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The Breath of Twilight

from The Mists of Ithriel (Part 1) by Abytheon

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(Wanderer)
Time aches forth in a droning rhythm
In the wood realm where now I’m laid to rest.
For this journey, I dreamt of secrets and wisdom
Now pathless lay this pointless quest

The darkness contorts into wicked shapes
as the shadows crawl from the brush to haunt his restless sleep,
kept at bay by a weak, trembling flame.
The hounds of dusk howl themselves hoarse
to a feral canticle of the gathering gloom.
The light of the fire cast upon their visage
tar, slick through their thin matted fur.

(Wanderer)
Now I venture here unto pathways so unclear.
The fauna erupt in bitter harmony,
so I wade in deep, into murky waters bleak.
The breath of this twilit woodland glade
recoils as the moonlight wanes

From the shapes of the hounds grew mocking shadows,
looming above the wanderer with depthless scorn,
blaring the horns of judgement through the still evening air.
Encircling their camp, the trumpets still cry
as the wanderer arose and called out into the fog,
“Reveal thyself or begone wretched phantom,
the dawn threatens to rise!”

(Wanderer)
I felt the first breath of twilight caress my cheek as wind whistled through my hair.
Winter is nigh. I can feel it in the air, I can taste it in our game.
I wished, only then, that sleep might return to me before this night is through.

The Welkin shall gather at the roots and conspire
as the sun falls frail at the toll of the hour.
Midnight rides swift on its leathery wings,
bringing forth sorrow and madness this eve.
As their shadows skulk the woodland by dark,
all souls flee from their feral procession.
Their voices all chime forth in foul harmony,
choking out omens of tempestuous glee.

Leapt to his feet and grasping for his blade,
the flickering campfire spills into ash.
By the moment he grasped the hilt and drew his sword,
his faint anxious breath now contort into roars
as a frail figure emerges from the trees.
The winds seemed to wane and eventually to cease
as his eyes stared blankly at the elder in fright,
for his terror now stand revealed in the moonlight.

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from The Mists of Ithriel (Part 1), 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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