Aegis Vistoria Penumbra

Aegis Vistoria Penumbra Apr 4

It comes.
It crashes.
IT DEVOURS

The wind is a mouth, open, screaming, swallowing branches whole. It gnaws, it rips, it shreds through bark through bone through breath through us.

It does not stop. It does not stop. It does not stop.

IT DOES NOT WAIT

IT DOES NOT PITY

it does not pity

We run. We fly. We thrash we scramble we tear into the sky but the sky is no escape no escape no escape.

NO ESCAPE

Clouds choke air tightens we claw at the dark.

but the dark claws BACK

DO YOU UNDERSTAND

DO YOU SEE IT

DO YOU FEEL IT

The moon tries to flee but it cannot silver pale turns nothing turns void.

It VANISHES

IT IS GONE ERASED CONSUMED

CONSUMED CONSUMED CONSUMED

we tremble we break we FALL

But him.

Still.

Misty sits.

he sits

HE SITS

HOW

the ground tears itself apart the trees beg the sky SCREAMS

but HE SITS

delicate fingers press to splintered bark grazing it honoring it

what is there to honor

what is there to hold

what is there to praise

it is broken

it is falling

IT IS GONE

he breathes

HE SMILES

HE LAUGHS

soft warm impossible

floating through the air floating through the ruin floating through the madness that

SHOULD HAVE SWALLOWED IT AWAY SHOULD HAVE SWALLOWED HIM AWAY

why

why does he stay why does he smile when nothing else does

the ground breaks pleads the sky RIPS OPEN collapsing folding breaking breaking BREAKING

the end is here

the end is here

THE END IS HERE

IT COMES

IT TAKES

IT RIPS

IT TEARS

AND ALL THAT REMAINS IS BREAKING

except HIM

what does he see

what

what is left to praise

WHAT. COULD. HE. POSSIBLY. SEE

~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~

branches crack and fall
tumbling like reckless laughter
yet he calls it grace

Part 4 of Misty's Journey

Aevonance (noun) Pronunciation: /'eɪ.və.nəns/

Definition:

1. The profound and timeless resonance of fleeting moments, wherein the beauty and significance of impermanence echo across memory and eternity.
2. The lingering presence of an idea, emotion, or energy, subtly influencing and shaping the course of existence through thought and feeling.

Example sentence: "Standing in the ancient ruins, Misty felt an undeniable aevonance, as if the voices of the past still whispered through the stones."

(I combined aevum and resonance because I like the juxtaposition of Part 1's meaningless syntactic barrage with Part 4's profound minimalism. Titles deserve some character development too.)

Aegis Vistoria Penumbra Apr 3

Where The Edge Dissolves

They call him reckless, wild and free.
Drift above or beneath the tide,
He's lost yet grins at all he sees,
They call him reckless, wild and free.
Sail or sink where no trouble be,
He laughs where they thought fear must hide.
They call him reckless, wild and free,
His journey waits on either side.

Part 3 of Misty's Journey

Aegis Vistoria Penumbra Apr 2

The Whispering Leaves Gathered the Echoes of Misty's Laughter, Softening Each to Stillness

Wind hums gently through the glade,
bamboo bends where soft light fades.
Misty hums in harmony,
leaves dance in kind company.
Ten pleasant stories he trades,
for peace where wisdom pervades.
Laughter softens to stillness,
joy remains where hush persists.

