Check out the first five parts of the ballad in Act I - V.
Act VI - The Tournament
It happened quite some time ago
when dragons roamed the land
where tournaments were common place
and fought with sword in hand
we find our knight with new resolve
his loss is in the past
he's ready now to take all down
to hold his love at last
with heart so pure he knows he'll win
yet still he'll face that one
who stole his pride and marred his heart
(hmmm) a rematch might be fun
And thus the tournament begins
divided into rounds
that will encompass four long days
upon the battlegrounds
our knight gains marks with every bout
and by the second night
a favorite he has become
to everyone's delight
he's careful not to let his wins
go straight up to his head
he keeps his eyes upon the prize
his sweet he hopes to wed
each blow he strikes he does for love
as fear begins to swell
for anxiously he notices
his foe moves forth as well
so thus goes on our tale of love
in shadows filled with woe
our knight moves to the final bout
to face--once more--his foe
technically, i'm still in hiding...that doesn't mean i can't come out and play once in awhile.
about three weeks ago, i wrote Act V. upon doing so, i set a deadline for myself to finish my ballad which i began back at the start of February. Friday i realized that my deadline was less than a week away. and i still had three more acts to write. so Friday, i worked on Act VI, on Saturday i laid out the final acts: VII, VIII, and XI. yeah, that's nine. what should have been one small adventure into toying with ballads turned into something far more. at first i thought three was going to do it. when i hit Act II, i realized that i was probably looking at a total of five. with Act IV, i realized i might have to extend things to eight acts. alas yesterday, i managed to lay things out. i even wrote two different possible endings for Act IX. i'm not yet sure which i'm going with, but after i finalize Act VIII, i'll make a decision. either way, i have a feeling they will be a bit of a disappointing end (not necessarily unhappy, just disappointing).
so above is Act VI, tomorrow i'll put the finishing touches on Act VII and post it up. by Tuesday, Act VIII should be up...and on Wednesday my ballad will finally see its end.
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