Ascendancy of Love

[~Aoria-sama~]

Anchor
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Took the breath from my open mouth,
never known how it broke me down.
I went in circles somewhere else.

Shook the best when your love was home,

storing up on your summer glow.

You went in search of someone else.

And I hear your ship is comin' in,

your tears a sea for me to swim.

And I hear a storm is comin' in.

My dear, is it all we've ever been?

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I’ve never felt so full of love, walking in the light of Pylae since the earliest of my days.

Even now, I believe The Enclave has been the savior I needed - from myself.

The principles of our beacon of light drawing me to the broken souls all around me, and I feel..

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So much purpose. To heal them. To save them.

It’s a feeling as real as the blood pumping through my veins.

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-but who will save me, in my times of despair and deep rooted loneliness?

It is only the scripture that reminds me of my dedication and purpose.

I am enthralled by my work, and my overflowing love of people.

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Sometimes, I forget to love myself.

Caught the air in your woven mouth,

leave it all, I'll be heaving how you went.

In search of someone else.

Taught the hand that taught the bride,

both our eyes lock to the tide.

We went in circles somewhere else.

And I hear your ship is comin' in

Your tears a sea for me to swim

And I hear a storm is comin' in

My dear, is it all we've ever been?

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Nothing will open your eyes to the true capabilities of human nature as much as religion.

I’ve seen the worst and best of people….

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And still.

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Even if nothing will be the same as before. She won’t be the same.

Masika.

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I hope she knows I care for her, and still pray for her to be guided back to me. To the church of Pylae, The Enclave - my home and one and only true love. That I forgive her for leaving, and applaud the sacrifices she made in her attempt to keep The Enclave safe.

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But does she know the seed of resentment toward Pylae has made those sacrifices all but null?

Such is in the commandments. Once your dignity has been lost, you should do everything you can to return it to yourself.

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Does she know she still has time?

Does she know that I love her, even still? After all she’s done?

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Dear friend, come home.

Anchor up to me, love
Anchor up to me, love
Anchor up to me, love
Oh, anchor up to me, oh love, oh love
Ooh-oh

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Our lovely Incandescent, Alhena. How I have looked up to you since I was a small child.

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You are magnificent. Strong. Resolute. Beautiful and ever faithful to our beacon of light and hope.

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-but I fear the years of war, heartache, and betrayal have caused your heart to grow colder.

I hope you never forget the love that Pylae stands for, that all hope should never be lost.

Hope begins with love. Ends with it. Love is the epicenter of all things.

Do not forget, I love you. I will be your crutch, when you need me.

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It is okay to rest.

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“-because I am here.”

“-and I am in love with love.”

[~Aoria-sama~]

Carry You

Torn down, full of aching

Somehow our youth would take the blame

Worn out, the way we let it stay

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Taught how to celebrate it
All out, I'd replicate your pain
Climb down, if only for a taste

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Hallowed, but hesitated

Shallow, but full in all your veins

Shadowed by every other weight

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We were left, thrown to the wolves in our time of desperation.

While I never thought Alhena would be so outwardly cowardice, I guess I should have seen it coming in her absence.

I have never been so appalled. That one would so effortlessly throw those that support them to death.

Yet even still, my futile efforts to save my home were not in vain.

I retrieved Palade and Kure Avincus and brought them back home.

I was there to remind Palade the light she stood for,

and how she needed only to grasp it. Seize it.

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I am so proud of her and The Enclave for rising in our time of adversity.

We've all worked so hard to keep standing, what Alhena so effortlessly tried to throw away.

Pylae is the only one who can forgive her, now.

May her repentance bring her home, someday from her rest.

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Hollow, a doubt can make it

Borrowed a love that never came

Followed in every other shade

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Let it lead your love away
I never strayed
Let it bury you away
In all your blame, in all your pain

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I will carry you always

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What will come of Masika and her vengeance? I find myself wondering often in my thoughts.

She never did come home. Though I suppose the choices she's made are her reasons, now.

Does she feel shame, for what she's tried to do?

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I have done what my destiny wanted to me. I helped save The Enclave.

Bringing Palade to the top as Incandescent, I now feel confident I can rest - as everything comes full circle.

What was always meant to be is, and something inside of me is telling me to...

Find my own happiness, now, within the light of Pylae's blessings.

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Maybe I will get married. Have children. Or maybe I won't.

Either way, I will guide our future acolytes to make better choices as to not repeat the past.

To rebuild and begin the footwork of a better future.

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Because my love will always be for my home. The Enclave.

Our beacon of hope that keeps us standing.

Let it lead your love away
I never strayed
Let it bury you away
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Fade me away, I won't ever be the same
Fade me away, I won't ever be the same
Fade me away, I won't ever be the same

"I think its time for me to live, now."
"Humbly."