Long had Veles watched Fire and did wonder how he couldst make a stand against it and save his creation from the conflagration. For all the animals and plants hailed to humans now, who carried a flaming torch, and even the Horrors did shudder at the sight of Fire, reluctant to fight the heart of Daboh. No longer were humans but defenceless prey since they now also armed themselves with iron claws. Thus did many of the Horrors restrain their cravings for a hunt.

There were but two things that the Fire couldst not conquer: the rock and the river; the heart of the Earth and the blood of the Water. And so, one Night, when tired Mokosh did soundly sleep, Veles crept beneath the cover of darkness and stole away the blood that slowly drained from her body – which also drains from every woman’s body so that the flow of life couldst continue.