It was done, the creature had obeyed.

Now, the first steps towards domestication.

Soon they shall learn of how to rule over other things.

And they will find it most pleasing.

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His attention returned to Faenos, who had detected the lord of lordship and hid from the lord god among the trees.

"This creature, Spawn of Finnos, for what reason does it crawl and conceal itself before Synn, God of Control. Dare it mock Synn in hidden prostration? Reveal yourself, Faenos, Spawn of Finnos, and let Synn admire your rightful submission. And then rise, as by instilling a part of himself, Brother Finnos, God of Animals, has bestowed upon you a portion of his divinity, Synn will accept your status as the first of the demigod and merely require you to genuflect before Synn as recognition of your position above the other creations of Finnos."

And so, Faenos would know who it was that she faced, a god who had ironically recognized her partial divinity and in lieu of requiring her to  bow until her breath brushed upon the earth, allowed her only to kneel before him. They were far from equal after all, and Synn had no intention of letting such a creature able to deny him as he did for Humans. That gift was for those creatures, and those creatures only.

"Brother Finnos, God of Animals, has made a most interesting creation, far superior in beauty and grace beyond his greatest. And he had given unto it a portion of his power, a part of his control over his domain, for the purpose of assisting him in creation. Yet, does it question its creator and purpose? While Finnos has made other creatures in pairs and multitudes, this creature set before Synn is alone, unique and without equal. It obeys him and fulfills the purpose assigned to it, creating other creatures in his stead.

Yet for it is a singularity, is it truly his most cherished creation? Or is it little more than a living tool Finnos had made to serve his own ends. From the power given to it, it is able to create itself a counterpart and yet it has not. Perhaps it was not commanded by Finnos to make more of its kin, or perhaps it fears the wrath of straying from its created purpose, to which he has created a perfect tool.

Speak now creature, let Synn know of your capabilities such that Synn may see if you are worthy of being more than a mere tool. Create, if you can, a creature for Synn, from the form of Humans, take one and endow it with the features of the second creature, now known as 'Alpha.' Let such a creature also be able to take the guise of either of its brethren, and may it be as man and creature. Do this to discover your limits Faenos, spawn of Finnos."

It would be difficult to resist the God of Command's words. Even without having to weave a proper edict or mandate, the weight of Synn words would bear heavily upon the mind. Even now as Ybris, God of Life sought out Synn for greater powers, the prophetic utterances which were made spoke of progeny and descendants...