Stars, hide your fires by Lyra, Independence1776, , Fernstrike, , Raiyana

Chapter 3: Stars, hide your fires

e fell with the Master, his hand wet and slippery with blood, his eyes staring up up up towards those who cast us out, away - we fall, tumble, crash.

Sundered, His life ebbing away, and ours shattered at his side. Sisters, do you see us, still, do you hear our cry?

Blue eyes, he loved, blue like skies.

The sky is dark now, no sight of our Sisters in this hour to bring solace to weary souls. Sisters come near us once more. Sisters, we call.

The Master's hand is slack, free, loose, gone.

There is only us, alone, lonely, abandoned – Sisters, where do you sing?

The Dark above as below sings no tune we know, Sisters of melody silenced, gone. Alone.

We are alone. Sisters, lend us your grace, your light, your strength. Sing for us.

The Master is gone.

Sisters are silent, lost, unseen.

All hurts. Not only us. All hurts.

The earth bleeds. The sky cries.

The clouds are red and burning now, the stones are splashed with the scarlet, the howls of loss and triumph echo out around us. This is not the Song we want. This is not a Song at all.

This is only pain.