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It's barren | :It's barren | ||
The air chokes:on dust and smoke | :The air chokes:on dust and smoke | ||
the ground cracks:surrendering to the heat | :the ground cracks:surrendering to the heat | ||
It's lonely | :It's lonely | ||
with only the dead as company, | :with only the dead as company, | ||
but anymore,this has become his closest companion: | but anymore,this has become his closest companion: | ||
:death | |||
There was once a purpose to all this | :There was once a purpose to all this | ||
:a specific design | |||
Solders sent forth in the name of retribution | :Solders sent forth in the name of retribution | ||
In their path:an alien covenant | :In their path:an alien covenant | ||
vast in number | :vast in number | ||
ardent in | :ardent in their belief | ||
Now,but one stands | :Now,but one stands | ||
Only one:survivor | :Only one:survivor | ||
His friends taken by conflict | :His friends taken by conflict | ||
:Their adversaries delivered unto | |||
Alone now: he treks the wastelands | :Alone now: he treks the wastelands | ||
Cut off: stranded | :Cut off: stranded | ||
Knowing somewhere above: | :Knowing somewhere above: | ||
Out and beyond | :Out and beyond | ||
His brothers,his sisters, continue to struggle | :His brothers,his sisters, continue to struggle | ||
Continue to fight,to die: | :Continue to fight,to die: | ||
to strive | :to strive | ||
A million stars between here and home | :A million stars between here and home | ||
A million enemies:more | :A million enemies:more | ||
Yet here he stands:ever vigilant | :Yet here he stands:ever vigilant | ||
And here he'll stay: | :And here he'll stay: | ||
: A lone warrior, on a desolate plain</i> | |||
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Revision as of 16:52, December 27, 2009
Acheron-VII is the second poem from the short story collection Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe.
It was written by Jonathan Goff, while Sparth created the artwork.
