Sixteen keywords cryptic puzzle

2. With a trembling hand and a heart so bold, facing the unknown, a tale to be told.
5. A flicker of fate, a whisper so slight, hints of the future in shadows of night.
7. A twist of events, a bitter delight, when things aren't as they seem in plain sight.
9. More than meets the eye, a picture designed, where objects and setting have meanings entwined.
11. Dragons and spells, a world set alight, where the mind takes wondrous flight.
14. A thread that weaves, a story's guide, a whispered meaning, where truths reside.
15. A point of dispute, where two sides alight, a conflict of views in search of the right.

1. Echoes of old in a story untold, hidden references for wise souls to behold.
3. Break it down, a puzzling disguise.
4. I am not this, yet this I will be, a painted picture for the mind to see.
6. Where words reside, their meaning found true, a picture emerges, a broader view.
8. Grounded and true, the world as we know, unlike those dreams where imaginations grow.
10. I twist and turn words, a hidden key, their secrets unlocked for all to see.
12. Clashing of words in a battle of will, logic and passion a war to fulfill.
13. Stars in their eyes, they reach for the sky, where dreams may take flight, or fall from on high.