Tale of Old

There once lived a man whose battle was old

His fight one of stories always untold

A battle of the mind and a fight of the soul

O what a story that would never be told

There are tales of the valiant, the brave, and the bold

But not of the man whose battle was old

Humbly he served and humbly he fell

O what a story that he never would tell 

Content was he to let his story unfold

Never asking for such as silver or gold

Always doing what he knew was right

O what a story of an epic fight

He waged his battles over souls long since sold

The creatures of darkness finally claiming their hold

Determined, the man shared his light

Liberating many of the dark's might 

The man rescued hundreds, thousands, maybe more

Before succumbing to the burden he bore

Weary was he, he began to succumb

To the evil inside him, yes the end had begun 

Yet the man knew just what to do

He brushed himself off and tarried on through 

No matter the odds, he'd oppose the night

Fiercely, he faced one last fight

But not for himself, no he'd never do that 

But for me and my friends swallowed by the black

Long since lost to the grip of the abyss

Haunted by the shadows of lives gone amiss

The battle was fought and he all but won

If only the darkness had released that last one 

For me the darkness refused to give up

Tortured was I by my cursed bad luck

If only the man had turned and ran away

He might have lived to fight again one day

But alas he would never do that

No matter the odds, no matter the act

He plunged into the darkness, taking hold of my hand

Surely there was never a more valiant man

With one final effort he shared his light

Breaking me free of my nightmarish plight

Of me the darkness relinquished its hold

But only to consume the man of old

My hero was he and never will i forget

The man who rescued me without regret

I found all his stories and I wrote him songs

About how he saved people and righted many wrongs

People now know of the man of old

His story no longer goes untold

As for me, my story has yet just begun

I will fight the battles and hopefully have some fun

I will remember the warriors who have fought night's might

And remember my liberator, a most honorable knight