703. Poem by Jaden Knight

The city of Abilene has a disturbing secret
one that is not widely known
the dark elf lord Taze has made it illegal to speak of it
the punishment for doing so is death

On the night of the full moon the arena is packed
with spectators coming from miles around to watch
as werewolves are forced to fight each other to death
all in the name of public entertainment

Many of them are criminals marked for death
bitten and turned while they rot in jail
others are completely innocent of any crimes
falsely imprisoned so they can be infected

Many of those defeated become human again
much to the dismay of some of the victors
many collapse to the ground to weep over their opponent
while the most savage will feed on the fallen
renewing their strength in preparation for the next fight

While Taze has a profitable scheme
it is said that it will be his undoing
a combatant will leap up the arena wall during a match
killing him and his son almost instantly
bringing a dark close to his violent contests
and ending his barbaric reign