Hero to Villain

Hero to Villain

A Poem by Twelve Steps to Zero
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Inspired by longs hours of Skyrim, and written for the Poetic Poems contest. Image from Prince of Persia, another inspiration.

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I was once a hero, born of the Light,
Loved by the people as the scourge of the Night.

I travelled the land and swung my sword
Through legions of darkness till they were no more.

Justice given form was I, I had courage beyond most Men,
The evil which crossed my path, it never stirred again.

Orcs and goblins, creatures of the night,
They fled from me - the Warrior of Light.

But too many caves I journeyed into,
Too many tomes I seized and read,
From the evil dead. Until I was broken,
Until I left the Light and embraced the Dark instead.

I was broken, but I found myself anew,
Reflected in a thousand shards of glass
Of the mirror that was once my mind.
And so Light's hero became Champion of the Dark. Alas!

You know what they say;

Stare into the abyss too long, and you will -
Oh wait, another child I must kill!

© 2013 Twelve Steps to Zero


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Added on March 18, 2013
Last Updated on March 18, 2013
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