DEATH’S HUNGER

DEATH’S HUNGER, by Bader M. Alsadeqi, artwork by Gary McClusky

A soldier sent to do battle,

Now a survivor still standing.

Cold of heart and soul was I,

As the rest of my brethren lay dying.

 

Forced to a road home

Under cold and bitter night,

I found my life ending

By scavengers in plain sight.

 

In death I still suffered unfairly,

Not by any sort of physical pain,

Rather, the cruel, lingering anger,

The desire for revenge I seek to gain.

 

My murderers robbed me of life,

And now all I wanted was to kill.

Thus, like a fool, I made a choice,

Not caring for any heaven or hell.

 

I awoke to the pain of new existence,

To what appeared to be a crypt;

A room of decay and darkness,

Where my grave no longer provides respite.

 

Now clammy with festering wounds,

I felt only malice from the sunlight.

The world changed my eyes,

Bringing me no comfort, only blight.

 

No hunger, pain, or weakness will hold bar,

I would find my slayers without hesitation.

When I find them, they will regret

Being the cause of my new resurrection.

 

In blackest night, I came to them,

Their faces etched upon my memory.

My mind devoid of thought,

Save for one of directed savagery.

 

Shadows painted in crimson,

And no God barred the fated.

There was no greater release

Than that of vengeance sated.

 

The quest was over,

The killers have died.

Now on to the road I walk,

Seeking true death I denied.

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Bader M. Alsadeqi is an author from the Kingdom of Bahrain who enjoys writing, having published High Fantasy and Sword & Sorcery novels for his ongoing Daedalusian Legends Series of independent stories on Amazon.

He studied at the New York Institute of Technology branch in Bahrain, and he believed himself to be an energetic, and hard-working individual, who always perseveres in whatever challenge or obstacle he faces.

Since an early age, he developed an immense love for fantasy and science-fiction, growing up on various cult-classics, which inspired him to write similar stories of his own.

As an author who aims to write action-adventure, fantasy, and science fiction stories, he wishes to combine traditional and familiar elements with new ideas to tell stories based on the interests of the Fantasy & Sci-Fi fandoms.

Gary McCluskey has been a professional artist for more than 20 years. He’s done book covers for every genre imaginable from fantasy, horror, romance and sci-fi to an afterlife memoir, as well artwork for children’s books and RPG games. Recently he completed 4 issues of comic book about a vampire-shark and several interior illustrations for a new hardcover version of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ ‘The Oakdale Affair’. He’s currently working on a creator owned comic book ‘The Dawn Hunters’ for the near future.