3.....
To take you beyond all realms of being...you trod on in relentless pursuit...never wavering from the
responsibilities to mankind...A sense of urgency as overwhelming as the first breath of life...has erupted in this world...Ripples of discontent have filled
the air with cries of anguish...and disgust...You cannot help but weep for the souls entering the world as it is today...

They must make their journey in these times of peril, and the cycle must go on. No one is exempt from life’s consequence. So they continue to travel on, leaving no stone unturned. You must succeed. You must not fail as you travel. Your eyes scan each new horizon for the answer, for hope, for knowledge. Your weary body begs for rest, your eyes water from the lack of sleep, your heart and soul weep.

You must not waver from the path your on. You keep hope that by some chance, by some miracle, this can all be corrected. That humanity can be saved from certain destruction. My mind beats this nightmare into submission, lifting me up to give me sight. I have seen kingdoms rise from stone, only to return. My tongue never learns their language, for there is no use. They will not be here but a few moments of my life.

Lifetimes to them are but a few beats of this dragon’s heart. A tear slides down my cheek, as I look down at the fires on my Earth below. This was once fertile land, rich with my kind, and the chivalry of men of old. Men with honor, and of purpose. The word mankind carried a different meaning then. Now I just watch, waiting for the fi nal toll of the mission bell.

The ring that will split the night, and signal that man has ceased to exist once again. A victim of his own devices, of his own need for the power that was just out of his grasp.