One Chance
Dexter moved
through the thick under growth every vine, limb, and root stabbing out at his
armor. His hand rested on the pommel of
his sword, he did not expect danger or hostility, his journey was not one of
war. His quest was one of mending.
A wise shaman told
him where he could find the tomb, a secret only a few held. But the old man saw the pain in Dexter and
deemed him worthy of an audience. He
told him the way, once and only once it was for him to remember every detail.
He crept through
the lavish green forest, closer and closer he could hear the waterfall. Until he was there, he smiled for the first
time in months. His heart skipped, the
most life he had felt within his chest in recent memory. He could hardly contain his excitement as he
rushed to the waterfall and through to the secret path behind. Even in the dark tunnel he had no problem
seeing the carved face on the door, the tomb and his one wish awaited him.
“What is it you
wish of me,” a voice called out the moment he laid his hand to the wooden face.
“A chance.”
The face shifted
its normal glum look to a smile.
“Too prove love
can prevail, that there is no obstacle to much for love, one solitary
chance.” He could almost see his loves
face in the reflection on the wall and he smiled.
But the face
quickly lost its own grin and showed only sorrow, “I can grant many
things. Wealth, fame…but the heart I can
not control.” He dropped to his knees
immediately as the eyes closed, his heart again broken and tears fell as he knew
there was nothing he could do.
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Poignant and true. Ask any magic-user, love spells always backfire in the end because the heart is a different world.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done
Oh I feel so sorry for him. You've done a wonderful job of writing out those strong emotions. I can feel his pain.
ReplyDeleteOh so sad, love slips for the last time through his grip. Wonderfully done.
ReplyDeleteOh so bittersweet, so like life. Well done!!
ReplyDeleteYou can feel the arc from hope to devastation in this. Love what you did with the picture.
ReplyDeleteThis is tragically romantic, well done. Thanks for entering, Steven.
ReplyDeleteI felt his anticipation and his loss. bittersweet interpretation of the image
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and bitterseeet. A lovely story.
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