DARK GAIA'S PROFILE

Hey everyone! As everyone around here probably knows, I like to write a lot. Specifically, I write short stories and novels. However, I occasionally take a crack at writing a small poem. Usually, I don't get very far - I can write short, one stanza poems that read fairly well, but I've never been able to go much further.

Hence, it came as a big shock to me when, in the middle of my Anthropology class (of all places) when I became struck with the urge to write an epic love poem. It's currently not finished, and the title isn't yet final, but I'm tremendously happy with the six verses I've written so far, so I thought I'd show it off!

As usual, this work is protected by international copyright law and remains my sole property and cannot be reproduced without my permission by any entity other than myself.

The Heart's Last Battle

Where nothingness exists,
What lies beyond the sun?
Nothing but a heart of darkness,
Where inner demons kiss.
I shall board a ship to blackness,
Make a journey to the unknown,
To where danger lurks just beyond my sanity,
And the only safe place is at home.

I cross a river of blood,
In a land where there is no love,
But emotions have their birth,
And I am drowned in despair,
An ever surging flood.
Swept away in a maelstrom,
But to me escape is impossible,
Because I fear of being wrong.

So now I stand upon the precipice,
Trying to figure out how to proceed,
Assaulting a nightmarish edifice,
Where no paths seem to lead.
Each step is fateful,
Can lead to euphoria or madness.
Indecision is hateful,
But I am not insightful.

At the castle's gates a battle is waged,
Light and darkness clash,
Twist together in a demonic embrace.
I watch the soldiers fight from afar,
Their numbers swell and fall,
But the outcome cannot yet be determined,
So my heartbeat slows to a crawl.

With baited breath I wait,
Hands clasped upon my sword,
For the right time to come to strike,
Before it is too late.
I parry the blows that come from Death himself,
As the forces of light prevail,
And I plunge myself into the dark depths,
Where all will be revealed.

As I journey through the darkness,
Iron resolve lights my way.
I press onward, fighting my demons,
My courage keeps them at bay.
I keep fighting this battle I cannot lose,
I'll fight the forces of Hell itself,
If what I'm fighting for is you.

Thanks, guys. It's certainly, out of all my games, benefitted from more of my effort and attention. The One Night series is made up of short (2 or 3 hours at the most) games and the gameplay is rather simple. So I can safely say I worked hard on Legionwood.

I actually don't think the Blue Ribbon works at all. I remember meaning to get around to fixing it, but I can't remember doing that.

The point of the Rift Entity is that he's supposed to be harder than the final boss. Essentially, he's just a challenge for advanced players. If you can beat him, you really don't need the ultimate equipment anyway. It's a riff on the Final Fantasy games where there's always an optional boss that's tons harder than the final boss. That includes having too many HP.

It's an amalgam of Mack, VX RTP (slightly recoloured) and XP RTP.

Can do. There's a Facebook page I've had set up for a while though, which publishers occasionally watch, so no doubt it won't take long until whatever literary career I have will be linked with my time here.