This is the first part of what turned into a fairly long poem
Took a few hours to write
I enjoyed writing it

But it is LONG

Prophecy

The country was in turmoil, only chaos to be seen
We went up to the castle, invited by the king
Surrounded by his minions, he just looked tired and old
So much for his Knights, they didn’t look too bold

The Jesters and Dwarves were trying to amuse
But for all their efforts, they only got abuse
Princess royal, has always been a prissy little bitch
Now screaming like a Harpy, demanding her last wish

The silly little fool, too spoilt to understand
Had stolen a Dragon egg, now Chaos stalked the land
For this was not a Dragon egg, like others she had seen
The egg itself, had been laid, by the Dragon Queen

Only once in several lifetimes, will the Dragon Queen give birth
Now her Rage was evident, there was no peace on Earth
A Dragon in a normal mood is fearsome to the eye
Now endless flights of Dragon wings, shimmered in the sky

Now man once more had called on us, to come and lend a hand
Hoping the Prince of Thieves, can bring peace to his land
It may seem a simple thing, return a Dragons Egg
Those before us tried it….. Before us all were dead

The prince, he was of human kind, very clear to me
I am slightly different… Later on you’ll see
Both of us were in disguise, up to the castle gate
Now we stood before the throne… prayed we’re not too late

For Dragon eggs are sentient…. Need their mother near
All that I could feel from it, was hopelessness and fear
I knew it felt safest, in the Princesses arms
Somehow it realised, she did not mean it harm

Still the Princess royal, raged about her rights
She could send this world, into endless night
If you cared to see it, from her point of view
She had read the prophecy. Tried to make it true

Prophecies are dangerous things… Read in many ways
No-one truly knows the outcome, no matter what they say
The pointed ears of the Prince, were twitching as I rose
“The Prince and I, Dragon egg… Princess also goes”

A sob shattered the silence, flung down by these words
The King had read the prophecy, so he had observed
“A Prince, Princess royal, a Beast and Dragon Egg
Would not return together… Some perhaps were dead”

The Prophecy was bound, by things beyond his ken
Fore Doomed that this would happen.. only question when

Wizard in the background, then shouted out with glee
“That is an Elfin Prince. No Human prince is he
Forget that Prophecy my King. It’s bound to human kind
No other can fulfil it… You can relax your mind”

So it came to pass, that we three as a band
Left there with the Dragon egg, to cross a troubled land
No knights were there as escort. Just we three alone
Darkness ruled our mission, into the Dragons home

The Prince of course was gallant… Required in such a man
Princess still a surly bitch, trailed our tiny band
Too many years of luxury, had left her soft and weak
Demanded she be carried, even o’er the smallest creek

I unfortunately, was forced to walk beside
As protection for the egg…. Maybe more besides
In troubled days and nights, we travelled cross the plain
At last we were in sight, of the mountain range

The Princess royal was changing… More likeable each day
For trouble binds together, , can be no other way
Faerie camp ahead, ablaze with spectral lights
Princess stands in awe, swooning with delight

Prince is not so happy. He knows the danger there
For if you fall asleep, you’ll sleep 1000 years
But we were exhausted, and so we staggered in
A welcome and a party, like none we’d ever seen

A flitterball of crimson light, dancing through the air
Spectacles and miracles, way beyond compare
Faerie King was absent. Perhaps that’s just as well
Ransom is his closest friend and you can never tell

Of course, the Faeries knew me. That would count for much
We would now be safe in here. Me they would not touch
Prince and Princess royal, danced amongst the trees
Faerie music following. Gentle as the breeze

I motioned them to sleep. Told they they’d be safe
My kind needs not sleep. That we can forsake
So they slept as revelry, whispered through the night
The egg and I watched over them, until Dawns grey light

Many were the wonders, which happened in-between
Yet as always with the Faeries, some are best unseen
Silly little mortals, who think they rule this land
Would gaze on them in wonder, but never understand

It was a shame I had to watch. Could not play along
Faeries always like to tease… Of course they play that song
The song ignited moonbeams, dryads danced in time
Fireflies and Wherry lights, following in line

With the dawn the music died. Faeries disappeared
Lethargy crept upon me. Seems my time was near
Time to find the Dragon Queen, give her back her young
Before I went into my change and we were all undone

We could not just approach her cave. She would not understand
This was not a friendly time for Dragonkind and man
The Labyrinth, with perils five, was just before us now
I must see my charges through. See them through somehow

A shrieking demon from beyond was first to test our way
The prince now showed his mettle. True hero in this fray
Living Dark, Insidious, tried to drag us in
Princess with her poise and charm, ensured it could not win

The final three the usual ones. Ones that live on fear
Depression Sloth and Apathy, loitered in the air
Of course they were my victims, I merely ate them all
Escorted my companions, into the final hall

Vamphyr Lord glared at us, Stung by our success
But when he looked into my soul, raged in helplessness
Vamphyr Lords though decadent, know when they are beat
Bowed to Prince and Princess…Gracious in defeat

Hidden memories in our minds, there to lead us on
Through the caves of mist and woe, seeking Dragon song
Dragon egg was active now, ever changing hues
Once translucent opal, then a vivid blue

I was growing weaker; the Change was now on me
We Must be there before the Change, or share the infamy
So we entered Dragon Cave, by the hidden ways
Shaded by my mystery, from the Dragons gaze

Now all of you have seen, a Dragon in the sky
How many living now have looked, into a Dragons eye
I never could explain it. Perhaps I never can
Yet I can understand them, much easier than man

Imagine you are in a cave, with weakly glowing light
You see an odd shaped rock, over to your right
As you look, a movement, a shimmer in the air
A shifting of a living rock. The Dragon now appears

Where all was grey like rock before, colours fill the night
Copper, Bronze, Ruby Red, Purple, flash of White
The Flexing of the Dragon, reflected in his scales
A rainbow mirror flickering, with all that this entails

Then the head, turns to you, freezes with its gaze
Eyes once shuttered, now are wide. All is bright as day
Description now defeats me. It’s always been the same
Beauty, Arrogance, Delight. How could I explain

We were in the cave, of the Dragon Queen at last
Through careful use of Mystery, avoided Dragon blast
The egg knew it was close to home. Quivered as we strode
Colours flashing through the shell, almost that it glowed

Prince and Princess royal, Determined to the end
Followed in my mystery, around the final bend
There she was before us. A Raging Dragon Queen
Seeking blood atonement, from those as yet unseen

My Change was now upon me. My end was coming soon
Mystery was waning, as we approached our doom
The Queen, despite her Rage, was clearly first to see
She Screamed “How could you Fools fulfil the Prophecy”

“This Prophecy is written, in the Dragons egg
One of you must Die. It’s All upon your head
Two Humans and a Beast. But one cannot survive
My egg has been returned. Who is it will die?”

At her words the Prince of Thieves, lost his Elfin ways
Princess royal looked at him, wonder in her gaze
Egg was placed into, mothers loving claws
There it simply cracked apart, without a single pause

I, for once as dignified, as any Troll can be
Opened my mind to humankind, so they could plainly see
The Dragonlet was motionless, curled inside the shell
If Dragon look could kill. We would be in Hell

My time of Change and Rearrange was coming to an end
Phophecy would be fulfilled. Troll would soon be dead
As I crumpled silently, to lie upon the ground
My Spirit, now in Dragonlet. Sat and looked around

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If you enjoyed it I will add the rest here somewhere