the plateau-- she equated it with home, the salt-kissed winds from the ocean as the clouds slowly rolled in overhead-- amatsu took a deep breath in, filling her chest with the saline air before exhaling with a dreamy sigh. the view of the ocean from where she had been standing was nothing less than divine; the subtle sparkle of the water underneath the sunlight in the cold winter air caused her body to relax-- she had felt safe here. the way the plateau overlooked the coast was something out of a storybook, however what she was most interested in was the sky.
laying down, she titled her muzzle upwards to observe the clouds. the way they move, the direction, feeling the wind on her fur as she pondered about the weather. born of storms, she could commonly tell when they were coming-- or she thought so, anyway. the air, although salty and cold, did not smell of storms. sniffing the atmosphere, there wasn't much she could make of it-- the air was cold, salty, the slightest bit humid... the clouds, although not dark, were slowly starting to consume the sky; sunlight struggling to peek out. the shuck's tail swayed lightly on the ground as she continued to fill her senses, a desire to understand and predict the clouds growing-- she was the goddess of storms, after all, and while she might not be able to control the weather... it was in her best interest, perhaps, to learn more about it.
maybe, the more she learns, the more she'll understand herself.
maybe one day, amatsu will be able to predict when the next god is being born.

losing herself in the sky was something the silverpelt shuck was good at. her mind would ruminate of times long and since passed-- as well as times that have yet to come. she's so good at deattaching herself from the physical realm, that she almost doesn't notice the subtle pawsteps of one that had almost come to pass. in a dreamlike state still, she lazily turns her head towards the creature that had trotted up behind her. a brilliant creature, they were-- sporting a dark grey pelt with a black peppered throughout-- with a seafoam gaze that caught her attention instantly.
rather than talking, she crooned quietly at the wolf behind her-- motioning lightly with her head for them to join her. she wasn't sure if they would, or if they had even wanted the company, but it wouldn't hurt to try. with a slight wag of her tail, she relaxed her posture moreso than it already was to indicate that they were more than welcome, if they so desired.

to her delight, the wolf shifted his paws subtly forward at her motions; comforting to her, to know that she doesn't always need to talk to get a point across. she eyed the dark-coated canine thoughtfully, taking in his appearance from muzzle to tailtip without shame, before turning her attention back to the sky. the stranger had broken their silence with a greeting, for which the sylph responded. ,,hello,'' she noticed a slight sway in his tail-- a welcoming sign, she thought. amatsu hadn't really thought many things through before acting, but she had a feeling that this interaction was free of any malice.

the peppered corvid kept his guard up ever so slightly, it might as well have been unnoticeable. a question escaped his lips, lingering in the air as the colder atmosphere slowly consumed it whole. ,,busy? oh, no,'' came her response, ,,i'm just observing the sky. trying to calm down. trying to understand.'' her voice was quiet & shaky as always. the last few interactions she had with others taught her to maybe not say she's divine. maybe they shouldn't know she was born or the sky and storms themselves; that the lightning and rumble of thunder are her closest siblings.

the wolf took a careful seat by her, a distance away-- although she was grateful to have company nonetheless. his expression relaxed as she mentioned the sky, as if she had struck something deep inside his soul at the mention of the heavens. ,,some,'' she responded to his questioning with a simple word; there were plenty of things she understood about the angleic domains beyond what mere mortals could grasp, beyond what their virgin eyes could comprehend. the sky itself, although born of it, was shrouded in earthly mystery to the deity. the seafoam-eyed beast gave a short motion towards the ocean, and she nodded in agreement. although more foreign to her, the conversation she could muster with the creatures that lived far beyond the trenches, the stories the told her, the riddles they gave; they could all be repeated, word for word.

his gaze turned back towards the sky, with his name coming shortly after. ,,amatsumagatsuchi,'' she responded to him with her own name although acutely aware that it could definitely be interperted as some sort of otherworldy response. shortly after she clarified, ,,just call me amatsu.'' her rhythm steady, not missing a single beat as she continued talking whilst she scented the air. ,,the way the clouds are moving... the humidity, i believe we might be getting a small storm soon.'' she went on to explain the formations to him, the vague ramblings of someone who knew all too much but wasn't entirely sure how to describe it.

she noticed his expression change as she mentioned her name-- it was almost a look of recognition, a spark of long-lost rememberance shot across his gaze like a lightning strike. her name travelled through his senses as his tail lightly swayed behind him. he strayed away from any attempts to pronounce her full name--which she didn't mind. to most it's completely foreign, and to that she understood. ,,probably snow,'' her answer came after glancing a short time-- the clouds rolled with promise of a downfall & the shiver in the air simply could make rain freeze upon immediate contact. ,,i'm not sure how soon... maybe the next day or two?'' the heavens above only could predict exactly when they would empty. ,,it's been windy lately. it's a tad concerning-- i hope the wind doesn't cause too much damage.'' her fur bristled as her crown turned upwards, her heart thrummed in her chest as waves lapped the shoreline, the tide slowly moving inwards as the night cracked open, spilling starlit blood over the earth.

his question rang in her head-- he asked about the coast, the weather by the sea-- she wasn't sure how aware he was of the sea's wrath that demanded such intense respect. ,,it can get pretty bad, yeah,'' her response came softly as his statement came to a close. ,,it gets worse on the sea itself, as you might be able to imagine.'' her gaze turned towards the heavens once more, focused on the blanket of clouds as the sun struggled to peek is light outwards. a feeling of sickness bubbled up in her stomach as she observed-- the clouds rolled atop one another, slowly consuming the sky in their darkness... something felt wrong. ,,if we do get a storm i'm sure the winds will only get worse.''

her words did not go unnoticed: for the darkened, emerald-eyed traveller corroborated her words with his own.
not long after the words escaped his throat, the yearling stood up. tearing his eyes away from the heavens seemed like an internal battle he had to overcome to urge to succumb to-- this, she understood.
a final goodbye lingered in the air, ending in a curteous be safe from a stranger she had just met. amatsu nodded, watching as the black-cloaked wolf kicked his heels up, dashing into the distance, fading away with time.
she lingered for a second, pushing her body upwards and shaking out her fur, before turning her snout away from the clouds above; trotting across the plains, back to the bay of which she'd made a home.