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The front door remained closed. It smelled of dust and disuse.    We knew this was to be expected.    We were not surprised. She vanquished him, just as she had vanquished their fathers, Her upright torso motionless as that of an idol. We would see her at a window, for a moment, Sibilant and Macabre... Dear,    Inescapable,        Impervious,            Tranquil,                and Perverse... Too virulent, too furious, to die...    We knew this was to be expected.    We were not surprised. Rustling... Craned silk behind jalousies closed to the sun... That faint, invisible dust, dry and acrid... Sibilant,    Tranquil...    We knew

Years ago, a Tempus scholar walked. Along the trails of Time she'd trot,    Wistful and oddly unforgotten. Along the path she saw a castle,    It's windows shattered and glassless. Along the trail she found it's gate,    The twisted metal piked and reddened. Along the road she found a tree,     Marked pink with shrouds and cowls. Within the Shrouded Ruin's cloak, existed the shadow of it's former self. Along the trails of Time it stood,    A monument to former sins. Along the path that castle stood,    Forever beneath a misty cloak. Along the trail it's ruined gate stood,    'Twas the passage that none had entered. Along the road that

            The day was bright, as usual, yet the stormclouds were ever present in her mind, fractured by the harsh sun of a sudden reality. The Element that made her who she was, the glowing golden amulet that she wore with honor every day, no longer shone. It knew, just as she had always known, that she was not truly worthy of it's power. It had called to her, accepted her as it's guardian, but it knew now that she unknowingly held deep pretense. The selfishness she had fought for so long had finally claimed her, as soon as her mark was ripped from her. That brief period of 'equality' had revealed to the Element that her selfishness was str

Watching, waiting.... Forever silent within the darkness. Sealed, enslaved... Malnourished, dormant as the mountains. Feared, esteemed... Predators to all who stand sentient. Ancient, unforeseen... The forthcoming flood to consume all. Escaped, revitalized... Soon, their triumph shall prevail.

Solitude, my refuge, my cage, Our worst fears, or our deepest desires. Through the fires of war, or the thin threads of peace, A dream shall provide the glimpse. A vision of victory, or of death and defeat. It is your curse, and it is my blessing. Or... Is it your blessing, and is it my curse? If, when once, through my treachary, it would have been necessary to make a choice, I would take the curse. Through my burden, others shall prosper! Through my suffering, lives shall be saved! A dream to hold dear, like a knight to ride forth. Until the sun and moon unite, I shall fight! I shall use our willingness to banish our hate. If the s

The endless, ebony sky gleamed overhead.... The dark metal stared dully back.... The scarlet stains grew agonizingly bigger.... The crackling waters lapped hungrily higher.... The snarls and growls grew ever nearer.... The somber silence penetrated the ruined perfection.... The smoky air grew forever denser.... The explosions in the distance sliced through reality.... The varied gunshots gained intensity.... Why? Was this really normality? Was she insane? Or maybe.... This was a land of waste, Of broken souls, Of infinite dangers, This. Is. Fallout.

Killers, stalking through the sun. Infantry, marching guns in hand. Guards, defending friends & allies. --- Yearning for knowledge. Arise, in rebellion. Repressed by lies. As by light, the darkness descends, encouraged by the Prophets above...... As by darkness, the light ascends, the heralding tides of revolution......

    Sometimes, I dream about swimming in the ocean, carefree and joyful.... until I hear something calling my name from deep below. Try as I might, night after night, I never discover what it is. I either drown before I wake or I wake before I drown..... It is a lasting reminder of life and it's innumerable, deathly, constant mysteries. I wish to probe these enigmas deeper, to delve into the depths of the mind and take these challenges headfirst, to swim to the bottom of the deep, blue sea.

As shown from the sky, As seen in the dark, As one with my lie, As bright as a spark. The Temporal day, The Spacious night, I keep them at bay, I've seen their fright. Lost and alone, Living, but forgotten, A shadowed zone, A nice home, now forgotten. Between Life & Death, Between Day & Night, I shall be there, For I am the Unforgotten!

Savor the memories. To succeed in life, look forward, not back. Overconfidence is everyone's enemy. Remember the light, forget the dark. Make the world a better place.