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@thevictorsāĀ asked Ā for Ā a Ā ššššš Ā ššššššš Ā ( Ā accepting Ā ) benĀ howard,Ā everything
« every kingdom must one day come  to an end. »

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šššššĀ :
IT IS A GAZE THAT BURNS RIGHT THROUGH EURONāS CORE; digs its way into his flesh, fills his veins with salt and his bones with iron. and still leaves him entirely bare. naked under the scrutiny of a creature more powerful than himĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā and it is the Crowās Eye who averts his own eyes, smiling and evil alike. for the first time in his life, Euron Greyjoy relents, the head bowed, taking a step back. o, arrogance oozes through him, merrily mixing with the madness filling every pore, but heās never been a stupid man. had he, heād be long dead by now.
he knows. heās seen. he has seen him closing his fingers around Robinās throat when heād been but a boy. had seen him pinching Harlonās nose shut, watching while his half-brother had suffocated to death, his mouth sealed by greyscale. heās heard him giving the order to have Balon killed while Silence comfortably swayed upon the waves, keeping her master safe. heās seen him creeping into the tower at night, drunkenly staggering up the stairs; has heard the creaking of the hinges and has watched him drag them from their beds by their feetĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
āour enemies?ā Euron echoes the words, feels his rotten heart flutter in his chest. āour enemies is everybody. everywhere.ā for everybody disrespects the Ironborn; stealing their glory, their birthrights, their values, even their children. the day Balon had fallen to his knees and watched as his flesh and blood had been dragged away, Euron had known his brother had to die. āyouāre asking me to end the entire world, my lord.ā
ššĀ šššĀ ššššššĀ šššĀ ššĀ :Ā aĀ floodĀ takingĀ overĀ everyĀ pieceĀ ofĀ land,Ā soakingĀ itĀ wetĀ andĀ drowningĀ everyoneĀ inĀ itsĀ wake.Ā itĀ isĀ aĀ sightĀ thatĀ Ā pleasesĀ himĀ greatly.Ā forĀ farĀ tooĀ longĀ theyĀ haveĀ stayedĀ hidden,Ā emergingĀ fromĀ theirĀ rocksĀ onlyĀ toĀ goĀ onĀ aĀ fewĀ raids,Ā scaringĀ nearbyĀ villagers,Ā whoĀ payĀ theirĀ priceĀ inĀ bloodĀ andĀ richesĀ almostĀ likeĀ itsĀ due,Ā likeĀ itāsĀ somethingĀ theyĀ resignedĀ themselvesĀ about.Ā whereĀ isĀ theĀ hungerĀ Ā forĀ gloryĀ ?Ā theyĀ haveĀ becomeĀ littleĀ moreĀ thanĀ aĀ jokeĀ andĀ itĀ isĀ tooĀ muchĀ forĀ himĀ toĀ bear,Ā toĀ acceptĀ thatĀ thisĀ isĀ whatĀ theĀ ironbornsĀ haveĀ become.Ā heĀ willĀ sufferĀ thisĀ Ā NOĀ MORE. theĀ ironbornsĀ needĀ aĀ manĀ likeĀ Ā euronĀ greyjoyĀ toĀ helpĀ themĀ findĀ theirĀ wayĀ again,Ā elenarĀ isĀ sureĀ heĀ hasĀ whatĀ itĀ takesĀ toĀ carryĀ outĀ thisĀ task,Ā toĀ succeedĀ whereĀ hisĀ brotherĀ failed.Ā heĀ willĀ doĀ asĀ askedĀ orĀ dieĀ trying,Ā elenarĀ knowsĀ thisĀ toĀ beĀ true.
« IĀ amĀ askingĀ youĀ toĀ endĀ thoseĀ whoĀ dareĀ opposeĀ us,Ā toĀ showĀ themĀ noĀ mercy.Ā tellĀ meĀ āāĀ didĀ IĀ makeĀ theĀ wrongĀ choiceĀ ?Ā Ā»
šššššš Ā šššššš Ā šššš Ā OO3Ā Ā (Ā Ā modernĀ Ā )
I burn, I freeze; I am never warm. I am rigid; I forgot softness because it did not serve me.
