Sorry if this is slightly rushed, I have yet another project for yet another fandom to handle.

All aboard the carriages to Victoria
Where mysteries and magic await
The next great novel is along its way
Perhaps it would be about a fantastic night

Yet it would not be, when parties are pooped
And kidnappers were to devour their victims
He searched far and wide for the little clues
As love was split and returned again
Until his personal vow was broken
And the Engineer at his side was lost for good

Blinded with grief, he lashed out
Not caring who was truly at fault
Only that so many hopes and dreams were dashed in minutes

Wrapped in silk and freed from a cocoon of oblivion
It became a game of strategy and survival
Caught on the wrong end of a masterful plan
He did what he could, a gauntlet thrown down
A hunt to the death, under the smooth surface of a pool
In the deep end, gold glistered in the blue
And thus revenge was served with justice
Yet it still left him a bit hollow…

So many things he did
To distract himself from the pain
Proclaiming an adoption, scarfing down treats
Alliances formed but eventually broken
Looking out with gusto
Lauren would want him to live for them all…

And so he did, until the votes were pulled
Leading him into the dark for another hunt
Amidst the junk, this time, there was no shine he saw
So when Andrea proclaimed her find
He knew he was joining lost love
And so he took the dagger to his heart
And though muscle was torn, it would become whole again

Except it would not

A new arena, a new adventure
Experimenting himself on the selfish side
Foes mending a relationship
Into darkness but surviving
Yet when he was counting squares
Another sacrifice was made
His heart remembered what he was going to live for

When a challenge grew tense and they headed out
Two were found dead instead of one
He knew his heart would break once more
But he had more to live for, they slayed the knight in their memory

Later, in a Labyrinth dark
He was behind in construction
And not quite to his morals
The opposed was knocked down
For he had victory on his side
Yet his conscience clenched at this injustice
So when he was placed in the challenge for a third time
The atoner volunteered as tribute in his place
And he chose his replacement to live, repaying the debts he owed

Eventually, piracy came with a price
When all three boys were put into place
A race for aim, it seemed like death removed his previous skill
Or it was beginner's luck, and for the rest, he sucked
Perhaps it was his price to pay
And he knew it he had no more time to stay
He found the road of righteousness in the end
And though pirate he was not
Heroism would remain when Rorik aimed and fired away

Somehow, I did almost 500 words...

DATE OF WRITING: 28 Jan 2020 (1937-2006)
DATE OF POSTING: 28 Jan 2020 (2015)