When the Heavens Finally Looked Down

The second sign. El believes she has finally won Lyrics Another star fades from the night A second wound across the sky The darkness shifts beyond the veil Like something ancient left its jail The world below begins to pray. The Ravens turn and fly away. All but one. Black wings settle on my shoulder. Familiar weight. Familiar silence. The same companion through the fire. The same witness through the ruin. The same shadow through the years. And for the first time... I speak her name. "Kara." She doesn't answer. She doesn't need to. THE HEAVENS FINALLY LOOKED DOWN AT LAST. AT LAST. AT LAST. I BURNED THEIR TEMPLES. I BROKE THEIR THRONES. I DRAGGED THEIR NAMES INTO THE FLAME. AND NOW THEY KNOW MINE. The oceans pull against the shore. The stars no longer move the same. The sky itself feels thin tonight. Like something pressing from the other side. People call it an omen. People call it doom. I call it victory. The Raven warned me. The world feared this. But look around. They're finally listening. THE HEAVENS FINALLY LOOKED DOWN CAN YOU SEE IT? CAN YOU FEEL IT? THE SILENCE DIED. THE WAIT IS OVER. I ASKED FOR GODS. AND SOMETHING ANSWERED. The flock is gone now. Thousands of Ravens vanished into the dark. All except Kara. "Kara." "Why are you still here?" For the first time... She answers. KARA: "Because someone should stand beside you..." "When the sky breaks." The fire around me rises higher. The stars continue disappearing. One by one. One by one. The world trembles. And I laugh. For the first time in years... I truly laugh. THE HEAVENS FINALLY LOOKED DOWN THEY HEARD MY RAGE. THEY HEARD MY NAME. LET THEM COME. LET THEM SEE. LET THEM LEARN WHAT THEY CREATED IN ME. THE PHOENIX WAITS. THE FLAME STILL BURNS. AND THIS TIME... HEAVEN WILL ANSWER. Far beyond the stars... Something stirs. The remaining Ravens disappear into the night. Only Kara remains. Watching the heavens. Watching the Phoenix. Waiting. And somewhere in the darkness... Something begins its descent. #cyberpunk #storytelling #synthwave