Well, that is over. I have completed Fire Emblem: Fates - Birthright, a 3DS game that is worthy of a book, so poignant was the plot and ties forged with the characters. Justice, equality, charity, and peace are the best reasons to draw steel, and then only in defense.
But it is a terrible thing when a
double-edged blade cuts your heart, and family, in two.
Yet what if...?
Let Azura's song ring forth:
"You are the ocean’s gray waves
Destined to seek
Life beyond the shore
Just out of reach
Yet the waters ever change
Flowing like time
The path is yours to climb
In the white light
A hand reaches through
A double-edged blade cuts your heart
in two
Waking dreams fade away
Embrace the brand new day
Sing with me a song
Of birthrights and love
The light scatters to the sky above
Dawn breaks through the gloom
White as a bone
Lost in thoughts, all alone."