Legion of the Black: The Beckoning

I was back standing in front of the Legion of the Black. I saw Andy motion the others to start digging he was walking off away from them and I felt an urge to follow, so I did. I follow him, walking deeper into the desert, my feet burning without my shoes but I didn’t care. I saw him heading towards a pile of big rocks. He started singing to music coming from somewhere. I recognized the song, “We Don’t Belong”.

The gates of heaven were locked shut

The pits of hell – they were all filled up

And I fear

I don't belong here, yeah

They might call me a sinner

A walking flame from the fire that burns

Disappear,

You don't belong here, yeah

The church of F.E.A.R.

The church of failure

The church of fools

So call me a nothing

Call me a something

Treat me cruel

Hey!

Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh oh

We don't belong here, we don't belong

Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh oh

We don't belong here

It's the anthem of the underground

So get back up when they push you down

We're singing

Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh oh

We don't belong here, we don't belong

He sat on one of the lower rocks.

(We don't belong, we don't belong, we don't belong)

Can you hear the march of the rejects

Line up the parade of the defects

Can I hear we don't belong here

He stared at the ground and continued singing.

So rise from the darkness

Eyes of the dismissed

Hearts of the used

Show me your worst

Show me you're cursed

Tell me the truth

I walked closer to him.

Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh oh

We don't belong here, we don't belong

Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh oh

We don't belong here

It's the anthem of the underground

So get back up when they push you down

We're singing

Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh oh

We don't belong here, we don't belong

Yeah

(Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh oh)

The gates of heaven were locked shut

The pits of hell – they were all filled up

And I fear

I don't belong here

(Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh oh)

He closed his eyes and sang his heart out.

Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh oh

We don't belong here, we don't belong

Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh oh

We don't belong here

It's the anthem of the underground

So get back up when they push you down

We're singing

Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh oh

We don't belong here, we don't belong

I sang along to the last line.

We don't belong

We don't belong

I don't belong

He snapped his eyes open and looked right at me. He had a confused expression on his face. He stood up and slowly walked towards me. He was barely ten feet away once I heard the voice of F.E.A.R. The Prophet’s eyes looked dazed as he listened.

The Rebels claim that a brave new world is upon us.

Do not be fooled by this chicanery in which they lay their claim.

It is false, and their uprising will not succeed.

You will place your trust in F.E.A.R.

You must…

He looked back at me, still confused. Wait, could he actually see me?

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