Track 4:
The Phoenix (Ciel)
"When we dare greatly, we are not only accepting the possibility that we might fail, but the certainty that we will. Victory isn't given to those who never fall but is awarded to those who learn to rise from the ashes."
It should have been the happiest of days; it had been the saddest of days.
From light, we had fallen into darkness; from flames, we had fallen into cages.
We had been alone, alone – where had everyone else gone?
But I still had you, and you still had me.
My sanity, my anchor.
In this prison of shadows.
And we had clung to each other when they had come to take you away from me. They, these demons wearing human masks.
And I had tightly held your hand when they took you away from me.
I could not let go; I would not let go.
I could not lose you too.
But like the ashes from that day, you slipped through my fingers – and a new hand reached out to me.
The last ember from the ashes had gone out, and I took this hand. Was ready for this path to go.
Once I had failed.
Once had been enough.
I had paid the price to wander this path. Had not risen from the ashes as a phoenix – had stepped out of the cage a phantom, a lie.
And my light burned darkly, and the flames burned lightly.
From now on, victory was the only option I had left.
From now on, I would not lose again.
And revenge would lead my way.
I cannot wait for Chapter 130 to come out - or, at least, the spoilers to appear.
Short note: Every fragment based on a completely instrumental track was written before I've even uploaded the first chapter. Just wanted to say this here before I forget it.
Hope you liked this fragment^^