Paper HeartsHearts are like paperInsubstantialTaken for grantedYet a part of all of us, everywhereA piece of paper is like a heartUndeniably importantHas a million usesYet is abused constantlyCrude, lewd scribbles and scrawlRips, tears, stainsFolding, hiding the badThrown away when used upBut in bad there is goodPaper hearts can be set aflameburned, cut, torn, crumpled, defacedBut there is the whiteout of supportive wordsThe cooling water of a hugThe tape of a lasting friendshipThe healing hands of acceptance
Introduction to Envy of Light The Octavian and Firkian factions are, as most would believe, the same race on opposite sides of the Light Wars. A backstory would suffice for both the race and the war. The Baruku race evolved on the planet Bara, their name meaning in their language, "Those born of Bara." They were carbon-based life forms with a hard exterior shell, like armor, and a curved and elegant body. They were bipeds and around seven feet tall in most cases, but they possessed unique abilities. They could mold their body into almost any shape they chose, so they could have up to seven legs and four arms or have longer limbs or a stur