Guardians Of Atlanta 24
(Escape)

The blackness felt like it lasted forever
But an instant went by before the blackout was severed.
William’s head bled from the flat of Brock’s axe
Everything happening seemed to be going too fast.
He blinked as he stared through the glare of the sun
But his ears did not fail when Fenris yelled “RUN!”

His instincts took over and all was chaos.
His actions lay glazed in a thick haze, embossed.
Lost in the flurry of Calvin and Knox,
Will fought to escape Stone Mountain’s moss.

Malachi and Brock were on him in a moment.
Along with three other knights, now his opponents.
Disarming one, he slid under another.
Grabbing at him, two others crashed into each other.
William threw six strikes and left them in the dust.
But the Knights at the gate… Would they have his trust?

His instincts took over and all was chaos.
His actions lay glazed in a thick haze, embossed.
Lost in the flurry of Calvin and Knox,
Will fought to escape Stone Mountain’s moss.

The person watching Stone Mountain’s gate-
Was Fortune Anderson, a young Dame who was great.
A friend to William and Fenris, indeed-
And she shuddered when she saw the head of William bleed.

William: “Fortune! Let me out!”

Fortune: “William what’s the matter?!”

William: “Fenris was betrayed by Master Dodd’s dagger!
Open the gate! Please let me out!”

Fortune: “William, calm yourself and tell me what this is about!”

William: “No time to explain! Please trust my eyes!
You’ve known me for so long, yet known none of my lies!
Fortune, I must get away!
Then I will tell you the tale another day!”

Fortune looked into his eyes, and her heart knew what to do.
She flipped a switch, which opened the gate, and William went safely through.

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