The Historian

Prologue

The Lad and The Knight

Once in a land on this Earth here,
       Everything was swell.
Until the evil dark knight came,
       And brought to us his hell.
Now he ruled over everyone,
       And reigned as tyrant knight.
Because there was no resistance,
       Left for him to fight.
This knight’s name shall not be mentioned,
          For it is just too evil.
So whoever be saying the name,
       Be dealing with the devil.
Then this dark knight went plundering,
       Into the country side.
Burning every village he saw.
       As the villagers cried.
"I, right now, rule this kingdom here,
       And soon will have the rest.
Nobody should dare defy me,
       They won’t live to protest."
So the peasants, scared as they were,
       Were getting quite worried.
So when the threat of death showed up,
       ‘Twas ‘mazing how they scurried.
A common man, a little slow, said,
       "What are ye running from?"
"Look behind you!" someone answered,
       "At what is about to come!"
And so he turned and saw the knight,
       Charging him at full speed.
Just that glimpse made him turn to run,
       To join the human stampede.
Now after about nine miles,
       They came upon some caves.
They decided to enter them,
       Or they would meet their graves.
Who knows what could lie in the caves,
       Once they were inside.
But they thought it was a better plan,
       To stay in there and hide.
Lurking in the shadows, they watched,
       The armored knights go by.
Yet no one moved a single foot,
For fear that they would die.
While still inside they heard a scream,
       The ghastly sound of death.
And then they heard some more shouting,
       Footsteps, and panting breath.
Unsure whether it was safe out yet,
       They took a peek around.
And when they did they were shocked by,
       The horrors that they found.
The knights that chased them to the caves,
       Were lying everywhere.
Their shining armor now dark red,
       No longer had a glare.
Standing in the middle of this,
       There was a tall young lad,
Looking around at the slain knights.
       He seemed a little sad.
"Who are ye, and why are ye here?"
       One of the peasants asked.
That does not even matter now,
I        ’m here to do a task.
To help ye all from this dark knight,
       That is my one true goal.
But I can only do it once,
       For that I commit my soul."
So off they went to fight the knight,
       Making their own army.
It was destined that they would win,
       On a night so starry.
The battle raged around them all,
       And was surging back and forth.
The charge came from all directions,
       From west, east, south, and north.
Then the lad clashed with the knight,
       And then the whole night sky,
Lit up and struck the dark knight down,
       And left him there to die.
The dark knight said his final words,
       "Beware to those who reign.
If ye are all foolish enough,
       I’ll be back again."
And then the battle was over,
       With righteousness restored.
But as with any government,
       Riches they would horde.
Unfortunately the brave lad,
       Was wounded mortally,
"I can only save you once,
       And I will die shortly."
Soon the government will collapse,
       And what will happen then?
The dark knight will fulfill his oath,
       "I’ll be back again."

Epilogue

Some many generations now,
Seem to forget the past.
History will repeat itself,
If it does not last.

--Charlie