The Fury of Shelck

A prologue from the book i'm writing

Once there was a man, all noble and grand
He considered himself as the handsomest in all the lands

Perhaps in even in the whole world
Since his hair was so nicely golden curled

He wore armor made of the finest steel
Large and silver colored with just a dash of teal

T' was the knight named Shelck and despite being smugly
None dared to call him annoying or ugly

And if one ever should doubt
The man would not pout

He would become infuriated and yell
Making everyone's life a living hell

For that was Shelck, his temper by far the grandest
He was strong, brutal and a tempest

When one day he and his men walked past a castle wall
A man standing guard wished to see him fall

Together with his friends they came up with a devious design
they stalked into the kitchen to steal a jug of brine

Shelck stood still but a moment as his men scouted ahead
When the guards above dropped the jug right on on his head

Shelck's golden curly strands swiftly turned a vile green
While the guards above laughed that he looked like a latrine

Shelck clenched his fists and shouted at the men on the wall
"I shall have thou heads for this! I shall make thou all crawl!"

The men laughed even harder still and said
"T' is a pity that he has not fled"

"Still, one must find it quite amusing"
"To see such a man with his hair now oozing"

Shelck was shaking and stood grinding his teeth
His sweat turned to steam, his head radiated such heat

"My hero!" His men called "Let us leave this place"
"Leave?!" He yelped "I shan't walk out in disgrace!"

"T' is in a castle they sit, M'Lord"
"And our own allies by the king's accord"

"Oh" Spoke a man on the wall "Shelck the brave and knightly"
"T' is more than likely, Shelck the knave and unsightly!"

How his anger grew with every word that was thrown
Shelck did have the foulest of tempers, his men had always known

As he began to shout, his men dared not attempt to restrain
"Thou dare laugh at the handsome Shelck?! Thou shall all be slain!"

"They all think it is humorous"
"While we are more numerous!"

The hero ran at the gate and yelled "I shall have the offender!"
He kicked the portcullis and bellowed "Thou shall all surrender!!"

Shelck's skin glowed red much like a cinder
Then his curly green hair acted as tinder

Fire sputtered from his ears
Flames wrapped around his head like some ghastly beard

"Oh dear" one of his men said with great terror
"I believe they made a terrible error"

Shelck's men all stepped 4 paces back
While the gate started to tear and crack

Suddenly the men up on the wall stopped their jeering
And looked down below to see what they should be fearing

T' was crazed Shelck and his most furious rage
A guard on the wall said "That man should be thrown and locked in a cage!"

When the castle gate finally crumbled and turned to dust
A man pleaded on his knees "Have mercy, Shelck the mighty and just..."

But such cries were by now far too little, far too late
Shelck huffed and puffed "I shall decide thine fate!"

He stared at him with a most furious gaze
Then the man's shirt caught fire and was set ablaze

Shelck killed anyone he managed to find
For his anger had made him utterly blind

With one frantic swing he chopped off 6 heads
He leaped from man to man ripping them to shreds

But then another mighty knight stood up
And yelled to Shelck "I will make you squeal like a pup!"

The knight took his shield and closed his visor
Shelck hissed "To think that one would be wiser"

He turned his sword that now was red hot
And threw it at the knight who soon was naught

The castle wall did indeed crumble
And Shelck had to stand before the king all small and humble

"Why did you destroy that castle," He asked "who let you be judge and jury?"
"Oh" Shelck replied "No need to worry, t' was only my f*****g fury."

Reviews

[Globy]

wow! Great intro. I can't wait to read the rest.. :)