The conquest to the north... |
(Words: 1307) 1. thirty days and thirty nights the hero spent 2. in the lands of the bulughmans, the nomads 3. he taught them arts and crafts 4. he taught them how to speak in manners 5. he taught them how to write and read their own words 6. their letters were called the Bogol 7. and their tribes as the bulughmans 8. and then he taught them how to build houses 9. how to plant trees and how to find water 10. then he prayed to God to bless the lands 11. and clean the hearts from envy and mischief 12. as much as He desires so to be for them 13. then the rumbling started among the men 14. some are tired and some want the homelands 15. while some asked for more lands to takeover 16. and now Alexander had half of what he had 17. he stood in the middle of his camp 18. one point from his hand and everyone was silent 19. and after praising God and His favors 20. and after he reminded them about his vow 21. he announced firmly to them 22. that he will not move or get back 23. until the commands of God reveal themselves 24. or until his soul is taken away from his body 25. three days passed and Alexander was waiting 26. he organized the bulughmans into an army 27. now they can defend themselves by themselves 28. after the passage of three days, Heavens got ready 29. and sent the signals to him by the skies 30. where every cloud pointed like an arrow above 31. here, Alexander shouted to his men with amazement 32. "O men of valour, North shall we be heading, 33. I knew it before and I am sure of it now. So here we go." 34. and the horsemen and foot soldiers gathered 35. behind their leader and started to march 36. to the North where they never been before 37. amid the rumble of the dissatisfied men 38. while some of them are tired of the journeys 39. and the weight of metals broke their backs 40. and on the way they encountered villagers 41. some joined them and some sought their help 42. while some abandoned their villages with fear 43. thus Alexander had more men for his army 44. but some of them were not trained or weak 45. but they were happy to seek for glory 46. with a just man like Alexander, the hero 47. and fifteen days passed between the valleys 48. until they arrived to a thick black forest 49. and by arriving there the villagers shouted 50. "Alexander O Master, let us get back 51. the lands is not ours and shall not be!" 52. thus Alexander was surprised and wondered 53. "what is that you are saying O good people?" 54. then a villager named Chidhwárthí advanced 55. and with a weak voice full of fear he did say 56. "O Master of the good, you never heard of Zimúrá, 57. the land of mischief and the heaven of mutants? 58. the forefathers were sinners and so they were after them 59. like animals they live and hunt, and mercy left them out 60. cannot you see how black is their place? 61. cannot you smell how it is full of bad scents? 62. cannot you feel how gloomy this place is? 63. come on O Master, let us not waste the lives 64. there are so much good can be spread elsewhere" 65. then in a humble voice did the hero say 66. "O good man, I was not ordered to retreat, 67. did you not follow me asking for glory 68. did you not forsake the justice to be all over 69. what is the value of your lives amid the fear 70. and what is the value of your deeds for no good 71. who is afraid to come let him be back to his wife 72. and I am not leaving this, until God commands me!" 73. with some courage did the men stand up 74. and waiting for what they will be facing 75. and the march into the black heaven started 76. and Alexander viewed strange strings over the trees 77. some of them were tied and some of them were loose 78. and some of them were long and others were short 79. some of them were made of animal hair 80. while some of them were made of plants 81. and the black birds stood on the branches 82. watching the men of valour going to their fates 83. while the silence was heavier than metals 84. a shout appeared out of no where 85. while one man went missing 86. and the screams of agony hammered 87. and men went missing one by one 88. then one villager shouted with a full mouth 89. "Dogs and Cats! Attacking our backs!" 90. the army turned to the back in a surprise 91. and found out it was in a circe of doom 92. made out by hoards of mutants 93. some of them were like cats and dogs 94. and some of them were like pigs or boars 95. and the shock paralyzed everyone 96. while Chidhwárthí mumbled "I knew it!" 97. the men gathered around Alexander 98. and he ordered the pikemen to advance 99. and then raise the pikes like thorns 100. while the archers pointed to te sky and shot 101. and the swordsmen prepared for intruders 102. and the circles of fighters twirled 103. and Alexander in the middle slaughtering 104. his sword was the Charnagút of the three points 105. amid the mutants he was clearing them with no shield 106. while the beasts ate the bodies of soldiers 107. and few villagers remained in their place 108. and the shouts of agony started in the camp 109. and the loyals before left Alexander in his trouble 110. while Alexander was thickened with injuries 111. and thus with the anger in his heart 112. for all the trickery he faced in his camp 113. Alexander made a scream of wrath 114. when men faces turned yellow and red 115. and the beasts of Zimúrá ran away 116. just then the camp started marching behind them 117. picking them and slaughering them like insects 118. and Alexander was swimming in his blood 119. coping to stand up amid his victorious men 120. and looking at the massacre and the red trees 121. and when the events calmed down 122. and Alexander was back again to normal 123. the prisoners of Zimúrá were taken away 124. to stand in before Alexander, the hero 125. and there they told him their secrets 126. their tongue and their strings of writing 127. and how are they born and buried 128. some of them are burned when they die 129. and some others are buried in trees trunks 130. and Alexander commanded the wisemen 131. to record everything they see and learn 132. and when all documents were recorded 133. he ordered the beasts to be cleared out 134. and their bodies shall be hung on the trees 135. for they are children of sinners and beasts 136. and no use of them in this life and this world 137. and thus Alexander wanted to make them a lesson 138. for the other beasts and cruel hearts in the place 139. and then he ordered what had remained of his men 140. to dig up graves for what is left over of the bodies 141. and the mourning for three days started 142. and he cried with a saddened heart 143. for the lost of his beloved, and the lost of loyalty 144. while injuries were handled and supplies were taken |