#look i just had this thought and its veru funny

[sage-is-in-fact-very-tired]

If krit were anything else other than a mer, they'd be a dragon. thank you for coming to my Ted talk.

[s0lar-ch3ri]

I HAVE MORE (with spoilers obvi)

ollie finds out how periods work when jay starts hers

"Why is Miss Jay still not here? Is she okay?" Everyone already was up besides Jay, and Ollie didn't know what happened. He was worried for her.

"Ah, don't you let it get to ya. It's Jay, she'll be fine. Just, uh, maybe don't bother her." Chip ruffled his hair, but he still felt confused. "Bother her?"

"She says her tummy hurty Chip, also to answer that like just don't yell, which is what we do all the time so just don't!" Gillion ironically yelled out from the below deck, only for him to seemingly be hit with something then apologize.

A couple hours passed and Ollie's worry didn't disappear. After building up some courage, Ollie went downstairs to check in. Plus, the crew kept on doing checks and Ollie simply would do it this time.

He found Jay rolled over in bed, groaning seeming to be in pain. "I swear to god Chip if- oh hi Ollie. Please, just don't freak out, I'm fine." Jay didn't even need to look at him to see that he was worried. As she turned to face him, she could hear his breath trying to steady as he looked around the room. As he looked around, he noticed a box with some white things inside. "I-Are you-I mean-What's going on?"

"You didn't get a health class back at Zero yet, huh? It's a thing females get called periods and the cramps can hurt like hell."

Jay could see he still felt very confused and had some questions. She didn't have anything else to do, so they just sat there and talked.

ok so my phones an asshole so i cant exactly make the text small and shit so sorry also yes theyd have pads on deck also alternative version of this where gill doesnt know how periods work and ollie explains it to him

"Hey, uh, Ollie? What do you know about women?" Oliver had thought he'd gotten used to Gillion's tendency to say "silly" questions out of nowhere, yet he never was.

"I'd be scared to answer at all if you were anyone else, but yeah. I know some things about women." Oliver chuckled and put down the towel he was using, turning to face Gillion. "What's up?"

"Well, I heard about this thing, where women have a 'time of month' where they just bleed and basically experience hell. I was wondering what you may know, since even if those of the Undersea got them too, I didn't know."

"Oh, you mean periods. Yeah, I've heard it sucks, don't know how my mom dealt with them. Plus the mood swings were kinda icky."

Gillion seemed to be surprised at all the new information. What went on in his mind was a mystery to Ollie. "Wow. There is...quite a bit I don't know. If you aren't busy, mind teaching me a bit more?"

"Why not ask Jay? It's not that I'm not happy to help, it's just that Jay actually gets them and sh--hhhhhhtuft." Oliver almost let a swear slip. God these idiots were rubbing off on him still.

"Because Jay is still bleeding out her legs and said to leave her alone!" "Shit."

originally i wrote both ideas in my head while on my period which started day 1 of my accelerated math classes so veru comfort indeed also yes i wanted a bit of sillyness cause its them so why not anyways the idea of oliver also could be blessed by the gods for no reason (like gill idk why i love that duo)

i sadly have no clue how to write this one but its a funny idea that ollie is also blessed by the gods lmao

next idea but just the animals on board just gravitate towards ollie

(id wanna actually make a fic first for this idea so id rather wait for that)

next idea is pride month themed (plus one of my hcs for ollie) but ACE SPECTRUM OLIVER!!!! (its really aroace but im open to ideas, also abro may work)

So this was what plagued his mind now. Not just the fact that he'll have to either say goodbye to the Albatross or not see his mom again, but also how he'd tell anyone about this self realization. He didn't even think it was that important, I mean not having attraction to anything would mean less distractions? Yet he felt like he'd explode if he didn't. He hated being confused like this.

Well, there's nothing he figured that they could do if Ollie did tell them he's aroace. God he still was nervous. Did he want to tell them all at once? Should he just tell one of them? Who would he tell first? Why was he so anxiety ridden? Even knowing how accepting they could be, there was still the doubt of being seen differently by them for the worse. Well, no time like the present to start.

"Hey Chip, could I talk to you for a sec?"

