Author: Cyhirae
Notes: This is just a little ballad for one of my favorite MMOs: Horizons: Empire of Istaria. Sure it has its problems-but it'll always be home it seems. Where else can I be a dragon? ;)
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The Ballad of Istaria
The skies spread ever on above me;
Below me the
land weaves its tapestry-
Shades of blue, shades of green in
majesty;
A breathing taking sight of endless beauty.
Yet to the east and the west;
Darkened land by the
sun left unblessed-
A foul dark mist of souls at unrest-
The
Withered Aegis keeps the dead at their behest.
Take up your sword, you who walk the earth;
Sound
your battle cry, you who soar the skies-
Defend your home and
hearth-
Till as naught but dust the Aegis lies!
Let the smith temper the sword and shield,
Let the
spellcrafter spin spells for all to wield;
The fate of the Gifted
is one forever sealed-
All in our way, we take to the battlefield!
All of Istaria, the ancient empire, now unite!
Those
who may craft, those who may fight-
We all have our place against
the Blight;
We shall return the Aegis to its plane of unending
night!
Rise up the dragons in their glory,
Repent,
fiends, your place in the tale-
Dryad and Satyr now join the
story-
As into a future dark and unknown we now sail.
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