In the silent night

full moon cast high

The black guardian called my name

Fearless was I then,

cautiously listened

Wisdom carried upon the wind

Voice like thunder though

Pierced as an arrow

A key he gave and sent me on my way

Key and gun in hand

Traveling the land

To purge the filth and save this wicked place

Battle scarred and heavy hearted

I saw the vessel my lips parted

It shone golden glory on ground forsake

With dignity toward her I stepped

The Duchess doomed I nearly wept

But undeterred her mission I accept

Into the slot the key did plunge

The space did fold the stars were hushed

A violet fog propelled me through the void

With velocity my vessel landed

Upon a billion other planets

Kaleidoscopic dimensions employed.

Suddenly a ghostly guide

Invoked her presence by my side

The Duchess risen for one final night.

Expertly showed me the way

Target locked, my heartbeat stayed

Collapsing void my apparition fades

Before my eyes a forlorn tower

Symbols of my fallen lover

Sequence of reality though shifted

Up I coursed my feet compelled

The stairs entrapped I knew them well

Stones shaking at the tolling of the bell

At last my goal the door I pressed

Giving way to my final test

The Demigod once taken for a wretch

Fury driven pointed my weapon

Pulled the trigger but found it stricken

By the Duke’s lair an elemental prison

The duke laughed as I charged at him

Telekinetic blades did spin

But from his powers his demise remained hidden

Razor sharp obsidian

Oh penned up his abdomen

The Doomed denied his life and intestines

Oof

My realm now saved and many others

I returned to my vessel tired,

Turned the key and found my way back home

Back to my reality tethered

Destroyed machine, dimensions severed

Triumph and victory to be savored alone

Triumph and victory to be savored alone…

cover art: a wicked nobleman hovering with swords