Ultimacy

Some gray-haired traveler Comes from the depths of time Says he is an explorer Of the forgotten past And challenges young scholars To solve an ancient puzzle Under the mountains Lies a treasure entombed Within a sacred hall The elders hid their lore The old man's gift Were mystic scrolls You, brave men of science Must find the place Beware — the air is bitter And the forest frozen — Deep in Siberia While the fear grows Scorching our hearts This hunt for Gnosis (the Truth!) Sharpens our minds Drowning under a flow of ciphers Lost in the ancient symbols’ maze We pull through like warriors The light from our eyes shows us the way Driven by manic passion For the Old World’s mysteries They learn the sacral chants Encircled by shadows Forsaking all doubts Sigils and drawings Turn into a map To a far-off secret cave The quest is set Anticipation burns But eerie dreams haunt Beware — the fate is bitter For most who roam wild In Siberia! While the fear grows Scorching our hearts This hunt for Gnosis (the Truth!) Sharpens our minds Drowning under a flow of ciphers Lost in the ancient symbols’ maze We pull through like warriors The light from our eyes shows us the way You humans are locked inside self-made frames Opposed to Gnosis, numb in your daydream You can’t be helped, can’t be cured — you’re cold Not knowing your hearts are stopped Moving like the blind, falling like the dead While the fear grows Scorching our hearts This hunt for Gnosis (the Truth!) Sharpens our minds The fear grows Like a hungry fire Like warriors we wrestle fear Leaving ashes in our wake Choking with meaningless ciphers Feeling drowned in a senseless haze We stray among the ignorant, the wrong The light from our eyes casts the path We must reach for the Truth Tear down the maze And grab hold of the Key Of Knowledge

Submitted by The Void — Apr 26, 2025

Through dense forests and swamps They work their way to the cave Under the mountain they find A maze of waste marshes and dead ends Across the torchlit stone walls Grisly shadows start to crawl The seekers begin to hear Whispers in their heads The secret key to the wisdom hidden from mortals The seekers follow signs that lead into the dark past Beyond the world of those unaware of portals That take us somewhere darker than death After many hours wandering inside the cave They come to a great stone gate The marble stele stands by the gate Adorned with crypted engravings Within an aumbry in the stele They find a mysterious sealed vessel That holds a liquid inside — now the finest minds Are to decipher the writings in the stone The secret key to the wisdom hidden from mortals The seekers follow signs that lead into the dark past Beyond the world of those unaware of portals Of something darker than death The writing on the stone now decrypted To enter the gate they have to trust what it says It says to drink the elixir from the vessel The collective big sleep will follow It may be fatal Or prophetic They drain the vessel and soon All the shadows and whispers become real The walls start to close on them Leaving no air to breathe The secret key to the wisdom hidden from mortals The seekers follow signs that lead into the dark past Beyond the world of those unaware of pathways Much darker than death Their minds are dissolving while walls melt, all of reality fades There is no more past, no one will stay the same No more fear, no lies, no memories, no regrets to retain There are no more selves, only the radiating dark We need to trust The dark in us The trial is just The dark and us

Submitted by Warbringer — Apr 26, 2025

The Seekers drift into a collective dream Where they have to explore A dark tunnel inside a rock That splits into different path for each of them One sees a vision of home long forgotten Another one hears his dead parents calling him The girl dreams of fame the world over And all of them follow their reveries, oh the enchanted and doomed ones Each beat of your heart takes you further from your past Can you ever escape it? Sprinting away from it, betraying it Will never excuse mistakes, your nightmares will never stop and There’s no choice but to fight them All their dreams turned to nightmares, the one Who saw his home is now endlessly falling off the roof The one who had heard his parents’ voices is being pulled Into their grave, and the girl — she gets the worst of all Alone in the dark she faces her greatest fear All of their deepest fears now confront them All the wrongs they’ve ever done rise out of the oblivion Face to face with their own worst enemies — themselves They have to fight to be reborn — or die, oh the desperate ones It was hard, those minutes felt like the end of the world Bloodless faces, exhausted bodies, no one will be left to survive But the fight ends abruptly, and they see The way out — into a strange room filled with a transcendent light Only the girl couldn’t make it out of the dark and in her dream A vile, wicked old man snatched her by the hand The foulest fiend from her childhood nightmares, he took her Away from her friends and her lover He sees his true love being dragged into nothingness Without a second thought he gives chase to the two shadows Into a kaleidoscope of psychotic visions he follows them Until he finds himself in a strangely familiar dimension He finds himself in a crowded city center And he sees her walking in a crowd And she turns away like a stranger when he reaches out to her And he stays there forever, a stranger needed by no one

