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Not all souls were cared for - Not all souls were claimed Emperor Charun was enraged by this new world He swore that he would make these things aright For a year and a day he sent his Ferrymen on journeys He bid them go far - He bade them return He charged them to learn all they could of this new world He charged them to bring all this knowledge to him For a year and a day he consulted his Shades He spoke to priests - He spoke to old kings He asked them what they could tell of good laws He asked them what he should say from afar For a year and a day he consulted with Vanth She who sees all that is - She who sees all that comes He asked her to tell of this new world's last hour He asked her to tell of his return to dominion In the year and the day he pondered The Concord He decided its rites - He decided its laws He decided what order to set upon the dead So they might one day come to Paradise For that year and that day he wrote down his Injunction He kept this thing simple - He kept this thing plain Emperor Charun wrote these words that were certain Emperor Charun said these things in his name Kill Not The Living Save The Lost - Destroy The Damned Wake Not The Sleepers Await the Day of Dominion Emperor Charun bade his Ferrymen leave They should go to the surface - They should go to the dead They should see to the creation of a new order They should bring the Injunction to those up above And so did the Ferrymen obey Dread Charun They brought about order - They brought about law They ruled this Concord in his name Throughout the lands above there was peace But the new world was unhappy to see this Who were these usurpers? -Who were these dead kings? The ground opened up and great Storms were unleashed The Charontes were set loose once more upon men So Charun acceded to the new world's demands No more Ferrymen would rule - No more souls would be lost If the dead chose to follow Charun's rule so be it But there would be no more direct interference So spoke the new world, but the damage was done The arisen had seen - The arisen had learned Those above cared not for them, but Emperor Charun did So the lost souls made the Concord go on to this day |