Ninety-Nine Raids

brigands from the east
comrades in bloodshed
invade the village
none left alive

town after town
they pour in from beyond
raise the blades
the reavers will have their way

raised in the fury of battle
years bleed together
ninety-nine raids
until he was brought down

finish them all
stride from the smoke
burn the long hall
a path declared by a sword

he writes his legacy in blood
doors hang from hinges
the plague marches on
long killing years

the buildings burn
he does not dream
cries borne on cold winds
his name was lost long ago

raised in the fury of battle
years bleed together
ninety-nine raids
until he was brought down

raised in the fury of battle
years bleed together
ninety-nine raids
until he was brought down