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Black rook ‘gainst stormblown clouds
In defiance of the sun
Blackened by the flames of war
Thy kingdom shalt rise again
Claim the grimoire of ages past
Drink from the chalice of the dead
Awaken! Forces of nightly shade
Arise now! At thy master’s cold decree
Come thou forth! And end their wretched lives
With bright steel! ‘Neath the crimson moonlight
Bloodstained shadows cast
By sages weaving spells
Revenants and spectres feed
Damp and drear the wretched tomb awaits
Catacombs of cursed knowledge loom
Guarded by fell beasts and ancient hexes
Iron gates spear the bitter night
Torn apart by spells of destruction, we descend in meagre light
lanterns sputter fitfully to life
Realise the tomb is far from empty
Red pinpricks break the gloom,
Hideous faces lit by pale and eerie glow
A disgusting afterlife
The fallen reanimated
By a foul necromancer -
Guarding the tome with gnashing teeth
Blades flash, flame leaps high
Screams of pain and rattling breaths
The undead decimated
I see it – upon a crumbling lectern
Cutting through dead flesh
I reach the coveted prize
Ground begins to shake
Walls begin to crumble…
We surface, bruised and battered
Victorious in our quest
The knowledge contained within
Will restore the Tyrant’s might
Black rook ‘gainst stormblown clouds
In defiance of the sun
Blackened by the flames of war
Thy kingdom shalt rise again.
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Sworn to the Elements
06:31
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We are the ones who dwelt here long ago
As constant as the river’s mighty flow
We are the children of the forest night
Instilled with primal nature we will fight
We give new meaning to the tales once told
Fealty sworn to Tyrant of the wild
Take my life, thy sorcery my guide
I walk with reverence through the oaken pillared hall
Towards the ancient altar where our fate was born
A rushing wind echoes through the ancient stone
The warrior strengthened now to take his mighty throne
Fealty sworn to Tyrant of the wild
Take my life, thy sorcery my guide
Save my soul from this living hell
Imbue me with elemental force
A lone wolf stands proud upon the hill
His breath steaming in the icy air
Guardian of this ancient realm
Succoured by spirits of those who came before
Nocturn resplendence, rise from desolate tombs
Dread spectres of ice and shadow grow
Sorrow chills their most ancient bones
As gnarled fingers reach hungrily forth
Noctambulant ghouls now arise with the moan of snow-laden winds
'Go now', the spirits shriek, 'and claim the throne for thine own'.
Where eternal wisdom and power sleeps
Fealty sworn to Tyrant of the wild
Take my life, thy sorcery my guide
Save my soul from this living hell
Imbue me with elemental force
Tyrant of the Wild is enthroned
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3. |
Desolation
06:52
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Driving wind and rain engulfs me
Face down in the blood of my kin
Our kingdom decimated
Kin of mine exterminated
Notched blades and ruined faces fill my eyes
My hollowed shell bears witness to our fate
The horrors of war fill my heart with terror
I feel my life ebb away
Agony, desperation fills this ashen desolation
My heart burns, death comes swiftly
Kin of mine, I will avenge thee
Crawling forth as I choke on blood and bile
Through filth and entrails, corpses are defiled
An undead spectre risen from the grave
To wreak vengeance depraved…
Yellow glowing eyes meet mine, monstrous visage with shining blade
I reach for broken sword and scream in agony
Fingers snap ‘neath iron-shod boot…
A blast of brightest blue illumes the blackened sky
My assailant engulfed in sapphire flame
Sorcerers rain arcane hell
I laugh through bile-flecked lips
The greatest sorcerer is He who commands our ranks
Agony, desperation fills this ashen desolation
My heart burns, death comes swiftly
Kin of mine, I will avenge thee
I awake, renewed and reforged
Power courses through my veins
Suddenly I understand
I am healed and imbued with magick
Through blackest arts shall thy will be done
We will not surrender
Through blackest arts shall thy will be done
We will fight to our dying breath
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Decree of Death
04:09
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We decree their deaths
O strife! O torment!
Lead our tribe to victory
O strife! O torment!
Confound our enemies
Let the weak ones despair
With the fire of the old gods burning in our eyes
For the honour of the ancient ones
We’ll steep the soil with blood!
The fire on the hill marks our way
Our enemies decree war
Raise your swords kinsmen of old
With burnished blades we cleave flesh from bone
And grind their bones to dust.
Taste of my blade in your flesh
Sinking deep with pointed fangs
Bloodlust rages in our eyes
Our foes corpses devoured by flies
Imbued with the might of our dread lord
Blades of the Tyrant gleam with fire
Satiate our unquenchable desire
We worship at the altar of death and chaos
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Sacred Quietus
08:27
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My dreams of an ancient time
Spellbound by the forest nightfall
Enraptured by dryad spirits
Guardians of the living stronghold
Birds and beasts hold court
Among the great vast living pillars
Arial spirits exude within autumn fog
See the beast within thy wrath
I hunt and stalk my prey
My tomb opens, buried at the mountains’ roots
Burning bright, ancestral torches light the way
I’ll know no peace til my kingdom is avenged
Give me strength to conquer with thy sword and spear
Soothsayers words, prophecies ‘midst frozen tears
Shed in helpless anger for the loss of our own
Energy crackles around me in the gloom
As I tread the paths hewn by the ancients
Lost wisdom fills my mind as the solstice brings no dawn
I gather power unto myself
Poised to unleash upon defiant bastard legions
Swept aside by the serpent’s wrathful spells
Touching the sacred quietus
Warmth of hearth greets us at the journey’s end
Valiant and victorious my brothers return
To the place of our birth, where our bones shalt lie
Among those of our fathers
hispered)Whose blades burned bright as the sun
With meat and mead we feast, but I gaze up at the moon
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