burn (ToG)

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the lash
strikes
his shoulders.

she squares her shoulders
and steps forward.
"stop," she snarls.

the dark queen smirks.
"make me."

silence.

and then there is a ring of fire around the city
flames are leaping higher and higher
a crown of them rests on her head.

she steps closer.
"your walls may not burn," she hisses
"but your people will."

and the dark queen trembles
as the fire grows.

all hail the true queen.

-fireheart //n.h.

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