Chapter Sixty-Six: "Ass-Kicker"

Shadow Preacher, To Each Their Own,
For Darkness Comes In Various Tones.
At First Glance-- Empty,
But Soon Darkness Swallows All.

Peaceful Quiet, Ether Burnt,
You Hid Well, Until Your Darkness Turned.
Uneasy Spirit, Broken Soul,
But You Spoke Whole.

Tolerance Bright, Familiar Territory Past Sight.
Now Onto New Ground Below Our Feet,
Just Part Of Another Prison Fleet.

You Started Untying Your Words,
Sharing Your Story, Unsheathing Your Swords,
How Similar Paths We Once Lived,
With Small Differences In Between.

Then Confusion Danced With Your Dark,
While The Serpent Looked Forward To Tearing Us Apart.

He Tried To Pose As Me,
As Once Before Long Gone Then Free.

When Sister Warned You,
Perhaps You Saw,
How Easy We Do Nothing--
But Destroy.

But Now You Are Far, Gone Away,
And As Long As You Are Safe,
There's Nothing More To Say.

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