Because I had sought to challenge Destiny, Destiny had taken vengeance. — Michael Moorcock

All Empires fall,

All ages die,

All strife shall be in vain.

All Kings go down,

All hope must fail,

But Tanelorn remains—

Our Tanelorn remains...

Destiny’s Champion,

Fate’s fool.

Eternity’s Soldier,

Time’s Tool.

“I would be grateful if I was allowed to work out my own destiny for once,” I said. “For good or ill.”