Vila glared at her parents "Stop it, it can't be that horrible to be mortal. Ma did it." the child-goddess' expression would have looked sulkily petulant on a normal child, but on her face it looked like she could incinerate you with it. Which, of course, being a goddess, she could.

The corner of Weiryn's mouth twitched, "Your Ma died, which is why she's here. I'm not sure you truly understand what it is to be mortal. It's not-"

"Daine's managing it just fine!"

Now Sarra broke into the argument between her mate and offspring. "Daine was born that way. You obviously weren't."she said matter-of-factly.

"I'm the goddess of change, for the love of Mother Flame! You two are always preaching about how I should embody my aspect, well this would be part of that!"

Weiryn sighed, "Well I can hardly cage you. Might as well get on with the decision-making. Your abilities will be greatly limited once you enter the mortal realms. So choose which of your base traits you would like to keep, one physical and one magical. Of course, there will be times when a greater power will be able to manifest itself. However, I would suggest not making yourself too much like Daine. The risk of discovery would be too great.

Vila just rolled her eyes, "I'm already one step ahead of you. I'm going to be a Shang, and I'm keeping physical agility and flexibility. As for magic I'm only going to keep the part that lets me communicate with other immortals and connects me to the Divine Realms. And I know, I can't make the crossing except on equinoxes and solstices. I don't want to be another wildmage like Daine, and the Shang don't train the Gifted."

Sarra spoke up again, "Are you sure you want to do this? It won't be the same as if you were a true mortal. You will remember all your knowledge as a goddess, but you will only have a fraction of your current power. You could be injured or die. Of course, if you die you'll simply come back here, but as an immortal pain is not something you are used to."

Weiryn chimed in again, "Your ma is right. You must be sure this is what you wish to do."

Vila glared at the other two gods, "I know what I'm doing!" she began to gather her power to send her to the mortal realms as a human. Her father called out one last piece of advice as she began to fade away from the Divine Realms.

"You'll need to choose a deity to pretend to be dedicated to! Maybe yourself so you don't annoy any of the other gods, but mortals don't pay their respects to Mother Flame herself like gods doooooooo..." his voice faded away as she did.

Sarra and Weiryn exchanged a worried look. "May Mother Flame watch over her." Sarra whispered.