Invocation and Prologue
Hearken, O Muse, to this tale I do tell
Of an era on earth reminiscent of Hell
While great strides in technology, science, and art
Were made, so did evil steal over the hearts
Of leaders and men who assumed power, control
And wreaked havoc with their malicious goals.
A new era dawned on the children of man
One steeped in darkness and deepening a plan
Of Evil and Hatred, Corruption and Greed
But through this thick mire arose a new creed.
For the Monkey King, our hero tonight
Muse, fell victim to a vicious plight
The scourge of delusion, self-righteousness, fear
Seduced by the voices whispered in his ear
By ill-meaning forces of failure and fate
To these he fell pray, our hero of late.
So help me, O Muse, in telling this tale
Inspire my pen, my mind to set sail.
For the sons and...
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