Title: Ode to a King
Disclaimer: Stargate Atlantis and all related characters belong to MGM.
Genere: General
A/N: this short was inspired by aadarshinah's fic: "Cor Leonis" set in Ancient!John-verse.
A boy who once wanted nothing more then to fly and touch the skies, turned into a man, lost in grief and without roots.
A man turned soldier, who proved himself through hard trials.
An awestruck soldier, a man who saw the wonders beyond the comprehension of any mere mortal.
A man, a lost boy who witnessed the terrors beyond the once so beloved skies.
A man, a soldier, who saw and suffered unbearable losses, only to re-emerge from the ashes like a phoenix to keep his people safe, again and again. To fight to keep his new, fragile roots and bonds.
A leader, born from blood spilled in countless battles with enemies no mere mortal has ever seen before they set foot into Pegasus.
A lost boy turned man turned soldier begrudgingly ascended to be a king, to carry on the suffering, to fight, to protect those who will eventually die, while he will stand unwaveringly, carrying on his accursed life. To carry on and exceed those who came before him and set example for those, who will come after him.
A lost boy, who once wanted nothing more then to fly and touch the skies. A Man, a Soldier, a King: John Sheppard.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed it. This is the first story that I felt good enough to be published.