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Simeon Nov 23
Draugr daughter; Dreadful death:
There once was a daughter of a man at the forge,
In a village shaded by the mountain’s shroud.
One day, while gathering herbs near the gorge,
She tripped and fell where the cliffs were proud.

Within, she spluttered and spat with a shout,
Yet clawed her way free from the chasm's blight.
But alas, she emerged not just dirtied throughout,
For her arm bore the mark of a strange, sharp bite.

Thus, as days passed, she became one all feared,
The draugr, the daughter of a man at the forge.
Drip and drape, she wept as the townsfolk jeered,
Even her father, at dinner, could not help but disgorge.

Till a fateful day, she was sold for a slip,
A trade unworthy, even for one who forges.
She became the general's cannon-fodder, his grip,
Sent ahead to take arrows by General George.

Days passed till at last she was left behind,
Her body creaked and cracked as she wept, drip-drab.
Till a soft voice asked, "What is this rattle I find?"
And two weary eyes beneath black hair had nabbed.

"Oh, my sweet," he whispered to the draugr's daughter,
It was Efil, the necromancer, dark and sly.
His hand held power, wicked as fire and water,
Yet she welcomed his touch beneath the cursed sky.

His magic restored her, pale as the rain,
Her hair turned raven, slick and sleek.
Their love was born from a morbid chain,
A draugr's daughter and one so unique.

For her, he raised musicians anew,
Their melodies soon turned to flowers.
But fate called Efil, as destinies do,
To transform into Life’s eternal tower.

The draugr daughter bore this with strife,
Her heart grew dark, vengeance her breath.
Till she warped and changed through her cursed life,
No longer a draugr, but Dreadful Death.
David Huggett Oct 2012
I miss Lydia I lost her from my side
I wanted so much for her to be my bride
now I feel so lost

She told me she was my sword and shield
I took her with me across many a field
but now I pay the cost.

I need her by my side she fought so well
from the Draugr, Bandits, the Forsworn and Dragons I cast many a spell
she held me very tight at nights so that she could defrost.

Lydia Lydia Lydia I call you're name
why am I so heart broken it's just a game.
I am now heavily laden items must get tossed

I might have to start this game anew
but that would make me feel so blue
I made it to Whiterun and the forest I crossed

I searched and searched for you as far as Markarth
when will you join me once more and satisfy my heart
I have come to a final point and feel extreme exhaust.
Slur pee Jan 2018
He stood over shambling souls, his skin falling from his flesh
I could feel the daunting grip of death exude from his breath.
Steadily he held his gaze, carrying countless years of waste;
All the life he had had to taste lay at his feet, disgraced.
I could feel a shiver snake, sneakily down my fragile spine,
And my bones became flimsy as they slowly jellified.
In the presence of the lord of flies, maggots penetrate your mind.
Eating membrane and shades of grey, ******* your sanity behind.
Memories turn into feces rotting in your hollow head;
For even death needs a ruler, and rule the dead he did.

He flashed a wormy grin and bled from his mouth,
Joyfully announcing that I’ve stepped into my grave,
Woefully denouncing me as his eternal slave,  
His words squirmed through decaying brain;
Though wounded, my bravery was not slain
For beside him grew roses on a porcelain face.
If he controlled the dead, she must own their hearts and souls
A glance into her eyes caused a fluttering amongst my own,
I could almost feel them leave as ghosts to her haunting beauty.
Foreign myths place names to such a woman; Macaria, Persephone
Mistress of blessedness, cursed to Death's grip; his unwilling queen.

I held my sword and braced, my heart raced before my feet
Ignoring the fear that demanded I heed, to smite the Draugr King.

-SLuR

— The End —