I LOVE ME A CLIFF HANGER BABYYYYY anyways im lazy for more writing so take the ideas alone

ollie learns about autism (autistic fish man)

finds out chip is trans (or vice-versa lol)

somehow puddle makes ollie able to perform healing magic or smth (I ENJOY HEALING MAGIC OLIVER OKAY???)

ollie makes friendship bracelets or smth

ollie stickers gill's armor (he just can have stickers because why not)

ollie with a GUN

modern day oliver pulls the eviliest of pranks on the crew for april fools: he signs them up for therapy.

either puddle or pretzel comforting ollie when hes up late being sad

pretzel teachs ollie blood lust and they make (and commit aince otd def be crack) murder plans for those who've wronged their friends

ollie sees a guy being weird to jay and clocks him in the nose (also works for like a high school modern [thats what i mean by modern ollie btw lmao] au, either way i love the idea of a guy being a creep and this small 12 or so year old child breaks his nose for it because he respects women ✨️)

navy seal but chip kinda liked gill so felt bumped about being dumped and oliver decides to help comfort him (maybe by telling him how when he was 6 he got dumped by his crush and is still slaying idk /hj)

yall knwo that onw post where the persons friends were all in a polygamous relationship and thats why they felt so left out and they just didnt know? thats ollie after he finds out that maybe chip and gill kissed more then once before and then chip has to talk to him lol

ollie doesnt know people can date more then one person and is very confused when he first saw gill and chip kissing then jay and gill like just messing around with each other's hair ig (look i feel like i may make them kiss too much if i say kiss again so) and ollie misunderstanding tells chip gill cheated on him with jay

detective au where chips tryna solve a case and calls upon an officer in training to help him as shit seems to keep happening and they cant exactly wait (jay normally would help him but she's out from a broken leg and gillion [my brain says "hes still a goldfish" or "hes a car" god im still thinking bout the new spiderman movie watched it today] is handling a different case and his way of working isnt exactly how chip works)

i def have more just sont wanna dig any more lol

ollie centric fic ideas because i love this child (spoilers for jrwi)

a lot will be comforting for me because yes (they may start angst but ye) but anyways first idea is ollie has undiagnosed adhd and has always had focus problems and during one of like the meetings for the riptide pirates theyre going over a plan and ollie is just freaking out silently because he genuinely is trying to hard to focus but nothings working and chip notices and comforts him on it

As they talked, Ollie couldn't find himself able to focus in. He tried fidgeting with his hands, blocking out other sounds, forcefully staring at any of them, but nothing worked. He'd always had problems with this type of thing, but this time he couldn't find a way to focus in and it scared him. He was shaking and trying to hold back tears. What if he missed something important and didn't know what to do? What if Chip got mad that he didn't listen? He just stood there, staring at the floor as the voices around him were simply a blur of noises saying things his brain refused to comprehend.

"Hey buddy, are you feeling okay?" Chip bent down and grabbed Ollie's shoulder's gently. Ollie tried to look at him, but instead just starred at Chip's shirt. He gave a slight head shake no and kept fidgeting. With a collective look, Jay and Gill went off and left Chip to comfort his son.

would probs also add other oneshots in it of adhd ollie being the greatness he is but onto the next one, which is after a night of just not being sleepy, pretzel finds him and they just play around

So this is what being on board a pirate ship is like. Having your dad's I-think boyfriend's pet frogtopus come hang out with you in the middle of the night. For whatever reason, Ollie just didn't feel the need to sleep. He hadn't stayed up, he just didn't want to. Here he was now, drawing in the crow's nest, looking at the moon.

Then he heard the purr. There wasn't any cats on deck, and he knew he didn't purr. When he looked up, right on the rails was Pretzel.

"Pretzel!? What are you doing up, Gillion may get worried..." Having been around her so much, everyone onboard could read her expressions well enough as though she was speaking to them. She gave Ollie the look of "I should be asking you".

"Okay, fair." Ollie continued on drawing. Pretzel climbed onto his shoulder and watched as he drew. As she climbed back down, Ollie shrugged, thinking she got tired and went back to bed. However, barely a minute later, she returned with a set of water proof markers neatly in a bag.

