Mistress of Bones by Maria Z. Medina - Epigraph
The Lord Death and the Lord Life stared down at the barren land. Their creatures would form and rise; they would wriggle and they would try. And then they would die. So? They raised the continents. And the Lord Life thrived and the Lord Death gained meaning, and so did the other gods keeping vigil. ...
The Lord Death and the Lord Life stared down at the barren land.
Their creatures would form and rise; they would wriggle and they would try. And then they would die.
So?
They raised the continents.
And the Lord Life thrived and the Lord Death gained meaning, and so did the other gods keeping vigil. Turning their bones into chains, they anchored the continents and seas in place.
Most agree the gods made the sacrifice willingly.
Some believe they regretted it almost immediately.