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The living became dead - the asleep became arisen Those who arose were ferried to the Underworld Those judged worthy would enter Paradise there These things occurred as they were bade to occur Dread Charun was the judge - Wise Charun was the leader The Underworld swelled with the dead of the world Paradise grew to house every soul The Gods came before Charun, kneeling to him They appeased his wrath - They lauded his wisdom They spoke of a strangeness in the world above They spoke of times changing, and a new order to come The Gods pleaded with Charun to stop this evil star Dread Charun he raged - Wise Charun he considered He promised them his hammer would be at their side He promised them he would see this thing through So did Dread Charun seek the wisdom of Vanth She who sees all that is - She who sees all that comes But she could not see what was yet to come A great hand blocked her vision, striking her down So did Emperor Charun seek the wisdom of Shades All those in his gardens - All the wisemen and kings But they had no idea of what this could be They thought only of Paradise, and had forgotten the world So did Emperor Charun gather his Ferrymen Those who brought him the dead - Those who plied the Black River He bade them to go into the world above He bade them to discover the face of this change And when it was over, the sky shook and bled The blood was like ashes - The blood was like fire The world as it had been known was torn asunder A new world was created with the death of this man So did the understanding come to die What was once the way - What was no longer so The death of one great idea was the birth of another With the death and the birth a new Storm was let loose |