"ARE THOSE GILLION'S?! PRETZEL YOUR GONNA-" She lifted a tentacle to Oliver's mouth and started showing the different colors to him. While the shade names were off by one, together they worked to color the drawings he made.

yes hed carry markers around duh anyways next fic idea where ollie, being his aged up self, asks chip if he could try the bandana of disguise out

"Chip, I wanna try something..." Ollie had thought of the idea before, but never really knew when he should ask. While Ollie had gotten used to this taller adult form, he didn't enjoy it much still. It felt off putting at times and Oliver couldn't tell if he'd ever go back to being small.

"Yeah, what's up?" Chip was undisguised and the bandana fit well in his messy hair. He had a matching one that Chip bought him, but it wasn't magical like his. He didn't even realize until now that the old one was tied around his wrist.

"Could I maybe try something with your disguise bandana?" Chip, with only an eyebrow raise, took it off and handed it to him. "What prank you tryna pull my boy?" Chip had a cheeky grin on his face.

"No prank, just, um, seeing something." After a brief explanation, Ollie tried it out. He was a bit nervous, but he thought of the image he wanted to become. Within an instant, he went from looking down at Chip, to having to look up at Chip.

i do got more but i got homework to do so ill make more later

[verus-veritas]

Legacy

Revenge, Technology, Mind Transference, with a dash of unrequited love. What’s not to love? /Verus

"Dude! P-please! I'm sorry! Whatever you think I've done, it must all be a mistake!" Andew yelled, thrashing against his confinements and eyeing the only point of exit in the room. His firm muscles were wet and taut against his clothes, and his handsome face flush red with terror and worry.

"Are you really sorry though? It didn't seem like it from the way you acted during Gavin's funeral. The sneers and laughter you made as his parents said their final words to him..." I said, hiding in the shadows. Only my feet and the contours of my body was visible for him to see.

"N-no offense. I just found it funny when the parents said they wish he'd atleast gotten a girlfriend before he passed away-" The same devious sneer returned on his perfectly handsome face, as he most likely remembered the scene in his head.

"Of course you found it funny. Because you knew he was completely gay. Gay, and had a massive crush on you for ages. He literally worshipped the ground you walked on, and spent most of his waking hours wishing he could be with you." I explained, slowly walking around him as I pulled out a flimsy latex cap with electronical nodes attached to it.

"And I let him. I did no wrong." Andrew talked back. His eyes following my figure until I stood directly behind him.

"No! You lead him on, made him believe you were actually interested in him. And then you destroyed him. You are the reason he ran out of the house crying, and you are the reason he didn't see the truck speeding towards him!" My voice was shaking as I quickly slapped the cap onto his head, accidentally pulling out a few strands of his hair.

"Ouuch! Get this thing off me!" He shook his head and began thrashing about again.

"You know. He really loved you... He said he was going to make you the happiest man on earth. Showering you with gifts and undying love, and be by your side forever and ever. That's why he trusted you so wholeheartedly and let you do whatever you wanted."

"Naive..." He quietly muttered under his breath.

"He was even fine with you staring and drooling over other girls. As long as he could stay by your side."

"What a fag..." I could hear him gritting his teeth.

"But that evening when you invited him over, only to have him find you in the bedroom hooking up with a random girl... that completely ruined him. You shattered his dream, his self-confidence, and his sensitive soul! He didn't know what to do and where to go, which is why he ran straight out into the traffic..." My voice was uncontrollably going up and down now, as I was unable to hide my emotions.

"Dude only had himself to blame. He should've known I only had him around for the free stuff he bought for me." Andrew snickered, as he looked down at the expensive shorts Gavin had bought for him a few weeks prior.

"How dare you!" I tried to punch his shoulder, but knew I was too weak to do any real damage against his hard muscles.

"Y'know... it almost sounds like you had feelings for him- Wait a minute! You're that pastry white kid that always walked around with him aren't you?! Hah! 'Ghost boy' we called you!" The tone in his voice shifted - with more confidence and arrogance. Back to the way he normally talked - a manipulative bastard at heart. "I see. So you best friend Gavin never had feelings for you, and now that he's gone you blame yourself for not having stopped him."

