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Vivania, sweet Muse of Poetry, | Vivania, sweet Muse of Poetry, | ||
Please bless mine song with eloquence of verse. | Please bless mine song with eloquence of verse. | ||
This tale speaks not of Heroes running free, | This tale speaks not of Heroes running free, | ||
But those instead by lineage accursed, | But those instead by lineage accursed, | ||
Bequeathed with cumbrous legacies and fates, | Bequeathed with cumbrous legacies and fates, | ||
Dark tragedies played on the greatest stage. | Dark tragedies played on the greatest stage. | ||
O Adchachel, thou ate a heart to sate | O Adchachel, thou ate a heart to sate | ||
A lust for power; did that meal assuage | A lust for power; did that meal assuage | ||
Thy hunger as it launched a Tsol'teth plot? | Thy hunger as it launched a Tsol'teth plot? | ||
For 'twas not thou that bore the burden thus | For 'twas not thou that bore the burden thus | ||
But progeny who caused despair and wrought | But progeny who caused despair and wrought | ||
Death in thy stead through actions treasonous. | Death in thy stead through actions treasonous. | ||
I sing of tainted blood and fallen stars, | ''I sing of tainted blood and fallen stars,'' | ||
''Contenders for the throne of Seleucar.'' | |||
Contenders for the throne of Seleucar. | |||
The Brangwin rose who could not shed her thorns | The Brangwin rose who could not shed her thorns | ||
Matured a stone's throw from the northern gate, | Matured a stone's throw from the northern gate, | ||
With rage like rising water, suff'ring borne | With rage like rising water, suff'ring borne | ||
Alone, no hope the flooding would abate. | Alone, no hope the flooding would abate. | ||
O Castomira, victim of a past | O Castomira, victim of a past | ||
Thou hadst no way to alter on thy own, | Thou hadst no way to alter on thy own, | ||
'Ere birth, thy destiny had long been cast. | 'Ere birth, thy destiny had long been cast. | ||
Yet still, the faintest hope thou couldst atone | Yet still, the faintest hope thou couldst atone | ||
Burned somewhere in thy clever, pensive mind | Burned somewhere in thy clever, pensive mind | ||
'Til light was snuffed, and naught remained but hate | 'Til light was snuffed, and naught remained but hate | ||
For Catarin, thine lives fore'er entwined; | For Catarin, thine lives fore'er entwined; | ||
Great Nicator's blood won, by luck or fate. | Great Nicator's blood won, by luck or fate. | ||
An actress in a cruel playwright's song, | ''An actress in a cruel playwright's song,'' | ||
''Afraid and pained, but forced to play along.'' | |||
Afraid and pained, but forced to play along. | |||
The union of deSangre and Tsol'teth | The union of deSangre and Tsol'teth | ||
Begot a dissonance of mind and soul; | Begot a dissonance of mind and soul; | ||
The Man in Grey, a legacy of death, | The Man in Grey, a legacy of death, | ||
And sundered blood forever unconsoled. | And sundered blood forever unconsoled. | ||
O Parni, Castomira's royal claim, | O Parni, Castomira's royal claim, | ||
Thou looked on Seleucar with sharp disgust, | Thou looked on Seleucar with sharp disgust, | ||
Corruption's bane, the sovereign cleansing flame | Corruption's bane, the sovereign cleansing flame | ||
That burned great House deSangre down to dust. | That burned great House deSangre down to dust. | ||
A life of suffering would follow thee; | A life of suffering would follow thee; | ||
By athanasia, lasting peace denied, | By athanasia, lasting peace denied, | ||
An emperor shackled, never to be freed | An emperor shackled, never to be freed | ||
'Til naught remained but desolate mourning cries. | 'Til naught remained but desolate mourning cries. | ||
A lonely song of blood and bloodlines' end, | ''A lonely song of blood and bloodlines' end,'' | ||
''Perhaps, at last, his coda hath been penned.'' | |||
Perhaps, at last, his coda hath been penned. | |||
The master of the house of Death deposed, | The master of the house of Death deposed, | ||
Tlalaiad rose to take a throne Divine; | Tlalaiad rose to take a throne Divine; | ||
With Parni went our last chance to oppose | With Parni went our last chance to oppose | ||
Amalgamation of the Tsol'teth line. | Amalgamation of the Tsol'teth line. | ||
When dire Chaos Wars came to a head, | When dire Chaos Wars came to a head, | ||
And ancient races fought for elder Lords; | And ancient races fought for elder Lords; | ||
Strong Qui'anar repelled Slith's fell undead | Strong Qui'anar repelled Slith's fell undead | ||
But paid a price: their hearts grew cold as swords. | But paid a price: their hearts grew cold as swords. | ||
In honour of their bravery, Lord Death | In honour of their bravery, Lord Death | ||
Would call His chosen few His Qui'anar; | Would call His chosen few His Qui'anar; | ||
Thoth's plundered essence granted nascent breath | Thoth's plundered essence granted nascent breath | ||
The Genesis of Tsol'teth blood, their star. | The Genesis of Tsol'teth blood, their star. | ||
This litany's for those who sought to reign, | ''This litany's for those who sought to reign,'' | ||
''Freed at last from fate's unyielding chain.'' | |||
Freed at last from fate's unyielding chain. | |||