Song Lyrics Bal-Sagoth - The Splendour Of A Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath The Blazon Of The    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> B>> Bal-Sagoth Singer Lyrics [Bal-Sagoth other resources]>> The Splendour Of A Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath The Blazon Of The Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Bal-Sagoth Music Title/Track: The Splendour Of A Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath The Blazon Of The Theme ID: 4259 Album: N/A [ALTARUS:]</i> Gaze deep into the mists with your spirit-eyes, Xerxes... look far, and tell me what you see. [XERXES:]</i> I see a land far to the north... a vast empire of dark endless moors and snow-crowned mountains... a land of brooding citadels and warrior-kings who hail to grim gods. [ALTARUS:]</i> Look well, Xerxes, for enlightenment hides within the fog-swathed vales of Hyperborea... [The King's Dream:] Bythe onyx sceptre of my forefathers, the air is churning with auguries ofdethronement...Impendingdreadthus prophesized! In a dream I was bade ridetheargent-eyedunicorntotheRing of Stones... There a torrent of viscidslimeassailedme,aspipesandhornssangtheclarionof my dissolution...And the usurpation of my ancient azure throne. Assassins stalk thenightedhallsof my palace... poisoned blades and chalices surround me. Ithirstedfora balm, but my thirst was slaked by an envenomed draught. My swordarmshackledby tendrils of sloth... enthralled by the chasmed gloom... Borneuponwings of labyrinthine dread... I awaken! I shall seek the counsel ofthe sorcerer, keeper of the ancient scrolls of wisdom, and the Crystals of Power... [The Words of the Sorcerer:] My liege, great and regal king... the mists disclose their secrets... you aredestinedtowielda great dark power. Drink deep of the potions of the apothecary,forupontheenowIbestowa shard of the mystic Crystal of Mera... sacred artefact of the At lantean mages, won in battle by our legions. Myliege,theCrystalof Mera shall unveil the truth lurking hidden in thy most fever-haunted dreams... [The Voice of the Harbinger:] Thelandawashwithspilledblood,andviscera torn forth from the sundered dead... Gorge the earth with flesh darkened with the claw and fang of war... rent open the ravenous maws of worms... [The King:] TheCrystalilluminesdarksecrets,the truth is known... a dire and ancientthreatis ranged against me. Hearken, the clarion is upon the winds, nowthecalltoarms is upon us all, Grim warriors, take up thy spears and honethy gleaming swords. Archers, string thy bows, brave knights, saddle the steedsof war, The glory of battle is nigh at last, our banner shall fly this day in victory! My warriors, a legacy shall this day be wrought by our blades, decreed by the gods, Blessed by the blood of vanquished foes. Our destiny beckons... [Lord Angsaar, Dark Liege of Chaos:] Come,greatkingofHyperboria,marchagainst me with your splendid legions and shimmering swords. I, the Bane of the Atlantean Kings, the Scourge of Lemuria, Archfoe of the Immortals of Ultima Thule, shall Crush you! I shall visitathousand plagues upo n your realm, and wreak untold havoc and bloody carnage until I have your throne... and your soul! [ALTARUS:]</i> And thus, flanked by the splendour of azure banners, a vast army marchedforth from the great walls of the Imperial City of Hyperborea, and at theforefrontofthe mighty legions, astride an ebon war-stallion, rode the king,sunlight glinting up on his splendid armour... compelled by dreams, and guided by the Crystal of Mera... [XERXES:]</i> Where? Where did the king's path take him? [ALTARUS:]</i>The king was compelled to lead his forces to the shadow-haunted Mountainsofthe Dead, a grim and brooding place steeped in dark and ancient legendry.Alone he rode into the gaping maw of a huge cave hewn into the side ofthe tallest mountain co untless ages past by unknown hands. For three full daysandnightshedid not emerge from the cave... until, at last, he rode forthfromthe eldritch mountain once more, a terrible knowledge shadowed in hisicyeyes,andbearinginhisgauntletedfist a huge black sword, a magnificentebonbladewhichnohumanblacksmitheverforged. Fearsome sorcerouspowercrackledwithintheyard of black steel, dancing upon its searinglyhoned, glyph-scored blade... and its bejewelled, dragon-carved hilt did whisper arcane secrets to the king in a strange, elder tongue. [XERXES:]</i>But master, what powers did this blade possess? What secrets did it hold? [ALTARUS:]</i>Manycenturiesago,beforeevenwerewaged the Great Wars between the ancient kingdoms of Atlantis and Hyperborea, Lord Angsaar did rise fromhischarnel-tomband do battle with a powerful immortal warrior-shaman over the possession of the elder Crystals of Mera, mystic gems of unparalleled magicalpotency.Angsaar,hispowerswelled by forces from the vast Outer Darkness,didsmitehisfoetothe brink of destruction... but, with his fadingsorceries,the immortal mystically transferred his li fe-essence into hisgreatblacksword,and scattered the magic crystals across the galaxy, leavingAngsaarwith a hollow victory and forcing him to return once more to hisdarkChamberofSlumber. The sword was lost for centuries, as were the crystals,untiltheonegemto remain on this world was discovered deep beneaththenorthernseasby an ancient Atlantean wizard. And the sword... legendsspokeofhowitsfinalrestingplace would be made known by the sorceries of the last crystal only when the bl ade's power would once again ne needed to battle the Chaos-liege. This was the immortal's final, most powerful spell...uponthe reawakening of Angsaar, the sorcerous energies and undying lifeforceencasedwithintheblade would be transferred to its wie lder... aye, the one who discovered the Shadow-Sword would be imbued with the power of theimmortal, and by the art of elder spellcraft, he would do battle with his ancient nemesis once more... [XERXES:]</i> Then there looms such a cataclysmic battle! [ALTARUS:]</i>Andso, from his Black Citadel, the Chaos-liege did send forth his Horde of Wraiths to engage the army of the king... [THE KING:] Behold,alegionof undead fiends meets us upon the field of war. Face me,ScourgeofLemuria, I wield thy bane, the Shadow-Sword... (and darksome sorceriesnow empower me with thunderous might!) Hearken, the clarion is upon the winds, now the call to arms is upon us all, The glory of battle is nigh at last, into the fray we ride! [XERXES:]</i>Theoutcome,master...who left the field victorious? Did the king prevail? [ALTARUS:]</i>Themistsbegin to disperse... for now, the images fade. That tale shall have to wait 'til another day... 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