"......" I clenched my hands till my knuckles turned white.

"Hah! Maybe you really were a horrible friend. Have you thought about that you might be the reason he's dead?" He laughed, obviously enjoying the way he was toying with my feelings.

"...you have no idea..." I mumbled, as tears began to flow down my cheeks.

"Maybe you should be the one sitting in this chair - tied up and wearing this stupid cap on your head. Hehe."

I took a deep breath and calmed myself, before walking around him once again and turning so he could see me. See the real me... one last time. "I will. Soon."

"W-what do you mean with that? And why are you also wearing that ridiculous cap?" He asked. His tone in voice once again becoming panicked and anxious.

"You see. The reason why I'm so pale is because I spend so much time at home playing with my inventions and devices. Coding is one of my favorite things to do. And for the last few months I've relentlessly been working on creating this device we're both wearing right now. It was originally only meant to be used on you, recoding the patterns in your brain into loving Gavin as much as he loved you. While also erasing all of your bad traits and turning you into his ideal boyfriend... but there's no reason for that anymore, is there? So, I upgraded it into 2.0, which can now be used with two people."

"P-pff... yeah right... and what does this new version do then?"

"It can transfer the consciousness between two human brains. Even recoding the brain into believing the new consciousness have always been in control of its own body. All the memories, habits, and even muscle memory will be easily accessible to the new permanent owner." I explained, as I began fiddling with a machine by our side. The nodes on our caps lit up.

"Permanent?! Wait a minute. Let's say all of this freaky sci-fi stuff is actually real, what's going to happen to my consciousness?" Andrew asked, as he began to get more anxious by the beeping sound of the nodes on his head.

"All gone. Overwritten by mine. Erased out of existence with no way of restoring it." I answered nonchalantly. Flicking the last switched around, the device was now ready to be activated.

"What the fuck! Then you're basically killing me?! Get me out of here, you sick freak!" He began violently thrashing against the back of the chair, and flung his head around to get the latex cap off... but to no avail.

"Am I really though? Your memories, your body, and your relationships will all still be here, under my complete control. I'm just... discarding a small part of you that's no longer necessary."

"No...no... Help! HELP! SOMEONE!! THIS CRAZY MOTHERFUCKER IS GOING TO KILL ME!" He shouted at the top of his lungs, but the soundproofed walls would do him no good.

I flicked the final switch and walked over to him as the machine began buzzing. Standing in front of him, I suddenly sat down on his lap and grabbed hold of his face. I stared into his fearful yet piercing blue eyes and slid my hands across the cheeks and contours of his face.

"This beautiful face of yours that Gavin loved, I promise I'll take good care of it and cherish it until the day I die. It's the least I can do to honor my friend Gavin." I leaned forward and gently laid a kiss on his sweaty forehead, while holding him in place as he screamed for all he was worth.

"No! Noo! NOoO-Uoogguuughhhh" His scream turned into a gurgle as his eyes rolled to the back of his head. At the same time, my eyes went white and hazy as my pastry body slumped over and fell on the cement floor. Most likely cracked open its head or something from the sound of it.

"NgOOuoouughhgguuuhh!!!" Andrew's head flung back and forth as if to fight whatever was invading his head, but it barely took a minute before the thrashing suddenly stopped and his head slumped down.

His eyes were closed, his face flushed red from exertion, and the sweat and drool pooled down onto his expensive shorts. A further five minutes of stillness and blinking nodes passed before any activity was seen.

---

*Gasp*

I awoke to the cap on my head giving me a quick electric shock. In front of me laid my old withered body, lifeless and without a doubt stone dead. My throat felt dry and tired, and the ties on my arms hurt like hell. In fact, everything felt, looked, and smelt different. The smell oozing from my sweaty clothes that once smelt great now stunk in my nose. I could recall from Andrew's memories that he showered atleast twice a day. I showered atleast twice a day.

After some fiddling with the special knots in my back, I easily slipped the rope off. Massaging the sore parts on my wrist, I soon relished in how big and strong my new hands looked now. Hands who should've been holding Gavin's...

