Not so much comedy as ironic in its ending, I suppose.

We shall bow no knee,
behold our supremacy;

To no man shall we bow,
the great legacy of Sadow;

Bound by Sadow, we bear a sword,
with the Dark Side and strength, his legacy we will ward;

We are together, we are Sadow,
before the might of our Empire, all will bow.

Manually added by Grand Master Telaris "Mav" Cantor

clean copy of fiction attached, and the annotated copy has been shared to the judges as instructed. If you experience any technical difficulties I will be glad to provide links or access again.

Lore
ancient legendary
inspiring teaching informing
empowerment potential competence capability
compelling pushing driving
powerful passionate
Strength

Enclosed is the merest beginning of a rather long, drawn-out and rambling account of one Warhost pilot as he tries to give some explanation of how he came into the service of Naga Sadow. It is a bit briefer than intended, but I quickly found myself rattling against the word limit when I tried to adopt this a very different style of story telling from my norm. It was, at the least, a very interesting experiment. :D

And it should rattle in at *exactly* 1500 words if I am not mistaken