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Banner of Hope

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There is no such thing as a winnable war.

A hero may be gifted with skills and talents and may be granted command over armies, but he is nothing more than a puppet of destiny. It takes more than skill to follow your cause and ultimately prevail in that to which you aspire. It takes daring and courage, wisdom and clarity of mind and above all, it takes the ability to make difficult decisions and the strength to get back up and keep fighting even when the repercussions of those decisions set in, when the fates themselves seem to conspire to cripple your body and destroy your mind.

And even so, it is what a hero can achieve, and not who he is, that is of the ultimate importance. Personal wishes and dreams are disregarded and it is often the hero who is forced to make the greatest sacrifice - giving up his freedom to change the world for the better, for the sake of people other than himself, no matter the odds. And in the end, many of the few heroes who fulfill their destiny, survive and thus manage to outlive their usefulness, many of them are forgotten, too broken to be of further use.

In the beginning, in the end and in the aftermath, a hero is always alone.


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The alternate and more favoured version of this deviaton:
kaytara.deviantart.com/art/Whe…

This depressing piece of work is something I sketched months ago, but it demanded to be painted while I was doing the unbearably fluffy Spring's Approach. I needed a dark and moody break before my brain started melting from the cuteness, so there you have it. ^^
And I also finally got over the preview display difficulties and managed to upload this. T_T

And I still can't decide which version I like better. O_o I'm guessing this one, because the red is used more sparingly and is therefore more effective... but I'm very fond of the other version, as well. Any opinions?

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Чтоб не потерялся в комментах, копирую сюда замечательный стих, который к этому рисунку написала :iconhairasha: :

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Не в земле и не в небе - а между -
Мы уходим в бою к праотцам.
Но в руках моих - знамя Извечной надежды,
И я должен стоять до конца.

Мне доверили сны и молитвы -
Как отчаянный окрик "Держись!" -
Значит, я доживу до конца этой битвы,
Потому что обязан дожить.

Бесполезные страхи - отбросить!
Бесконечны лишь вера и честь.
Я - единственный в нашем полку знаменосец -
Я несу этот стяг, словно крест.

Кровь густа, и сомненья забыты.
Даже голос почти не дрожит.
Значит, я доживу до конца этой битвы -
Я никак не могу не дожить!

Небо в трещинах - это за нами.
Уходящего не удержать.
Нас почти уже нет, но не тронуто знамя -
Значит, можно еще продолжать.

Я несу за живых и убитых
Все, чем можно сейчас дорожить.
Значит я. Доживу. До конца этой битвы.
Это просто - всего лишь дожить...
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AnujKorrupted's avatar
This painting has a lot of emotion in it. I loved the way you have colored it too. It's very deep and touching. I loved it so much, that I thought of featuring it on my blog at this [link]
Hope you'd be glad to read it. Thanks and keep up the good work!