Catherynne M. Valente, Deathless (via liquidlightandrunningtrees)
IĀ reallyĀ wantĀ toĀ writeĀ moreĀ aboutĀ theĀ religiousĀ lore,Ā butĀ forĀ nowĀ IĀ willĀ sayĀ thatĀ IĀ viewĀ theĀ relationshipĀ ironbornsĀ haveĀ withĀ faithĀ muchĀ similarĀ toĀ theĀ oneĀ vikingsĀ have.Ā andĀ IĀ believeĀ theirĀ worshippingĀ alsoĀ involvesĀ humanĀ /Ā animalĀ sacrifices,Ā orĀ atĀ leastĀ itĀ used to,Ā maybeĀ duringĀ certainĀ events,Ā likeĀ beforeĀ goingĀ toĀ war. alsoĀ Ā thisĀ videoĀ isĀ aĀ greatĀ visualĀ inspirationĀ onĀ thisĀ matterĀ forĀ me,Ā butĀ openĀ withĀ cautionĀ sinceĀ itĀ containsĀ scenesĀ thatĀ includeĀ :Ā blood,Ā torture,Ā sacrificesĀ (Ā bothĀ humanĀ andĀ animalĀ ).Ā beforeĀ youĀ startĀ toĀ questionĀ myĀ sanity..Ā itāsĀ aĀ tributeĀ toĀ theĀ showĀ vikings.

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A CHILD. NOTHING BUT A YOUNG BOY, accompanied by the pitter-patter of bare feet upon the shore; a steady rhythm leading across wet stone and glistening algae while the sea softly cradles rock and sand. the wind carries his name, almost forces the Crowās Eye to turn the headĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā to feel the curious eyes of the devil himself on oneās form has turned braver men to stone. not him. not a little boy. not one who must have something special about him; a feeling that sends a shiver up Euronās spine, has his skin crawl with silent euphoria and everlasting anticipation. none of which he can quiet explain, but a madman embraces the feeling nontheless. mismatched eyes close at the sudden touch and he sees.
him.Ā
little boy, more powerful than all. and a pleased smile tugs at Euronās lips, the deep black of his cursed eye glistening like a starless night above. many call Aeron a madman for his faith. too far gone, too delusional, too drunk on seawater. all that do lack the courage to look Euron in the eye and see what true madness is. grander and more dangerous than anything else. how else could he have caught the notice of a god? āgood. it is your attention I wanted.ā heās tempted to reach out and touch Elenar, but doesnāt dare. there is only one deserving of the Crowās Eyeās respect after all. āI almost feared you didnāt see me.ā
ššĀ šššššĀ ššššššĀ šššĀ š ššĀ šššĀ ššššššššš,Ā couldĀ shatterĀ hisĀ mindĀ andĀ leaveĀ himĀ aĀ curledĀ up,Ā whimperingĀ heapĀ onĀ theĀ shore,Ā andĀ yetĀ theĀ seaĀ behindĀ himĀ remainsĀ placid,Ā comingĀ upĀ toĀ embraceĀ hisĀ bareĀ calvesĀ asĀ sweetĀ asĀ aĀ loverāsĀ kiss,Ā noĀ stormsĀ ahead.Ā elenarĀ needsĀ thatĀ arrogance,Ā afterĀ all,Ā needsĀ euronĀ toĀ believeĀ heĀ isĀ aboveĀ everyoneĀ elseĀ (Ā exceptĀ elenarĀ himself,Ā ofĀ course,Ā thatĀ heĀ wouldĀ Ā neverĀ Ā tolerateĀ ),Ā needsĀ theĀ crowāsĀ eyeĀ toĀ believeĀ itĀ isĀ hisĀ rightĀ toĀ pushĀ enemiesĀ underĀ hisĀ heel.
« I see  everything that happens on these islands. »  gaze much sharper than his voice, a reminder  he knows what euron has done.  « I saw you as you came into this world, saw you harm and kill your own blood. now I want to see you bring ironborns to glory. I want you to bring our enemies to their knees. »
theĀ scarĀ onĀ hisĀ sideĀ throbsĀ faintly,Ā fillingĀ hisĀ earsĀ withĀ theĀ echoĀ ofĀ splinteredĀ woodĀ andĀ sinkingĀ ships.Ā aĀ soundĀ heĀ willĀ neverĀ forget.Ā aĀ failureĀ soĀ devastatingĀ itĀ leftĀ evenĀ himĀ Ā bleeding.
