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Fire and Ice were born
From loneliness and rage
Mothered by a fearful Storm
And locked within a cage
Reminders of a time
The Storm was tricked with love
Too unwise to see the signs
Coming from above
The Storm began to weep
And drown all those around
Consuming those that seemed most weak
The elements she had bound
Fire was strong and brave
From the moment he was born
But Ice was nearly in a grave
Beaten by her scorn
As the Storm raged on
There came a shining light
The Sun and Ocean with the dawn
To end the Brothers' fight
Fire would pay a price
To save Ice from the Storm
For his protection would not suffice
So the Ocean warned
Fire cried scathing tears
And flared brightly in pain
His efforts for so many years
All having been in vain
The Ocean's current was strong
And pulled Fire away
Left with nowhere to belong
His fury held at bay
The Ice was left alone
In presence of the Sun
Her light the only warmth now known
And nowhere left to run
He was soon to see
The Sun was not a friend
But he was unable to flee
And far too weak to fend
The Sun had become blind
By lust to dominate
To seer herself into one's mind
And secrete a toxic hate
No different than the Storm
The Sun became to Ice
Beating him into reform
And forcing a life of vice
Yet there came one more
One so just and true
A love for all within her core
Bringing hope anew
Earth first found Fire
Trapped by Ocean's tide
Not much did she require
Just that they leave their pride
She enveloped the pair
And held them close to heart
But Fire yearned for one affair
Before they could depart
He told the Earth of Ice
And how he had been wrong
To leave him to his own device
And hope that he'd grow strong
Ocean said that Sun
Had taken Ice instead
He feared what She'd already done
And how he'd been mislead
Earth knew she could shape
Whatever had been wrought
Once Ice had a sure escape
The Sun could be fought
She caught the sun red hand
Beating down on Ice
With all her heat at her command
Lost in paradise
Though paradise was not
What everyone would see
An illness born inside her thoughts
Aching to be free
Fire lost control
Embracing the betrayal
While Ocean endured pain in his soul
At his love's portrayal
He had know since long
Her heat was too unstable
Refusing that he was wrong
And their love was just a fable
The Sun began to seer
Those who fought her reign
But Earth had shed a single tear
Seeing the Sun was vain
Earth knew there could be
No solution for all
The Sun too foolish to agree
Would promise their downfall
The Sun thought Earth a fool
Filled with a false light
And life was but a simple tool
To solve unwanted plight
Earth was at her end
And knew no other way
She forced the Sun to ascend
To keep her heat away
With Sun now confined
Ice had been set free
Though not in his right mind
He joined the other three
Earth with open arms
And Fire with regret
Ocean lost without his charm
Watching the Sun set
Earth could see their worry
And said all would be well
Her love was in no hurry
No agenda to sell
She mended their wounds
Both in flesh and in mind
Through selfless nurture she groomed
Willingly giving her time
The Sun could not stand
The love from them she saw
Her life was not as she had planned
Her motives laced with flaw
She saw she was no match
For Earth's eternal ardor
And seeing that there was no catch
Her decision made no harder
She silently drifted
Away from all she knew
For she was the one not gifted
To keep desire subdued
And so the four began
Living life anew
All thankful for the course that ran
And the trust between that grew