Acheron-VII

Acheron-VII is the second poem from the short story collection Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe. It was written by Jonathan Goff, while Sparth created the artwork.

The Poem
{{Article Quote|  It's barren The air chokes:on dust and smoke the ground cracks:surrendering to the heat It's lonely with only the dead as company, but anymore,this has become his closest companion: death There was once a purpose to all this a specific design Solders sent forth in the name of retribution In their path:an alien covenant vast in number ardent in thier belif Now,but one stands Only one:survivor His friends taken by conflict Thier adversaries delivered unto Alone now: he treks the wastelands Cut off: stranded Knowing somewhere above: Out and beyond His brothers,his sisters, continue to struggle Continue to fight,to die: to strive A million stars between here and home A million enemies:more Yet here he stands:ever vigilant And here he'll stay: A lone warrior, on a desolate plain