Xelan's Verse

<p><strong>How does one become a martyr?</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify>Was it the abusive father or the subdued mother? Could the tyrannical brother for a King with his boot on Cinder's neck have contributed to my misery and impressive alliances? All those millennia of fighting against Nox only to learn I was fooled by the very people who'd reduced the Icari to mindless assassins.</p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>The real monsters resided in Enki.</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify>Consider my position War King. The survival of my race hung in the balance. The well-being of the Progeny and the entire galaxy. What would you do differently?</p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>Everyone believes you're dead but I know better Rayne.</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify>For the sake of Cinder the Vast Collective and the universe - learn from my mistakes.</p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>Don't become like me.</strong></p>