Dragonfire

Sharpen the sword and polish the armor,

The fight of your life is soon to commence.

It lies beyond the crystal door,

You await the sound of the brass in suspense,

Waiting, accompanied by feelings of horror,

For the impending aggressive sequence.

You have been trained for this fight

Since childhood – an age of innocence,

An age of shelter and respite,

An age of regulation and ordinance,

The age of shining sunlight has reached twilight.

Now, fight with passion and valiance.

Open the door and enter the sinister unknown,

Draw the sword and ready the shield,

Explore the shadowy cavern for the savage cyclone,

You hear a bang – the crystal doorway has been resealed –

The ice freezes the body to bone,

Fight through! Proceed forward and never yield.

Deeper and deeper into the dark cavern,

Out of the silence and tension a piercing roar,

The beast emerges – a colossal wyvern.

The beast stares emitting a coarse stridor,

Its dark body stained with streaks of auburn,

A fiend worthy of the mighty Thor.

The dragon rises on two to display;

Claws sharper than steel to shred and sheer,

The flesh blade lies behind to waylay,

Imposing wings engulf the cavern and strike fear,

The terrifying top produces flame to cover the fray,

Ready your sword and deliver a stance austere.

The two forces meet in the shadowy battleground,

The exchange of blows accompanied by shrieks of pain,

Escape is impossible – you are stormbound –

Your attacks repelled – all efforts are in vain.

Plagued by dragonfire and in it you are drowned

But out of the blackness comes a third, cloaked and arcane.

A hand reaches through the sea of fire,

Revives both body and spirit,

Together, the dragon’s downfall you conspire.

Fight on with valor and never forfeit,

The wyvern suffers from your vengeful ire,

At last the wyvern’s life takes its exit.

Victorious, the two warriors depart

Through a new door made of impenetrable diamond.

The dragon is a foe all must thwart,

A quest for which all are destined,

Destroy this beast with accumulated heart,

Or else be eternally burned and blackened.