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Markus, ruler of Evely high above the sun
Once child king of Leon and Luna whose mighty reign is done
Fortunes here are often free except for only one... the Dark Torch
No one alive has seen it or knows it's location's a mystery
With each generation few stories are passed though valued immensely.
The Elders they speak but do of it rarely they don't know if it's just a tale.
The tale of the Dark Torch.
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These easy treasures found
Have left me listless, mind unsound.
Though the torch my holy grail eludes
I will plan I will seek
Forgetting self, forsaking sleep
Tend to morning duties mild and meek
It's the dark torch I seek
Come gather all my finest knights.
I think the object of our quest may be in sight
Whatever dangers lurk on far uncharted isle
We'll find the torch's light at the end of endless miles
Dark forest from shore to shore
Faint light beams from its very core
The Dark Torch faintly leads the way.
Come ships, balloons. We leave today
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Wait for the morning to come
Months of sailing, we came undone
Waterfalls in the ocean lead us on
To yon hidden island sight beyond
Balloons may lead us ships in tow
One Thousand feet below
As if propelled by destined force
We found the island of the Dark Torch
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"Enter our primitive home."
Madricia guides sword-in-hand
The Dark Torch encompassing all
Saturated in its glow
Hidden cave behind waterfall. Door awaits
Wanderer guards the gate.
Realization dawns
The Dark Torch has taken all sight, blinded by its dark light
Markus goes down
Climbing up he searches all around
Warmth abounds
A wooden torch is found
Markus has found the Dark Torch.
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Finally we'll die
The dark torch is mine
Finally we'll die
The flame it won't ignite the cloth
Madricia, help me carry the torch inside
I will enter into the light
Feel the pain from inside
Cave behind crumbles before our eyes
Many a men died of fright
Rooster dragon, wings of bat
Paralyzed by steely glance
A deadly vision.
Madricia's guidance leads us back
Three survived the cockatrice
Constance, last of his race
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There is a world inhabited by one creature
The cockatrice, but now his world is empty
Wizards open the door precipitating his escape
Devourer of civilizations is he
The torch created to fight back these monsters
For humans are its delicacy
Under Constance control. The torch blinded all her knights
Keep the cockatrice at bay and out of sight
Until...
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And then the Wanderer Spoke.
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A door was made in search of everlasting peace
But all they found was a world full of Cockatrice
Try a they might, couldn't make a door to Heaven
Wizards of the order now 2 once 11
They went on a journey after creating the torch
Blind by their creation, they knew some things were worse
They knew the creature's power stemmed from sight
What could a monster hunt if it were blind?
Now Aarik and Lance hang with Neanderthals
Teaching 'em things like cooking and building walls
They knew not yet the queen of the Cockatrice
Constance of Gimlor, was now a solitary beast
Spurred by the death of nearly all mankind
Aarik continued searching for the afterlife
He found magic he thought would link him to God
A link to Constance was not what he sought
Then Aarik wanted to bring the world to an end
If Constance were free perhaps this would happen
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Surely God would show himself then...
After hearing his words, Matricia knew the wanderers name
Before he could cast a spell, she cut him down with her blade
(Now Aarik and Lance hang with neanderthals
Teaching them things like cooking and building walls)
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So few now stand with me
adrift is the trust of some, the souls of most
I feel I've lost everything
I've no more use for this torch
Madricia,
I've unleashed a devil
A devil I cannot chase
It'd be the end of me
should we come face-to-face
Now, back here in Evely
All who were once close to me
Now question my sanity
Except the lovely
Madricia
I've unleashed a devil
A devil I cannot chase
It'd be the end of me
Should we come face to face
I've unleashed a devil....
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Do you deserve to die, Markus our king?
Was their lives worth what you bring?
You're unfit to roam these castle halls
Unfit to live within these walls
Markus time to try to get back down to earth
Sail on, Monster, back to earth
Take her, she's willing, for what it's worth
compensation for your decent years
Markus time to try to get back down to earth
You'll quickly die on the journey
without anything to eat or drink
You should have never come back
Take with you what's in your bag
Markus time to try to get back down to earth
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Did we survive the journey
Or is this our souls dreaming?
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What a wonderful day out here in the sun
In our new concrete home
There's no place I'd rather be
Than here with you down by the sea
On the outskirts of Gillian
A kingdom where so few have been
Oh my sweet, sweet Stevia
It's like it's just you and me
Come on come on come on
Let's see the stars
I just want to hold you in my arms
Come on come on come on
Swordsmith of my dreams
Let's picnic down by the stream
The swords you make with your bare hands
The sharpest steal in all the land
but I know, knowing you like I do
They're not the most impressive thing about you
Come on come on come on
Lay down with me
No treasure can compare in Evely
To this life down by the sea
There it's like it's just you and me.
Come on
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All our friends are dead
I'm sorry, Gillian
I did this Now I witness
A world done in by Constance
I know now that I can't live in a world crumbled
by my own actions.
Should it take one thousand years,
I'll live to see this deed undone
And I hate to speak these words,
But was Aarik right?
Constance means the world's end
Is Constance the wrath of God's might?
No, I did this. we've set sail
In Evely we'll meet Constance
Dread thickens in me as we near
As her voice grows louder in my ear.
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Why'd you look?
You knew what the devil could do
Though blind, should I have known?
Could I have stopped you?
What are we to do now?
What will become
Of my love?
Madricia
My love
You put my loyalty to the test
Madricia
My love
Yes, I'll grant your last request
Madricia
My love
Our life had just begun
Madricia
My love
May your light brighten the sun
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No one else knows of your wonder.
And soon I will surely die.
So though I can't see the words
I'll write 'til the devil claims my life
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No malice beared
For I'm absent of intent.
A craving has encompassed my mind
No action comes with thought.
I feel the dark torch drawing nearer.
I sensed it in Gillian, but I feel it now.
I close my eyes to it
A visceral response.
I'm outside myself
While the Dark Torch's warmth turns torrid
I feel a blade puncture as no blade should
It releases me from id
I reward my killer with a glance
but as I feel myself fade
I'm not relieved and I'm not afraid.
I just am.
I am.
I.
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Rest, dear friend. You will be missed.
Be with your love, Markus
Of Evely. Our king.
May you at last find your peace.
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released July 30, 2016
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