What Would You Do?

A Devil in disguise
appeared to me and asked:
"What would you do for power?"

Completely powerless, I clenched my fist.
I roared with impotent fury.
Though this world has gone cold and bleak
I shall burn everything with my Flame.

The price of power, I know too well.
For my desire I will be forever lost-
But what matters the punishment?
What matters the crime?
To kill twenty to save thousands...

A Devil in disguise
appeared to me and asked:
"Is this not a noble act?"

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No.

I will not hide from what I have become,
but I will not apologize for it, either.
I will restore some life to this barren world.
Even in this cold and dark world, filled with grey,
I swear, I will fight for her.

So I'll take the deal, and come what may.
Patronize me, mock me- see if I care.
For I have faced one thousand swords,
and I will face one thousand more,
so I may never face her tears.

A Devil in disguise
appeared to me and asked:
"For another's sake, what can you possibly do?"

I shall make men kneel and armies bow
for none shall stand against the one I cherish.
I know myself to be afraid, and cowardly at that
But maybe I can save this one life.

A Devil in disguise
appeared to me and asked:
"Why would you destroy yourself?"

For her.

For her, I am the sword that leaps from the sheath;
For her, I am the lance that charges of its own accord.
But my will is mine alone, reforged as a weapon
To strike down all who would dare oppose.

A Devil in disguise
appeared to me and asked:
"What would you do for her?"

Behold, on my back
I shall bear the weight of the world for the one I love.
I shall neither bend nor break.
Behold, on my back
There is no blemish of cowardice or fear.