Your Fading Memories

You might not know
But there are those who do.
There are those who
Have seen hardships,
Trials and struggles,
From five years never lived.

You might not know
But there are those who do.
There are those who
Became your friend,
Shared their secrets.
Gave you hope
When there was turmoil.

You might not know
But there are those who do.
There are those who
Died so you could live,
Fought beside you,
And saved so many.

You might not know
But there are those who do.
Heroes of Deepgarden
Heroes of Pelindor
Heroes of Anteries
Who each fought
Their own war.

Heroes of Deepgarden
Lived in the darkness
Under the Tyrant.
Together they banded,
Collapsing her regime,
With the bombs they carried.

Heroes of Pelindor
Lived behind great walls
Besieged by toy soldiers.
Together they banded,
Under the banner
Of a Blue Star Flower.

Heroes of Anteries
Lived aboard the flotilla
Set upon by sky fortresses.
Together they banded,
Searching for allies
Who would join their war.

Five long years they fought.
Five hard years they prepared.
After those five years,
Two dancing, burning, birds
Brought them home.

Heroes of Travance
Lived under Legacies
Shielding them from harm.
Together they banded,
And brought the Tyrant down,
Saving a family and future.

A book was reclaimed,
A Goddess' power restored.
But with history reversing,
Some had begun to forget.
Memories fading,
As if they never were.

If you have forgotten,
Listen to the stories.
Their tales are no fiction,
But a reality you saved,
A timeline you righted.

If you have forgotten,
Listen to their stories.
Your mind may have forgotten,
But your soul cannot.
Look deep,
and listen.

If you remember,
Remember for them.
Your scars
Your tears
Your weariness.
Tell your stories.
Share your memories.

You are someone's hero,
Even if they do not remember.



Nikola Maximilian Brzezinski-Malagan







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Not all memories are good My Niko.
But the good ones are worth the pain of all of bad ones
Perhaps, next family dinner we can tell some stories, we have a lot to catch up on, don't we?

Instead of seeing Eden as some outside monster that some of us chose to give a second change, you all who are so resentful, should acknowledge that people of this town created her to be the monster she was, she learned much of her strength because of Travance.

Perhaps you should try to see what happened, if you remember, as punishment for what happens when you let your own personal hubris rule your lives. The world is bigger than your own choices and suffering. What we do can in fact save or doom our whole world. Our particular strength of spirit should not be taken lightly and only fools bemoan the consequences of the bed they helped make. Even if they did not teach the monster directly, they did not step in or took no action at all. Those are decisions and we reaped what we sow'd.

If you do this, then maybe next time I'll consider killing the monster. You should always be able to put down what you create, but unmaking them is just fine too.

She's still breathing.

Regretfully you'll all be dead and dust instead of having to pay for the crimes YOUR hubris in letting her survive will have brought. But that seems to be the general way of 'heroes'. Make a decision that affects the world based on how your personal feelings at that second line up.

This conversation is quickly becoming pedantic. We are all just masters of morality here aren't we? Well I am going to disagree that death is the only worthwhile punishment. There was certainly something satisfying about seeing her at her most defeated. Perhaps we will get to see that again someday. Or maybe we won't. I have a lot of time to live to find out. But I will enjoy my time from now until then living my life instead of being stuck in the past.