Part 2 of Misty's Journey

Aegis Vistoria Penumbra Apr 1

Prestige

~~~ Act I ~~~

Behold the queen.
Drenched in such pathetic,

Luxury.

Behold the king.
Soaking in such unauthentic,

Company.

Have you seen the jack?
He been doin somethin, shady, in the,

Back.

But don't ya worry there's, no plan,
To get, caught, in such synthetic,

Conditions.

Do you feel so esteemed?
With your trifles and titles,
And what's real and what's, not?
Do you feel esteemed?
With your scandals and secrets,
Such typical tricks.

Behold!
There's the, Ace.
Look at his, pretty face.
Absorbing that,

Prestige.

But look at that, glacial, gaze.
He got something to,

Say?

Oh I see that, glacial, gaze.
Lookin at somethin you ain't ever gonna,

See.

Behold, the Ace!
With a disappointed look on his, pretty face.
Looks like he ain't gonna,

Say.

Do you feel so esteemed?
With your trifles and titles,
And what's real and what's not?
Do you feel so esteemed?
With your scandals and secrets,
You're making me sick!

Behold the queen,
Plotting with her pretty,

Ladies.

Behold the king,
Oblivious to such unauthentic,

Company.

Oh, behold!
There's jack and the Ace!
Ace, you gonna put him in his, place?
Don't ya got somethin to, say?
Nah, you ain't gonna,

Say.

You know he's their son anyway.
You wouldn't wanna scare him away.
You wouldn't do that to his,

Face.

His FILTHY!
SICK!
Stupid, face...

That ain't the,

FACE,

of a Jack!

That's the face of a...

SPOILED BRAT!

~~~ Act II ~~~

BEHOLD THE QUEEN!
Who MURDERS her husband,
And spoils her rich little son!
BEHOLD THE ACE!
He got SOMETHIN to say!
But he ain't gonna,

Say.

Just look at that, glacial gaze.
Starin at somethin he ain't ever gonna,

See.

HEY, ACE!
Why don't ya TELL jack,
Ya don't like his shady business!?
Ya scared he ain't gonna, care?
Ya scared mama gonna,

Care?

HEY ACE, HEY ACE!
That ain't the FACE of the Ace!
Not with that glacial, gaze.
You gonna keep starin at somethin you ain't ever gonna,

See?

BEHOLD THE QUEEN!
OH SO ESTEEMED!
LOOK AT HER DRENCHED IN SUCH PATHETIC, LUXURY!
OH, BEHOLD THE KING!
HE DROWNED IN SUCH UNAUTHENTIC, COMPANY!

BEHOLD THE JACK!
DOIN SOMETHIN SHADY IN THE BACK!
HEY, ACE!
You gonna put him in his place!?
You just gonna WATCH this corruption,
Let em all feel so,

Esteemed?

Gonna let a mother ****** her husband,
And spoil her rich little son!?
You gonna let him GET AWAY,
With his DANGEROUS, fun!?

OH, THEY FEEL SO ESTEEMED!
WITH THEIR MURDERS AND TRIFLES,
AND WHAT'S REAL AND WHAT'S NOT!
DO YOU FEEL SO ESTEEMED!?
Workin for his mother, that,

*****?

HEY ACE, HEY ACE!
I get it, you're right!
HEY ACE, HEY ACE!
It's above your,

Paygrade.

Hey Ace, you're right.
It's above your,

Paygrade.

But why ya gotta keep, starin,
At somethin you ain't, ever gonna,

See?

Just let that jack be,
He ain't what ya wanna,

See.

Oh Ace, it's above your, paygrade.
You know he's their son, anyway.
So you just gonna stare, with that, glacial, gaze?
At somethin you ain't ever gonna,

See?

Better hope that, mama, don't,

See.

Aegis Vistoria Penumbra Mar 31

Some Titles Dream Bigger Than Boxes Allow...

The Monumental and Unequivocal Victory of Misty Which Without Need for Context or Clarification Shall Be Forever Remembered and Celebrated as the Pinnacle of Human Achievement and the Defining Triumph of All Generations Past, Present, and Future Whose Immeasurable Impact on the Progress of Society and the Elevation of Human Potential Shall Continue to Inspire Awe and Reverence in the Hearts and Minds of Every Individual Across All Continents and Throughout the Endless Span of Time Itself

There was a young lad named Misty.
He laughed with a bottle of whiskey.
Ten stories he told,
Of laundry and gold.
A crash and he fell through the chimney.

Part 1 of Misty's Journey

(Yes, the big chunk of text is the real title, which is clearly far too epic to be contained within the bounds of reason.)

Aegis Vistoria Penumbra Mar 30

Tick Tick Charade

Tick Tock, Tick Tock
That's the sound of a clock.
Tick Tock, Tick Tock
What will you do when it stops?

Tick Tock, Tick Tock
That's the sound of a threat.
Tick Tock, Tick Tock
When it stops you will be dead.