The night
Moist
Like the sea
Darker
Than ink
Fierce
Like me

Liquid fear
Living shadows
Enveloping
The night
Darker than dark
Fiercer than fear

Qraven
Bird of nightmares
Flying death
Monster
Terror
All fear the Qraven
For good reason
All have lost
To those wings of midnight

Contrast
The glowing wings
Sent from above
The clouds
A land of
The Fleet
Guardian angels
Protectors
Gifts

The Fleet
The winged ones
Living in the clouds
The Humans
Living on the ground
Together
In harmony

The Elite
The Fleet who are
Trained to fight
To protect
To defeat
They shield all
From the Qraven
Humans
And Fleet

I am an Elite
I have lost so many
Close to me
To the Qraven
So I protect
So no one
Will be lost
No longer

A patrol
Over a town
Humans
A child calls out
I land
A feather
Now in his hands
"Stay safe!"
I fly
Serenity

And then
Fear
Darkness
Qravens!
My sword
Too slow
Plummeting for the boy
One white
One black
A cry of pain
A splash of red
Feathers in the air
♦
♦
♦
Tears
Shock
Denial
Realization
"Sol, where are my wings?"
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