Qui Devorat
Terrarian
I'm enjoying your poetry so far, and I have a request based on the backstory of my character.
Sorry if it is long, you don't have to do it if you don't want to however.Excession was a normal Terrarian, until he and his friend were exploring in the corruption. They found a spring of corrupted water that would provide long life, but at the cost of turning them evil. Excession's friend betrayed him, and he got stuck under a pile of rubble with his arm laying in the pool. The pool was covered, so his friend left, but it sustained Excession, turning him into a demon. He eventually gathered enough energy to break free, and take revenge.
He is now thousands of years old, and still tries to fight for good, even though he has been corrupted.
Two mortals.
One time.
In a landscape
Far from sublime.
Heard from rumors
Of a mythical spring
A treacherous ploy
In one's head will ring.
So the fiend's idea hatched
Bringing the roof on him.
The false friend's malice
Sparked on a whim.
Of course with these acts,
The other's features were frayed
As his reborn form howled
That his debt must be payed.
Stuck in water
Trapped in a reflection
Popping up to observe those
giving the pool an inspection.
And one fateful day,
massing enough power
His shadow bloomed
Like an eldritch flower.
Hungry for blood.
And a purpose in life.
Of course his instincts
Making it full of strife.
He still haunts the earth
To this very day
From thousands of years ago
To find a purpose, if it may.
But being corrupted, of course?
That bit always shows.
For many have noticed his presence
As "An @excession of shadows."