Gargoyles

Once stone,the gargoyles lept to life
reigning down upon all to bring eternal night
gnashing,their teeth sink into deeper flesh
severing arteries,blood draining to death
the people flee frantically to cold dark streets
screaming like hell,not knowing they're meat
one by one,the villagers violently fall
paying no heed to the frightened emperors' call
barricading the doors,the leader then cowers
who would attack at these growing late hours?
they burst through the door,no resistance met
the king hidden,he's of no need to fret
the hours go by,they find the king and the son
they once again turn to stone,by the dawn of the rising sun