The stalwart guards learned to fight all their enemies toe to toe,
The overgrowing jungle taught their beasts to overpower any foe,
The burning volcanoes showed their fiends there were no hearts a bolt could not pierce,
The darkness showed that despite the worlds evils they had devils far more fierce.
Although each of the colors held great strengths rooted deep in their cores,
The vast oceans taught the sphinxs their great strength was to deny you yours.