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Heed the Call
Written by: Emissary Lirith Taziyah
Date: Tuesday, February 11th, 2025
Addressed to: Everyone
Deep within every soul lies an untapped well of strength, a power waiting to awaken. It is not a gentle force, nor one that bows easily to restraint - it is raw, fierce, and unyielding. Many fear it, thinking that such intensity must be hidden, locked away lest it consume them. But I say this to you: do not fear your strength. Harness it. Refine it. Let it become your greatest ally, for in this world of shadows and peril, it is only the strong who can protect what truly matters.
Understand this: strength without purpose is chaos, and power without wisdom is ruin. To wield your strength blindly is to be no better than the beasts that prowl the wilds. But when you temper your might with discipline, when you forge it into a weapon of justice and a shield for the defenseless, you become something far greater. You become a force of reckoning, a guardian of light in a world that so often succumbs to darkness.
You must not mistake me - this is not a call to cruelty, nor a license to rule with fear. It is a call to rise, to embrace the fierceness within you and temper it with a heart that knows the value of mercy and the weight of responsibility. When the enemies of peace come forth with blades drawn and malice burning in their eyes, it will not be the timid who stand in their path. It will be those who have cultivated their strength, who have accepted their capacity for ferocity and mastered it.
So, do not shy away from becoming what you were meant to be. Be fierce, but fair. Be mighty, but mindful. Be someone who commands respect, not through intimidation, but through the unwavering presence of someone who knows the depths of their power and chooses to use it for good. Become the Hero your soul was forged to become.
The world does not need cowards to guide it through the storms. It needs those who can walk into the tempest, unbroken and unyielding, and come out on the other side carrying the burdens of the weak and the weary. The shadows may rise, the tides of darkness may swell, but you - yes, you - can be the force that turns the tide, the fire that lights the way for others to follow.
So I ask you now: will you embrace the strength within you? Will you rise, not as a brute, but as a force of justice and hope? The path will not be easy. The trials will demand everything of you. But if you commit to it, if you master the power within, you will become something truly extraordinary. You will become not just strong - you will become unstoppable. You will become a Hero.
We move, ever forward, to the Dawn. Choose to bask in the light, not cower in the shadows.
[a crudely drawn shark replaces the signature]
(ever forward!)
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Penned by my hand on Closday, the 24th of Lleian, in the year 9 AC.