The Guardian
Chapter V
Alexander left his Coming of Age ceremony with Cronos and the elders with as many new questions as he had answers for his old questions. Cronos had confirmed his suspicions were correct. Not only was there a link between the Beast Masters and the inhabitants of the Citadel, but it was the Citadel's fault that the Beast Masters existed in the first place. Instead of banishing the law breakers which allowed them to wreak havoc on the rest of humanity, the Citadel elders should have stripped them of their powers before they became too strong. Now Alexander would need to battle the Beast Masters and the Jikininki. It would be difficult for him to forgive the Citadel Elders because their poor decisions led to the deaths of his parents and more than half the planet's human population.
Comments (13)
Meh. I don't necessarily think it's a failure. It's not something I will use, but if others wish to try it, good for them. I'm not mad about it. Mind you, if it was compulsory I would be.
Great poem as always. I do wonder who will used it?
I love this. Of all the things they could have changed or added, this feels like an odd one. Good use of the challenge prompt!
Real, but I know for a fact that hating won't get me anywhere. Now I've decided to just live with the thought that technology makes us develop and developments are unstoppable and don't really care about our opinion. That's our world, impovements had been and will be made, no matter if we like it or not. For me it's just less stressful to be neutral about these things... (there are some that I like though)
Hahahahahhahahahaha I love this!!
I had a similar feeling when I read what they're looking to implement. That's what Medium, Substack, etc. are for. If some writers find a use for paid Vocal subscriptions, more power to them. But I post to Vocal specifically so that my short stories and poetry can be read by as many people as possible.
Yeah, I saw the email and wasn't impressed, lol.
Your poem is better than their idea
I really didnβt see much of a point in the implementation of such things either. Like your poem. Itβs empowering!
I have been wondering about this.
I wondered also about paid subscriptions. I was thinking that I was back on medium.com.
Got the email from Vocal and I just laughed lol
A great one. π