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Lair

from Return by Apathy

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Deep within the lair a beast awakens
From its thousand year slumber
Now hunger lures the monster from its cave
Out to lurk among the prey

As the ages pass their fears relax
Through generations they forget
How time obscures the memories of the world
And soon they will regret

In the morning fog a village rises
Obscured by smoke and fire the beast abides
Roaring out to warn of the coming storm
It thunders consuming all within
Leaving nothing left

In the distant sky a cloud of ashes rises
The signal fire draws a warrior's eye
As he scans the disaster's aftermath
And deciding that the beast must be destroyed

The hero rides along the monster's trail
Tracing smell of flesh
He tracks it down into a mountain's cave
To face the mouth of death
Calls within a challenge to the beast
The champion on a quest
Not for glory but vengeance for the dead
A noble cause indeed

From within the lair the beast emerges
Standing tall in answer to the call
Not for hunger but to satisfy the pride
A chance to add one more to the toll

The hero makes his battle with the beast
Clashing back and forth
But it strikes back too powerful, too fast
It lashed away his sword
Defenseless as he chases for the blade
Backed into the corner
In the end it mattered not that he was brave
For this is not his tale

All alone she lies there waiting
Anxiously for his return
Several days go by without a sign
Another victim of the scourge

Knowing that the beast still lurks among
A danger to them all
Solemnly adorning armor of her own
And sharpening her sword
Calling out to find her bravest horse
Off to start a war
No time for mourning, just vengeance on her mind
She rides into night

At the lair of the beast
Dismounting from her steed
She enters with a grudge
Following a lust for blood

As she travels down into the cavern fog
A thundering roar echoes through the walls
Unwavering the warning falls ignored
She marches on fearless and frenzied
The bloodthirst drives her on

Eventually the cavern opens wide
Reaching to the heart
Staring at her from the other side
The slayer of her love
She finds him in the corner of her eye
Enraged she charges blind
Trading blows they stumble back and forth
From dusk to dawn they fought

Exhausted from the battle with the beast
It catches her off guard
Striking clean it rips away her arm
And backs her to the corner
In victory it leans in close to taunt
As she falls atop his corpse
Underneath she finds his broken sword
And slashes at the throat

At morning a dozen had gathered to ride
Seeking the bounty of the beast
But when they returned with full strength
They told of a story that none could believe
The wife of the champion had gone out and
Avenged for her husband's defeat
Through song our hero lives on
Forever in peace

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from Return, released July 1, 2016

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