The axe fells and splits — the tool of decisive severance at scale. It takes down what stood for decades in an afternoon. Getting the axe is the cut received; burying the hatchet, severance itself retired.
Positive Resonance
The decisive cut, deadwood cleared, fuel split for the fire
Shadow Aspect
Felling what took decades to grow, the axe that falls on you
Nuances
Chopping wood: useful severance, fuel made
Felling a great tree: ending something long-grown
The axe falling: the cut arriving on you
Burying the hatchet: the instrument of severance retired