Goddess of the Dead This content might touch on topics that are sensitive or triggering for some readers. Trigger Warning for mentions of [birth and everything else that goes with it] This night was a night that Aphrodite had found herself restless. Much more restless than normal and therefore, the Cove Queen had left the borders in search of a more suitable area to relax in. She had gone to the black shores of the beach and found nothing to help her, and soon she had found herself traveling to the only other place that she felt she might find some comfort in her situation. Aphrodite had brought her pouch full of things she might need in case she had gone into labor. Which, that was what had her barely stopping at the border of the Plains and calling out for @Reti ♔. At first, Aphrodite would sit there but when she felt a sudden kick and a shot of pain going through her stomach and up into her back end, she groaned and nearly toppled over. Claws dug into the ground as she gritted her teeth and growled furiously as another wave of pain crept up her spine and down into the pit of her stomach. This was new. This was different. Aphrodite had gotten used to feeling their children moving about in her sides or when she was laying down in her den, but this - this was much different and very painful. Another wave hit her and Aphrodite stood up suddenly, finding her stepping over the Plains border and calling for Reti once again, or perhaps even the woman who had welcomed him in her home and crowned him. In truth, she wouldn't care if both or just one of them showed up but she knew the time for their children to enter the world was here, and it was happening now. Hurriedly she would shrug off her pouch and begin to dig for a herb. A herb she had taught herself, learning about what she might need for childbirth and the pain. Another wave of pain hit her and Aphrodite groaned. She was not going to be able to stay out here much longer and she refused to be in the open like this. Violet jewels looked around, and she felt like she had no choice but to trespass into the Plains, all the while calling for Reti as she grabbed her pouch and found the nears shelter but keeping close to the border in case she needed to run. A growl formed once again as she found herself in a small makeshift shelter, settled down and began to chew up the leaves of the Gnetum she had brought with her, just as another wave of labor pains raked her body. Claws dug into the ground as she felt the rush of liquid running down between her thighs and began to smell iron in her shelter. Aphrodite would close her jewels tightly as she felt her stomach tighten up and the urge to push came to her and by instinct alone, she pushed and pushed until she would not only feel but hear the slurp of something sliding between her thick thighs. Shifting, moving so that she could bring the babe - a male, her firstborn - she cradled him to her chest and began to lick away all of the after birth and give him life. It wasn't long that he made his first cry and she was pushing him to her stomach to take his first drink of milk. He was quick to begin suckling away and it was just a matter of minutes before another pushing sensation came to her and she groaned, claws digging into the ground as she pushed and another arrived. This time it was a female, one much smaller than her brother but once Aphrodite brought her to her chest and licked her clean and set her beside her bigger brother, she was feisty to get her first drink. There was a pause and for a brief moment, Aphrodite thought that there would only be two arriving to the world but that ended when pain shot through her body and she was pushing out yet another female - another daughter - but also a son. Once both had been cleaned, squealing with life and suckling at her side Aphrodite began to search for another herb, one that she knew would help ease the pain of the after birth and any labor pains that lingered. Finding the fruits of the Clove, she would take a bite out of one whole and would let out a small sigh as she curled inward around her children. The only indication that she was aware of the outside world was her ears twitching on top of her head as she breathed in her children and even admired them. Two were gray but her first born and one of the girls were black, the boy was massive compared to the other three but he wore the black coat of both of his parents. There were markings here, faint beneath the baby fuzz, but she could see them. She could see each of the markings on each child. But she wouldn't name them until Reti arrived. @Ghyslaine @Zinnia OOC: I understand that Aphrodite is trespassing but unless you have been tagged in this thread or asked me to join, please do not drop in. You will risk Aphrodite biting your head off regardless of who you are. Her motherly instincts and vampirism is on a high at this moment. Thank you <3 |
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July Y13
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Summer is in full swing now, with clear skies, warm nights, and ample sunshine! As such, the deserts begin to grow dry, the shores remain a blissful escape, the north is spared with cooling winds, and humidity continues to rise in the jungle. Rain and storms are long forgotten troubles by now, which is both a virtue and a vice during the heat of the season.
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