Geb stared at the dark sky, watching the stars blinking as Nut stretched her ethereal body over Earth, bring night once more. He sighed sadly and walked to his study. A map was lying on the table, showing the borders of each divine residence while the humans were scattered around them. From the upper plains where Ra and the elemental gods and goddesses resided to the lower plains where gods like Anubis, Ma'at and lower ones lived, Geb preferred the lakes on the borders between the residents of Thoth and Tefnut. Nut always liked to swim there.

He looked at the window again. The moon wasn't visible. Maybe Khonsu was gambling again and the earth god wondered what and with who he was gambling. The dry season had already begun and for the god, it was a time of rest. He would get to spend more time with his wife, trying to heal her wounds.

"Geb..." her ethereal voice sounded and he sprint towards the window. He saw stars falling, a star shower enchanting and beautiful to his eyes. The winds spoke to him of a location, away from the populated residents and worried the god jumped from the window of the tower, welcoming the ground under his feet. He ran towards the direction of Nut's voice with the stars above him a guide.

Five days. Thoth had managed to win from Khonsu five more days by tricking the god to gamble his moonlight. Nut and Geb couldn't be happier for this chance. And within this span of time, along with the help of Tefnut, Nut's mother, the sky goddess gave birth to five children. Their names were unique and echoed like a song into the divine plains: Isis, Osiris, Horus, Set, and Nephthys.

But their cries didn't go unnoticed. Ra found out where Nut and the children were held and along with his guards he arrested them, while Geb was away at the lower plains tending at the farms of the humans. His powers weren't enough to protect Nut, but since the children were gods and goddesses born by the union of the polar opposites, the balance was a pulse that stretched into the very core of every god and goddess.

Ra's guards arrested Geb and together with Nut, they were brought before the aisle of Ra, the very same he had blessed them on their wedding day. "You have disobeyed my orders!" Ra roared his yellow eyes gleaming with power.

But Nut and Geb stood bravely before him. They were earth and sky; nothing could scare them, not now. "We never disobeyed you," Geb said.

"Your words were for the days of the year. So I found a way and created five more days." Nut spoke, not wanting to betray Thoth and his kindness for her.

Ra was silent. He understood that he couldn't kill the children but a punishment had to pass. He smiled cruelly down at them. "You are right. But that doesn't change the fact that you gave birth. That was also an order."

"And with what right do you deny us to have children? You are the sun god but we govern the skies and earth!"

"Kill our children and we shall destroy humanity!" Geb roared and earthquakes shook the ground.

Ra continued smiling. "No, I will not kill you." A tornado appeared suddenly and lifted Nut from the ground. She shouted trying to control the winds, which had trapped her body, but it was impossible.

Geb shouted her name and when he tried to catch her, he found his feet struck to the ground. His amber eyes shone and the god growled at Ra. The sun god lifted his right arm and Nut's body ascended towards the open part of the ceiling. "Nut shall forever stay on her ethereal body bringing the night and you Geb, shall forever stay on the ground unable to take your human form again."

"No!" they both roared and stretched their arms trying to touch each other.

Ra turned to Nut's parents. Tefnut watched with silent horror her daughter's punishment and Shu had tightened his fists, holding his promise to Nut, not to speak but instead take care of her children.

"Shu will have the duty of keeping you apart from each other. LET ALL THE GODS AND GODDESSES KNOW THAT FROM THIS MOMENT EARTH AND SKY SHALL BE SEPARATED FOREVER!"

Ra's voice created earthquakes and the skies darkened as Nut ascended to the sky, losing her human body as higher she went. Geb called and called her name as he was losing his own body at the same time. Their cries echoed, the gods remained silent, until everything calmed and the skies cleared again.

Shu wailed as he shed his human body and took the responsibility to keep the pair from touching each other again.

Centuries passed. The five children of Nut and Geb grew stronger and shaped the hierarchy of the gods. Every night when the stars appeared to the sky, the winds would carry the rustle of leaves the soft hum of earth towards the blinking stars. And at the same time when stars would fall to earth, just before they would dissolve in the air, stardust would fall on the ground touching it. It was the only thing Shu could do for Nut and Geb.

And the humans would know the story and some of them would strain their ears to the sky and listen to the humming song of Geb and Nut.

"Stars and dust, earth and stones

Hearts were lost but they remain close."