Title:
Song
Author:
Dungeonwriter
Word
Count: 253
Warnings:
death
Challenge:
#41 Quirks-Winner!
Author's
Note: In honor of my great-grandpa Shloime Mittelman who died a
hero.
People wondered why General Iroh liked to sing. It seemed like a strange quirk to such a distinguished general.
Another day, another execution. That had become the life of General Iroh, son of Fire Lord Sajja. His job was killing people and he was very good at it. Today, he was to oversee the execution of a group of Earth Kingdom rebels. Unlike his brother Ozai, Iroh took no pleasure in ending life. Yet, executions served a salutary purpose and were needed.
As
the prisoners were led out of the prison cells, Iroh heard them
singing. They were about to hang at the gallows and yet they found
the strength to sing? Was it some sort of show of defiance?
Iroh
listened to their music. "I believe with complete faith that
justice will come. Even though I may die, my spirit will live on,"
they chorused, their voices shaking slightly with fear. Yet despite
the chains binding them and the ropes waiting them, the music seemed
to strengthen them.
Iroh
listened and felt a stab of fear. The Fire Nation was fighting a
losing war. They could kill and maim, but they could never control
the world. Such hopeful spirits could never be broken. There was a
power in music that transcended the power of flames and steel, a
power far beyond his comprehension. Iroh turned away from the grisly
sight of the executioners and just listened to the music, realizing
that he was fighting a doomed cause.
Well, few
people could understand the quirks of genius.
AN-As I said, my great grandpa went to his death singing. May his memory be a blessing.