Into Cursed Lands - Heidra

«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