#24

The Cult of Darkness in Earth and Eldren, Other Planets and Universes

Wizard City Astral Plane Lower Heaven and Moving Onwards and Upwards
Business Opportunities and Helping Others as Much as Possible

Threatened in the Waystation House, Villa, Suite of Rooms
My friends and most intimate of companions, Sophia
Assassins and rogues dressed in black, hooded
I do my best to take away their weapons, even
Using their own arms against themselves to protect
The ones I love, yet I am overwhelmed by numbers
And taken to the dining hall, where the true enemy
Shows herself — A woman of dark mystical powers, priestess
Of the night birds and shadows, yet twisted
By the void, terrors beyond the stars, universes
Of light and balance — I must retain my wits
And my will — Though I am tied down and restrained
And operations on my head, on my soul and body
To find the secrets of the Waystation of the Wizards of Light
The Key to the hallway of doors, windows
Dimensional Gateways to infinite Earths, Heavens, Hells
I must remain strong, and do nothing that will risk
The lives and wellbeing of my friends and family
Especially my true love Sophia, held hostage to force
My cooperation with the Priestess of Darkness and her minions

I use the mind control powers I have learned
To force an opening with the torturer behind me
Though y head is in pieces, being studied and prodded
By the dark magicians, alchemists, and scientists
I gather what power and will I have left to me
A broken shell yet still with fire of spirit and life
Consciousness aided by the mind of the Waystation
The Dark Priestess has left, and I am able to force
The remaining cultists to my will, to serve me
In freeing the Waystation from the other
Forces of Darkness — I ask Sophia and my friends
To take refuge in the living quarters, while I lead
The controlled soldiers with me to confront the Dark Priestess
And recover my head that she has stolen from me
Before any more secrets of the Waystation are extracted
And used for nefarious purposes, ruin of countless worlds
Allowing free passage of the Forces of the Void
On Earth, my homeland of great beauty and vulnerability
This must be allowed to happen — And I will fight
To make sure that the Void does not gain the Waystation
And when all of this is settled, I must take Sophia
Somewhere she can be truly safe, with a stake of her own
On Earth, or someplace less vulnerable to attack
Though nowhere is truly safe, I had thought
The Waystation could be, for her and myself — maybe someday