{"id":25,"date":"2008-07-26T19:43:37","date_gmt":"2008-07-26T23:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ryan.shiftyninjas.net\/blog\/?p=25"},"modified":"2008-07-26T19:43:37","modified_gmt":"2008-07-26T23:43:37","slug":"loveless-acts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ryan.shiftyninjas.net\/blog\/?p=25","title":{"rendered":"Loveless Acts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entrybody\">\n<p>\u201cInfinite in mystery is the gift of the goddess<br \/>\nWe seek it thus, and take to the sky<br \/>\nRipples form on the water\u2019s surface<br \/>\nThe wandering soul knows no rest\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy friend, do you fly away now?<br \/>\nTo a world that abhors you and I?<br \/>\nAll that awaits you is a somber morrow<br \/>\nNo matter where the winds may blow\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if the morrow is barren of promises<br \/>\nNothing shall forestall my return\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no hate, only joy<br \/>\nFor you are beloved by the goddess<br \/>\nHero of the dawn, Healer of worlds\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy friend, the fates are cruel<br \/>\nThere are no dreams, no honor remains<br \/>\nThe arrow has left the bow of the goddess\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy soul, corrupted by vengeance<br \/>\nHath endured torment, to find the end of the journey<br \/>\nIn my own salvation<br \/>\nAnd your eternal slumber\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDreams of the morrow hath the shattered soul<br \/>\nPride is lost<br \/>\nWings stripped away, the end is nigh\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy friend, your desire<br \/>\nIs the bringer of life, the gift of the goddess<br \/>\nLegend shall speak<br \/>\nOf sacrifice at world\u2019s end<br \/>\nThe wind sails over the water\u2019s surface<br \/>\nQuietly, but surely\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the war of the beasts brings about the world\u2019s end<br \/>\nThe goddess descends from the sky<br \/>\nWings of light and dark spread afar<br \/>\nShe guides us to bliss, her gift everlasting\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo become the dew that quenches the land<br \/>\nTo spare the sands, the seas, the skies<br \/>\nI offer thee this silent sacrifice\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cInfinite in mystery is the gift of the goddess We seek it thus, and take to the sky Ripples form on the water\u2019s surface The wandering soul knows no rest\u201d \u201cMy friend, do you fly away now? To a world &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.shiftyninjas.net\/blog\/?p=25\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ryan.shiftyninjas.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ryan.shiftyninjas.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ryan.shiftyninjas.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ryan.shiftyninjas.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ryan.shiftyninjas.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ryan.shiftyninjas.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26,"href":"https:\/\/ryan.shiftyninjas.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25\/revisions\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ryan.shiftyninjas.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ryan.shiftyninjas.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ryan.shiftyninjas.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}