r/writngprompts prompt: [TT] Theme Thursday - Survival
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They say screams are the worst part
When locked away in Hell
No reprieve from my torture
still stuck inside a cell
Those cries for help never cease
They live inside my head
Lied to when promised silence
When I was struck down dead
Told my empire was failing
And my lineage feared lost
I bargained with the devil
with just my soul, the cost
The empire would then prosper
Their king forever known
Statues placed in my honor
My legacy in stone
But I never should have struck
The deal that I had made
For I was stabbed in the back
And in the end betrayed
My trusted friend a usurper
His true colors did show
He then stole my kingdom
Deceitful seeds he sowed
He then enacted his plans
Removed me from that place
Destroyed all my legacy
Until there was no trace
And so I sit, stuck in Hell
A never ending wait
Although dead, I will survive
And then avenge my fate
I will rise out from the ground
When I escape this cage
Reclaim what is my birthright
The world will know my rage