The Prince's Quest

I was a prince
My kingdom small but great
I had all I could want
But I could not enjoy it


Many years ago
I became a beast of nightmares
Because of a dark wizard’s curse
Which changed my life forever


Back then I caused much damage
And filled the streets with blood
I was not really there
But I remembered everything as if I was


My mother always told me
I was not to blame
I was not in control
But while the blood and bodies could be washed away
My guilt and memories never would


After many nights
And when I was much older
I desired to fight him
To free the souls he’d stolen
To pay for the lives that were lost


So one night I prepared to leave
With supplies, armor, and my weapon
I knew I might not return
So I wrote a note for my mother to find


It said;

"I am sorry to leave so abruptly,
But I simply can not stay
Every night I am haunted by nightmares
I will never forget the past
And I will never rest until he is gone
So I have left to take care of what started this
I might not return
Please do not send anyone after me
Take care of our kingdom
I love you, mother
May we meet again."


I left my kingdom
Sad to say goodbye
I traveled until I saw the tower
Which almost kissed the sky


The air was filled with black dust
The ground barren of any life
I knew I had arrived
And then came the wizard


His black eyes glared at me
His broken mouth smiled
I felt the rage building
That I had kept bottled for a while


"Foolish Prince
You are going to die
What a waste of life
What a waste of your time."


"I might die
But when I do
So shall you."


I drew my sword
Which glowed bright
I stepped forth
And prepared to fight
He used his dark magic
I used my light


He was a powerful opponent
But I had a trick
A small purple diamond
That would drain his energy
And make him sick


He grew weak
His dark power waning
He crumpled to the ground
Like a bag of bricks
And I had my chance
I could end it all


I readied my sword
But remembered the past
Remembered all the blood and death
Caused by this man


I didn’t want more blood
Not on my hands
So I cast a spell of taking
To take his dark energy
And make him powerless


But there was a price
The dark energy had to go somewhere
And it entered my body
Light and dark are never to meet
It would kill me


With the last of my energy
I teleported us both
And arrived back home
They would know what to do


Unable to stand any longer
I fell
Passersby saw me
Came for me, shocked
Tried speaking to me
Tried saving me


But it was too late
Darkness ate away at light
I was drifting off
But I felt satisfied
A massive weight had left me
I smiled
With my last breath, I whispered
"It’s over…"