I explored further up till I reached my new bulging biceps. Squeezing them I felt how firm and taut they were. I never in a million years would have managed to get myself this big, but here I was, standing in the body of a perfect specimen. The body of the man who my friend loved, but who didn't truly love him back. If only I could've done this before Gavin died... Would he have loved me instead, or would he have hated me for what I had done? Well, atleast he would've been alive.

My focus went to my Andrew face, as I caressed the blemish-free skin and the small stubble forming on it. The face of the man I had hated for a while, the face of the man whose identity I would have to take over, and the face I would see in the mirror for as long as I breathed. It was one of the most handsome faces I've ever laid my eyes on no doubt, so I'm perfectly fine with that decision.

My hands continued to explore what was now mine; running fingers through my lush but wet hair, following the outline of my cobblestone abs, and shaking my strong and muscular legs awake from sitting too long.

Not long after I finally slipped the drool and sweat-soaked shorts off myself and watched as the tool between my legs arose to its new owner. It might not have been as long as my former one, but the very girth of it made up for it. As I enveloped it between my palms, I realized that no one had ever been as intimate with Andrew's tool as I was now, and no one would ever be. Not even Gavin would if he was somehow resurrected. Only I, Andrew would ever know how this throbbing member would feel in my own hands, the endorphins and pleasure its touch would send throughout my amazing body, and the ultimate earth-shattering orgasms I would experience as I edge myself to climax every day from now on.

The very thought of it immediately brought me to the brink of orgasm, so I quickly spread my legs apart and thrust the member fully through my grasp. It was all that was needed as I suddenly began shaking with pleasure and exploded shot after shot of Andrew seed all over the floor, myself and my former lifeless body."Ugh! Uuuugh! UUUuOOGggHH!!"

“.... Holy shit.....” I moaned, slightly shocked by the unfamiliarity of the new voice coming from my throat.

Reeling from my first ever orgasm in my new body and life, I sat back down on the chair and took a breather. I was sweaty, my crotch sticky, and my armpits stunk. Yet, I know I still looked glorious. How couldn't I? After all, I am Andrew. The man who Gavin loved, and who loved him back just as much, if not even more...

I will dedicate this new life of mine to worship and care for this body just as much as Gavin would have. His legacy, Andrew's body and life, and my consciousness have finally become one... and I promise I will carry them with pride and confidence to the grave... even if it is the only thing I will accomplish in this short insignificant life of mine.

[justagoddamnbranch]

Name: Piscis (Deity au Leo) God of: fire and volcanoes Age: older than mankind Readily Accepted Offerings: Fire walking (preferred), effigies, animal meat Unaccepted Offerings: animal sacrifices, souls, lives in general, libation

Origin myth:

Long ago when the earth was still being made Tellus, god of the continents, and Aecori, god of the ocean, were born. One of the earth, one of the water. At first, they were great enemies. Tellus forming his land only for it to be overtaken by Aecori’s oceans, and Aecori’s oceans being ripped apart by Tellus’ land. The violence of the two allowed no creature to survive, only gods were left. This angered the other gods, and they requested the gods figure out who should build their home first to allow the others to carry on with their work. However, both gods were not going to bow to the other’s will, and thus it came to war to determine the winner. On the fateful morning of the first battle, they were to meet for the first time face to face in the only common ground they shared, the beach. Tellus arrived early, trying to get an edge on Aecori and take him by surprise. Aecori had a similar idea, and was lying in wait in the shallows nearby. Neither of them budged from their hiding place until after their meeting time had past. Aecori was confident that Tellus had surrendered and decided to nap where he lie, while Tellus was angered by the cowardice of Aecori. Tellus jumped into the sea despite the pain it caused him, sword at the ready, and called for Aecori to fight him.

Aecori rose from the deep, still groggy from his slumber, and Tellus immediately called off the war. He was taken aback by Aecori’s grace, and Aecori was impressed by Tellus’ strength. They came to an agreement that they would work together and plan out their homes. In working together, a romance bloomed between Tellus and Aecori. Neither of them wanted to be apart, though neither could reside in each other’s home. Water would destroy Tellus, and land would dry Aecori to death. The beach was the only area they could come close to each other. They made sure their homes came together perfectly, where the continents and the oceans met there was to be a beach. Once their homes were built, Tellus and Aecori became very lazy. They only wanted to sit on their beaches and talk to each other.

