The Second Verse

When swaggering hero Isenbard strides into the royal court expecting a glorious reward he’s certain the prophecy naming him the Chosen One will seal the deal. But when his long-time nemesis, Lord Drazroth, crashes the ceremony with an inconvenient revelation about the second verse of that prophecy, everything Isenbard believes about destiny, heroism, and quests begins to unravel. As the throne room descends into chaos—complete with mansplanations, shattered logic circles, and the dreaded Trial of Bechdel—Isenbard must confront the shocking possibility that he’s not the Chosen One… and maybe never was the hero of this story at all. An irreverent fantasy satire, The Second Verse skewers tropes, pokes fun at prophecies, and asks what happens when the narrative refuses to play along.