[ She ignores his (tsundere) dismissal, since she’s already quickly given up on that. Not… that it’s completely off the table, of course, but maybe not now. The rumors she’d heard were still true enough that she thinks that he could be nicer and less scary, but it’s not something to push on.
The rest of what he says is more important anyways, since there’s recognition and the relief of familiarity that comes with his perspective. With her brightness and her clear love for humanity, the response probably isn’t what he’s expecting. ]
That’s precisely it! I see the same thing! If this were the end of things, then we’d know, right? It’s sad, but that’s just the cycle.
[ She’s partially explained it to others (much to their confusion), but Set at least gets the fuller explanation. In part, she just thinks he’s better suited to understand it because the scale at which things worked for gods was simply different and difficult for humans to understand. Literal things that happened and metaphor blended together in a way that they struggled with, because that was simply what it meant to be divine in the world. Her world, at least. ]
We’re distant divinities, you’re right. So, I’ll tell you. In the lands of my domain, we’ve created and destroyed our land four times already. I’ve been the sun, life-giving and creating, and I’ve also been the one to strike down the sun when it was my brother Tezcatlipoca and ended all things. I love humanity with all my heart because I was the one to give them life this time, but eventually, they’ll have to be wiped away for what comes next.
[ It’s the short (and, honestly, more flattering) version, but the actual process of the cycles of the Suns isn’t what matters for why she’s telling this story to Set. For one, she just wants to show she understands and agrees. For humans, it would be values that totally contradict, but especially for the gods of the Aztecs, it doesn’t. Creation and destruction are intimately intertwined, and it’s why her people also had to give blood in return to the gods that had created them. But of course, she doesn’t get into that part of things.
Second, there’s the part that matters to her most. In her easily loving heart, they’re already friends because they’ve shared the excitement of an excellent fight and the bond of the responsibilities of divinity. But if that’s too much to ask, then— ]
…But not yet. That’s the point, right? If there’s even a little hope that our homes can be saved, then that’s why we’re here. So long as you believe in saving your home, then we’ll be allies.
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The rest of what he says is more important anyways, since there’s recognition and the relief of familiarity that comes with his perspective. With her brightness and her clear love for humanity, the response probably isn’t what he’s expecting. ]
That’s precisely it! I see the same thing! If this were the end of things, then we’d know, right? It’s sad, but that’s just the cycle.
[ She’s partially explained it to others (much to their confusion), but Set at least gets the fuller explanation. In part, she just thinks he’s better suited to understand it because the scale at which things worked for gods was simply different and difficult for humans to understand. Literal things that happened and metaphor blended together in a way that they struggled with, because that was simply what it meant to be divine in the world. Her world, at least. ]
We’re distant divinities, you’re right. So, I’ll tell you. In the lands of my domain, we’ve created and destroyed our land four times already. I’ve been the sun, life-giving and creating, and I’ve also been the one to strike down the sun when it was my brother Tezcatlipoca and ended all things. I love humanity with all my heart because I was the one to give them life this time, but eventually, they’ll have to be wiped away for what comes next.
[ It’s the short (and, honestly, more flattering) version, but the actual process of the cycles of the Suns isn’t what matters for why she’s telling this story to Set. For one, she just wants to show she understands and agrees. For humans, it would be values that totally contradict, but especially for the gods of the Aztecs, it doesn’t. Creation and destruction are intimately intertwined, and it’s why her people also had to give blood in return to the gods that had created them. But of course, she doesn’t get into that part of things.
Second, there’s the part that matters to her most. In her easily loving heart, they’re already friends because they’ve shared the excitement of an excellent fight and the bond of the responsibilities of divinity. But if that’s too much to ask, then— ]
…But not yet. That’s the point, right? If there’s even a little hope that our homes can be saved, then that’s why we’re here. So long as you believe in saving your home, then we’ll be allies.