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Anicent Defiance


Let no one define you. You are you and they are they. Within us all lies a spark of savageness, a seed given to us by Mother Gaia, wild and pure, a flame to burn brightly against the darkness. Let no one take that spark from you.

It is yours and yours alone, so beautiful and free. Those who have lost that spark, who have let it cool into ashes, they will try and drown yours in despair and misery, extinguish the flames with hatred and greed. With their silvered tongues, they will try to turn you against yourself, planting seeds of doubt and confusion, hoping to grow a crop of hemlock and nightshade. It matters not how much they try, so long as you remain strong and true to yourself.

So let it sound out, your roar of sweet defiance. Let it ring out, eternal and pure, let it tell all who hear that you are here! That you are strong! That you are free! Let it be known that you will fight and die free! United, we are stronger than anything in this world! No retreat! No surrender! Let them know, that we stood here today, fighting for freedom! That we stood free! That we stood against the darkness without and the darkness within, that we fight and die today knowing our children will be free! If you are free let me hear your clan name. If you are wild let me hear you howl! We will not go gently into that good night!

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