Curse of Misfortune

Vases of golden hue crashed. A decadently decorated hall suffered the poison of chaos. Chandeliers fell from their suspended elevation. Wall-paint smeared, carrying scarps and nail marks. A group of gods laid about at the center. At that precise moment, the debris and mess caused by magic, seemed as if an invading army, a circle of relative cleanliness became their case. A moat of unperturbed marble tiles separated beauty from ugly. 

  "How could we have lost!" fired a wounded Zeus.

  "My lord, there was nothing we could have done," followed Lixbin, "-we mustn't forget that man is the reincarnation of Alfred. Look at Qhildir," they threw a foreign glance at a lounge chair, "-look at him, he's wounded beyond repair. Inflicting such bodily harm on a high-deity, we must not act brazenly."

  "I know," he gripped the chair's arms, "-defeat tastes bad either way."