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In Chambers of Sorrow

from The Mists of Ithriel (Part 2) by Abytheon

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Toward the labyrinthine depths below the castle,
down eroded stairways clothed in sprawling vines.
Turning a corner, the corridor stretches on for dizzying yards.

A wrought iron gate faces across the dim hall.

The wood etched walls surrounding the chamber
tell stories of kingdoms risen and fallen in this citadel,
hidden away from the prying eyes of the gods.
The king took a queen from lands above.
Locked in devotion, the two fell in love
and championed a people who adored their sovereign lordship.

As the years passed on, their marriage grew distant
and the king felt the icy hand of death grip his shoulder.
An heir had yet to be born to take up the throne after their twilights had come.

So into the castle, the couple retreated for ages away from their people.

And out from whence betwixt her hips, her children born brought funereal mists,
their bodies clogging the shallow crypts below the city.
So alas came the ages of her discontent,
held beneath oceans of tears which she wept,
longing to gaze toward the sunlight above.
An edifice of sorrow, bereft of their love.

The cities foundations grew into the earth as its peoples grew hungry, sick and lame.
The king grew mad from the isolation, left to rot in his kingdom of shame.
Betrayed and dejected, they crawled to the surface to bask in the light of the morn.
So, alone and untouched, his city lie hidden ‘neath grey, craggy mountains above.
And there it has remained, until the grey age dawned on the world.
Now pale light shines through cracks in the cavern as snow drifts lightly
down upon the forgotten keep of Ossuaria,
the first great kingdom of man to rise from the primeval darkness
that gathered in the depths of the still young land.

(Wanderer)
Hid beneath this ancient keep, in dungeons old and deep,
still I long to hear her voice lead me softly through the dark.

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from The Mists of Ithriel (Part 2), released November 15, 2019

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Abytheon Portland, Oregon

Epic and Thunderous Mellotron laden Doom metal, shrouded in Black metal Inspired melodies. With Winding Progressive song structures bisected with segments of delicate neo-folk. All Submerged in a mysterious atmosphere. Christened by a myriad of vocal styles delivering lyrics that conjure images of bleak quests, into realms of sword and sorcery. ... more

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