| THE WIZARDS OF VYRGOTHIA:
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| Darkly bejewelled circlet of night,
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| Crown of the Elder King,
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| Unfettered at last the Trinity of Might,
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| The sceptre, the sword, and the ring.
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| THE SORCERER:
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| I stand upon the oaken planks of this great ship,
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| (the splendid flagship of the Imperium’s navies)
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| Gazing at moon-gleam dancing on the vast, dark sea…
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| (And in my mind I behold) black crystals gleaming…
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| Ensorcellment! |
| I am enthralled by this nighted spell…
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| For I know that the slumbering sorceries
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| Of the Shadow-King's crown shall soon be reawakened…
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| And as I return to my emperor
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| (shackled to such woefully grim tidings),
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| My spirit is borne upon the leathern wings of a great sorrow…
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| CHAPTER 2: THE MARCH OF THE IMPERIUM
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| THE EMPEROR:
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| Call forth the Ogre-Mage of the Black Lake
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| And the Swordmaster of Kyrman’ku,
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| Let them speak the Words Which Unfetter…
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| Enshrined for countless centuries,
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| Within it’s darksome citadel,
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| Five score and ten against the Tiger,
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| (curse) the black crown of the Shadow-King!
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| By all the dark gods, I swear I’ll not be dethroned!
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| A seething forest of blackened blades,
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| A churning sea of ebon war-chariots,
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| A searing storm of flaming shafts,
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| All this havoc and more shall I unleash against my foe…
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| Into battle! |
| The Legion shall march…
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| The fall of Gul-Kothoth is nigh!
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| The Legion of the Ebon Tiger…
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| Six thousand elite warriors of the Imperium,
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| The pride of the Emperor’s forces…
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| Bolstered by heavy cavalry,
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| And a squadron of deadly scythed chariots…
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| Further reinforced by the Imperial Frontier Army
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| Of one hundred thousand highly trained spearmen and archers…
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| And never has this force met it’s match in battle or siege…
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| BAALTHUS VANE:
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| Our banner flies ever glorious,
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| Undefeated we stand, steeped in victory.
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| The Iron Phalanx, six thousand strong,
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| Our ever-honed blades, the Tiger’s gleaming claws.
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| Pride of the Empire, Scourge of the Vraii,
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| Masters at Turonium, and Kai-Vorg.
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| Smiters of the Southern Host, Routers of the Horde,
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| Bane of the Over-King, we march to war!
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| (To be continued in Chaper 3: The Wizards Do Battle) |