Carebear CRUSADE

This is my sword.

There are many like it, but this one's mine.

My sword is my best friend. It is my life.

I must master it as I must master my life.

My sword without me is useless. Without my sword, I am useless.

I must swing my sword true.

I must swing straighter than my enemy who is trying to kill me.

I must hit him before he hits me. I will...

My sword and myself know that what counts in war is not the oil pots we throw, the clang of our steel, nor the swings that we make.

We know it is the hits that count. We will hit...

My sword is human, even as I, because it is my life.

Thus, I will learn it as a brother.

I will learn its weaknesses, its strengths, its parts, its accessories, its hilts, its crossguards.

I will ever guard it against the ravages of weather and damage.

I will keep my sword clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready.

We will become part of each other. We will...

Before God I swear this creed.

My sword and myself are the defenders of my country.

We are the masters of our enemy.

We are the saviors of my life.

So be it, until there is no enemy, but PEACE.