[ASignalInTheNoise]

Oh mother, oh Spring Maiden, oh lady of Redemption...
... I ask your forgiveness. I ask for punishment. I ask for judgement.
My hands are unclean. My hands are stained in the blood of Man.
My hands are stained for the purpose of the erasure of an entire people.
And. I. Knew. That.

Oh, long have I been willing to abide by opinions of extremes,
Long have I been willing to let live those who would commit evil under the guise of good.
Long have I been willing to accept shades of grey within the world, but all seem convinced they are in the grey.
No. No longer. No longer will I abide by such things. No longer will I let such acts pass unheeded.
No longer. I foresaw a moment when the Dreams of the Jotun wiped from this world., such as they are-

Even if they are of conquest, of crusades in the name of some cause of another.
Even if they would cause pain and struggle in others.
Even if the world had turned against and condemned them.
Such a crime. Such a crime I will not abide by. Such a crime I will not let pass.

I am done allowing lines to be crossed.
I am done allowing those with power and wisdom allowing cruelty 'for a better world' to go without opposition.
No more. No more will I meekly stand by, unsure of myself, unsure of my position, unsure of my very being.
No. More.

I will rage with your Love, mother.
I will rage until I cannot rage anymore. I will rage with no hate in my heart.
I will rage against those who would cross the line of evil 'for the sake of the world'.
We are all capable of choice. I learned that; I learned that as I watched the world turn against us with relief.
I learned that I am the only one who can make my choice to correct evil whence it comes.

Arcadia stood by the Lumin-King as his vassal.
From whence I am, the most change can be affected. From whence I am, Love may rage.
I will rage here, most excellently, for as long as I may. For evil has masqueraded as good for far too long.
The Cycle of hate must be broken. And my weapon to break it shall be the love in my heart for all things, for all people.
For all who walk, for all who dream, for all who dare to believe in a better future.

My heart rages with Love.
It will rage, and rage, and rage until my soulstone is broken.
There may be suffering.
There may be pain.
But to Love is to resist evil.
To love is to choose a better path.
To love is to be better than you were before.
With my Heart Aligned to this Vow...

I will soar on wings of Hope.