Awaiting Dawn

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Friends and brothers in arms This I tell you on the eve of battle A long way we have come Many trials we have endured Upon our enemies I wish only death Their deeds cannot be undone But they shall not go unpunished We will be the ones to end this war The endless tragedy Threatens to consume me Will the darkened world Expel us into oblivion? We are the exiles We carry the fire We are the banished We are the dead And though some may perish As tomorrow we face our foes Their hatred only matched By our unbreakable will to triumph Feel the raging fire Burning bright under the starlight The path we choose tomorrow Could lead us straight to hell You all sit here this dreary night Each for reasons of your own You are all sworn to this cause Yet you know not half the story Bound by a sacred oath A covenant signed in blood By the will of the gods Victorious we shall stand Trust that I do not deceive All shall be revealed this night My fate is sealed Yet yours remain your own Tomorrow is the final fight Yet this story cannot wait So I plead listen to me And know the truth about the betrayal

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Apr 26, 2025

Once I sat upon the throne A king of men was I In the halls of my father I ruled the land Many a year ago now The Lord of the North was I I believed I would show The kingdom its way to glory Yet a darkness ever lurking Soon I would know the truth The cold embrace of winter A harbinger of doom The darkness came not from within Treacherous eyes ever watching Staring with great envy and yearning The eyes of the betrayer Selfishly he craved the throne Wanted it for his own Though not of my mother’s blood The usurper was my brother Betrayal - stabbed in the back Deception - through dark sorcery Bloodshed - a fight for our lives Destruction - the only end A battle for the throne began In a fight for my life Just a few faithful warriors To fight by my side Dark sorcery in the night Enchanted the minds of men Against overwhelming power We fought in vain

Submitted by Pestilence — Apr 26, 2025

To the outskirts of my kingdom We had fled in shame My throne now lost to me This treachery would not stand I was the chosen And I was the king I had to find a way To rise again Dethroned and beaten I stood on my own Only reprisal In my mind was strong I had heard telling of a witch Who could foresee the fates of men If we were to break the spell Divine power we would need Witch of Prophecy! Far north we had to sail To find this mystery woman Forests unknown to us She was rumored to roam Up river we sailed To find the way to her Our destination To us still unknown We came across A great forest so dark No doubt in our minds We had found the right path A great raven we saw flying in the sky To guide our way to the witch’s grove We travelled long for many days Till finally we found our destination

Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 26, 2025

“The road is long Danger lies ahead Through cursed lands And far beyond you must go In the stone circle Carved by the ancients You will find what you seek The power of gods” Heeding the witch’s words We continued our journey Though a few hundred men Swords hungry for battle Marching to their doom Warriors clad in red In spite of defeat Souls ready for the fight Clouds gathered for a storm As we entered the marshlands A sky devoid of stars An ill omen for sure Up they came from below A throng of the deformed Undead soulless warriors Attacking without pause We had been forewarned Yet truly did not believe Until hordes were upon us And men fell to the accursed A desperate fight commenced Only a few blades Striking well and true Dealing everlasting death Immense their numbers We were losing ground Our last and only chance A costly retreat Desperately falling back Surrounded by the wicked Slashing, tearing throats Creatures from the netherworld Holding on for dear life As my brothers died Death all around me Deafening screams filled the air Against a foe such as this No mere man can prevail Relentless and thirsting for blood Minions of the blackened one Fought them through the night On the verge of despair Banners torn to shreds Swords drenched in black blood Still far from defeat Though many lay dead Man and wretched beast Side by side in the afterlife As lightning from a clear sky The sun shattered the dark Blessed dawn had arrived To end this waking nightmare

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Apr 26, 2025

On the great frozen plains lie ruins of a keep Destroyed in ages past by the giants of ice After the costly battle in the marshlands Our ships lead us to this northern place We stared into the eyes of wicked giants Nothing but pure and utter hatred we saw Frostbitten and cold yet on into the storm What we saw in these desolate lands I shall not soon forget Awaking from a thousand years of sleep Giants like statues reaching for the skies A battle broke out between giants and men Furious and raging they attacked with a vengeance Our destiny lay in the hands of gods We had not come so far to surrender Refused to succumb to the mighty storm We would stand and fight till our last breath The battle raged on and on We fought hard and well Despite our foe’s determination We stood firm and strong Seven spears to slay one fierce colossus Yet one and all they fell before us

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Apr 26, 2025

We came into the woods of the wolves Seeking allies for the war Renowned were the proud warriors Of the seven forest tribes We went deep into the woods The trees now blocking out the light A man clad in gray approached And spoke these words unto us “I am the son of wolves Mother Nature is my mistress I am the king of the wilds The Wolfborn am I” “Fight for me” I said to him “And I shall reward you and all your kind” “We need neither riches nor glory” he said “We serve only the gods and the forest” “Feast with me in my halls tonight And I shall hear you out” We then followed him to his grove As he sang this song It was truly a great feast to behold Meat and drink to our hearts desire And as day turned into night Drinking songs echoed in the hall Until the lord of the woods rose to speak And silence again fell on the gathering “This world faces dark times I feel it like a whisper on the wind I am a creature of the light And in this quest I shall aid you” “I am the son of wolves Mother Nature is my mistress I am the king of the wilds The Wolfborn am I”

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Apr 26, 2025

A ritual to gain the favour of gods In the dead of night under moonlit skies An offering to the almighty ones A pact to be signed in blood A storm was brewing The thunder of the gods Roaring in the distance Like primordial echoes On the open plains in a circle of stones Carved in ages past old as time itself Only the fire to keep us warm As heavy rain started to fall We gazed into the abyss Visions from beyond the mortal world Saw the realm of the divine Touched by the power of gods Paying tribute to the ancient ones With the blood of seven animals A ritual from times of yore Passed down by our ancestors A voice spoke to us from the beyond About an age of great prosperity An age of stone, an age of iron Tales from times long gone by

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Apr 26, 2025

From all over the lands You flocked to my banner Faithful and courageous To see justice be done Come dawn we go to war Against my tyrant brother Long has he held the throne The wretched betrayer Awaiting dawn – tomorrow we ride It will not be long – the blood will flow Awaiting dawn – we will take their heads It will not be long – justice will be done I see before me True warriors If we should fall Our spirits fight on Sing for the fallen They shall be victorious They live on forever Among the gods Tomorrow we honour their sacrifice With sword and shield We will fight for our lives Come dawn we ride out to war We have seen many things Fought against the dark The undead in the marsh And the titans of ice Yet still we need to face The greatest trial of all Reclaim the throne And see darkness expelled There will be blood at dawn For it is the harbinger of war We will hang him high A feast for the crows Time for him to die He will pay at all costs The blessing of the gods Was bestowed upon us They will be on our side Tomorrow and henceforth Awaiting dawn – tomorrow we ride It will not be long – the blood will flow Awaiting dawn – we will fight with pride It will not be long – we will take their heads

Submitted by johnmansley — Apr 26, 2025