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The living legend fails
His pageantry undone
With absent light of moons unmade
Rekindles plot that dawn forbade
And dark has fell begun
As prince of timeless jails
Seeks clarity of old
Approaching gate and greening voice
In sanctuary's hold rejoice
Of secrets left untold
Once master's skill prevails
Adjourn to fate review
The empress and her master kin
But find the son bereft with sin
Conceived of light anew
Though allied sand curtails
Their aid to prince abide
Of hinted kinship severed long
They leave the son to sing the song
Of viciousness implied
The earthbound son impales
Repentant hands adjured
While noble thieves invested seek
The legacy of legend weak
To send exultant word.
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His pageantry undone
With absent light of moons unmade
Rekindles plot that dawn forbade
And dark has fell begun
As prince of timeless jails
Seeks clarity of old
Approaching gate and greening voice
In sanctuary's hold rejoice
Of secrets left untold
Once master's skill prevails
Adjourn to fate review
The empress and her master kin
But find the son bereft with sin
Conceived of light anew
Though allied sand curtails
Their aid to prince abide
Of hinted kinship severed long
They leave the son to sing the song
Of viciousness implied
The earthbound son impales
Repentant hands adjured
While noble thieves invested seek
The legacy of legend weak
To send exultant word.
Can you decode the future Tales of the Known World?
Share your interpretation!
Comment below with your take on this portent.
This portent opens Part 2 of Conceived, and it predicts the events of that section. I love the five-line stanzas and interesting rhyme scheme! Can you guess who the living legend is, and how his pageantry is undone?
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Kondyik Winnahs Dynde XXThe portent attributed here has been interpreted, and it references multiple events that culminate on an exact date. An additional verified dateline has been added to the attribution, noting the final date when the portent comes to pass.
4:1:4:7/12, 8:1:2 IX
V 3:3:2:5/5, III:IX
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