Kronos escapes Hell (Preface)
The person known as ‘The Shadow,’
Is about to make the world rattle.
He is leaning toward Black Magic.
He notices something odd, maybe tragic.
A tight knit ball of energy.
Black Magic generated, he could see.
This is very odd, he thought to himself.
Greater power was here, he felt.
He had to break it open somehow.
He’d been working for days, till now.
He felt something start to give.
This might give him power to live.
Suddenly, the whole room was engulfed,
A tremendous power was loose, he felt.
Then, a man appeared from nowhere.
A Warlock, from the clothes he did wear.
He looked like he was from an ancient time.
His cold black eyes stared into mine.
I was frozen to the spot with his gaze.
“Where am I?” he said through the haze.
“2017, you are in my lab.”
“You are a Warlock then?” He said.
“Magic was non-existent for eons.” “Instead,
I learned how to tap into it again.”
“You can then send me back to when.”
“Who are you?” The Shadow whined.
“I am Kronos, the greatest Warlock of all time.”
“I was defeated by Anika, a whimpy Wizard.”
“I was sent to hell by demons.” “They delivered.”
“I created a Black Magic link for this.”
“You brought me here when you did persist.”
“Now, I will tell you how to send me back.”
“Revenge calls. I must put Anika on the rack.”
“Give her a taste of hell.”
“Once she is dead, all will be well.”
“I might bring you back as my assistant.”
“An acolyte.” “I owe you for being persistent.”
The Shadow was cowering in the corner.
Kronos drew him out and said: “I scorn her.”
“You will help me to return to my past.”
Kronos told him all to do. Then, at last,
A column of Black Fire appeared.
Kronos walked in and he disappeared.
The fire went out and The Shadow shook.
Such power, and Kronos didn’t use a book.
The Shadow determined to become his acolyte.
To control such power would be a fright.
But, he felt he was up to the task.
He would wait till Kronos returned, at last.
Until then, he would learn all he could on his own.
What happened next will chill you to the bone.
———————————————R.W. Johnson——(2017)