Fallen gods, Fallen love

Ruth

This poem was originally intended to be a personal poem in Ruth's journal in-game, but since it related a little to the fallen gods theme, I thought "Why not?" and decided to submit it anyway. Didn't win anything, but I'd like to share it just as well because I like poems! It features a bit of Ruth's repressed feelings through the Bal'met event and these feelings have been featured a little in one of @Jurixe's stories:

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Nine years have passed
Since that fateful day
When we met to speak.
On that same month,
Divine blood was shed.

I watched as wrath consumed you.
What once resided within your heart
Burnt furiously away into cinders.
Upset, you claimed I killed Them
... as though mortals could kill Gods!

Lord Apollyon's turn soon came;
He met the end that He deserved.
Suffering washed over me in waves.
Was this what true anguish was?
In grief, I went to you for comfort.
 
Could I have known, Mr. Smiles
This visit would be my last?
For in our conversations, I thought
That you had understood quite well
I ranked faith and duty before myself.
 
My punishment came - appropriate of sorts -
For a woman who aided the Worldreaver.
You pushed me away when Selene fell,
So that which bloomed in Caer Witrin
Wilted and perished in us as She did.

I kept count.

Nine years have passed
Since your last message.
Your ribbon had not eased my pain..
I guess it means Bal'met has left
His brand of scars on me as well.

Kresslack

This is great, and serves as a perfect example of how events in Achaea can test friendships and relationships, and force people to make difficult decisions based on their Achaean beliefs and standings. Good job.

Coeur

Lovely reflection on something that we often skip out on and don't mention. Makes one think too!