//------------------------------// // The Crystal Empire Trilogy // Story: My Little Poems - Ponies with Metal // by Lectuiae //------------------------------// The Crystal Empire Trilogy - Fall, Memory, Rebirth Blind Greed (Fall of the Empire) Tower rose in the winter night Traveler's beacon in the arctic fields Once it shone from the northern land Mellowing the coldest of winds "No constraints of flesh May prevent my revival My day of return will come From the depths of ice I will rise…" Luminous Crystalline homes City that glows in light Shining realm of knowledge and arts Power from deepest of ties Shimmered under the stars Empire of the crystal kin Until the days turned dark Faded the lights into dim I still remember the golden days, Empire of the North Beacon of union and love Crystal Heart their guiding light Realm of peace now tortured Enslaved under your will Tarnished the hearts of joy How could you let it be ruined… Seeds of their misery, countless distraught lives Burden of memory relived once again Where ends your greed if you'll turn them to ruins… Hail the king of forlorn… of frozen waste? "Torn towers from the tides of time… My throne, my beautiful halls, You won't take them from me. Who else but the strongest can claim The right for power,to hold the Crystal Heart…" "Such is the fate; such is my claim for throne Over this land, over its glory and might. Power to lead, power to force my will Above the weak, nothing but slaves of mine." "Such is the fate, such is my claim for throne, Beyond the reach of time my mind will hold: Over the time, lifetime thousandfold From the deeps I'll rise and take my own…" }~*~{ Anthem (Memory of the Empire) Children of the Perished Empire… The crystal spike Emerged in the northern sky. From thousand years of sleep Woken the empire of past, The world once perished and gone. It looms in the north… The echoes of cold domain. The king, the tyrant reborn Waiting his renewed chance To finish what had begun… Crystal kin Drifting shells of the realm… What's there… left… to protect… Memories… They're fading… What's left are filled with hurt and grief. It's graying and tarnished, The world they once called their home. Despair and fear, Tokens of slavery, Left within the heartcells In the lost, orphaned souls of the empire… … Stand up by your own feet Restore your hope, Find your courage, Kindle the light, Unite the nation's heart. Once enslaved, Be free from your past. Weak can find The power that lasts. The long lost tradition, the fair of kinship, The powerful memorial, seed for revival. It's been gone for so long, the world of a crystal kin; Arise and stand tall, the joy is at your reach. Unearth your bravery; you have the strength you need. Turn faith to reality: there is nothing to fear. The awakened memory of a kingdom and home: On the horizon the stars are the same. Rise from the darkness to a dawn of new light. Discover your history, The strength to live free, Who you are. }~*~{ Rediscovery (Rebirth of the Empire) a) Ghost Where did the world once disappear When we were praying for freedom The light was blinding my eyes, Then darkness came; Was that the end…? What waited were the graying walls Lifeless city and kingdom Is this the worth of my existence Has nothing changed? Am I alive and trapped in the death Or dead and lost my afterlife Was I ever anything else Than these crippling chains around my neck They say time has forgotten our life Yet the scars are still fresh in my heart Can't I just leave it behind Can't I just forget it all Am I a ghost that's wandering the earth I remember nothing more but pain I saw the light once faded Is there meaning to even try to escape They say time has forgotten our life Yet the scars are still fresh in my heart I have nothing to hold on Maybe there never was Can't I just leave it behind… b) Recall There is so much more in you than you believe… Once enslaved can still find the strength to fight, to live… I remember this scene Somehow it's seems so real to me The sounds of fair All the tastes and smells in the air What is this feeling Is this a sign Did I recall a time That's my real life…? Were there once a time and life without chains When we did know joy Where in my mind those times remain I want them back The shadow clouds the times before you lost your life… Try to recall the world where you were free to smile… They're waking up in me Memories that I once had are here The wistful fair All the tastes and smells in the air I remember this Familiar sight, it's warming my heart Like I'm welcomed home All the life I've known I've lived in chains For so long I've feared Now I can open my eyes again See and smile… The key of rebirth The stairway to the skies The answer's waiting right ahead Our deadline's closing fast with His siege Will you be their savior, or are you to fail the final leap Will you guide the light or lead their downfall? All the life I've known I've lived in chains For so long I've feared Now I can recall the time past despair I can smile Maybe I can find myself again… …I hope so… c) Choice A shadow is growing outside, Everything around us is dying, The darkness that emerged anew has swallowed the last dim of light… Is this where the memory guided us From the chains of our past, to the end of our future Couldn't we be free after all? There is no way for me But maybe for someone else I am seeing the eyes of darkness They've grown everywhere Before us the final choice: Live, or be erased… … I have a right to live my life Don't be afraid You have the power over your past Let it guide your heart… d) Rebirth I won't resign to chains, no more Now that I can see There is more in life for me I have the strength I need The lantern of our land It shines so bright And guides us through the storm We are given the key I have rediscovered the path Past the pain and grief Scars may stay, but they won't bleed I have the right to live I can see the edge There is no end But a life reborn ahead I can move on from here I am free…