Prologue
The Skies will Burn……
I was Ten years old when I told my mother I no longer wanted to live.
The Heavens shall Fall……
She scooped me up in her arms and stared into my eyes, asking why?
Flesh will become stone……
I told her that as long as I lived the world will in danger; that as long as I lived Father will come. Bringing the end of all things mortal.
And The sun will set……
She stared at me and spoke, all life here in Azarath was precious. Especially mine. That here… here, of all places, people knew the value of life. Even the greatest emperor to the meanest beggar knew that whatever he felt, understood and loved was temporary….. cherished it, and mourned when it was gone. They all knew that they had to die, so they knew the value of life….
Never to rise again!
I just looked at her and slowly shook my head. Past. Future. Present. They are etched in stone.
Her answer haunts me to this day.
iT hAs bEgUn!
"But we can Hope."
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Azarath……… Metrion……… Zilthos………
Center yourself……… do not think……… forget who you are……… Peace……….
Daughter……
Azarath……… Metrion……… Zilthos………
There is nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
Center yourself…………
There is no center in chaos.
Do not think……
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
Azarath………… Metrion………… Zilthos……………
HaHaHa! The reign of mortals has ended!
Forget who you are………….
Foolish girl; did you think you can blow the candles and wish it away?
Peace…………
No, child, Oblivion.
Nevermore.
It has only begun!
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I have saved what I can.
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I have dammed all. Can I truly think it is redemption? No. This is only the beginning; I exist, with the last two survivors of the Apocalypse…… my apocalypse.
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The end has come at last. Did I really think I could blow the candles and wish it away?
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…….Yes. I have lived in the Present for far too long, it is time to face the future.
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The last two survivors of the apocalypse. Polar opposites; I don't doubt they hate me for saving them.
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Robin and Slade. Now I have to spend eternity with them.
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Maybe I should have died…… maybe not.