the horror within

the fog suffocates the marsh

bewildered i am

for without companionship i am lost. hundreds of eyes watch over my shoulder

as i turn to look in disarray

before my eyes the reaper returning to slay

meek and blinded apparitions

resurface and recompense. the inner machinations of their minds are an enigma

it's so close i can almost taste it

i begin to descend to the depths of dead gods

materializing in infinite blackness

blood paints the pathway to the only door illuminated

approached without knowledge of what lies beneath

i taste the essence of death

taunting whispers echo in the halls of smothered tears

stopped to face the door again basking in overwhelming fear

fallen comrades bleeding at my feet

what have they done?

opening the gates of hell to the horror within

from each crevice and arch they emerge. unshackled from the prison of millennia to restore thy fallen lord

elderly powers clandestine

shadowed in the vastness

unscathed

sheltering affliction from the masses of the galaxy

populace sulking in disease

chanting to their gods for mercy

various forms of entities relinquish this tomb to those who seek treasury

i fight to stay alive as hordes of demons surge. they whip and claw at my face as i cling to life

immune to any actions taken thus far

their only purpose: to consume and mutilate all

bound in steel in the bowels of this world

creatures made of flesh and maggots

primal instinct dictates action

perpetual repulsion is a factor that instills my rage

relinquished of all control

relinquish all control

relinquish your will and your soul

relinquish! relinquish!

bittersweet truths always burn the tongues

of those who wish to taste the terrors to come

alas

an oracle of light brings salvation

the caretaker of this installation pulls me forth

without a second glance at what fiercely follows

to the catacombs we go to end this all