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Shall I Bring You Despair? by WordOfChen, literature
Literature
Shall I Bring You Despair?
And so it has come to this.
The great hero stands poised,
Sword pointed at the demon king.
It is the stuff of legends is it not?
Yet, my objective is already complete.
For I am not a simple nightmare drawn from your feeble fairy tales.
Think about it, if indeed you can:
Today you'll kill me,
And raise my head before a baying crowd.
You'll show your acquisition proudly
And the people will welcome you.
In the first weeks,
There will be feasts and festivals.
Dancing and debauchery.
All to celebrate the hero's victory.
And then?
Then you'll become a king,
And eventually an emperor.
You will rule all the lands with fairness and equality.
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