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Twas the night before christmas and all through the hall

 

Not a creature was stirring, be they large or they small

 

Some crosses were hung by the mantle with care

 

In hopes that Cioden wouldn't stop there.

 

 

 

Falcon was nestled all snug in his bed

 

Whilst visions of Ibanez danced in his head

 

And with me in my white cloak

 

On the couch in the back

 

Just settlin' down for a long winter's nap

 

 

 

When from the roof there arose such a splatter

 

I leapt from my couch to see what was the matter

 

Away to my sheathed sword I tore like a flash

 

Took it out of the sheath and then cut the gold sash

 

 

 

The moon on the top of the new-summoned snow

 

Gave the shinyness of noonday to the objects below

 

 

 

(Falcon wanted some sugar, so he cast quite the spell

 

But he misread khazak, though it ended up well)

 

 

 

When what to my icy blue eyes should appear

 

But a huge freaking sleigh and eight giant demon steer

 

With a creepy-looking driver, like a black-feathered wren

 

I knew in a moment it had to be Cioden

 

 

 

A bit slower than canaries his coursers came

 

And he whistled, and cursed, and called them a lot of names.

 

"Now Smasher! Now Crasher! Now Flatfoot and Nixon!

 

On Meteo, on Stupid! On Fondle and Kitchen!"

 

 

 

As dry leaves before Aero 3 fly

 

When he met with an obstacle, blow it into the sky!

 

So up to the tower-top the coursers they flew

 

With the sleigh full of nasties, and Cioden too.

 

 

 

And then, in an hour, I heard on the roof

 

The growling and pawing of each cloven hoof

 

As I drew back my bow I turned quickly 'round

 

Down the chimney St. Cioden came with a sound

 

He was dressed all in leather from his head to his foot

 

And his clothing was covered in blood and in soot

 

A bundle of spells he has slung on his back

 

And something was oozing right out of the sack

 

 

 

His hair was all slicked back with the blood of a demon

 

And he looked like a used-car salesman peddling a lemon

 

His eyes - how they glinted! His dimples - nonexistant!

 

His cheeks were like caverns, his nose a frostbitten tint!

 

His grim little mouth was tied down like a bow

 

And the beard on his chin was the color of crow

 

A silvered dagger he held tight in his teeth

 

And the odor of madness surrounded him in a wreath

 

He had a thin face and absolutely no belly

 

Covered by a shirt that was just a tad smelly

 

He was gruesome and cruel, a right nutty old elf

 

And I fired when I saw him, in spite of myself

 

A wink of his eye and a twist of his head

 

He avoided the arrow, sent to make him dead

 

 

 

He spoke not a word, but went right to work

 

And emptied all the stockings, he was such a jerk

 

And laying his middle finger aside of his nose

 

He cast fire3 and on the updraft he rose

 

He fell in his sleigh and gave his team quite a whistle

 

And away they all flew as he flayed them with thistles

 

But I heard him exclaim, 'ere he flew out of sight

 

"I'll get you Azunost, some other night!"

 

 

 

Quicker than lightning I threw the stockings out the window

 

And ducked as they exploded in a moonlit twinkle

 

 

 

I fixed some hot cocoa and woke up Falcon

 

Who downed the whole mug before I was done

 

Telling him 'bout the big scare we had had

 

His eyes widened "Wow, Cioden's sure bad."

 

 

 

I grinned rather slyly and gave him a wink

 

"He's not the only one who can raise a stink"

 

I sat back in my seat with a satisfied grin

 

And scratched idly at the stubble grown on my chin.

 

 

 

From far away there came a muffled thud

 

Like Flare being cast in a puddle of mud

 

I smiled benignly and looked at the switch in my hand

 

And thought of the scheme I had carefully planned

 

Involving a Holy Bomb, three ducks and a tin can

 

A roll of duct-tape and a good dental plan

 

 

 

Now Cioden was routed and Falcon asleep

 

I could settle down once more to the peaceful deep.

 

But I thought to myself 'ere I turned out the light

 

"Merry christmas to all, and to all a good night."

Edited by Falcon2001
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