
(Needs ending fixed) Dragon-Blooded: Pasiap Preempts Haste
(Haiku - Opening) Feet firm on the stone, winds howl, rivers surge and break— the mountain is still. (Verse 1) I am Mela’s kin but all five dragons have their lessons to teach, That truth does not require a paragon to preach. I accept Omphalos Triumphant, And reject the Ostentatious Peasant. I can not chase the fleeting light, But nor do I strike hastefully at every whisper near. The world itself will show the way, Its pulse will guide, its voice is clear. I feel the tremors in the stone, The errors for which my opponent must atone. By the shudder of a held-back breath. I know the moment before death. (Pre-Chorus) Let them strike, let them lunge, I do not waver, I will not run. Still as the peak, high and steep, Victory will be mine if patience I keep. (Chorus) The mountain waits, the river flows, The inferno rages, the seed grows. The storm breaks, then the battle rings, I move with the world—I move nothing. (Haiku - Interlude 1) Footsteps crack the ice, fingers tremble on their blade— the mountain exhales. (Verse 2) They strike in fear, they strike in haste, A rushing wave to meet the stone. Their weapons clash without grace— Their force is spent, mine has grown. The winds may howl, the earth may quake, But I am centered, ready, aligned. Creation bends, yet I remain— I shape the world, and my form it refines. (Pre-Chorus) Let them strike, let them lunge, I do not waver, I will not run. Still as the peak, high and steep, Victory will be mine if patience I keep. (Final Chorus) The mountain waits, the river flows, The inferno rages, the seed grows. The storm breaks, then the battle rings, I move with the world—I move nothing. I know Creation's weight, by the Omphalos’ stone, I strike once, and stand alone. (Haiku - Reflection) Stillness births the storm, one step reshapes all the world— then silence remains.


