Bargain Sealed in Onyx

She lured the ancient serpent
Thirsty dragon from the flames
Assuming by the power of her charms
And a possession of unearthly powers

He allowed himself to be tethered
Requested to do her bidding
She thinks so he can be near her beauty
Be her shadow each breath she inhales
While he destroys her enemies
And feeds her lust for admiration

Men craved the sight of her
Yet they also shuddered inwardly
As she controlled the dragon more
Or was he manipulating her

The time comes and something lacks
She yearns for ultimate power
Over every dead and un-dead thing
Over each rising tide and waning moon
So she commands the dragon to claim it all
Yet he demands a price
Her humanity that remains
She did not cherish it so accented

The anathema serpent snapped his tether
And rose up to full nerve shattering height
Shards of many hued lightning streaks
Radiated from his head
While his tail encircled her waste

Onyx blood poured from his eyes
And ran into her mouth nostrils and ears
She gagged and spat to no avail
A transformation began to occur
She grew larger and disturbingly larger

Trees were soon appearing as splinters
Lakes seemed as small as her fist
On and on she grew until
The world was a glassy marble
Stars flew towards the earth
As the universe shrank to
The size of a crystal ball

Horrified she shook so her bones hurt
‘This is not what I meant’ she shrieked
The dragon’s mouth curled up
As a deep growl rose to a laugh
He howled in pleasure at her pain
Placing the universe ball into her hand he suggested
Here is all there is for you to play with
Do with it as you will
For you are outside time and material limits
So cannot harm a thing inside