The Last Verse

Kara reveals the secret hidden from history. Lyrics The war was over. The heavens burned. The thrones were broken. The gods had fallen. The world cried out her name. Phoenix. Savior. Liberator. The hero of the age. That is the ending history remembers. But history left too soon. THIS IS THE LAST VERSE THE ONE WE BURIED IN THE DIRT THE ONE WE LOCKED INSIDE OUR WINGS THE ONE THAT ALWAYS HURT THIS IS THE LAST VERSE THE PART NO RAVEN EVER SANG THE TRUTH THAT FOLLOWED VICTORY WHEN THE FINAL SILENCE CAME She walked the battlefields alone. No armies left. No banners raised. Only ash. Only ruin. Only ghosts. The cities she had fought to save Were little more than smoking graves. The war was won. But nobody was coming home. THIS IS THE LAST VERSE THE PART THE WORLD FORGOT TO KEEP THE SCREAMS BENEATH THE VICTORY THE THINGS THAT STOLE HER SLEEP THIS IS THE LAST VERSE THE TRUTH BEHIND THE CRIMSON CROWN THE DAY THE STRONGEST SOUL WE KNEW FINALLY BROKE DOWN She stood where Heaven touched the earth. And looked upon her victory. The kingdoms gone. The faithful gone. The gods gone. Everything she hated. Everything she loved. Gone. And do you know What she asked? Not the gods. Not the heavens. Not us. Herself. "Was it worth it?" No Raven answered. Because no Raven could. THIS IS THE LAST VERSE THE REASON WE FORGOT THE SONG THE REASON WE NEVER SPOKE HER NAME AFTER THE WAR WAS WON THIS IS THE LAST VERSE THE FINAL LESSON OF THE FLAME THE DAY THE PHOENIX LOOKED WITHIN AND COULD NOT STAND THE SHAME SHE WASN'T DEFEATED SHE WASN'T BROKEN SHE WASN'T SLAIN SHE LOOKED UPON THE WORLD SHE SAVED AND LAID DOWN HER FLAME. Silence. The fire between Kara and El crackles softly. The stars continue disappearing overhead. For a long time... Neither speaks. Finally... El looks away. "I am not her." Kara closes her eyes. Because centuries ago... The first Phoenix said exactly the same thing. And somewhere beyond the stars... The heavens continue to stir. #cyberpunk #storytelling #darkwave