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Nephereth
07:46
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(choir)
No life anew for who bears the mark
Darkness abound, the king below awaits...
(Narrator)
Rancid blood, the smell of death
The final burning pain
Betrayed by his own blood
His name disgraced
(Nephereth)
The chosen one? Pathetic fool! A vision weak and frail
A duo of desire and still momentously you fail
I am archfiend of creation
I am the harvester of souls
Epitome of darkness, original sin
Judge, jury, executioner
You shall be lashed for your infraction, Legionnaire
Receive thy just reward from now 'till the end of time
(Lucius)
Mighty liege, oh, generous lord of ancient past
Wicked ruler, hear my plea!
What has transpired I have yet to comprehend
Alas, my reason has forsaken me
(Nephereth)
Foes from ages past awoken
Feasting on my souls (most precious)
Your blood flows through the turncoat’s veins
No mercy for the traitorous
Burning eyes and snarling growls
Came crawling through the fog
Monstrous beasts prepared to strike with
Vicious jaws that crave for blood
Ghosts from ages past staring back from the visceral pool.
(Lucius)
My lifeless corpse may rot but still a fire rages on
I swear I will not rest ‘til this injustice be undone
(Nephereth)
Fallen warrior, you retain your fighting heart
A lesser soul would be devoured
Another path has been revealed to me
You are-my-device of resolution
Return to your plain and restore what is mine
The Soul gem and the traitor’s head
The ancient balance is to be revived
A journey in pursuit of redemption
Burdened with the mark of death
Cursed to feed on life
The suffering numbs the agony of mourning.
(Lucius)
The mark of death decays the flesh,
The thirst for blood the mind.
A poisoned chalice, eternal life by death.
A daunting shadow haunting me, the ever watchful fowl.
Foul servant of the archfiend of creation
The noose of doubt digs deep into my skin,
Yet the will to live grows stronger.
The desire to overcome burns deeper than the blade lodged forever in my heart.
The suffering numbs the agony of mourning.
The pain as admonition everlasting
I must prevail.
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(Lucius)
Rise, the temple of Archis
(Cervidius)
My lasting triumph lies within
(Lucius)
Prepare to meet thy doom
(Cervidius)
You have fallen prey to deception
(Lucius)
Be silent, wretch, the truth is clear
(Cervidius)
Back to creation’s womb
(Cervidius)
All has progressed, just as was my design, an eternity of waiting, no more
I have arrived to claim what is mine
Augur the age (of) darkness
(Lucius)
Your deceit, you act divine and noble
You comport yourself in insincere and heinous ways
Sacrifice is not for you but others
Purified shall be this realm when you finally die
(Cervidius)
You deny what the demon has conceived in you:
A lifeless corpse bereft of virtue and grace
You cannot hide from the horror that you do
Hang your head in disgrace, in disgrace
(Cervidius)
The reign of your lord is archaic and fading
Orator almighty shall absolve and conquer all
Writhe in torment, be haunted by your cruel deeds, I stand on the precipice, observing your decent into boundless chaos
(Lucius)
You are nothing but deceit and lies
ravenous fraud self-proclaimed
(Cervidius)
God a king indeed eternal
(Lucius+Cervidius)
I will bring you down and make you
(Lucius)
Pay for all your crimes and free mankind of your delusions once and for
(Cervidius)
All shall realize I am the
(Lucius+Cervidius)
Savior of the harmony of old
(Cervidius)
All has progressed just as was my design, an eternity of waiting, no more to linger
I have arrived to claim what is mine
My kingdom come
Soon this world shall be mine
Envision a future on foundations of your sacrifice
But your sins, they cannot be forgiven
In their eyes, you and I are the same:
destined to feed on the flesh of mankind
(Lucius)
I am possessed, my soul befouled by darkness, an eternity of sorrow, sadness no longer
I have survived to seize what is thine
To free my soul, fateful means to an end
Laws were transgressed, all was by design
The enemy had waited aeons in slumber
Triumph denied, centuries of conspiracies to attain a war
Wretched means to an end
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