For hundreds of lives we come and go, building up the accretion of knowledge and experience which are eventually covered by new layers as time marches inevitably forward. Each day we stand at the edge and stare into the abyss to see all evil held at bay before us. Each day we look to heaven for strength, and each day, each year, each lifetime, we manage to abide. Soon, we become as frozen sentinels, lined along the edge, forever guarding this opening, this doorway. We are the gates to hell on which the enemy constantly knocks. Ours is a choice to serve, as was our choice to sin. We have been into the abyss, tasted the fruits, and managed to return damaged but with a realization that, for those of us who stand, forgiveness is not a gift. We have only honor, duty, and integrity left in our arsenal. Forever we will stand the watch. Forever we will await the coming of the King of Light to seal the abyss forever.
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