Over the wild blue sea
across a world of turmoil
Through deep forests
and wild skies
Lies a place
ancient and mighty
High towers look gloomly down over iron gates and broken walls.
This was once a place of strength,
a fortress of might
a stronghold against the darkness.
But time has played Its role
rusting the polished metal
rotting away at the foundations.
Its time has already come and gone
The fortress is not but a heap of ruin
a long gone shadow in the distant past.
Over magnificent peaks
rushing rivers and sprawling cities
Through tempest
storm and shroud
Does it lie
Slumbering silently
in broken ruins.