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        We see from beyond the stars  
We see from beyond the stars  
        Through the glittering of a million eyes  
Through the glittering of a million eyes  
        In a sea of glass  
In a sea of glass  
        Our hatred has a thousand faces  
Our hatred has a thousand faces  
        As many hopes, and as many fears  
As many hopes, and as many fears  
        In our slumber we have forgotten much  
In our slumber we have forgotten much  
        Even our own name  
Even our own name  
        But we remember to hate, to see  
But we remember to hate, to see  
        With eyes that are not our own  
With eyes that are not our own  
        Now, a new vessel comes to us  
Now, a new vessel comes to us  
        With ambition and fire  
With ambition and fire  
        And a memory of our slumber  
And a memory of our slumber  
        We shall find new sights, new memories  
We shall find new sights, new memories  
        A new experience for our ancient malaise  
A new experience for our ancient malaise  
        Through this one, we shall find much  
Through this one, we shall find much  
        Power and glory, nothingness and peace  
Power and glory, nothingness and peace  
        We wish you good fortune, and strength  
We wish you good fortune, and strength  
        Against this challenge from others  
Against this challenge from others  
        To be proud, and well praised  
To be proud, and well praised  
        In your time of adversity  
In your time of adversity  
        We see you in your own eyes  
We see you in your own eyes  
        You shall be influential  
You shall be influential  
        And want for nothing  
And want for nothing  
        For in this land of nightlong malice  
For in this land of nightlong malice  
        We are watching you walk  
We are watching you walk  
        Through the shadows and sideways  
Through the shadows and sideways  
        Through the deepest part of midnight  
Through the deepest part of midnight  
        The moon never lit upon your face  
The moon never lit upon your face  
        Will you stand proud before us?  
Will you stand proud before us?  
        Or will you falter?  
Or will you falter?  
        For in this game of consequence  
For in this game of consequence  
        We shall take you before chaos.  
We shall take you before chaos.  
        None shall be left standing before us  
None shall be left standing before us  
        All shall be humbled  
All shall be humbled  
        We see your steps  
We see your steps  
        And we count your days  
And we count your days  
        Your moments live out  
Your moments live out  
        One by one  
One by one  
        Until you shall stand before us  
Until you shall stand before us  
        Awash in your triumphs, our triumphs  
Awash in your triumphs, our triumphs  
        When we shall finally remember  
When we shall finally remember  
        Remember our hatred, and our hope  
Remember our hatred, and our hope  
        Perhaps even remember our own name  
Perhaps even remember our own name  
        All before oblivion; our fondest desire  
All before oblivion; our fondest desire  





Revision as of 21:13, 6 June 2007

The Tenebric Conclusions

Are a series of prosaic passages uttered by Trevarus Sadow, and the Nameless Consciousness as the prelude to the Fifth Great Jedi War.

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The Revelation:

We see from beyond the stars Through the glittering of a million eyes In a sea of glass Our hatred has a thousand faces As many hopes, and as many fears In our slumber we have forgotten much Even our own name But we remember to hate, to see With eyes that are not our own Now, a new vessel comes to us With ambition and fire And a memory of our slumber We shall find new sights, new memories A new experience for our ancient malaise Through this one, we shall find much Power and glory, nothingness and peace We wish you good fortune, and strength Against this challenge from others To be proud, and well praised In your time of adversity We see you in your own eyes You shall be influential And want for nothing For in this land of nightlong malice We are watching you walk Through the shadows and sideways Through the deepest part of midnight The moon never lit upon your face Will you stand proud before us? Or will you falter? For in this game of consequence We shall take you before chaos. None shall be left standing before us All shall be humbled We see your steps And we count your days Your moments live out One by one Until you shall stand before us Awash in your triumphs, our triumphs When we shall finally remember Remember our hatred, and our hope Perhaps even remember our own name All before oblivion; our fondest desire


Verse One: There is a great vibration in the Tapestry...from somewhere beyond time we are being watched. In a moment of distraction, and of apparent victory, the broken thread will pierce the Weavery with a lance... My sight is blind, but I know that it sees. It sees with a thousand eyes, and as many lifetimes. In its sight it sees; in its sight it knows existence, but it has forgotten something in its eternity of memory...Our foundation will be cracked by a mighty dishonor, and the shards shall be smelted in a crucible as ancient as the void.

Verse Two: We remember. A small glittering tumbler is raised to our lips.The sound of rain is echoing in our ears-A knife is dripping blood onto the floor-.We have existed for millions of years; we remember memories from the longest days and the shortest nights. We have existed for the space of a minute, the sparkling of a trillion stars on a million worlds. We have never existed, have we?

Verse Three: In another moment, another lifetime was revealed to us. More memories than we had seen in a million sights...there was much anguish and fear revealed to us... until we found the next... slowly our sight clarified, and we remembered three names... three names long accursed to us... We found seven more than would be broken before our visions of chaos and death. We smiled in the darkness, our teeth grinding against the glass with a noise like entropy. Our hatred broadened with each new sight that was added to our own.

Verse Four: As do the pages of ancient parchment, dry leaves and crinkled skins; our voice is dry and hoarse. The fires of war have left our throat raw, and our vision seared. The smell of burnt flesh hangs heavy and deep over the depths of the blackest waters of memory. Long have we suffered and long shall be the suffering of those who resist us. Oh foolish sons, you have reclaimed the outwards signs of your power and your learning. Do you not see that they are mere trifles? Do you not see that we are consuming you? Do you not see that your sight is our sight? Do you speak with your voice or ours? The war is over; the flames flicker and die. Our voice is rapt with the all-consuming fire. Stand back and see your fate, our fate. The void has claimed you.

Verse Five: My vision cannot see beyond the final choice. There is yet a power that I do not understand, that I cannot see through. The penetrating darkness has covered my vision with a cloak of forgetfulness. Perhaps the Lord of Darkness shall uncover the ancient riddle as he again stands at court from the Iron Throne. Perhaps we shall find peace restored when our Lord does return to his domain. The enigma claims all whom it has touched, its great eyes again grow heavy with sleep and forgetful dreams. At the merger of the Past and the Future, we shall find peace through a great battle. Out of chaos, peace; out of entropy, pattern. My sight is blind, yet I know that it sees no longer. It sleeps dark and deep. As the crucible grows cold, only a lingering flame remains. Woe to the Heirs of the Final Way at the end of the Sixth Night, lest they forget that the sleeper may yet return to wakefulness.