What am I? - a drabble riddle

[amberdreams]

What am I?

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E/O Drabble Challenge: word count 100

Challenge word: Floor, and write from the viewpoint of an inanimate object.

Warnings: None – this is written like an Anglo Saxon riddle, but I expect you will all get the answer straightaway!  Sorry this is so late, I am still way behind with my writing and reading…

 

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What am I?

 

Death-bearer.  Fear-bringer.

 

Shaped for battle, I was made from the fiery core of a dying star.

I hunger for heat.

I thirst for blood.

 

Jagged-edged, sharp-tongued, I brook no argument, never debate what is right and what is wrong.

 

I thrust to the heart of the matter.  I slay the foe, never stay to see them fall lifeless to the floor.

 

I drink deep of the flames and the thick red blood and shine brighter than the star that birthed me in the light of the souls that I set free.

 

A hero’s hand makes me sing.

 

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