the dreams began to come to her, like distant snapshots of memories she had forgotten.
The only thing she could do about these dreams whose meaning eluded her was to record them. Perhaps Rowan might be able to find a use for it, after all, he was present inside all of them, but this memory of Rowan was not the same as she remembered.
In this dream, Rowan was a child and he was not sickly or without power. He was a child that was filled with energy, vitality, and most importantly power… so much power. The last dream she had that always made her smile was of a young Rowan who was barely four years old holding up a mountain while chasing after a pair of flying tortoises.
She preserved all these dreams using the Medan language, and waited, knowing her lord would be summoning her to his side one of these coming days.
The Ascension from a Pyre Lord to become an Earth god was terrifying, and she almost thought that she would fail while attempting to reach this level. Death did not scare her, what she was afraid of was failure. The thoughts of failing her lord again terrified her.
During her advancement to an Earth god, Maeve did not know what resources were available to a Dominator when preparing to become an Earth god but she soon realized that her Foundations were too solid and that meant even before she became a god, she was struck with a Tribulation.
The Tribulation was unexpected, she was polishing her Foundations as a Pyre Lord when the skies darkened, the world was plunged into darkness and green lightning bolts that covered half the planet descended upon her.
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