Saint Peter's Gate

"There is so much beauty in the world, yet all I could see was hate, all I could feel was pain. They called me monster. No matter how hard I tried I could not convince them otherwise. So I became the monster they wanted to believe I was. I excelled at violence. Cold and calculating, I became proficient at maiming and killing. If there was a need for hostility, I was summoned. Violence became my calling card. I forgot my humanity, forgot my origin. I watched what may have been my only friend give her life to save me and yet I nearly threw away her sacrifice in an attempt at vengeance. In a moment of clarity, I chose to escape, taking and saving a child's soul in the process. In the end, I realized that in truth, the child had saved me on that bitter sweet day. I still see hate and pain in the world, but now I can also see the beauty and love which fills it. It is their world, and I realize now that I am not here to punish or judge them. We are their protectors. Judgement is Heaven’s dominion, not mine.” - Ember