They were so young, so brave, their blood afire with the soulful song of revolution. Their hearts and minds were one, and each yearned to prove his worth in the bloody battles of his ancestors' wars. Not one gave a thought to the true ramifications of his actions-- for in the minds of fledgeling warriors, life is perpetual, causes are always noble, battles are trivial affairs, and wars are games easily won...

Yes.

Is it any good? It just sort of happened, and I'm terrible at critiquing myself.

Sounds badass to me.

I like it. Good intro to something epic.

I think I've been reading too many ancient Greek epics. I'm starting to write like Homer. (The poet, not the Simpson :P)

D'oh! (It doesn't sound too much like him though. Although it's been more than a decade since I've read him.)

You know, I'm actually formulating a theory that the Iliad is an anti-war statement.

I'll have to read it again. That sounds interesting.

Ugh okay dude what you wrote doesn't sound bad but I hate when people do the whole comparing themselves to classic greatness thing. Like "I'm the next Kurt Cobain" or "I'm starting to write like homer"

No, not like that, I don't WANT to write like Homer. Any original work I do, I want to sound like me, not some ancient poet.

He was a great writer, but his style can seem stuffy from today's viewpoint.