The Original Superpowers

Piano and falsetto,
Drowning out the crowd,
Humankind in the balance,
Cards lay flat and proud.

A pact is born forever,
Puppeteers midst steely drink,
To forgive, forget and fall,
To rise and plunder or sink.

Fate is already masked,
The paths that are chose are owned,
They whisper and advise,
Their power of persuasion honed.

Light and dark in battle,
Planes of blood and pain,
Character or circumstance,
To pursue or to refrain.