A SMALL KINDNESS

The last?

The last of the gods to die was the Leviathan.

She died from despair, it is said; she killed herself from the trauma of witnessing so many of her brothers and sisters at war.

Her death was witnessed by only a few, but widely reported. It was said that she sank into the ocean, turning the water black and raising the sea level permanently. For a century, only the descendants of her holy men and women traveled upon the blood of the last god. It was said that only they knew how to navigate the vast graveyard of her rot and decay safely.

—Qian, The Godless