A poem that tells a small part of the history of the fantasy world I am creating. |
The Valley of Tears; The Valley of Sin: Here is the tale of the Forsaken King; King Kyltoral both wise and brave, Found great power and become it's slave; In the city of Gallea - under constant attack, The King found new ways to hold them back; No weapon or shield Gallea could craft King Kyltoral meddled in "Dark Arts"; Facing the magic’s incredible power, Gallea's foes were forced to cower; King Kyltoral's wrath made them turn Back to the Darkland, not soon to return; With Gallea safe; It's enemies yielded, King Kyltoral sought more of this power he wielded; He delved yet deeper into this Arcane world, More and greater power was quickly unfurled; Imrathern, sweet Imrathern, King Kyltoral's Queen, With beauty and wisdom rarely – if ever - seen; She asked him to stop; She begged, screamed, cried, Because of these actions, her King cast her aside; Imrathern left Gallea, banished from her home, At length, to the city of Arkanoth did the fair Queen roam; Here, in this city, her heart would sometime mend In the arms of Lord Rymall, the Kings most trusted friend; Unfriendly eyes were watching, unfriendly eyes had seen: Lord Rymall of Arkanoth's union with Imrathern, his Queen; Unfriendly eyes of King Kyltoral, across the mountain range, Unfriendly eyes of King Kyltoral, now blinded by a rage; King Kyltoral knew, now, his Kingdom could divide, He must go to Arkanoth and return with his Queen at his side; The road to Arkanoth was long, around the Cold Mountains, But the King was not concerned with stone or rock or such things; The straight road to Arkanoth was impossible The cold, gray mountains stood tall and impassable; King Kyltoral set upon that road, His pain and power no mountain could hold; "The uncrossable road," Kyltoral mocked, As mountain and peak was levelled as he walked; "Uncrossable no more - my power, for you, is too much." "You shall not halt my quest for revenge, for power, for love." Inside the walls of Arkanoth city, The wind was cold; The air misty; Pushing aside the people he ruled, Kyltoral hunted for Arkanoth's Lord; On his march he heard a call He saw his friend Rymall through a red veil; Stood beside him, Imrathern, still beautiful, Kyltoral regarded them pitiful; Enraged and jealous, he struck down them both To the tears and crys of the city of Arkanoth; Leaving the city, no remorse, no guilt, no worry, Kyltoral returned to his forsaken Valley; Upon those rocks, which once stood tall, Kyltoral would stumble then fall; Overcome with guilt; With grief his body was swept He fell to the stones, he cursed and screamed and wept; His power-torn body was unable to grieve, So he stays in his Valley, unwilling to leave; Still he walks in his Valley of Tears, His soul still stirs after many, many years; A warning to those who hide their guilt within: In his Valley, he will find your sin; He will see into your soul and inside your heart, Kyltoral will not let you pass; Valley of Sin; Valley of Tears; Valley of Darkness; Valley of Fears; Kyltoral will not let you pass, The Forsaken King will never let you pass. |