by Mark A. Alvarez II
Sometime you don't have a clue,All you know is that no one can do what you can do.Sometimes you may feel alone,But that's why you have to move.You've got to find your way, make your place,And do what you do. You don't have a choice.This is your voice.So don't be afraid to speak your mind.You … Continue reading What You Do
There will come a time when we'll have to rise,A time when we'll have to fight,A time when we'll have to do what's right.Despite all that we face,We can't continue to make the same mistakes.We must raise the stakes.We must accept our fates.For this is our conviction, fighting with no restrictions. There's more to this, … Continue reading Time to Rise, Time to Fight
Introspection...Staring into my own reflection,I don't think I've ever felt so lost.My mind obsessing over every loss.The cost of my ambition,The sacrifice of my life's position.What is it that I seek?Is it power or something meek?Finding the words to speak is in no way easy.Either way, no one understands me.I've lost so much,Friends, family, love … Continue reading Introspection
Listening to these words within,My spirit calls like the wind,Whistling to me as I give in. I grasp onto this innate wisdom,And I find my heart ascending,Accepting a life beyond my freedom,A life so holy, my everlasting story,Living for the light's glory. There is purpose in what it calls for,Asking that I do something more.I … Continue reading A Heart So Holy
"I've been fighting my whole life, training to protect my land and my people... I was taught to think for myself." - Dutybound, pg. 176 Cool and collective, Leocadio "Leo" Feral, is the noble sir of Pinea, Moz's former rival and neighbor to the north. Turmoil has existed between the Sanoon and Feral dynasties for … Continue reading Character Profile: Leocadio Feral, Sir of Pinea
It's hard not to think that my life has taken such a turn,My pride, my ego, reduced, reformed... Faced with such a dream,I want nothing more than to be seen. Not to speak or to be heard,But to be admired; inspired.Such positive things. As I change, I choose to take this form,To become something more. … Continue reading Steps of Mercy
I once had hoped for a simple wish,Something trivial, nothing more than mere bliss.But as I peer beyond that orange horizon,I can’t help but feel afflicted by a wretched poison. Consumed by my doubts and fears,My loss brings me to the brink of tears.But why? When nothing has yet come to pass. My desire no … Continue reading Poison
This is where I’ve always belonged,Within clouds of shadow,I’ve always known. Finding what is right and wrong,Fighting to regain what I’ve already lost,This is my cross to bear. This is where I’ve always belonged,Within clouds of shadow,I’ve always known. Do you truly seek to rid this world of what it needs?*** To wrought the world’s … Continue reading Clouds of Shadow
The gates of the manor were flooded with lights as multitudes of people traveled the roads. It took about a sixteenth of the Mozian military to securely lay passage for the relatively minuscule number of nobles invited to the party, as waves of commoners gathered there, ever hopeful. To witness a moment of luxury beyond … Continue reading Duty’s Bane: an excerpt from Dutybound
"The darkness could never marvel to be as powerful as the light. It may seem impossible right now, but in my heart I know this to be true. With darkness may come fear, but as long as there is light, there is hope!" - Dutybound, pg. 320 Introducing Luzanna Renon... Aldric native, Carist, Scholar, Warrior... … Continue reading Character Profile: Luzanna Renon, Chief Heiress of the Carist Tribe