'Twas not on any certain day, when darkness did start to grow,
As wicked creatures crawled from graves, from depths so far below.
At first, their numbers were but few, we laughed at their display,
But I, with dread, felt something dark, it stirred within my way.

Their ranks did swell with each new dawn, a sight too grim to bear,
We fought with swords, with spears and shields, but soon saw no repair.
I slashed and cut, hurled knives with force, dodged every deathly strike,
My battle, like the undead foes, seemed endless without respite.

I know not how much time went by, it may have been forlorn,
But all I found when I looked 'round were bodies, all tattered and torn.
Some died in shame, hung from the trees, others fell in combat,
But death, it came for all of them, no matter how they sat.

Decades passed, my fight continued, a never-ending plight,
But I noticed then a change that stirred, a faint glimmer of light.
The hordes of undead, they did thin, I wondered what had caused,
But as years passed, I realized, my will was what it paused.

My spirit and my drive shone bright, a holy aura grand,
All that was cursed, all that was vile, vanished by my hand.
As I wandered through ancient ruins, I found magic texts so old,
Years of study made me see, I had powers that could unfold.

My magical energy grew and grew, like blue fires, bright and bold,
My strength exceeded that of men, godhood within my hold.
Evil creatures fled before me, lighting bolts at every aim,
I was untouchable, my power great, no equal, all the same.

But still, the undead hordes did grow, with each passing year,
And I began to see their ways, their evolutions near.
I studied hard, meditated long, to try and find a way,
To stop them, but my godly powers, had reached their final sway.

Fear took hold, as I saw their strength, grow with each passing age,
My delusion shattered into dust, as I faced their darkest rage.
I ran and ran, searching for shelter, but nowhere could I find,
The undead and their twisted kin, forever in my mind.

Millennia and eons may have passed, when the day of reckoning came,
Evil creatures entered my aura, my strength it could not tame.
I fought with all my godly might, the earth below did shake,
But the reaper, he is not fussy, he comes for all, make no mistake.