Eight years walk

under the dark sky on a dark night
where the only guide to be found was the stars light
a lonely wanderer walking all alone
fighting cold with a will that is stronger then stone
wearing black he became hard to be seen
no one knows where was he going, nor where he has been
with a bow on his back, and a sword in his belt
it was clear that deep inside, Chill, was not the only thing he felt
no one truly knew how did he really feel
for he protected that with his blood and his steel
also none could see the mountains he carried
nor the chains he dragged which almost got him buried
followed by unforgotten memories he wished them to be forgotten
trapped in his mind, not in his heart, for so long they almost rotten
with no home, an unknown name, lost life, his soul started to fade
for years his hope was on the next step that he made
seeking for something among the frost that nearly turned him blind
something that existed only among the thoughts in his mind

until his vengeance to be highly paid
he promised to never sheath his blade
for the things he lost were too great
and until his judgment was brought, he asked for death to wait
but one day he fell on the snow
through cold, life gave him the last fatal blow
death was staring, but he never moved
for someone have came to heal the dying man's wound
he turned the man's pale face up to the sky
the fire of his torch was flickering in his eyes

suddenly he felt a cold freezing his chest
the dying man's sword was putting his savior's heart to rest
the savior did not understand until he saw the man in the eye
Impossible! it was his son, "how come you did not die!"
"at the end, and at last" said the son
"you have lost, and i have won"
"for all the pain and the eight years walk"
"having you as a prey i was the wolf that stalks"
"i give you back what have you once given me"
"the death i was rejected by, the very one you now see"
and so would the father die
with the flickering fire fading in his eyes
death came to reap the souls
as the wolf finished playing his role
two souls have been taken
yet one man is still breathing

having his revenge, for him now there is nothing left
it is time to payback for death his debt
but death disappeared leaving him curious
for the man, the reason of death was so mysterious
what death was seeking and what the man did not know
what death wanted and what the man could not see
is what will become of the man after defeating his foe
and what would the chained wolf do the moment he is set free
the man returned to his journey not knowing
that eight years of walking has been only the beginning
the sky clouded and it started to rain
right under it, a wolf was walking, with nothing to lose and nothing to gain
he became one with the darkness and never been heard of ever again