The Quest

I'm still a fighter, a warrior

Seeking the crystal of Hope
I've gathered my gold,
my strength and all
the emotions I have.

Just to exchange the crystal.

I still fight them monsters
of my past and future wounds
I still take all that matters
out of the hardest battlegrounds

Just to experience true power

And I try to master the art
of serenity. The pearl of that
sea in which we traveled then,
I'm going to throw away again.

And hang a beautiful rose on my neck.

And when I reach the destination

What I have never seen before
is there. The exceptional beauty of the crystal
-which in me I will store-
I will have and leave them all.

Because I have found what I was
searching for: Hope, Life, Strength

And I will never leave them!

Author's Note

Come fight with me!

Reviews

[Guavaguy]

This really invokes a lot of imagery based primarily around the crystal, which is painted out to be the speaker's drive forward. He wants to see the crystal again. To go find that beauty and put it in his heart, I really like that.

[Lupus Kaos]

You are right. This was what I was trying to show. Thank you for noticing it. And, thanks for the review!

[Guavaguy]

The only thing I did not like was the uninventive use of fantasy cliches. I am a huge fan of fantasy, but I do not like how replicated and cliche the genre fiction section of it has become. If you look at my writings they all strive to be unique as well as being fantasy.

[Guavaguy]

And as you might have guessed, my inspiration is J.R.R. Tolkien, especially The Silmarillion, which I think is an amazing collection of character studies.

[Lupus Kaos]

I'll check them out.

[Lupus Kaos]

If you want, sent me a read request of what you believe will be best. I also like fantasy -themed stuff a lot.

[Guavaguy]

Wait...you've never read tolkien? You know..Lord of the Rings? Other than Lord of the Rings stuff I also like greek stuff, which often evokes a lot of fantastic stuff. If you're looking for my definition of the ideal fantasy, other than Tolkien, I don't know of much else, but i've come close to what I think is ideal in an epic poem I wrote called Sun Child, if you'd like to check that out i'd be so greatful.

[Lupus Kaos]

I've only seen the movies of LotR. But, I did not even read the books...I'll check the poem.