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Prophecy Complete |
longte Member
since 2005-04-06
Posts 199Australia |
This is Prophecy Complete this time hope you enjoy it It is Very long Probably five minutes reading 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 Prophecy 2 A Dragonlet is helpless. Fragile as most young Not even yet a shadow, of what it will become Skinny little body, without a hint of scales Eyes sharp, full of life, alone they seem the same Insistent still, but desperate, it tries to make its path As it climbs the Queens bare arms, each step could be its last Instinctive as a homing bird, it knows it must climb high If it cannot do it. Then Dragonlet must die For the only sustenance, near for it to eat Is gathered in the tears, on his mothers cheek Dragon Queen in honour, cannot bend her head Dragonlet must show his strength. Or Dragonlet is dead Looking weaker every moment, he seeks a better grip Instants pass like days. Surely he must slip A tiny Dragon arm, reaches shoulder height Onward ever upward. Now the tears in sight Queen is agitated, yet cooing like a Dove Encouraging the Dragonlet. Sending out pure love All are gathered round, to watch the final climb Will he ever get there? Will he be in time? Dragonlets need moisture, and from their mothers tears They gain somehow the knowledge, of all of their forebears This one was sorely weary, as he made his way For the Dragon Queen was huge, Largest of her day Finally when all seemed lost, a tear began to fall In desperation Dragonlet scrambled for a hold Watched him slip, then attempt, what none had seen before Dragonlet spread useless wings, gave a childish roar Leaping from the shoulder, up to the mighty head Any miscalculation,,,,,, Dragonlet was dead A puny little arm, clutched his mothers cheek A tiny tongue now flickering, Finding what it seeked Satiated. Strength returning. Curled up on her nose Dragonlet, Exhausted, snuggled in repose Look from the now glowing Queen, wondrous to behold A story in the making, if ever it is told Princess and the Prince of Thieves, looked to their Troll friend Not knowing the beginnings, could only see the end Fact their friend was dead, all they could see Forgetting that “One Must Die” foretold in Prophecy Trolls are rather ugly, unpleasant to be sure But he’d been their friend. This was not ignored So he was interred. The journey home began No final trace of Elfin Prince. Now there stood a man As they went to leave the cave, of the Dragon Queen Something very strange occurred. Something never seen The Dragonlet was staring, at the Princess walking by Then using feeble wings, looked her in the eye Hovering in front of her, he seemed to nod his head Flew back to his mother’s brow. Snuggled into bed Many were the questions, raised by such a sight Many were the arguments, late into the night No-one could explain, what had happened there Dragonlet too young, to comprehend the fear For this could be a sign, nobody willed to see First sign of the dreaded, second prophecy Since Gilgamesh and Chuchalain, and other heroes lived The readers of the Prophecy, one and all had grieved For it spoke of Times of Change, Friendships torn apart Riders of the God of War, Ever broken hearts Hidden in the mists of time, no-one knew just when Chaos Rules. Death will Smile. Hatred lives again How a tiny Dragonlet, unnamed could be involved Just another query. A Question to be solved The Gods themselves, in recompense, for what could happen now Offered Dragonkind and man, a type of out, somehow It could be a day, a week, a year,,, or hundreds more Before the truth would surface, and they knew the score This tale becomes diverse now, sometimes it will stray To half heard myth, legend dark, but will return some day To those at the centre, the ones it’s clear to see Willing, and Unwilling, are part of Prophecy The Prince of Thieves, as thieves do, lived up to his part Returning to the Castle, stole Princesses heart Two young people, mad in love, stood before the throne Told the king of their wish. That they would be as one King turned to his courtiers. To his Wizard wise Ignored the Love before him, right before his eyes Never, would his daughter, marry such as thee A Princess Royal to marry, a so-called Prince of Thieves 1 Prince, full of righteous anger, lightning in his eyes “It should not have come this. I should not be despised” “One day I will return, to take your daughters hand’ “Ignore my words if you’re a Fool. Now I leave your land” A year or two. Or was it more, passed and nothing changed King did all his regal