The Chronicles of Starfire - Chapter 5 - Training
From Tamaran
The Paradise Planet,
To train from its Warlords
Did come they
To Okaara
The Long-Dead Planet:
Princess Koriand'r - daughter of King Myand'r.
Did come she
Not alone - No,
Hath traveled she
With her sister:
Komand'r.
Twas Komand'r
With much jealously filled
Directed,
Twas all this spite
Towards her younger sister -
O, how Koriand'r did she hate!
Twas it Komand'r
Whom to
The Tamaranean throne
Should hath rightfully gone
Yet, twas it Koriand'r
To whom next in line
Would it go.
For Komand'r
Had she sickly
At birth
Been
Unfit
For rule
Twas it decided
Be she.
Now, to become warriors
Did his daughters
King Myand'r seek.
Thus, the siblings
To Okaara were they sent
In order to later
The Citadel -
Against their forces,
Help Tamaran defend.
Immediately upon arrival
To Okaara
Did feel everyone
The presence
Of X'Hal -
Whom upon the Long-Dead Planet
Did dwell she.
Alas,
Twas never seen she -
X'Hal,
However, most definitely seen
Were the Warlords of Okaara -
And their presence,
Did it amittedly frighten.
As has Koriand'r
Not come alone,
Neither were the sisters
In turn alone
For from across the system of Vega -
Their sun -
Had to train
Many come.
Gathered, they all were,
To from the Warlords
Hear.
And thus,
Did they so speak -
And thus,
Did the gathered crowd
So stop
Their flying tongues -
Turn,
And listen to the Warlords' words
Intently.
"Were to Okaara, you brought
To learn not just
The art of Warfare -
Brought here,
Were you,
To also learn
The art
Of Humanities -
For both arts,
Must they be forever entwined."
Said a voice from the crowd
With shocking glee:
"Teach us to kill. That is all that matters."
Did Komand'r's voice
It be.
Luckily, did this not surprise the Warlords -
On Tamaran,
Komand'r's words were heresey -
But the Warlords,
Had for millenias
They taught -
From some,
Komand'r's bloodlust
Did they expect to see.
And a response,
Did already
The Warlords have:
"To kill is NOTHING.
Anyone,
Can they kill.
To twist a dagger through flesh,
Tis that a feat
Which takes no skill."
"Ah! But peace!
To achieve that,
Is to the greatest goal
You reach."
"But in the midst of fighting
To so achieve peace,
Must one fight to win.
Compromise -
Is it on the battlefield
Not an option."
And so,
With that,
Did begin the training.
First, were all taught
To appreciate all about them,
So to give them knowledge of something worth fighting for
When from battle,
Twas there no no escape.
Second, did they learn
The art of Warfare -
Every manner of fighting,
Twas it to them
Taught.
Was it learnt by all
How to a friend,
Love -
And how to an enemy,
Hate.
Twas it also taught
Compassion,
As well as
Compromise.
But did all learn
That when both
Compassion
And
Compromise
Did so fail,
Twas there
Only one
Recourse:
War!
On Okaara,
Did Koriand'r grow
From a child young in age,
To a woman,
Young adult.
Soon, would
To Tamaran
And her parents
She return.
But first, would she have to
Her training complete -
In order to do that,
Hath in Tournament,
Must she compete.
