Tag: sacred fire

  • Legends of Taranis: The Fire Within

    Legends of Taranis: The Fire Within

    Whisper not his name too loud,
    Lest storms descend and fire shroud.
    The child who walks ‘twixt wolf and flame,
    Was never born to live the same.

    His cradle rocked in winds that roared,
    His breath was thunder, wild, untoward.
    At one moon old, he called the stars
    At two, he broke his brother’s bars.

    The elders spoke with furrowed brows,
    “This one will break our sacred vows.”
    But in his hands, a light did grow,
    Too pure to burn, too fierce to slow.

    He healed the sick with dragon’s grace,
    And sorrow fled his glowing face.
    Yet fear, like roots, took hold and spread
    “He brings both blessing… and the dead.”

    Some say his eyes hold forest lore,
    The wolves’ old grief, the fae-folk’s war.
    Some say his blood recalls the flame
    Of gods who walked with no true name.

    What tribe can hold a storm so wide?
    What fire endures when fear must hide?
    So mark these words on bark and bone,
    The Stormborne never walks alone.

    For when the wind begins to wail,
    And branches sing a deathless tale,
    Look not for mercy, shield, or guide.
    The fire within the child will rise.

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  • Stormborne: The Thirteenth Son and His Prophetic Naming

    Stormborne: The Thirteenth Son and His Prophetic Naming

    Abstract artwork depicting a mother and child figure in vibrant colors, with a celestial background and decorative elements.
    An artistic representation of a mother holding her baby, symbolizing love and protection, echoing the themes of warmth and celebration in the naming ceremony of Taranis Stormborne.

    The fire rose high, its heat warming us as we sang and danced around it.
    the Song of the Spirit carried on our voices.

    But beneath the music,
    there was a chill in the air,
    something wrong.
    something dark,
    as though a shadow had seeped into the world unseen.

    “My brother cried once, Father,” I said,
    pride swelling in my chest.
    “It was like he answered the thunder god himself.
    Even the wolves are silent.
    Even the dragon doesn’t strike.”

    I ran my fingers gently over Stormborne’s face.
    my baby brother, wrapped in warmth,
    calm in a world that seemed to hold its breath.

    Father War, chief of our people
    placed a strong hand on my shoulder.

    “I’ve noticed the strangeness too, Lore,” he said quietly.
    “But tonight we don’t fear each other’s company we embrace it.
    Tonight, my son, we celebrate.
    Tomorrow… we stand guard.”

    “Yes, Father,” I replied.
    “As you consider.”

    I stepped back and watched,
    as he and Mother approached the fire.
    They stepped ahead proud carrying Taranis wrapped in the freshly cut fox hide.
    its red fur a symbol of cunning and strength.

    War cleared his throat,
    lifted the baby high,
    and turned to face the tribe.

    “I name him Stormborne,” he said,
    “for he was born from the storm
    the thirteenth son, under thunder and fire.
    He will be a mighty warrior.”

    The people gathered close.

    One by one, they reached into the sacred ash. They marked the child’s forehead and chest black smudges to bind him to the tribe,to earth, flame, sky, and spirit.

    Food and drink flowed.
    Smoke curled into the sky.
    Even the animals gathered at the forest edge to witness the naming.

    So was born Taranis Stormborne
    the thirteenth son,
    the thunder child,
    and the one the winds would never forget.

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