The Chronicles of Starfire - Chapter 4 - To Okaara
On Tamaran
The Paradise Planet,
Where more accepted is peace
Over war,
Did live King Myand'r
And Luand'r, his wife, the Queen -
And two daughters
Did they have.
Twas her name: Koriand'r
The younger of the two;
As: Komand'r -
That, the other girl was known.
However,
Born crippled was Komand'r -
Unable to harness the sun's energy and fly
The only Tamaranean to be forever earthbound.
As such, was she despised -
Weak, they called her,
The title of Princess was she denied
Even though rightfully hers
Should it have been.
Twas instead Koriand'r named Princess -
And forever on, did Komand'r feel for her sister
Only hate.
The same feeling did she hold
For all of Tamaran -
And though small did her hate begin,
Did rapidly it grow.
Twas it so for a while,
Then came, did the time
For the two daughters to be sent away -
The dreaded forces of The Citadel,
Whom had attacked Tamaran for a century -
Had they stepped up their attempts to invade.
Needed desperately were new warriors,
And even the daughters of kings must learn how to fight.
And so, on an eve soon after the birth
Of their brother Ryand'r -
Which more resentful did Komand'r, that event make -
Were the two sisters of Tamaran
Sent to the planet Okaara,
Where with its warlords would they train.
"The Warlords? At last!" did Komand'r declare
Upon hearing this from their mother,
"Awaiting this day, have I been."
"I am anxious for this chance, Mother -
Yes, very anxious indeed!"
And so,
To Okaara
Were taken the young girls.
In the transport,
Was Koriand'r awed
At the view she did have of space -
However, twas Komand'r concerned more
Of the other occupants on the ship.
"Why must we share this vessel
With the dregs of this solar system?"
"Don't they know we're here to learn how to kill?"
Did fume the older Tamaranean girl.
But of course, was she being ignorant -
For the "dregs" of whom she spoke
Were all children of kings, too. Then:
"Oh, Mother, look! It's Okaara!"
Exclaimed Koriand'r
As the planet, did it come into view
Dead for ages, had the planet been
Rocks and dust were all that lied in view
Yet, still, did it omit
A beauty
Of its own free will,
But ah! Twas the outside of Okaara nothing
Compared to what did await
When once down into the caverns and tunnels
To deliever the new warriors to the Warlords
The transport ship flew - Unaware
That already begun
Had the sealing of Tamaran's fate.
