Soo many references, that I actually understood, and used wonderfully. I think the mood was captured extremely well, and felt so...tragic, I guess (I'm bad at putting things into words). And I agre with An-chan, that last line was just so sad:

And as his last shreds of consciousness dissipate into the white, he wonders, like all the martyrs before him have, if it is really worth anything at all.

MelTalent still astounds me **huggles**

**snuggles to Doyleclone**