War at the Edge of the End

I have grown fond of my burdens They serve to remind me of all I have lost The freedom to die and live mortal Life's fated, and I offer my guard The spectre of Death rides unheeded A legion unnumbered and we are but four His army would claim every mortal But my steel was old when Death was young To long has he mocked as he's taken A seer, a pureblood and I, Ire's slave Have called down the ones who'll bring worse than death could dream, and He'll face it at last The riders of hell had my blessing The vainglory of kings and the crimes of the poor Have spread like a plague beyond healing They are mine to watch, for them, a Lord! For my life I'll keep my failing light 'til the dust has vanished I will offer my guard For my price I'll roam my wretched world 'til the end of all time I will serve as thine guard The parting of clouds mark their arrival and the beating of hooves cannot shake my repose My gods have sent those behind Vleneng To bring fear to Death and place me in his throne The crowning is brief and well-hidden For a Guardian's Birth is not one they should see A procession of silent, grim, demons march back into their secret keep For my life I'll keep my failing light 'til the dust has vanished I will offer my guard For my price I'll roam my wretched world 'til the end of all time I will serve as thine guard Blind as they are, I am their Law Their fate is mine to save as I might Forsaking my guild, forgetting my past Leaving my home and crossing the wall Silently throned and becoming The All Unseen and unheard is the dawn of my rule

Submitted by Immortal — Nov 11, 2025