ā May I smoke? ā
šššššĀ šššššĀ &Ā šššššĀ šššĀ šššĀ ššššĀ šššĀ ššššĀ ššššššššš.
thereĀ isĀ veryĀ littleĀ canonĀ toĀ backĀ meĀ upĀ here,Ā butĀ thisĀ willĀ beĀ aĀ keyĀ elementĀ inĀ myĀ portrayalĀ andĀ myĀ interpretationĀ ofĀ theĀ drownedĀ god,Ā regardlessĀ ofĀ whatĀ willĀ beĀ statedĀ inĀ theĀ books. itĀ isĀ veryĀ rareĀ forĀ elenarĀ toĀ showĀ hisĀ realĀ natureĀ toĀ peopleĀ whileĀ directlyĀ communicatingĀ withĀ them.Ā heĀ willĀ moreĀ commonlyĀ appearĀ inĀ dreamsĀ andĀ mirages,Ā orĀ evenĀ saltwaterĀ inducedĀ hallucinations,Ā butĀ neverĀ withĀ aĀ clear,Ā distinguishableĀ formĀ ifĀ heĀ wantsĀ toĀ showĀ himselfĀ asĀ aĀ god,Ā andĀ inĀ allĀ ofĀ theseĀ casesĀ noĀ wordsĀ areĀ everĀ spokenĀ fromĀ him.Ā thereĀ areĀ twoĀ notableĀ exceptionsĀ :Ā aeronĀ andĀ euronĀ greyjoy.Ā twoĀ differentĀ men,Ā soĀ muchĀ itĀ wouldĀ appearĀ foolishĀ toĀ chooseĀ themĀ bothĀ asĀ champions,Ā asĀ theĀ humanĀ extensionsĀ ofĀ hisĀ will.Ā andĀ yetĀ itĀ isnāt.Ā thereĀ isĀ aĀ reasonĀ behindĀ thisĀ choiceĀ andĀ itĀ doesnātĀ comeĀ outĀ fromĀ personalĀ preference. šššššĀ :Ā inĀ aeronĀ heĀ seesĀ theĀ bestĀ wayĀ toĀ rekindleĀ theĀ faithĀ inĀ theĀ heartsĀ ofĀ hisĀ people.Ā theĀ shiftĀ isĀ hardlyĀ noticeableĀ toĀ theĀ humanĀ eye,Ā butĀ ironbornsĀ prayĀ lessĀ thanĀ theyĀ usedĀ to,Ā theĀ sacrificesĀ andĀ ritualsĀ haveĀ decreasedĀ inĀ bothĀ numbersĀ andĀ fervorĀ andĀ elenarĀ seesĀ itĀ all.Ā heĀ waitedĀ untilĀ heĀ deemedĀ himĀ ready,Ā thenĀ blessedĀ himĀ withĀ purposeĀ andĀ theĀ rightĀ abilitiesĀ toĀ makeĀ peopleĀ turnĀ toĀ himĀ andĀ notĀ otherĀ priestsĀ (Ā heĀ canonicallyĀ managesĀ toĀ breatheĀ backĀ lifeĀ intoĀ everyĀ personĀ heĀ drowns,Ā afterĀ all,Ā andĀ thatĀ wouldĀ beĀ prettyĀ extraordinary,Ā notĀ toĀ mentionĀ impossible,Ā evenĀ inĀ modernĀ timesĀ ).Ā heĀ isĀ toĀ beĀ hisĀ messenger,Ā theĀ oneĀ meantĀ toĀ spreadĀ hisĀ word. šššššĀ :Ā ifĀ aeronĀ isĀ hisĀ voiceĀ euronĀ isĀ hisĀ hand,Ā theĀ oneĀ heĀ usesĀ toĀ bringĀ downĀ hisĀ enemiesĀ andĀ destroyĀ theĀ falseĀ religions.Ā elenarĀ isĀ notĀ aĀ meakĀ orĀ peacefulĀ god,Ā afterĀ all,Ā andĀ euronĀ isĀ theĀ perfectĀ symbolĀ ofĀ hisĀ wrath.Ā withĀ himĀ heĀ hopesĀ toĀ restoreĀ theĀ ironbornsĀ toĀ theirĀ glory,Ā toĀ makeĀ theĀ restĀ ofĀ westerosĀ payĀ forĀ havingĀ humiliatedĀ andĀ belittledĀ them. Ā šššĀ šššĀ ššššĀ :Ā for starters,Ā theĀ ironĀ islandsĀ clearlyĀ haveĀ aĀ menĀ orientedĀ society,Ā soĀ itĀ wouldĀ beĀ muchĀ harderĀ forĀ herĀ toĀ getĀ theĀ sameĀ amountĀ ofĀ powerĀ thatĀ euronĀ has.Ā soĀ rightĀ now,Ā sheĀ justĀ isnātĀ theĀ bestĀ optionĀ toĀ getĀ whatĀ heĀ wants.Ā whoĀ knows,Ā maybeĀ oneĀ dayĀ hisĀ favorĀ willĀ change,Ā IĀ canātĀ ruleĀ thisĀ out,Ā nothingĀ isĀ setĀ inĀ stoneĀ andĀ waterĀ isĀ alwaysĀ shifting.Ā menĀ areĀ temporary,Ā evenĀ thoseĀ whoĀ haveĀ hisĀ favor.
