Flame Guardian

Flames leapt before them. Scarlet, whirling, dancing. The silhouette of a woman dancing flickered between the embers, her body twisting with an exotic beat to the music while the sound of chains rattled in the distance.

I was a slave since the beginning

She turned around to reveal shackles attached to her hands and feet

A child of destiny

Laughter mingled with the metal ringing

A pawn of fate

Blood spilled from where the chains had cut her

Kicked down every time

Her back arched into the fire

But I've always defied death

Her head was thrown forward and hair fell over her face

I gave up my heart

She spun around wildly

Been robbed of my innocence

Knelt on the floor

Given up everything

Arms raised above her head, the chains sounded again

Wore the mask of a hero

She stood

A friend

Beginning to dance in time to both chains and fire

A lover

She spun the chains around her as she leapt and fell

I kept faith

She spun around slowly

I forgave my heart

Rising silently, she weaved through the flames effortlessly

Now I learn to hope

Laughter rang again through the air

My feats were my own

She threw her head back

I played with fire, and never burned

The flames licked at her chains

No one holds me down

The chains glowed a fiery red

I hold fate in my palm

The metal sagged while she danced into the flames once more

Destiny is my guardian

The fire spat out violently

Death is a vision

Her feet barely brushed the ground

Others see me

She turned around carefully

Loved me, hated me

The chains seemed to light on fire

Now they watch

She raised her arms above her head

I'm not a hero

The chains cracked

I'm not a witch

They fell to the ground

They are lost in rapture of my true form

The fires now seemed to swirl in beat with her step

Myself