Challenge 16

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**Words: Vines, Dragon, Cruelty, Light, Extension**

And I can't run and hide

My arm's are trapped in vines

And the dragon locked inside

Can't let it free

Cause I've lost the fight within me

I think it's cruelty

That I'm cursed this way

I can't find the light

Can't see through the lies

There may be an extension of time

But I still won't see the light

It's too late

The calendar will never see my end

But that means the story will never end

So maybe I won't escape

Or maybe just not today

But I'm no fortune teller

And I've broke my crystal ball

So maybe the shards can cut me from this wall

Oh, please let the chains fall

So I wait

For a day that may never come

But when did that ever stop those from the past

Who refused to come in last

And maybe time does tick fast

### Amethyst al Heatheritz13

She launched herself into battle. White hot anger threatened to explode. This is the army that burned down my home, it's only fair to return the favour.

She whirled through the ranks, her golden sword flashing as she took down enemies left and right. The army was closing in fast, but she felt unstoppable. She fought on with strength and agility. Stab. Block. Slash. Pommel. Overhead blow.

Under the harsh light of the sun, she looked like a dragon, guarding a treasure that is the memory of her lost home. Her mahogany eyes shone with such intensity and creulty, you could feel something burning inside. Fuelling the poisonous vines of seething hatred that dares anyone to come close. Fuelling her majestic wings that casted a shadow of death over her enemies. Fuelling her aflame golden sword which feels like an extension of her hand, cutting an arc of destruction. Fuelling that vibe of unwavering vengeance that will grant her victory.

## 2nd Position: Prarthana Modi and Izzy960 both with 3 upvotes

### Prarthana Modi

Ceilia was hunting in the forests of Stinsta when she heard a strange noise. She turned to look who or what it was but saw nothing. She took careful steps ahead, trying not to make any noise but SCRUNCH she stepped on a twig and in the complete calmness of the forest the sound echoed like a bomb explosion. She got scared for a moment before she continued on her way. She heard that strange noise yet again and turned to look but didn't see anything. She took a step backwards as she was a little scared now but her right foot got entangled in vines and she fell down head first. She propped herself into a sitting position and used the arrow point to cut the vines and free her leg. She looked up as this patch of the forest was clear and she could see the sun. But being the fool she was she made direct contact with the sun and for a moment was blinded by the bright light. Her leg was still paining so she decided to rest for a while and removed the sandwich she had got for herself from her backpack. She quietly ate it and drank a little water then decided to take a short power nap. She used her backpack as a pillow and laid down on it. As soon as she closed her eyes she fell asleep. She woke up to that strange noise again, which sounded way more nearer this time. She rubbed her eyes open and saw the face of the most terrifying dragon in the whole world. She picked up her bow and arrow aiming at the dragon's eye. She saw the scales of the dragon, which looked as hard as the strongest metal. As her eyes drifted to the dragon's huge scaly tail and as an extension to the large scaly tail there were deadly poisonous spikes on it. She almost screamed but when she looked at the face where she had hoped to see unwavering cruelty she saw a completely different story.

### Izzy960

She crashed into the clearing, almost twisting her ankle on a vine. She tried to get her breathing under control as she ducked under a fallen tree. She clutched the mirror in her hand, muttering,”Pick up pick up pick up.” A strange light flickered across the surface of the mirror, as she heard them gaining on her. But the expression on her face was triumphant, as the light in the mirror shimmered and spread across her hand, dragon scales appearing, as if she herself was an extension of the pattern carved on the mirror. She surged up just as they entered the clearing, leaping for the leader’s heart. She laughed, the cruelty in it making a stark contrast to the worry she had felt just moments before.

The vagueness is deliberate.