Creature with a mane, front claws that maim
\nCloven hoofed hind legs, goat stomach but not head
\nA fire brews within it, its tail is scaled and hisses
\nThe original, the monstrous maven, the chimera craven<\/p>\n
None could fight it save its brother, a beast born just as foul
\nWing of bat and segmented tail, venomous as well
\nWith bod of lion and face of man, the manticore could spy on
\nAny fiend who dared approach from a skull tipped mountain<\/p>\n
The two were born in enmity, raised to end each other
\nBut despite their wicket propensity, their violence found another
\nThe scaly wyrm, a beast of legend, with wings and flame alike
\nImpenetrable metal hide, and horrid toxic bite<\/p>\n
Monsters united to slay the dragon, and ended a lifelong feud
\nFor both agreed that left unchecked, the lizard\u00a0 sucked, my dude
\nIt destroyed what it did not eat, and it ate a lot. So Manticore
\nCalled to Chimera, and they began to plot.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt likes Maidens, and heroes encased in iron,\u201d spoke the man-faced lion
\n\u201cWe set a trap, a juicy girl chained upon a rock, we tell the dragon it\u2019s for
\nHim, gifted from man-kind\u2019s lot. Then fill a hero\u2019s blood with venom
\nAnd give the hero rot. Drop him outside its lair, he\u2019ll eat it without thought.\u201d<\/p>\n
They laid it out and planned so well, the chimera worked a magic spell,
\nWhile the drake laid out too ill to fight the monsters, they tore it to shreds
\nAnd scattered scales among us. The diamond rocks now seed the earth
\nIn places full of poison. The remains of dragon and its greed, which left mankind unburdened..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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