ššššššĀ ššššššĀ ššššĀ OO2Ā (Ā modernĀ )
@tymptirāĀ didnātĀ askĀ forĀ itĀ butĀ getsĀ aĀ starterĀ (Ā euronĀ )
Ā«Ā šššššĀ ššššššš. »  nameĀ spokenĀ likeĀ aĀ sentence,Ā voiceĀ asĀ coldĀ asĀ theĀ seaĀ wetĀ stonesĀ theĀ godĀ isĀ balancingĀ hisĀ humanĀ legsĀ on.Ā lookĀ tooĀ piercingĀ Ā forĀ suchĀ aĀ youngĀ face,Ā hisĀ usualĀ boyishĀ grinĀ goneĀ andĀ soĀ isĀ theĀ mirthĀ dancingĀ inĀ hisĀ eyes.
« youĀ haveĀ caughtĀ everyoneāsĀ attention.Ā evenĀ Ā mine.Ā Ā»
heĀ doesnātĀ playĀ games,Ā notĀ withĀ Ā him,Ā thereĀ areĀ noĀ challengesĀ toĀ climbĀ higherĀ andĀ higher,Ā thereĀ isĀ noĀ hidingĀ behindĀ aĀ facade.Ā somethingĀ inĀ theĀ manāsĀ eyesĀ tellsĀ elenarĀ heĀ wouldĀ believeĀ him,Ā ifĀ heĀ simplyĀ toldĀ him,Ā stillĀ heĀ movesĀ slowĀ stepsĀ inĀ hisĀ direction,Ā bareĀ feetĀ neverĀ losingĀ theirĀ footing.Ā then,Ā quickĀ likeĀ theĀ tide,Ā slightlyĀ dampĀ fingersĀ touchĀ euronāsĀ forehead,Ā justĀ so,Ā aĀ brushĀ ofĀ hisĀ thumbsĀ āāĀ itĀ isĀ enoughĀ toĀ confirmĀ hisĀ identity,Ā aĀ wordlessĀ revealĀ fewĀ ironbornsĀ areĀ blessedĀ with.Ā onlyĀ aĀ smallĀ numberĀ ofĀ themĀ areĀ chosenĀ toĀ bearĀ aĀ strongerĀ bondĀ thanĀ mostĀ andĀ Ā euronĀ greyjoyĀ is,Ā undoubtedly,Ā oneĀ ofĀ them.

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@jernhjerteĀ askedĀ forĀ aĀ Ā šššššĀ šššššššĀ (Ā acceptingĀ )
« everything is temporary, everything will slide.  »
Ā Ā ššššš ššššššš šššš Ā ! Ā Ā hit Ā the Ā heart Ā and Ā I Ā will Ā write Ā you Ā a Ā starter Ā based Ā on Ā the Ā lyrics Ā of Ā a Ā song, Ā might Ā be Ā one Ā liners, Ā might Ā not Ā be, Ā who Ā knows. Ā they Ā should Ā be Ā short, Ā anyway.Ā noĀ capĀ forĀ now.
