defeat is not surrender,
nor is darkness light.
though pain may overwhelm us
it cannot stop our bright.
defeat is not surrender,
nor is the battle lost.
defeat is not surrender,
though we have paid great cost.
Poem, light
All around her lay the infected dead, illuminated brightly by the ship's light. Her heart beat rapidly while she watched the last infected solider fall to the ground not half a meter from her. She even recognized some of the soldiers as the crew from...
Battle, Evacuation, Female, Meerkat, Science Fiction, Ship, Story Series, War, artificial intelligence, defeat, epilogue
When you're starting out as a superhero, the first thing to worry about once you are committed to your path is how secret are you planning to keep your identity. For should you choose discretion, then you need both a name, and a suitable costume.
...
Blindfold, Bondage, Bound, Female, Gag, Light Peril, Lion, Lioness, Ofenna, Superheroes, Tight Clothes, defeat
Behind the defeated, stood the dark wolf, bruised, battered- but triumphant.
"mortimer do you know why you lost?!" the wolf demon said addressing the lizard bits that now littered the floor of the arena.
Demon, Duel. Challenge, Epiphany, Labors, Lizard, Slave, Spinoff, Treachery, Wyvern, decapitation, defeat, minion, orangutan
:d
chapter 17 - the day of defeat
25th day of nova
128 i.e.
the air carried with it the strong, acrid smell of fire riding along with the stench of death. olaraa was burning, and there was nothing anyone could do to stop it.
Bear, Dwarf, Fantasy, Novel, Series, Story Series, Violence
"this wasn't how things were supposed to go," arion said aloud, still on his knees and looking up at the sky, defeated. "i've had my homeland taken away from me, and then it was lost to the legion.
Bear, Death, Fantasy, Gnoll, Hyena, Medieval, Novel, Panda, Series, Story Series, Violence
"Yuu-kii!"
Tang watched the fox be eaten alive by some form of Creeper they never saw before. Horror-struck and profoundly confused, she watched the hatchling turn and smile at them with pale green eyes. From behind the flower bulb and the young...
Arctic Fox, Battle, Character Development, Female, Hot spring, Male, Mustelid, Pine Martens, Science Fiction, Spiral Nebula, Story Progression, Story Series, defeat, escape, flashback, mountains
"Devon R. Manneth." The doctor replied. James dropped the phone. Danny looked at James. James' eyes were full of tears, his body shaking.
"James?" Danny asked.
"Mr. Pearce? Mr. Pearce are you there??" The phone called out. Danny picked up the...
Compassion, Fighting
defeating boss after boss to get to where he was now. and now he failed after he had gotten so close to defeating the beast. so close to tasting freedom. he would've escaped-
znggg!
escaped...? how would he escape vac? where would he escape to?
Adventure, Armor, Armour, Battle, Boss, Corruption, Croft, Drone, Fight, Goo, Hypnosis, Latex, Male, RPG, Robot, Rubber, Slime, Transformation, brain, brainwash, cataclysm, defeat, mecha, memory, mind, online, permanent, scene, transform, vac, virtual, wash, wipe
Queen omelet felt defeated, embryo was gone, she was beyond all hope, "i see you are no longer one with the omelet, it is a shame to see what you've become."
"what shame?"
eyes turned to see where the voice came from.
Climax, Cute, Disillusionment, Dragon, Egg Laying, Eggs, Feast, Girly awkwardness, Girly weirdness, Hurt/Comfort, Hypersensitivity, Love, Omelets, PG-13, Romance, Self-worth, Unhinged, Wings of fire, coming of age, confrontation, cracked, crush, defeat, failure, imprisonment, nuzzling, sweet
Complete silence filled the pavilion, dragons looked at one another in shock. Not a single word was spoken, not a single claw mark was thrown, but one thing was abundantly certain, the Kingdom of the OmeletWings had fallen.
Em looked at the...
Disillusionment, Dragon, Egg Laying, Eggs, Emotional, End, Girly awkwardness, Girly weirdness, Hurt/Comfort, Hypersensitivity, Love, Omelets, PG-13, Romance, Self-worth, Unhinged, Wings of fire, broken, closure, coming of age, confrontation, cracked, crush, defeat, failure, imprisonment, shattered, sweet
Counter Earth Chronicles - Fallen Empire
**Chapter 104: Feast Of The Damned**
Day 206 (continued)
"He is the monster master, their ruler!" Tippi shouted. "His fur is as dark as the night, his teeth indescribably sharp and his claws very menacing. He...
Badger, Bear, Binturongs, Blood Loss, Feeding, Fighting, Gore, Humans, Humorous, Incursion, Lioness, Other, Otter, Plot Development, Possession, Sabertooth tiger, Short, The Cost, Very Dark, Violent, Werewolf vs Werewolf, Wyvern, defeat, harpy, mauling, monsters, prototype, shimmer, spring hare, werewolves