The Accounts of The New Teen Titans - Vol. 1 - Book 2: The Chronicles of Starfire - Chapter 6: The Tournament and Komand'r's Disgrace

The Chronicles of Starfire - Chapter 6 - The Tournament and Komand'r's Disgrace
Did come they
From Tamaran,
The Paradise Planet
To
On Okaara,
The Long-Dead Planet
Train -
The daughters of King Myand'r:
Princess Koriand'r -
And her sister:
Komand'r.
But whilst Koriand'r
And Komand'r -
Did the same blood,
Share they -
Twas not the same colour
The flames within their souls.
Komand'r
Did so rightfully deserve
The title
Princess -
That which twas upon Koriand'r
Bestowed
Komand'r -
Had born been she
Sickly
Twas deemed she
Unfit for rule
And for that,
Did her sister,
Komand'r despise.
Long ago
Did black the flames turn
The Black Fire
Hath consumed
All colour
In Komand'r's soul -
Now
Doth only
Hatred
Rule her heart.
Twas it so set
The day
Training
On Okaara
Did so end
Twas it decided
That in Tournament the next day
Would
Sisters,
Each other so face.
Solar Lances
Their weapons
Okaarian Beasts
Their steeds
Would be the victor
Thou
Who so sat high on saddle
Whilst the ground,
To which
Did the other
So fall.
The signal,
Was it to be given to start
But ere its sounding,
Komand'r -
Did she stir her mount to charge
No choice
Twas it Koriand'r's
But to herself rush forth.
Such a clamor
Arose
O, such a ring!
The Clash of the Lances -
O, how did they sing!
Yet, when
The smoke
Did it enough
Clear,
When hath settled
Twas the dust
And
The sand
From the air -
Did siblings come in view,
Both still high upon their mount
Had neither fallen
Draw,
Twas it called
The first charge just ended
As the warriors turned their beasts
To so face face each other
Again
Did arise a glint
In Komand'r's eyes -
The Black Fire
Deep within.
On the second charge,
Once again,
Rose there such a clash!
Did this time
Koriand'r almost fall
But in her sister's brief weakness
Did Komand'r's evil so flare
With a cry of savage rage,
She did swing her lance again
Through the leg of Koriand'r's beast
Did it slice -
So sharp, so clean 0
So against all the rules.
Observed one Warlord:
"The fight -
Shall it,
We cease?"
"No," said the other
"How Koriand'r fares,
Do I wish to see."
The cut to Koriand'r's mount
Twas it fatal
Instantly -
Die
The beast so die
Sent crashing
To the ground
In a cloud of dust and smoke
Was so sent
The young Princess of Tamaran.
"Hah! How pitiful you look, sister,"
Gloated Komand'r in glee
"I should kill you for what you did,"
Came Koriand'r's reply.
"You should, should you?"
Grinned Komand'r
With a most vicious sneer,
"But have you the strength to do so, little sister?"
Silence did escape the Princess' lips
"As so I thought, dear sister," snapped the older Tamaran girl,
Who did so
Ready her rope
"Now, do the chance I have
To show everyone how weak you be!"
And with that, did Komand'r
Capture her sister in her ropes
"Come now, little sister,
Let us go for a little ride!"
Komand'r kicked her beastm
And towards the cliff face it flew Twas Koriand'r dragged behind.
Amidst the pain of tearing flesh,
Did the Princess not make a noise.
"Very good, sister!
Have not you you cried out yet once!
But let us see
How much longer,
Your stoic
Pose -
Let us see how long it lasts."
The pain became soon
Unbearable
And so,
Did Koriand'r reach for her sword.
Cutting herself free,
Her sister turning her beast
Before the cliff's edge
Did it reach.
"Stay away from me, Komand'r,"
Said she, Koriand'r,
As did she so ready her shield
"How I despise you!"
The Princess raged,
Hurling her shield at her sister's beast.
Did it slam into the steed
But not as was expected -
No, did Komand'r tumble,
Did off the cliff she fall.
Koriand'r gasped -
Komand'r! Her sickness!
Could she not soak up the sun's rays and fly!
Over the cliff did Koriand'r so streak,
And rescued her sister from a death most certain.
But O, what a fool twas Koriand'r!
For as soon as solid ground,
Twas it reached,
Did Komand'r,
Most ungrateful,
Explode in rage,
In heartless fury!
"How dare you humiliate me!"
The older Tamaranean woman cried,
"I wanted you dead, little sister -
Yet, when came it time
For me to most certainly die,
You dared to save me?!" Komand'r so raged.
She took Koriand'r's head
And let it
Her knee
Viciously meet.
"O, how but a fool,
Dear sister!
How so deliciously weak!"
And did Komand'r proceed
To send
Her fists
To her sister's
Face.
"Did you not learn anything here?"
Komand'r cackled,
The Black Fire burning in her eyes,
"What a fool you are, Koriand'r -
NEVER let an enemy survive!"
Over her downed sister
Did Komand'r draw her sword
For the fatal blow
"ENOUGH!" cried the Warlords -
Komand'r's sword was disintegrated, destroyed -
"Leave us, Komand'r! Have you not a heart or soul!
You wallow in your own hate! You are not a true warrior. LEAVE! You are but a disgrace!"
"Oh, will I leave," said Komand'r,
"To go where I am appreciated -
But shall I be back -
To see you all burn in hell!"
And so she left Okaara
Presumed for Tamaran
But her actions, did they prevent her
From on Tamaran,
Ever again showing her face
Twas it not known
To where she fled
Until the day
Upon Tamaran
The Paradise Planet's waters
Turned so very dark
Red.