šš Ā ššššš Ā šššššššš Ā , Ā ššššššš Ā š ššš Ā ššššššššš Ā . Ā // Ā @jernhjerteā Ā ( Ā accepting Ā )
ššššš'šĀ ššššššššĀ ššššššĀ ššš šššĀ ššš,Ā fierceĀ andĀ proud,Ā theĀ steelĀ inĀ herĀ gazeĀ asĀ sharpĀ asĀ herĀ battleĀ axe,Ā strappedĀ toĀ herĀ belt.Ā heĀ expectsĀ nothingĀ lessĀ fromĀ ashaĀ greyjoy,Ā aĀ warriorĀ atĀ herĀ coreĀ andĀ heĀ knows,Ā rightĀ there,Ā rightĀ now,Ā thatĀ sheĀ couldĀ doĀ muchĀ betterĀ thanĀ balonĀ couldĀ haveĀ everĀ hopedĀ for.Ā thisĀ shouldĀ notĀ matter,Ā however,Ā elenarĀ shouldĀ notĀ (Ā mustĀ notĀ )Ā takeĀ sidesĀ andĀ yetĀ heĀ cannotĀ helpĀ theĀ wispĀ ofĀ prideĀ thatĀ takesĀ overĀ hisĀ heartĀ wheneverĀ sheĀ isĀ Ā victorious. « ofĀ courseĀ not.Ā theĀ pastĀ shouldĀ notĀ defineĀ you,Ā notĀ evenĀ Ā yourĀ fatherās. »   go,Ā beĀ betterĀ thanĀ him,Ā doĀ notĀ failĀ meĀ āāĀ heĀ keepsĀ thisĀ lockedĀ inĀ theĀ tightĀ setĀ ofĀ hisĀ jaw,Ā inĀ eyesĀ soĀ blueĀ theyĀ seemĀ toĀ holdĀ theĀ entireĀ oceanĀ insideĀ them.Ā sheĀ doesnātĀ haveĀ toĀ knowĀ theĀ truthĀ aboutĀ him,Ā notĀ now,Ā maybeĀ notĀ ever.
āHOW TO LOVE A GOD: i. be prepared to burn. there is no way this will not spell tragedy, and you know this singsong melody of warning bells: your fatherās gentle words, the restless-reckless humming beneath your skin. if you want to love a god, learn to ignore it. ii. throw yourself off cliffs to teach yourself how to fly. throw yourself off cliffs to teach yourself how to fall. iii. hollow out your body, divest yourself of these useless mortal organs. fill yourself with longing instead. iv. know that there are only a handful of gods but a world of mortals. you will not be the first glint of metal to catch the light of the sun, and no matter what you weave into your heart at night, you will not be the last. v. never forget that you will burn.ā
ā ICARUSā GUIDE TO LOVING APOLLO | mythology reimagined #5 | paperharbors
ššššššĀ ššššššĀ ššššĀ OO1Ā
jumpĀ thisĀ shipĀ andĀ crashĀ intoĀ theĀ waves breakĀ myĀ backĀ onĀ jaggedĀ rocksĀ again holdĀ myĀ earsĀ toĀ deafenĀ outĀ theĀ sound ignoreĀ theseĀ voicesĀ thatĀ willĀ dragĀ meĀ down whenĀ theĀ sirensĀ callĀ myĀ name

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lips partĀ &Ā curl,Ā teeth shown to convey her pleasure at his keen observation.Ā to beĀ knownĀ again,Ā after so long of her true self being cloaked in mortal skin.Ā Ā &Ā the humans never truly saw her,Ā not really.Ā Ā butĀ Ā of courseĀ he would know her without needing to be toldĀ āĀ they immortals learn to sense each other,Ā to recognize the certainĀ Ā stillnessĀ of those who had an eternity to fulfill their plans.Ā Ā ā Ā i am what the humans made of me,Ā āĀ Ā she responds,Ā humor cloaking her bitternessĀ Ā for now.Ā Ā Ā Ā no defenses sensed,Ā she takes another curious step toward him,Ā a tide gradually approaching an unfamiliar shore.
