Until I Can Soar...


Failed revenge
Honor lost
Wings stripped away
Pierced, you fall.

With the morning light
Redemption dawns.
What would you do
for these wings?

If it takes nine lives,
I will soar again;
Shed my heart
And fly.

Pinions torn,
Eyes sharpened;
The coldest fire
Of burning ice.

Though the ancient sky
May threaten my life,
My talons are swift.
I have no fear.

The bloody sky
May stain my claws
With uncertainty
But I still live.

My nature thus
Cannot be changed.
I will always be
An eagle.

Release the edge
Surrender to the winds,
Not a fall but
A leap of faith.


Yan: Ah, yes. Not very subtle references at all. If you've played the first game or at least read the amazing novelization by Mirror and Image, all the references should be head-bangingly obvious. Both me and Shadow have semi-ish gotten into this fandom, though we've never played a single game. It's really interesting. For one thing, it has a plot. For another, it's in a historical setting! Real places, real people, fiction, mysterious hooded orders, a heap of tragedy and angst, and many, many gray areas. Beautiful mix. Even if you don't think you'll get it, go and read that novelization.

Happy Thanksgiving from me and Shadow! ...and I'm sorry that chapter has been slow in coming. Everything's been insane on our end, and my muse is rather fleeting. Please don't blame Shadow, 'cause it's mostly me. Faithful readers, worry not. An update comes soon.

...I hope.