Strength Through Strife

[Sailor Ryu]

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"It's tiring, but it has to be done.
The constant push on, to be more than I am.
What else would I do, if not this?"

"A leader, a warrior, a mercenary, an inspiration."
"A brute, a crook, a monster."

"So many don't understand what it takes to survive in this world.
They forget, what it is we went through, what it is we're fighting for."
"They forget what it is we lost."

"Too many reliant on others, relying on borrowed power.
I refuse to do that. I refuse to hold any strength but my own."
"Strength earned through glorious strife."

"Meranthe progresses best, in times of great calamity.
The strong rise, in times of great adversity..."

"If it's a calamity they need.
It's a calamity I'll become."

"Even as we stare down the end.
Even as we approach defeat.
I'll continue this climb.
I'll become more."

"For her.
For myself.
For all of those we lost.
And those, left behind."

"The Fires of Adversity burn brightly."
"No matter what it takes, I will reach new heights."