ā Ā i canĀ see,Ā āĀ Ā she says then,Ā her dark eyes finding hisĀ āĀ shockingly blue,Ā as vivid as any she had ever seen in all her time.Ā Ā Ā āĀ your eyes āave no end in ādem.Ā āĀ Ā staring as she is,Ā so openĀ &Ā entirely unabashed,Ā Ā she half expects him to look away.Ā Ā but his curiosity seems to match hers,Ā their gaze locked together as she approaches him.Ā Ā ā Ā a woman couldĀ drownĀ in eyes likeĀ ādem. Ā ā
šš Ā šš Ā ššš Ā šš ššš Ā šššš Ā šš Ā šššš Ā šššš Ā šššššš, Ā that Ā he Ā lets Ā himself Ā be Ā seen Ā in Ā such Ā manners, Ā bearing Ā his Ā true Ā nature Ā for Ā her. Ā what Ā he Ā is Ā shows Ā plainly, Ā like Ā brightly Ā painted Ā sails, Ā or Ā bloodied Ā knuckles Ā on Ā fair Ā skin Ā āā Ā not Ā having Ā to Ā trick Ā her Ā into Ā believing Ā he Ā is Ā something Ā less Ā as Ā sweet Ā as Ā the Ā first Ā gulp Ā of Ā fresh Ā water Ā for Ā a Ā thirsty Ā man. Ā they Ā are Ā divine Ā beings Ā walking Ā among Ā humans, Ā they Ā shine Ā brighter Ā than Ā those Ā around Ā them, Ā but Ā while Ā his Ā concealed Ā nature Ā is Ā a Ā choice, Ā hers Ā has Ā been Ā forced. Ā the Ā thought Ā makes Ā his Ā lips Ā curl Ā into Ā a Ā snarl, Ā disdain Ā a Ā stark Ā change Ā in Ā his Ā expression Ā āā Ā no Ā one Ā should Ā have Ā the Ā right, Ā humans Ā least Ā of Ā all. Ā« Ā it Ā pains Ā me Ā to Ā hear. Ā no Ā one Ā should Ā ever Ā trap Ā us. Ā Ā» Ā Ā honesty Ā rushes Ā out Ā of Ā him Ā like Ā a Ā river Ā down Ā a Ā mountain Ā and Ā outrage Ā gives Ā his Ā eyes Ā a Ā fierce Ā look. Ā a Ā storm Ā brewing Ā on Ā the Ā horizon, Ā dark Ā clouds Ā gathering Ā and Ā no Ā place Ā to Ā strike. Ā« Ā I Ā have Ā been Ā called Ā in Ā many Ā ways, Ā but Ā you Ā can Ā call Ā me Ā elenar. Ā Ā»
šššššššĀ šššššššššĀ :Ā theĀ failedĀ attemptĀ atĀ independenceĀ leftĀ hisĀ markĀ onĀ himĀ asĀ well,Ā notĀ justĀ onĀ theĀ peopleĀ ofĀ theĀ ironĀ islands.Ā elenarĀ isĀ foreverĀ intertwinedĀ withĀ them,Ā soĀ itĀ isĀ onlyĀ naturalĀ thatĀ heĀ shouldĀ shareĀ theirĀ miseryĀ andĀ pain.Ā manyĀ menĀ enteredĀ theĀ hallsĀ underĀ theĀ seaĀ duringĀ thoseĀ months,Ā andĀ eachĀ ofĀ themĀ hasĀ beenĀ welcomedĀ withĀ greatĀ honor.Ā itāsĀ notĀ theirĀ loss,Ā however,Ā thatĀ causedĀ himĀ suffering.Ā no,Ā theĀ hardestĀ blowĀ wasĀ theĀ ironĀ fleetĀ leftĀ inĀ pieces,Ā nothingĀ moreĀ thanĀ scatteredĀ woodĀ inĀ theĀ water,Ā proudĀ andĀ strongĀ shipsĀ broken.Ā evenĀ aĀ godĀ tastedĀ bloodĀ onĀ hisĀ tongueĀ thatĀ dayĀ andĀ sinceĀ thenĀ hisĀ leftĀ sideĀ hasĀ beenĀ coveredĀ byĀ aĀ scarĀ āāĀ itĀ willĀ neverĀ fadeĀ toĀ anĀ evenĀ white,Ā heĀ wasnātĀ grantedĀ thatĀ mercy,Ā insteadĀ itĀ willĀ remainĀ harshlyĀ paintedĀ inĀ redĀ andĀ purpleĀ andĀ blue.Ā aĀ faintĀ acheĀ toĀ remindĀ himĀ ofĀ theĀ searingĀ agonyĀ heĀ endured.Ā theĀ fleetĀ wasĀ aĀ symbolĀ ofĀ theirĀ pride,Ā theirĀ strongestĀ weapon.Ā onĀ the waterĀ theyĀ shouldĀ haveĀ beenĀ unchallenged,Ā yetĀ theyĀ wereĀ defeatedĀ forĀ allĀ theĀ worldĀ toĀ seeĀ andĀ mock.