Library:The Treachery of Baram-Kul

This story was a part of Sunswords', which was submitted for , but is currently unpublished.

The Treachery of Baram-Kul
by Xan

Within the shadows shrieks a voice high, Take heed good folk, death is abound. Why forth have you come, oh foolish one! To feed the maggots with your corpse? The gods of mercy shall spare you none, This darkness swallows with no remorse. Baram-Kul the lich will welcome you warmly, He yearns to feast on your blood red flesh. From your skull, a cup he shall drink deeply, Your eyes and your teeth, a garland most fresh. Baram-Kul the lich is most forgiving, he'd say, Ghastly flames burning bright in his eyes. His voice echoes in his kingdom of decay: "Perform for me and freedom's your prize". Where bloodied roses and dry bones lie, A dancing skeleton mocks the sunlight. The stretched skin of a face in the wind does sigh, As your scream is drowned out, by the still of the night.''

Trivia

 * was a runner up in the Scholars of Novia's "The Sisters Grim" contest.