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The Abandoned Temple

by Serpentine Cerberus

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1.
It all began at dawn In the land of Aëdinthör A farmer gasped in fright Collapsed to the ground and mourned The labor which he slaved And toiled for a thousand suns 'Twas withered, rotten, dead For a blight had overrun The earth herself pulsated And released a rancid fume Violating his senses Madness, his mind consumed Within the hour spread Laid claim to land and flesh Once righteous gentle folk Now feral, deranged possessed Those who escaped ran forth And brought their woes to the king In hope the nobles take pity And swift salvation bring But the ruling class did scoff Deemed it fantasy, dismissed Until the blight took the castle Every sovereign claimed by the mist This great kingdom Once filled with song and laughter Now barren, impure A valley of slaughter In time the smoke had cleared But the damage was complete The remnants gazed in fear Their homes now obsolete Half did choose to flee Made haste to the mountains west These forlorn refugees In sorrow beat their chests Half did choose to stay Amongst the clans in woe Desired their world reclaimed Unto rebellion thrown
2.
Days have passed Since they stood their ground Outnumbered, under siege Mounting casualties But the hordes were too vast Forced the clans to retreat And amidst the frightened mass A stray fled to the east Horribly wounded Spirit broken Judgement clouded Eyes blurred with tears For hours he wandered In search of shelter Reminiscing the former beauty Of Aëdinthör Until he came across The temple of the founders Long abandoned, yet intact Not a place which evil attracts He built a fire As darkness fell Without warning Distant growling Lunging out from the shadows There stood five fiends Horrible revolting hybrids Of man and beast Twisted dark figures Skin so diseased Terror gripped his mind Causing him to freeze Closer and closer Claws and fangs gleaming The fire gives out Silence broken by screaming
3.
It was late at night when The surviving clans found shelter Their energy was spent Thus gave into slumber Men, women and children Lost in dreams of wonder But in the shadows Something evil lurked Cold, with malice plot Targeting the young ones As a spider descends On a fly it's caught And in the following evening Something terrible would be found...
4.
What child is this That hangs from a hook? With soulless eyes Which downwards look? His skin removed, dried and cured And made as a frame for a book Missing limbs, contorted bone Father weeps for his firstborn Whom are these maidens Young and pure? What cruel torment did they endure? Hung upside down, split open With faces rendered obscure In stillness and the cold confide In terrible pain they have died Oh, scions, sons and daughters Infants robbed from their mothers They hang up high in this dark room What villain devised your doom? Under what crime has invoked Such monstrous retribution A curse upon this wretched world That slaughtered a generation
5.
Aëdinthör has fallen Her majesty stripped away Here we stand, distraught The remnants doomed to fade Is there any god Willing to lend an ear? Why have you turned your back On we who've long revered? Why do you avert your gaze? Have we never given praise? Our home is gone There remain no trees nor a brook The infected have overrun and Our children hang from hooks Is there any god Who sees this injustice? Why do you hide Concealed within the stars? Are you truly blind To the evil that persists? Must you ignore Our voices in the dark? Unto any god Out there beyond the stars Come forth from heaven afar Cease the spillage of our blood From the cosmos, please embark Hear our voices in the dark
6.
What was once a holy temple Now a daemon's fortress Corrupted by their sorcery The five have gathered again They desecrate and celebrate The latest in a trail of genocide And tragedy Once great kings of men Whom desired power Engrossed in evil magic Malefic enchantment Their forms, twisted, grotesque With swords, daggers and hooks Feeding off suffering, consuming The life-force of the world It was they who brought the blight And devoured the stray Whom butchered the children For they were easy prey Brought the kingdom to its knees Another domain slain As they plan another attack Something catches their ears Distant rumbling of thunder Rushing water draws near Gazing out from a window Their eyes confirm their fear...
7.
At the sound of the god's trumpet Out pours divine judgement The cries of the clans have been heard The creator's wrath incurred Behold the rampaging rapids Purging a world of sin Panicked, attempting to escape But the knaves can't flee from fate Hear the waves crash Their fortress smashed In furious waters cast Swept away by the flood Its holiness drew their blood Oh, how their skin did burn They were swallowed by mother earth The water, so relentless Drowning the infected Now from their torment, released And in death find peace As the waves pass A river is formed at last Reborn, plants and trees As far as the eye can see The river heals and mends A miracle from Heaven Singing and rejoicing Aëdinthör has been cleansed Right before their eyes From the shores, arise Those young from life erased Unto each parent embrace Right before their eyes From on mountain high There are songs of praise From they who ran away Unto their champions, hail Justice has prevailed
8.
All hail the gods In the heavens above Whom brought salvation And delivered us from perdition Shout from the mountains Sing to the sea Dance 'round the fire Witness the rebirth of an empire Dance! Rejoice! Dance! Sing! Chanting our praises to those up high Come join the pagan's dance Glory to the kingdom beyond the sky Come join the pagan's dance Hail to the ones Who stood their ground Your courage and bravery Will go down in centuries The rulers of old Were ignorant and arrogant You will inherit their thrones Immortalized in gold and stone Chanting our praises to those up high Come join the pagan's dance Glory to the kingdom beyond the sky Come join the pagan's dance An age of peace has now arrived Come join the pagan's dance

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"This is the story about the tribulation of Aëdinthör. Founded many ages ago in the Eastern Valley, its people eventually migrated westward and settled near the Ivory Mountains. Over the centuries, Aëdinthör grew into a prosperous and well respected kingdom among the regions.

Ruled under a monarchy that prided itself in altruism, its citizens lived in harmony amongst one another and nature herself. Spiritual, hard working and gifted in songwriting, their music was revered as the most beautiful in the ancient world.

Having survived many battles and harsh natural disasters, the people of Aëdinthör lived in a dream of peace and security. Then one morning, that all changed..."

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released July 7, 2022

Gabriel Tulli - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Programming, Production, Artwork

Michael Lalancette - Mastering

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Serpentine Cerberus Montreal, Québec

Side project of Gabriel Tulli (Ritual Master). Death/Doom metal from Montreal.

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