Rise: The Fall Prologue by philippv745, literature
Literature
Rise: The Fall Prologue
Prologue
Fire consumes a city.
Bodies lie in the streets.
War is fought.
War is won.
A corrupt king falls.
A crippled emperor rises.
The silver stallion burns.
The golden mare rises.
War is fought.
War is won.
The Hymn of a Dead King is sung.
Mist loomed low over Sorvora, and rain fell in the night, masking the sound of any enemies. The streets were deserted; bodies lay strewn on the ground. Fires burnt unchecked, stopped only by the rain. The once great city, the city that was home to countless monuments and had belonged to countless empires, had been taken. Homes were torn apart and ransacked, temples were desecrated. It was a d