An Arcane Escapade

Lost in a tenebrous forest,

I was flustered and devoid of rest,

There I saw a man quite stern,

Who was guarding a cavern.

I went to that old bloke,

And very vigorously, I spoke,

Can I get a shelter for night?

Suddenly, he disappeared in a flash of light.

Thereafter, I found myself in a wooden creek,

Where I saw a lady in bleak,

She looked like a crone,

And tried knackering me with a stone.

Thereby, I fell on the ground,

And saw many witches abound,

They were all coming near to me,

So, I  tried my best to flee.

They fettered my hands and locked me in the cage,

Which was surrounded by a gargantuan sage,

Alongside, there was a Lucifer,

Who was feeding a heifer.

The Lucifer came nearer to me,

He unbarred my hands to set me free,

He came yet closer and said,

"You've to fetch a Jasper from the sea-bed"

As I had helped you in the Age of Vice,

Hence, You have to pay me a price.

"What can I do", I asked him in delirium,

He said:- "Do your bit for reinstating my imperium.

You have to save my bacon too,

And aid me without a delay or ado,

Thereupon, I acceded to do him a good turn,

And Also furnish credit of his help in return.

He revealed:- "Jasper is kept in the box of foam,

Which is protected by a gnome,

His power can be dwindled by a Jade,

A gem buried under ebony trees in the glade.

All my powers are confined in the Jasper,

Unless you bring it, You shan't scarper,

Being accursed, I can't bring the stone,

Hence, you have to do it all alone."

Thereby, I began my escapade,

Which was the quest of Jasper 'n' Jade,

So I went to the forest of Ebony,

Where the bushes were quite thorny.

I dug the ground using a spade,

And As soon as I found the Jade,

I ran along the sea-bed,

And did exactly what the Lucifer had said.

I had raised the Jade so high,

That it coruscated the dark sky,

The gnome tried snatching Jade from my hand,

But it fell onto the sand.

The gnome morphed into a hound,

Being flabbergasted, I fell on the ground.

He mutilated me by flinging away tinders,

And imprecated curse upon me to turn to cinders.

I pleaded:- "I abjure not to come here again,

Pardon me! and don't give such a bane."

He replied, "Troth to forget this adventurous plight,

I'll extricate you from the malediction of this night."

I agreed to shroud the hunt of Jasper 'n' Jade,

That's how it became an Arcane Escapade,

Next Day, as the sun diffused it's gleam,

I woke up from my chimerical dream.