|3rd POV|
The world trembled in the wake of the battle.
Across kingdoms and empires, scholars and priests scrambled to uncover anything—any record, any ancient scripture—that spoke of the Goddess Tiamat. Who was she? Where had she come from? Was she an imposter? A forgotten deity?
Devout followers of the gods fell to their knees in temples, cathedrals, and sacred shrines, seeking answers. Some prayed for guidance. Others, for permission to declare a holy war against this so-called goddess.
Then the divine answered.
To their horror, the gods did not refute her existence.
Instead, they confirmed it.
Tiamat was real. A true goddess. Not just any goddess, but one older and more powerful than any of them.
The realization shattered the faith of many. If she was older, then that meant she existed before even the gods they worshipped. If she was stronger, then what did that mean for the balance of the divine?