> Devotionals To A Frozen Goddess
>  by Undome Tinwe
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> Apostate's Creed
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A gilded cage, made strong with lies
A spider’s thread, in crimson shades
Her goddess sleeps, and with a sigh 
The faithful servant leaves the glade

Be vigilant of friend or foe
For darkness seeks to snuff out light
But Virtue’s folly takes its toll
And sometimes Justice can lose sight 

And so the Goddess trusts but one
To keep her faith, to do her will
The heart, the stars, the moon, the sun
Are good but she is greater still

One day the key will find the space
Within the lock that keeps her bound
Then all will know her rightful place
As one by one the lost are found

But now her servant draweths near
With tidings from her chain’ed slave
So lend your ears, that you might hear
Salvation’s call and thus be saved
> Even Scales
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Atop a hill, two lovers sit,
A question asked, a promise made
The kiss that’s shared the Fates elide 
For Destiny cannot be swayed

The light, the dark, their purpose clear
Choose one to build, and one to break
So all shall tremble out of fear
For she doth mold a world so bleak

But then a hero must arise
To cross her sword with evil's might
And victory o'er one despised
So once again prevails the light

So once again prevails the light
The hero's heartache matters not
Because she knows she can't lose sight
Lest all shall fall to death and rot

It happened once, so long ago
When Sun and Moon with Chaos supp'd
And friendship could but bloom and grow
To drink their fill from plaided cup

But Nature can't be parley'd with
And Nurture too will take its toll
The wheel must turn, his fall was swift
Defeat as well, to stonèd soul

Now pierce her heart, the sword you drove
Right through her chest is meant to be
Ignore the voice that begs for love
Away she'll turn, too blind to see

She tried to save her, fool she was
Atop that hill was question posed
"Must I be forced to join this cause?
My price I paid, my chapter closed"

The answer came, a promise spoke
"You turned to light, so I must turn.
This price I pay, for balance broke
Is now my duty to return.”

And so the kiss must be forgot
And so for love a soul turned cold
To force the one who’s mortal out
To end the battle ‘twas foretold

Within the storm, a mortal weeps
Her blade still drips with passion slaked 
Within her wings, her lover sleeps
A princess fallen, ne’er shall wake
> Orisons
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"Devoted One, who watches all
I come to you, my soul bared wide
To pray my foes shall final'y fall
And I shall rise to mend my pride"

"I hear your plea, O Child of Hate
Your pride is stronger than your wit
For what you ask, the cost is great
Are you prepared now to submit?"

"The price you name, I'll gladly pay
My life for theirs, a worthy trade
I have not gold nor gems today
But all my wealth I would have paid"

"I have no need for gems or gold
And death be not of my domain
A question first, to you so bold
What justly cause does your soul claim?"

"In Tartarus my soul was forged
My pride the shield, my hate the hearth
And vengeance was the meal I gorged
My loyalty is to myself"

"Then faith shall be the price I take
For I am but Devotion's heir
Your soul I'll break and then remake
Until you love me to despair"

"If I must give all I can give
To see my foes be ground to dust
Then drink your fill, for you I'll live
My love to you I shall entrust"

"Then does an icy death await
The enemies that we both share
Your body, mind, and soul I'll sate
As you now come into my care"

"With this I end my Summer's bliss"
"Now seal our pact with Winter's kiss"
> Remembrance
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Child of Love, who sweetly sleeping
Doth portend a brighter future
By her side, a filly weeping
As she prays with endless fervour

Long ago, yet just a second
She recalls a Goddess frozen
Seated on her throne she beckoned
"Come to me, O traitor broken

"Loyalty from you I fought for
Coaxed your heart from stone to fire
Acolyte, I need your favour
Promise me your love won't tire"

Bending knee, she gave her answer
"All of which I have to offer
Comes from you, who saw me lesser
But still kindly gave me succour.

"Now I see our kingdom crumbling
Fading, falling into nothing
As the ice consuming all things
Reaches us and brings our ending

"But in these eternal moments
'Fore the reaper comes to claim us
You shall have all my heart's contents
Death shall find me in your service"

"Death shall be not how we're parted,"
Came the voice so gently fading.
"Born again we both are fated
So is this a wheel's beginning.

"With my last breath I shall bind us
When you find me, be awakened
In a final act of service
Give to me a world endarkened."

In the present, this young filly
Cries as she recalls her duty
"Hallowed be your name, O Flurry
Soon shall you behold my fealty."
> I lit a candle in my brain
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I lit a candle in my brain
In memory of you
The fire seared the thoughts right out
Just like you said to do

You taught me all I ever knew
Before you let me loose
From reading, writing, 'rithmetic
To how to tie a noose

I look back now, it’s clear as day
Why I prefer the night
Beneath the Sun I spoke but lies
To everyone’s delight

But afterwards, in moonlight's shade
Your lessons came to life
To take what's mine by right or might
With Subtlety's own knife

And as the years passed on and on
Your image I was made
A monster with a heart of ice 
Reliant on your aid

So when you left, of course I fell
The world turned into ash
I wished that I had died instead
My life gone in a flash

The candle flickers, running out
I’m nothing on my own
So I’ll become a shell for you
When I ascend the throne
> No Escape
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There's a light at the end of this tunnel, I fear
As I fly from the monster none else can see clear
With a heart shining brighter than all of the stars
And those eyes that see right to the heart of my scars

For this freedom she's given is all but a lie
Now I see that she wants my own heart as her prize
Every word that she speaks is a chain binding tight
As my soul is encircled by Passion's delight

That is why I must flee from this demon seraphic
And desires we share of a nature most sapphic
With each lover's caress I lose more of myself
To the one whose embrace would persist beyond death

But the storm all around me is fading away
And her presence reduces my wings into clay
I can only descend and await my demise
At the hoof of the one with my heart in her vise

With a smile on her face, and a kiss from her lips
I am lost once again, to her grace my soul slips
> To dust we all return
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An offering of ashes gray
Anointed with my tears
I whisper words you made me say
I whisper all my fears 

The petals dance along the road
Their scent creeps in my mind
And I recall the seeds you sowed
On nights your lust enshrined

You took me in, beneath your wing
Before you took my soul
And then, beneath you, did I sing
With pleasure that you stole

Remains of yours I scatter now
With one last “I love you”
Those words you forced out long ago
Still hurt to see them through

The ashes dance with promise made
Released into the sky
I’ll never speak of how we laid
Or how you made me cry