Spooktober 2025: Foes
Welcome to a Spooktober 2025 article that also celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the publishing of The Return of the King.
I'll be exploring the point of view of the Aleph Zero Syndicate, an adversarial organization in my world devoted to "demi-human" supremacy. They seek to return elves, dwarves, and men back to a place of dominance over the so-called rightful place o fdominance over the "lesser races."
For each prompt, I'm writing a bit of verse from the Aleph Zero point of view. I'm particularly focusing on the "Dark Fellowship", a dark reflection of Tolkien's heroes. I'm pairing them with a bit of pre-existing art, touching it up as little as possible.
You can find them all on my Spooktober 2025 Hub. I'd love to hear what you think!
How dare they rise, such insolence,
An orc, a golem, equivalent,
To elf-born grace, to dwarf, to man.
Proud of their blood, how weak their plan.
Our foes shall pay for this great slight,
We'll make them kneel, as is our right.
Yay, yay, yay. 1000x yay!
I made this image a while back for a background scene a year+ ago. It's nice to pull it out and feature it!
Learn about the World of Wizard's Peak. Visit my Worldember 2025 Hub as I work on 50,000 words in December!