The Demon and the Bane

Upon scorched earth he stands alone

Writhing in his plight

With ease his memory returns

To watch the Demon's flight

The stars above shone cold and hard

Alighting those who slept

The Hunter wandered from the path

To where the Demon crept

A coldness gripped his brother's heart

Torn cruelly from his dreams

Beneath the looming blade of moon

His Kin began to seethe

He sensed a malice in the dark

Saw through his brother's eyes

A looming presence in the night

Marked where the demon lie

The Demon leapt with lightning speed

The wind and stars fell still

There is no time to pay them heed

When Demons strike to kill

The brother met the Demon's gaze

His eyes a mirrored mask

He saw reflected his own hate

Unto this darkling task

The Hunter bellowed out his rage

He cursed the Demon's might

But when his eyes returned to see

They found only starlight

The Hunters shared a bond of flesh

Which supersedes mere tie

For how can one be said to live

Who's soul is rend to die?

And so the Hunter stands alone

As night begins to fade

A warrior of flesh and bone

Who's heart the Demon's slain

But on he plods to fight again

A vengeance on his mind

Instilling fear he stalks the night

The bane of Demon's kind