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Edit: I don't know why, but FFNet isn't displaying hyphens or bars anymore. Sorry if your computer doesn't show the spaces between stanzas.
Favored Son of God
by Fang Shinobi
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He was the favored son of God
Bearer of light, loved by all
How one so high would fall so low
To the deepest depths of Hell
Where he was king, still loved by all
No one knew, not me nor you.
.
But on his dark throne in hell
Surrounded by the fallen
Like a chiming, resounding bell
He could hear her voice a-calling
He knew he had to take her
The three-winged angel Alexiel
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With her eyes that knew no fear
She drew him into her prison
The garden where the trees
Forbidden fruit they bear
And on this holy soil of Eden
Tread he dared on leaves crimson
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She took his hand when he came, but
'Twas not long they were together
'Cause by His curse she was lost
To die mortal deaths forever
Through her every life he follows
Without ever rest or pause
.
All his memories forgotten
He did not know why he loved her
But in his heart she was there
So he follows her without a care
Of who he was or what he was
Compared to her, they did not matter
.
In her last reincarnation
He who has pursued her
Stayed faithfully by her side
In her new life, he was a brother
For she, now a man, loved another
This another was his sister
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A guardian angel or a demon
Which one he was he did not care
When he looks upon this boy
He does not see her silken hair
Nor her lips of deep crimson
He had not expected to love another
.
Once the favored son of God,
Once the mighty lord of Hell
How one so high would fall so low
To die for his three winged angel
Knowing they could never be together
No one knew, not me nor you
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A/N: I took Creative Writing class last semester, and while we were writing fan fiction (yes, our teacher is also a fan of anime, manga and fan fiction, wow, I know) I suddenly got inspired to write this. I couldn't finish it in time for the deadline though, so I submitted a Zabuza fan fiction instead. But one night, inspiration struck me once more and I finished the poem (it was last October 2009). Here it is now. Any comments? Critiques? I'm not much of a poet lol. The parts about Setsuna seem so off lol. Any suggestions for improvement? Please review!