Note: Due to lack of Internet access, me updating ANY fics don't seem very likely. Bet you guys thought I forgot about this fic. I suppose not having the Internet will encourage me to work on my fanfics more, meaning that I'll have a lot to upload and update when I DO get online. Originally I planned on posting a poem in German for this chapter, but I don't know German, I don't have net access so no babelfish, and of course...my only copy of the poem is on a zip disk and well...no zip drive. I'm having to use a flash drive because my floppy drive is...well...six feet under. Now, without delay, the next chapter!
Book Five -- Reflection
1 1 She who wields a heart of bitterness is not easily saved. 2 Yea, the body can be spared 3 Yet it is not the body that is to be saved. 4 Indeed her blood dyed hair violently displayed the vices of man. 5 It is the fate of humanity to be swayed by the winds of vice and virtue 6 For without choice, without right and wrong, there can be no free will.
2 1 His frail body and gentle eyes cannot save him. 2 Indeed his features and heart may weaken his spirit 3 It is in weakness that man can find his strength. 4 One whose will is meek is not weak. 5 Yea it takes more courage to submit than to dominate.
3 1 Light creates shadow and despair gives hope. 2 It is in the constant conflict and hypocracy that man finds himself. 3 Only in contradiction can man begin to understand the choices placed before him. 4 Without night and day there exists only nothing.
4 1 Shinji did rest himself upon the shore of New Life. 2 Asuka did lay wearily upon his bossom. 3 Even those who seek to end their days by their own hand may be denied by the free will of man himself. 4 It is not merely one soul who is given free will and the desires of man often conflict. 5 In conflict lies self-revelation. 6 Only by knowing pain can one comprehend pleasure. Only when one experiences loss can one appreciate all that he possesses. 7 To know happiness one must first feel sorrow.
5 1 When one gazes at one's self he sees a reflection. 2 The reflection is formed by the past 3 For it is the past the forges the present. 4 But if one was to continue their gazing in foolishness he will fall into the water and his future will be drowned. 5 Do not forget the face you find in your reflection 6 Yet do not let it's presence overwhelm you. 7 For no one can change the past by walking backwards. 8 The past shapes the present and the present which will become the past will shape the future. 9 One cannot walk foward without constant stumbling if one is always looking behind. 10 The past has paved the road into the future, 11 Follow that path unafraid of where it will lead you.
6 1 The water of the ocean is clear, 2 Pure and untainted. 3 It is through the water that impurities can be washed away 4 And man made clean. 5 Yet if the water is not pure 6 How then can one clean himself 7 And seek the reflection that will guide him? 8 Yea, may the waters forever be pure 9 And damned be he who pollutes them.