The Hands

A godlike, colossal figure sits on a mountain and watches a civilization destroy itself in fires and distant explosions. A smaller companion urges mercy and asks for another chance for those below, but the elder insists they would only repeat their errors. As the devastation continues, the elder gathers clay from the riverbank and begins to fashion something new, revealing that his compassion is aimed not at the ruined populace but at an alternative creation, while the younger figure is left to ponder what form the new work will take.