I don't own Monster Rancher.
Just a poem I wrote about what Golem might have been thinking before he met up with Genki and the others. I don't know if this is really all that good, it's just something I came up with when I was thinking about the big guy. Hope you like it.
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I am the guardian of the forest
I protect the grave of the discs.
I watch over this static place
Where the only sound comes from scattered birdsong,
The only movement comes from the flowers
Gently waving delicate petals in the breeze.
Once
There was laughter and life here
Monsters filled this valley instead of lost discs.
Here they made their homes
We planned for our bright futures
Our hopes and dreams giving this place a spirit all its own.
Once
I had many friends here
We played our games in this valley
Under a sun that shone like the dreams that we had.
I loved and was loved in return
I watched my friends and family grow
And we all looked forward to a peaceful tomorrow.
Now
The peace that reigns here is the peace of the dead
And only the birds sing here
Their melody sometimes seeming to carry with it
The sound of merry voices from an eternity ago
The strains of a song long silenced by time.
Now
Only the flowers dance in the breeze
No longer stirred to the winds
By the careless frolicking of young monsters
Who might not have noticed the small blossoms beneath them
As they ran through living fields
Eyes locked on sunny skies above them.
I am the guardian.
This is my purpose.
I protect.
I watch.