Eventually Tellus became restless, he wanted to figure how to be able to be with his love. He approached the Queen of the Gods, Cearulae, and asked for guidance. She told him to take the form of a bird, where he shall float above the waves and finally be able to be close to Aecori. She warned him though, don’t stay out there too long, the form can only be kept up so long. Tellus thanked her profusely and ran off to go right try it right then. Once Tellus had left, she called upon one of her sons for a favor. This one, Verus also known as the god of clouds, had chosen the side of Tellus in the ‘war’ and was more than willing to help him. As Tellus reached the shore, Verus appeared to him showed him the exact form he should take. He’d created a special bird that had deep red feathers feathers that could not be damaged by water, and named it after him. The teal.

Tellus was moved by the gesture and promised Verus that he would someday return the favor, but Verus waved dismissed the thought. All he asked was for his assistance should a conflict arise. Tellus agreed and took the form of the teal, before flying off to meet Aecori. Upon first seeing this strange bird, Aecori was hesitant to meet it. Though, it soon dove down, and all Aecori needed to see were its eyes to tell it wasn’t just any bird. He followed it up to the surface and it spoke to him. “Aecori, it is I, your Tellus of the land. I don’t have much time in this form, so let us forgo any formalities.”

“Tellus? How are you here? Why are you a bird?”

“I have asked a favor of Cearulae, but she warned that this form has limits. Now, I don’t want to waste any more time on things that can be explained later. Please.”

Aecori was delighted that they could finally be as close to each other as they had ached to be for so long, and didn’t question it further. After this first attempt, Tellus showed Aecori how to make the special form, however Verus had banned its use by Aecori. This angered Tellus, but nothing could be done. Aecori worked day and night to figure out another form for him to use, as he wasn’t exactly one to make land animals. What he had finally come up with was rather awkward, it was a grey colored bird with spindly legs and a narrow beak. It didn’t travel far from the sea, and would chase the waves upon the shore to ensure its legs were always wet. Aecori called it the sandpiper, and that became his preferred land form quite quickly.

From their love sprang a son, Piscis, a strange fire/earth elemental. Unlike his parents, he felt comfortable in both land and sea. Water strengthened his molten rock, instead of causing it to crumble as in Tellus’ case. The dryness of the land caused him no problem, in fact he seemed to contribute to it, unlike Aecori. Though, this strength made him more arrogant than any of the other gods combined. He was very proud, and his temper was quick. He was extremely passionate, in both good and bad ways. He...wasn’t that smart, almost all the gods had fun at his expense. He had the morals of a child contained and the body of a man. Tellus decided that he should do something about Piscis’ disregard for authority and lack of responsibilities. He decided that he should give his son a craft, and showed Piscis how to create mountains. Piscis was all over this, and immediately set to work making mountains where his father couldn’t, in the ocean. At first they didn’t do well, they would quickly be taken by the ocean’s waves. The frustration fueled him, and soon enough he’d make islands large enough for mankind to live on.

Now man was a fairly new toy for the gods. They were unlike any of the other creatures they’d made, these ones could think and disobey, create and make offerings. It was quite entertaining to watch the antics of the short lived ones. Well, entertaining for the day gods. At night, the world went dark and the humans went to sleep. The day gods would all tell these amazing tales of the humans, breaking out into uproarious laughter whenever one would tell a particularly funny tale of their foibles. The night gods got jealous very quickly, and soon planned out how they could get revenge on the day gods. One of the more tricky gods, the god of the moon, hatched a plan that was foolproof.

That night, after the moon god had started pulling the sky, he stopped to meet with the only light god dumb enough to talk with him, Piscis. Piscis was busy building yet another island, he was working on making a chain from one continent to the other, when the moon god interrupted him.

“What do you want?” Piscis growled.

