More Steel Destiny.

You can check out the previous session stuff here.

In this session, this was the last session for one of their players (their regular Monday game was going to resume, so this was the last time they’d play with us) – and as it turned out (their character, Nathaniel Gray, made a sacrifice at the end of the adventure) – which led to the writing of this song for the fictional band we all love known as Steel Destiny.

“Into the Gray” © 2024, Steel Destiny written by James Aldrich
Dedicated to the memory and sacrifice of Nathaniel Gray

A soldier in a foreign land
Fighting in a war none of us understand
Faith in his cause and country
As he fought next to me

Even in the darkest moments of despair
Your faith never waivered
As the flood came, you stood strong, standing there
In the end, you were the savior

As you fade into the gray
I wish there was more I could say
But you were never meant to stay
As you fade into the gray

I was the last one to speak with you
And I am filled with regret
I gave you the words to push you through
And it’s a memory I can’t forget

I took away that sense of fear
And I’m the reason you’re not here
We survived because of your sacrifice
I just hope the words and this song will suffice

As you fade into the gray
I promise your memory will never fade away
You couldn’t stay
As you fade into the gray
But I will remember you every day
As you fade into the gray
I know you couldn’t stay
But even as you fade into the gray
I wish there’d been a different way
So you could stay
And turn away
From the gray.