by Ridder » February 6th, 2011, 7:40 pm
IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG FOR REACH TO FALL, OUR ENEMY WAS RUTHLESS, EFFICIENT, BUT THEY WEREN'T NEARLY FAST ENOUGH.
For you had already passed the torch.
And because of you, we found Halo, unlocked it secrets, shattered our enemies resolve. Our victory, your victory, was so close, I wish you could have lived to see it.
But you belonged to Reach, your body, your armor - all burned and turned to glass.
Everything...except your courage. That, you gave to us. And with it, we can rebuild.
THE CREED: Nothing is True. Everything is Permitted.
"...That's rather cynical."
"It would be if it were doctrine, but it is merely an observation of the nature of reality.
To say that Nothing is True is to realize that the foundations of society are fragile, and that we must be the shephards of our own civilization.
To say that Everything is Permitted is to understand that we are the architects of our actions, and that we must live with the consequences, whether glorious...or tragic."
-Ezio Auditore da Firenze explaining the Creed, 1514, Masayaf.