A/N: Thanks so much for the awesome reviews for Child is Born. Sadly, I can't say anything more about it, as it is connected to Burning Black and its sequel, Intolerable Light. So, here's another little poem to help tide you over.
Ode to a Hero
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Every world, every realm, since time began
Adheres to a rule that governs a plan
'Every Beginning has an End,
And It calls no one Its friend.
Constant, Eternal and Unforgiving,
Death is never denied the souls of the living'
Yet here you are, here you stand,
A corpse that walks upon the land
Existing outside the loop of fate
Doomed to never see the gate
Of Heaven, Hell or ghostly zone
No dreams, no future, no place to call home
You see your own grave and shed your tears
You can never belong in the world of peers
But the tears soon dry and time moves on
And you decide no longer to live on the run
Without a future, you surrender your history,
Dead to the present and shrouded in mystery
This city, this world, will never know
Their heart returned to restore the flow
Of magic and hope for better tomorrows
To appease the grief, despair and sorrows
You who stand beyond Death's reach,
Tell us what lessons you now teach
'I'm less than a ghost, I am now just a shadow
With the night my guide and a lone path to follow.
This is my home and I will set it free,
And pray that you don't recognize me
Because your world isn't alone in my quest
To save my friends; it just seems a test.
I can feel a darkness coming to pass
That threatens two worlds, all en mass,
And soon it may be that you will all fight
To ensure that the victor remains the light.'
Perhaps, one day, you can finally rest,
Or take a new life that suits you best.
For the rules are written to serve as a guide
And you broke them all when you fled Death's side
Yet what you made of this chance proves nobility
And broken rules hold no hostility
So when all is done in a distant time,
'Maybe I'll find peace sublime....'