Battle story (version one)

Through desert lands and stormy seas we travelled hand in hand We battled countless enemies throughout this hidden land Soldiers came and heroes fell the swarms keep coming in Their numbers grow and multiply Our allies grow ever thin. There is no way to turn around and go back to where we came We must keep moving forward and not forget our names We battled days on end at times No matter how tired we were They slaughtered us like animals and left us in the dirt. Our numbers small and shrinking still we regroup with less and less Their army moves and crushes life and leaves behind such mess. The end is near we feel it close We’re left with only four We look towards the enemy It looks like they’ve got more. We bury the dead as quick as we can But it seems a wasted effort We band together back to back as they pour from their fort. The castle shadow covers us Our hearts can feel the doom Throughout the night the battlefield is lit up by the moon. Grey clouds build and roll across The sky towards the west In fighting while we feel so weak against them we do our best. Our numbers then go down to three A sword went through his heart He falls down in slow motion his armour lined with darts. The archers from the other side line up all around Hear the swish of arrows fly and embed into the ground At this point another falls an arrow through his neck His shield cannot stop everything while broken from the trek. Left with two we know we’ve lost a solemn nod is shared Back to back we face them now all their teeth are bared. We fight together what seems like hours although it’s only minutes We fight harder than we have before to not get torn to bits. They charge at us and we only just Deflect their blows of anger If we kill them then it seems like their numbers grow to bigger. There’s no chance of surrender ‘tis a fight to the death it is a struggle to survive and hold onto your breath. Weariness has settled in to our so tired bones Here where there is no rest so far from our homes. The other cries out very loud an arrow through his arm It turns into a battle cry And they cry out in alarm They back us up against a wall so we stand side to side There is no place to run to and there’s no place to hide My throat is sore from yelling out above all of the noise The army’s turned us from strong men into young frightened boys. With one last glance we seal our fate and prepare for a charge We raise our swords and lower our shields and scream at the army large. We’ve lost too many men today to just give up our lives. We summon all within us and yell out mighty cries We dive into the masses and swing out with our swords We slash them here and stab them there as we push into the hordes The energy was draining with every fighting step Blood running down our faces as death upon us crept We killed so many men of theirs while we were only two But compared to the rest of them they were but a few Cries rung out and arrows flew filling the air with chaos It was so cold and chilling knowing death was right upon us A sword swung out to get me I ducked it took my helmet My own sword swung back at him and there I left him dead. The army separated us, we fought to stay together Then he went down in a pile of armour chain and leather. I was alone upon the field but I could not give up with the metallic taste left in my mouth with the blood from my lip. They came at me from all around determined to see me dead. clubs and swords and arrows were all aiming for my head. Swords clanged off my shield and arrows barely missed The enemy were surprised to see me still persist. A club shattered my wrist and it broke my arm I lost all feeling and my heart began to drum My sword stuck in the ground as it dropped from my hand. The pain in all my body was all that I could stand I fell onto my knees and then lowered my face A man came up towards me swinging a big mace He stood there right before me and I knew this was the end

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