Severed Memories - (comic) pt. 7 (finished) (Patreon)

To the overall comic. This sequence takes place in the aftermath of a brutal assault, where a powerful creature stripped Freydis of her wings, leaving both her body and mind shattered. In her disoriented state, Freydis wandered the wilderness for a time, lost and uncertain of her path, until exhaustion finally overcame her. She did not realize that as she succumbed to sleep, the collapse of her spirit opened a fragile portal, the very bridge Athena and Jessifoni used to reach her.

​When her mothers finally found her, the sight of her provided only a fleeting, temporary relief, for it was immediately clear that her wings had been cruelly torn away. It was Jessifoni who first noticed the loss. Despite the heavy mantle of being a busy queen, Jessifoni remained deeply present in her daughter's life; even when Freydis was a mere infant learning to take her first steps, she had always reached for Jessifoni first. Athena, too, fought a constant, valiant battle to balance her demanding godly responsibilities with her role as a mother, and together, they had made a life of love and stability for their child they're also such a good teamwork.

​As Freydis’s memories began to dissolve during this dreamlike connection, the comfort her mothers provided was the only thing that could anchor her. This is precisely why Athena held back; she knew she could not let Jessifoni descend into a berserker rage. Freydis had already endured enough trauma; the last thing she needed was to be further frightened by her mother’s terrifying wrath. Instead, they offered her the one thing that could heal...gentle words, overflowing with confidence and hope.

​It was a bittersweet farewell, but it served its purpose. Because of the ancient, binding rules that forbid gods from freely traversing realms, their time together was agonizingly short; they could not stay, and they could not simply pull her home, as the laws of the universe forced them apart. While Athena and Jessifoni were compelled to leave their daughter in that broken, vulnerable state, they did so knowing they had provided her with a vital spark of strength. As they were pulled back to their own realm to continue the tireless search... Freydis was left with a flicker of light in the cold darkness. This is only the beginning of her story. Stripped of her wings and she now faces an arduous, long journey. She must reclaim what was stolen, rediscover the identity that was fractured, and find her own way back home.