things, Princess was deranged Refused to meet the suitors ,who were pressed on her Word from near the border, made everything more clear North and South, somehow by stealth, raiders had appeared Like no other raiders, so common through the years Goblin Lords on Raptors fleet, pillaged as they roamed Trolls had lost their leader. Sought another home Death. Destruction. Dogs of War. Nothing was the same Of the peace they once knew, mere memories remained Army was defeated, more times than we can count Every time they tried to stand, it turned into a rout Far off in the Kingdom, they talked about a man Who found a hidden valley, where he made his stand Dressed in black, with mask of jet, fought just to survive Goblin Lords went after him. None of them survived King was in despair. Kingdom in disarray Castle was besieged. Could last no more than days Man in Black addressed the King “This is what I’ll do” I win the battle for you King. I win your daughter too” Desperate times, desperate men, demand a desperate plan So the King agreed, with grim wave of his hand Fight then raged for many days. No counting of the cost Man in Black was wounded sore. War was surely lost Tied secure upon his horse, he led a frenzied charge Trolls and Goblin Lords defeated. War was won at last Swaying in the saddle, he went to claim his bride No-one knows the agony, of his final ride For near a week he hovered, alive but only just King had made a promise. Promise keep he must Princess came to tend him. Looked into his eyes Love was mirrored in their gaze, much to her surprise So now you think the story ends. With love and wedding rings But this was just a fragment. Of the saga that I bring We could stay here with them. Talk of how they led Their Kingdom in prosperity, but of this you’ll have read In a cave so far away, where mountains meet the sky Dragonlet was growing, Learning how to fly Different from the other, Dragons in his clan Strange with stranger talents, than many Dragons have For all of you know Dragons, you’ve seen them in the sky Know that in their rage, they’ll fill the air with fire How they have a wisdom, passed down through the ages That they shun most mortal men, excepting for our sages So the time of learning, was borne by Dragonlet Still he had no name. Had not earned one yet Scales of colours seldom seen, reflected as he grew Darker than all known before. Shimmered as he flew “Twas not the only difference, that he now displayed Hints of loneliness and loss, also well portrayed Dragons live forever, or so the legends say Many years thereafter, there came a fateful day A call came to the Dragonlet. Unheard by other ears Voice from the distant past, now filled his eyes with tears Somewhere in his memories, surviving through his dreams The voice of a young Princess Royal. Now an aged Queen So really it was now. Our saga has begun Dragonlet left the cave. Flew with the setting sun Leaving at a younger age, than those who went before Seeking the Unknown, to the Princesses door “ I’m happy you’ve come to me. Grateful that you came Once I stole your egg. For that I am ashamed Soon my life will end. Then will my spirit soar Forgive me, but I had, to see you just once more” “Long ago I watched you climb, to drink your mothers tears That memory has stayed with me, through these many years I asked you here to seek your help, for those I leave behind Trouble comes, and they will need, the help of Dragonkind” They say that as the sun set, Dragon was surely seen Perhaps that is just myth. Or just someone’s dream They say that on his back. She went for a ride Yet know in the morning,,,,, she was dead,, but smiled Prince of Thieves, Princess Royal, had lived a wondrous life We will not talk much of it here. Maybe another time They left behind a Kingdom, which revelled in its peace Not knowing in their leaving, how soon it all would cease Dragonlet, returning, sought his mother’s cave Went to her for answers, not feeling very brave He had broken custom, to go and visit man Would he now be ostracised, forbidden to his clan It is only rumour. What happened when they met But I shall tell the rumour. There are no answers yet Say that when the Queen cooled down, Dragonlet was named Now,,, and so Forever, he was the Dragon Twain Wizards in their ivory towers, looked down in despair Could only see the problem. No answer anywhere The prophecy fulfilling now. Long planted was the seed All the Portents showed, this was a time of need “Human Queen will go, to Dragonkind in need In her youth, she saw the truth, lonely heart now bleeds” “Not a Single