Upon the soaring wings of a flying beast
The knight landed on the vast tree-less plain
Sitting on his stout but elegant mount
He cautiously followed the narrow lane
He could see no one, and hear no sound
But he felt the savage gaze of a foe
Following his tail with every step
As if in the form of a black, grim crow
His mount, a creature unknown to many
strolled with pride, with its head held high
an ingenious blend of many beasts
Unrivalled on land, a lord of the sky
its strength surpassing a hundred steeds
its flight majestic, a glorious sight
with its black, crooked beak and sturdy paws
It spread fear when soaring in the height
An ancient lone-oak stood by the lane
providing a precious oasis of shade
And on its wizen bark one could see
strange engravings carved by a blunt blade
“Now we shall rest here, under a treeâ€Â
Stated the pleased knight to his weary mount
And he retreated to the dark shades
that had saved him a bit of resting ground
The pleasant oak-shade was overly sacred
standing in a sea of sunlight and heat haze
and its golden, gleaming acorns hung
attracting an eerie but forceful gaze
for they all bore a charm, evil and strong
by the will of the Govonian king
A curse had corrupted the noble tree deep
To enchant every earthly being
The knight was dragged into a hazy sleep
by the tantalizing gleam of the fruits
and he was drowned in dreams dim
deaf from the nightly squeaks and hoots
in his dreams he traveled to lands grim
and fought heroically in battles grand
He encountered beings strange and unknown
far over the oceans, in a distant land
The lights had begun to fade in the plain
And the bloody sun was drifting low
Yet the knight was still lying asleep
unaware of his lurking foe
Silently a shadow began to creep
From the dark bottom of the tree
A massive and black serpent-root
And such a ruthless creature was she
But all her wicked hopes flew away
For the silence was shattered by a cry
And crawling aside, it saw in dread
The Eaglio descending from the sky
With beating wings the grey figure sped
And with sharp, gleaming claws it came
It’s fury released like a turbulent tide
to wash away the malice of a flame
Throughout the long night, the stars witnessed
The battle of loyalty and malice
And they blinked at the plain with anxiousness
Waiting for the long-awaited justice
(To be continued…)
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