Half a stage, half a stage, Half a stage onward, All in the valley of Hakurei Flew the six dozen. "Forward, the Dolls! "Charge for the precious things!" she said: Into the valley of Hakurei Flew the six dozen.
"Forward, the Dolls!" Was there a lady dismay'd? Not tho' the dolls knew Someone had blunder'd: Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die: Into the valley of Hakurei Flew the six dozen.
Danmaku to right of them, Danmaku to left of them, Danmaku in front of them Volley'd and thunder'd; Storm'd at with laser and shell, Boldly they flew and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell Flew the six dozen.
Flash'd all their spears bare, Flash'd as they turn'd in air, Impaling the orbs there, Charging an army, while All the world wonder'd: Plunged in the battery-smoke Right thro' the line they broke; Shrine Maiden and Witch Reel'd from the spear stroke Shatter'd and sunder'd. Then they rode back, but not Not the six dozen.
Danmaku to right of them, Danmaku to left of them, Danmaku behind them Volley'd and thunder'd; Storm'd at with laser and shell, While Shanghai and Hourai fell, They that had fought so well Came thro' the jaws of Death Back from the mouth of Hell, All that was left of them, Left of six dozen.
When can their glory fade? O the wild charge they made! All the world wondered. Honor the charge they made, Honor the Dolls, Noble six dozen.
Did you just maim and mutilate Alfred Tennyson's Charge of the Light Brigade? ... Congratulations, I love it! Now we just need Iron Maiden to cover it as a remake of The Trooper. I was going for Master of Puppets, but that's already taken...
ThunderBird said: Did you just maim and mutilate Alfred Tennyson's Charge of the Light Brigade? ... Congratulations, I love it! Now we just need Iron Maiden to cover it as a remake of The Trooper. I was going for Master of Puppets, but that's already taken...
I was just going to do the first stanza, but then I figured: the image alone is epic, so I might as well get off my lazy butt and remake the entire poem into something worthy of the image.