The Morality of Burning

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Peaceful? This place? The unnerving white walls, the people staring down from portraits of years past - bearing into my soul. They call this place a sanctuary. I call it a prison.

 Destiny they call it. Destiny of the one to fight the dragons. An honour, a privilege to die for the world. A world that exists in ignorance.

 Well I've had enough. Let someone else fight for you - to die for you! I don't want this, didn't want it at the beginning and still don't want it now. This peer pressure to do the right thing. What is the right thing?

 What have these people done for me that makes it okay to die for them?

 It's peaceful now. The screams. The fires of a fight that is no longer mine. You go save yourselves, that's right. I'm having no part in this and I will watch the world burn as a spectator. Even if I have to burn myself.

Besides, it's better to burn in peace isn't it?

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This is what happens in my head when you play 8 awesome minutes of epic soundtrack music. PS: Warnings of Cynical Heroes and a mention of dragons...

PPS: If you want to hear the music, you can find it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrs9x3g0Lc0

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