“Oh nothing, just checking in.” he loitered around and watched Piscis work for going on, “I heard that you’re a great craftsmen now. All the night gods are singing your praises. The earth gods too, they say you’re quite a quick learner.”

This boosted Piscis’ mood greatly, and made him open up a bit more. “Well I did learn from the best.”

“Hey you know what would be much more efficient method of making your mountains? It would make your father so proud.”

“Not interested.”

“Come on, Piscis. It’s really cool.” the moon god smiled, his wicked smile flashing in the moonlight.

“Nope.” Piscis turned back to his work, but the moon god continued.

“I can show you how you can do it without having make your mountains individually, you could make as many on the earth as you want without hardly thinking about it. Plus, the mountains would be unlike any that have or will be. Anyone could take one look at your mounts and say in awe ‘Piscis made this!’.”

This tempted Piscis, but he was still wary. “All that power for free?”

“Well not completely free, but it’s a more than fair trade I assure you.”

Piscis stopped his work and faced back to the moon god, “Alright. I’m listening.”

“All you have to do is give some of your fire to mankind.”

Piscis smiled, it was indeed more than fair. Fire was basically worthless to him since he made it naturally, so it was no skin off his nose to give some to the people of the earth.

“Deal.”

Piscis had the moon god follow him down to the nearest human village, and there he appeared to them in the form of a young man. He showed the village how to make his fire using his father’s flints, the act alone amazed the mortals. Once one of the people had gotten the hang of it, Piscis left them and took his normal form before approaching the moon god.

“Alright, all of man should have fire by our next morning. Now show me how to make my mountains twice as fast.”

“You know how your rock is melted, but hardens in water?”

“Yes?”

“You make a hollow mountain, then allow your molten rock to flow out. It will cool on itself, and automatically build for you.” The moon god ascended back into the sky, he’d allowed the night to go on far too long already. Piscis waved goodbye, before going back to his work.

Piscis was ecstatic, he’d not only made the humans happy (which was sure to get him more offerings) but he’d figured out how to make his mountains not only better than his father’s but way cooler. He couldn’t believe it: a mountain you could take one look at and see his mark left on it, and no one would doubt it. Molten rock was his thing after all, and a mountain that oozed it would surely be a symbol of himself. He was excited to get a symbol, finally. All the cool gods had symbols.

He abandoned his current project to try out making this hollow mountain, meanwhile day broke and the day gods got an eyeful of the events of the previous night. The people had the gods’ fire now. They were furious, and demanded to know who was responsible. They didn’t really need much info, only one god was stupid enough to let the people loose with something so powerful.

When Cearulae finally found Piscis, he’d just finished his last hollow mountain. She was ready to yell and possibly demote him. Before she could speak though, he stood up and proudly placed his hands on his hips.

“Ah, I see you’ve come to watch the first run of my newest creation.”

“Oh ho ho, you’ve done enough creation today.” she wagged her finger at him.

Piscis’ shoulders dropped and he sighed impatiently, “Give me one chance alright, it’ll be worth it.”

Cearulae stood back, folding her arms. Yeah, she would watch. Tellus and Aecori were also there, looking over proudly at their son. With his audience Piscis felt empowered. With a big sweeping motion of his arms, Piscis activated the hollow mountain in front of them. A huge cloud of smoke and ash erupted from deep within it, sending embers high enough to get on Tellus’ shoulder. Soon, the orange blood of the earth seeped through Piscis’ creation, and set out to burn everything in its path. The other gods present gasped while Piscis cringed, that wasn’t what he expected to happen.

“Piscis,” Tellus sounded very angry, “How many of these did you make?”

“Uhh, I lost count after 300.” Piscis smiled sheepishly.

“PISCIS.” Tellus roared.

“WELL I DIDN’T KNOW ANY BETTER! IT’S THE MOON’S FAULT.” Piscus shouted back angrily.

In time with his anger, the mountain exploded and the lava flowed thicker down its sides. It was obvious these mountains were connected to his emotions.

“You.” Cearulae glared at Piscus, “You’re in charge of these things now. You make sure they don’t harm too much of our good work.”

She turned away, she had a moon god to scold.

And that is how Piscis came to be god of fire and volcanoes.