Ferossa Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 (A song to be repressed as the Guild feels necessary. Sung in arcanist drinking dens in mocking tones made sharp by the keen ears at the doors and windows; sung during the day or late at night when the hearths are cold and the pipes turned out for the evening.) The Ballad of the Witch Hunter Mage In the deep dark depths of the murder's dreams I haunt their thoughts and drink their screams. In the cold clear light of the new breaking day I crush their hearts and souls like clay. I am the flame that purges all, Burning lights before the fall. A brilliant future barely scried— I am the rage of truth denied. In the boiling clouds of the Quarantine Zone I char their flesh black off the bone. In the storm-locked mount of the Snow Queen's lair I'll braid her tears into my hair. Firelight, matchlight, drawn to the flame Ancient works conceal a name One silent pause before the flood— Bookshelves filled with screams and blood In the flesh-fouled water of the fetid docks I bind their souls with burning locks. In the clear crystal light of the shifting stage I'll burn them all to oust the mage. I'll conflagrate, incinerate Your mind can barely contemplate Lashing flames reveal my prize I'll burn the world behind your eyes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiralvorkraft Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Awesome! I think in line four you meant "hearts" but other than that, great work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferossa Posted April 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Awesome! I think in line four you meant "hearts" but other than that, great work. Corrected! Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haunter Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Always happy to see non-standard entries like poems and songs. Beyond my ken, so I'm always impressed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferossa Posted April 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Always happy to see non-standard entries like poems and songs. Beyond my ken, so I'm always impressed! Poetry is my literary weakness, so Iron Quill is practice to get out of my comfort zone (or else you'd get epic poetry in Latin). Trust me, if you could see what my first drafts looked like, you wouldn't think it was beyond you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTroglodyte Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Bookshelves filled with screams and blood I quite enjoy this coupling. Kudos on the poetry. dr. t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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