Two Brothers
Two brothers on the ice. One mighty. One small.
The ice squealed under foot, fissures and cracks spinning off into the distance as the rival siblings danced upon.
With a great stomp of his feet and heave of his arms, the smaller threw his blade at the larger. In his accuracy he sank the blade through and through his brother's skull. In his frenzy he sank his foot through the ice.
His brother fell. Down. Then through.
Two holes in the ice. One mighty. One small.
Summary
Should there be conflict within the tribe, within a family- there will be the telling of this story. No matter the basis of the rivalry, the death and betrayal each brother caused the other is met with fear of succumbing to the deadly waters.
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I loved my brother. With all my heart. He was my second half, he was.. my better half. But he betrayed me. He has brought pain, suffering, and a devastation upon this family that will never be fixed. He must pay. My dear brother.. How I loved you so. I only hope Iliana forgives the sin I am about to commit. I am sorry. Forgive me in your next life, as I will you.
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This myth is AMAZING! Especially the vignette, very well done. I have only one question: If this is for the TF submission, what would be the current relevance of the legend to the current day comment?
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Thank you! This isn’t actually a submission for TF, I hadn’t thought of including it but maybe I’ll fix it up a bit to include that relevance! I’m going to add an author’s note explaining the art and Ademal’s poem. So I can’t actually claim the first bit as mine, that’s my dear Ademal’s poem he sent me when I showed him the header I made! Again, thank you!