Spirit Animal Ficlets

I need a hero

Benji stared at the window of the highest tower, taking in all of Eura's hills and forest "Where have all the good men gone? And where are all the gods? Where's the street-wise Hercules? To fight the rising odds?"

Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed? Late at night toss and turn and dream of what I need!" They pulled away from the window and to the closest, trapping in the snug fitting uniform "I need a hero! I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night!"  They said, checking themself in a mirror. Benji temporarily adjusted their bosom.

The warlord pulled their hair into a tight bun, some curls fall free "He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast and he's gotta be fresh from the fight! I need a hero!" They added, slipping down the stairs in high heeled boots.

They draped themselves over throne "I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light, he's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon and he's gotta be larger than life!" Their hands slid down their tight uniform. A smile crossing their face "Larger than life."

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The warlord strode through the barracks, towards the small group of uninfected people "Somewhere after midnight in my wildest fantasy, somewhere just beyond my reach, Someone reaching back for me," Benji smirked at a soldier, dragging a sharp nail under the man's chin "Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat, It's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet!" They strode away, back towards the castle.

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Benji wiggled out of the uniform, tossing it aside and loosely tying a knot for their bathrobe "Up where the mountains meet the heavens above! Out where the lightning splits the sea!

I would swear that there's someone somewhere watching me!" They said.

The warlord flopped onto their bed "Through the wind and the chill and the rain and the storm and the flood! I can feel his approach like the fire in my blood! " They turned to their side, staring at the cloudy sky just outside their window "Like the fire in my blood, like the fire in my blood, like the fire in my blood, like the fire in my blood," they gripped their blanket tightly.

Eyes shut, breathing heavily. The image of one person in mind. Ginger hair, freckled skin, pale and soft. Benji shuddered for a moment, as if they could feel Tos was in the room watching them lay their doing nothing "Hero."

Benji sat up with barely any grace "I need a hero, I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light! And he's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon and he's gotta be larger than life!" They said as they walked over to the window.

Their hands gripped the window edge tightly "Hero," They muttered. Benji stared for a minute as a cold wind dragged across their face.

Benji noticed something at the gates. A group of people being led towards the castle "And he's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast and he's gotta be fresh from the fight," The warlord quickly got dressed into a loose short dress and soft thigh high socked.

Benji smiled as they listened to the steps coming up the spiraling steps "I need a hero."