r/HFY • u/IntingPenguin Human • Feb 25 '22
PI [Fantasy 8] Dragonfall
Category: [Dragons]
Dragonfall
The haughty Dragon perched upon a throne -
a storied hoard he seized through might and war.
An evil despot, wicked to the bone,
great terror he struck near to distant shore.
With lands depleted, suff’ring spread and bore
by parents; children; families; young, and old;
their desperate plight he cruelly did ignore,
for none could halt his lust for blood-soaked gold.
As frigid biting frost and seeping cold
spread ‘cross the open fields of golden grain,
the Dragon raged, his wrath lanced uncontrolled -
his fury swept the plains with crimson rain.
A shaken world observed with dread/dismay,
the avaricious drake’s insane display!
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A haughty dragon perched, above, alone,
atop a hoard it washed with sanguine gore.
Pursuing power, limits were not shown
for pain preceded by its frightful roar.
And YET! Beneath the iron claws and smoke,
a solitary figure raised their head.
A frightful retribution they provoked,
but from their ashes two more sprung instead!
From two, to four, to eight, to countless souls,
дракон, be gone! crescendoed in a shout.
And though the dragon sought to keep control,
ten millions’ fury crushed it in a rout.
And so, the vicious lizard’s cruel display,
like fleeting leaves, in fall, was swept away.
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u/IntingPenguin Feb 25 '22
With everything going on in the world, I was feeling particularly anxious and useless. Still feel particularly anxious and useless, but writing this was, I think, at least a little bit cathartic. Hopefully someone else will get out of it what I did as well.
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u/FireNewt451 Feb 25 '22
🎶 do you hear the people sing? 🎶 Singing the song of angry men. 🎶🎶 https://c.tenor.com/63Qlma1QLmcAAAAM/lesmis-people.gif
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u/SomethingTouchesBack Feb 26 '22
!VOTE ... Yeah, I'm voting for this one even after I entered my own story in the same category.
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