Dragon, But One who’s really Two In a time of Direst need, No other one will do” “When Darkness Screams, then all must Fall The nights are full of Demons calls” “Humankind, and others too Must resist, or All is through” Twain had left the Cave. Toured the countryside Knew him by his Shimmer, High up in the sky They say, at times he disappeared,gone from viewers sight Then they heard the Whisper,,, his wings on balmy nights But times were good, who really cared, that a Dragon roamed Tireless in his vigilance. Above these human homes Winter’s near upon us. Days were growing drear Then the first grim warning. A Tickling of Fear In the East, where Sun should rise, Dawning never came Instead of bright blue skies. Some kind of misty Grey On the second morning, the Grey was Darker still A different type of darkness, no light could ever fill Of course you know exactly, who they tried to blame Blamed it all on Dragonkind. Especially Dragon Twain Wizards and the Lords, demanded Dragon heads So the Hunt began, to make the Dragons Dead One thing Dragons do despise, is sheer stupidity Most of them just up and left. Left the fair country Darkness slowly deepened. Screams were heard at night Demons called and through it all, the end was now in sight Everybody gathered, within the castle walls In darkest night, surrounded by, Eerie Demon calls With Evil all around them. Pressing on all sides Though Knowing it was useless, they prepared to fight There is no real defence, against the Demon Kin They are stuff of Nightmares, mankind could not win Wizards, in their wisdom, tried to cast their spells Demons caught them at it, threw them into Hell An old and crippled man, finally made them see They had all forgotten, the Second Prophecy As Demons gathered for the kill, a Plea was sent on high A Plea seemly ignored, by the Dragon flying by On the final morning, no matter what the cost They prepared to meet their doom. Battle surely lost Voice that was not Twains, echoed in the hall “Mankind needs assistance. I have brought it all No matter what you’ve done to us, We are here for you Though it’s against my Judgement, We will see you through” Goblins quick and Vampire Lords, enemies of Man Marshalling to either side, Faeries in the Van Dwarves and Trolls, in full control, attacked the other side Elvin lance, from Deer that Pranced, tore the Demons wide Flight of Dragons from beyond, ripped into the Dark Birds pecking where they could. Even tiny Larks Vampire Lords drew Demon blood, spat it to the ground Faerie King Invincible,Goblins all around Dwarven Hammers led this lot, into the final fray Supported by All animals, on this stupendous day As the Demons died, Darkness faded too Into lighter skies, Sun came shining through Vampire Lords, Much depleted, fled the rising Sun Trolls and Goblins, wandered off, Going one by one Elves and Faeries, joined together, gathered fallen friends Animals now spread apart, and here their story ends Last few Demons had escaped. Battle had been won Twain landed by the Castle. His First job was done Now there came the second task, hardest one of all Wandered Disconsolate, down into the Hall “You all saw the warnings. Very clear to see Warnings that were given, by the Second Prophecy” “Look at those who saved you. So called Enemies of Man Simply look at me, Now a Stranger to my clan” “We know this world is yours. No more place for us But we’ll remain in memories. Sprinkled there like Dust” “Heed these Wasted words. Spread them while you can Respect the world. Respect the Earth. You’ll be better men” . . . Ok Maybe it was 10 minutes Live It |
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Annie78 Member
since 2003-10-03
Posts 469here then there then back here |
more like 15, but it is truly a pleasure to read. could be the story of some i know. a stubborn bitchy princess....gee can we see ourselves in this at all. Annie there is but a short time to exist, love,laugh,live and never stop believing in miracles |
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Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State |
A wonderfully told story. You have told a bewitching tale. Joyce |
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longte Member
since 2005-04-06
Posts 199Australia |
Thankyou for the Feedback It was interesting to see if a Saga? like this would get responses It was great FUN to write Thanks Peter Live It |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
what a pleasure to read. Ten...fifteen minutes.. no matter. good is good. martyjo |
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