Answer:
I am a king who's good at measuring stuff.
I cover what's real; hide what is true, but sometimes bring out the courage in you. What am I?
I stand in one place yet fill the whole room. I can be filled with molten rock and come in every hue. What am I?
I go in dry and come out wet. The longer I stay in the stronger my surroundings get.
I drive men mad for love of me, easily beaten, never free. What am I?
What is always coming but never arrives?