Celeda

Celeda is the fourth of the Geniersegunda, the offspring of Pryiam's avatar, Pryma, and the moon Iori. Pryma, enraged with jealousy over Ao's love of Iori, imprisoned Iori on the Pursuit, part of the Bronze Clockwork remains of Aopros, the son of Pryma and Ao. While imprisoned on the Pursuit, before the dawn of the First Day, Pryma forced itself onto Iori, and Celeda was the result of their union. Pryma had already killed the daughter of Ao and Iori, Mephilista, and Pryma, in one final act of torture and dominance, took Celeda to the surface of Pryiam and cut her throat. As Celeda died, her blue-white blood filled the five great cracks left in Pryiam's surface when Prysius was beheaded by Genevieve. Her blood surrounded the Stonestar, and became the Great Riversea, the blood, of Sylvieria.

The death of Celeda was the fourth death in Sylvieria, resulting in the genesis of Gheiros, the Reaper of Domination. Gheiros was the last of the Four Murders, the collective being which brought forth the embodiment of death, Anthira.

The soul of Celeda, Cozbi, was freed from Celeda's corpse and made her way to Genevieve's Court in the Spiraling Palace at the summit of the Spire. After Cozbi vacated her form, the rest of Celeda's body split into the Gods of the Riversea. Celeda's eyes became Ceyeres, the Octopus. Celeda's nose became Corsfyr, the Dolphin. Celeda's teeth became Sheyrcreth, the Shark. Celeda's fingers became Ihrk, the Ten-Tangle of Lampreys. Celeda's toes became Seirkos, the Squid. Celeda's brain became Dyritheme, the Manta Ray. Celeda's left arm became Krotus, the Barracuda. Celeda's right arm became Shaelri, the Piranha. Celeda's left leg became Coeri, the Eel. Celeda's right leg became Shilyx, the Carp. Celeda's heart became Neaveri, the Seahorse. Celeda's body became Orik, the Whale, and Celeda's brain became Chrethia, the Great Goddess of the Riversea.

Celeda, like all of the Geniersegunda, became part of Sylvieria upon her death, but her remains were the only ones to become something living, and so, in the forms of Chrethia and the Riversea Gods, Celeda lived on.

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