{"id":729,"date":"2021-01-22T23:16:56","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T07:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dragonslaire.antir.org\/wordpress\/?p=729"},"modified":"2026-02-25T18:12:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T02:12:40","slug":"the-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dragonslaire.antir.org\/wordpress\/2021\/01\/22\/the-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>recited by Halldora Bjorn<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;The Tournament&quot; recited by Halldora Bjorn\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u5Kvwi38f-w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The Tournament<br>by Farcus Cedrickson (4\/1\/20)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The sun has risen high,<br>The hour then was noon.<br>I look out at the crowd,<br>For my tournament shall start soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I started to put on my armor,<br>Partially new, partially old.<br>I begin to slowly realize,<br>My opponents would be bold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of them come from afar,<br>Many of them from near.<br>They had all come together,<br>Right then, and right here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I scoped out my competition,<br>Looking for the one.<br>The one who I\u2019d fight,<br>When all other duels are done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The one who will beat every other fighter,<br>The champion, the best.<br>The one that I\u2019ll fight at the end,<br>The one who\u2019s better than the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After many a conflict,<br>After fangs have shown,<br>I got into the arena,<br>Just me alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He came in like a chariot,<br>But didn\u2019t make a sound.<br>Stepped out, sword in hand<br>And stomped on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was truly a spectacle!<br>No matter your perspective.<br>With his impressive armor,<br>And a reputation well respected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet this duel be honorable,\u201d<br>The marshal rang out.<br>\u201cFor this is the last match!\u201d<br>I will win, no doubt!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>He raised his shield,<br>Round and large.<br>I raised my great sword,<br>Preparing for his charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wait for him to move closer,<br>To attempt to strike.<br>I was a coiled-up snake,<br>And I was ready to bite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The smell of iron,<br>The sound of steel,<br>The rising tension,<br>I would find his Achilles\u2019 heel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dirt on the floor,<br>Had shifted beneath our feet.<br>He made an attack,<br>But I would have him beat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I struck like lightning.<br>Thrusting with a quick tip.<br>I had surgical precision,<br>For he had made one small slip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When he finally came,<br>He had come too fast.<br>He left his head open,<br>And was stopped at long last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since our duel was done,<br>I offered him a hand.<br>He stood up graciously,<br>And said, \u201cThanks, man.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though he\u2019s my opponent,<br>He is still a good friend.<br>Even though I beat him this time,<br>Our duel will never really end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>recited by Halldora Bjorn The Tournamentby Farcus Cedrickson (4\/1\/20) The sun has risen high,The hour then was noon.I look out at the crowd,For my tournament shall start soon. I started to put on my armor,Partially new, partially old.I begin to slowly realize,My opponents would be bold. 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