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Apr 26, 2025

Having passed through a tunnel of blinding light The Seekers find themselves in an ancient city That once was the glorious and beautiful capitol Of a powerful civilization that was lost to the ages They are met by the living spirits of the four high priests They guide the Seekers through the ruins of the fallen city As they tell the story of its’ Golden Age of peace And of its’ glorious people who lived in harmony with the world Spring to your feet Run to greet the sun In bright white heat You will become One of the few Whose hearts are awoken Your aim is true Your fate’s bespoken Passed into nothingness Silent and forgotten The Age of Reason The era of progress How did it happen It all collapsed It all corrupted into This savagery There were no social inequalities, no classes No state control, no gods, no slaves, no masters The only rules were integrity and justice Spiritual growth was at heart of the Empire The surrounding land was bountiful and lush There were no greed, no envy, no gold rush There was no need to toil or keep servants They spent their lives loving and learning The phantom Priests tell the young Seekers: All our hope is in you Find the key to enter the secret hall You must succeed — or perish with the rest of the world! “Now we will show you What happened to our rule And this will happen again Should you fail in your quest” Blurred visions take shape And in the ruins awake The lost legend of The First Apocalypse

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Apr 26, 2025

The scent-laden garden This city once was Is buried in ruins for ages Below the ocean But even drowned The sacred fire burns The spirit of the high priest speaks Tells the story of the rise and fall Of the Empire’s unearthly Fathers The Keepers they were called “The Keepers gave us knowledge and skills Order and peace were kept But like rats inside the City’s landfills The agents of Chaos crept” Before the last thread Is finally snapped Our world’s not dead yet But it’s too late to adapt “Hooked on euphoric poisons That transform bodies and minds Those of us who were hooked Slowly started to turn into fiends” And those who stood against Gathered to fight the Chaos back But to keep the rest of the world fenced They had to plan a suicide attack The only way to make the invaders stop Was to cleanse the planet of the plague Until no life was left atop And so everything went black To restore life after all have died The priest have led the chosen four Into that Siberian cave To put them in lethargy When they’ve managed to disrupt The balance of the terrestrial poles Then the catastrophe started The Empire, like all life, was lost We’re ruled by inhuman savages — again Racing into the void with the blind at the helm Led by those who are driven by greed Into the void at a murderous speed Hanging on a thread Ready to fall into void But we’re not dead yet Not yet destroyed Now head to the North of Siberia Where Chaos is unleashed Through the gates of Inferno We’re all doomed if you’re late

Submitted by Warbringer — Apr 26, 2025

Deeper into the endless forest they press and press Making their way past deadfalls and swamps After days of struggle and nights of fear The Seekers come to a desolate settlement They are greeted by the wretched villagers With eyes full of dread they tell The story of the powerful Shaman And the irrevocable damage he had done Long ago under a troubled night sky Having given birth to a girl, his wife died The child was marked by Evil A bizarre creature she was But the Shaman loved her More than anything on this Earth The elders were certain she had no soul but the void Inhabited by demons — the death knell for everyone The stubborn Shaman was sure he would save her The mighty ritual he was to perform but it took too long One fateful day leading up to the rite He took his leave and went hunting in the forest The villagers swarmed into his spectral abode They killed the girl and burned his home to ash Evil comes from evil Leading corrupted souls To the darkest depths Evil breeds evil When Shaman returned he saw what they’d done His hatred burned like a raging inferno His ritualistic faith was dead and gone He aligned himself with the darkness and demons His vengeance was brutal, his hands were stained With the blood of the elders, the young, women and children They had all taken part, so they were doomed to fall Evil breeds evil, one tragedy fits all Evil comes from evil Leading corrupted souls To the darkest depths Evil breeds evil Then a portal to the darkest depths opened wide The eternal void where the soulless creatures roam And a gateway for them to our world. Many years later the portal was guarded By a solitary monk who built a shrine sealed from the inside But the fear still lurks…

Submitted by Grave666 — Apr 26, 2025

Passing through the crumbled ruins They are struck by a dark vibe Striking them with harrowing visions Of the atrocities committed in the past Upon entering the church They’re greeted by the caretaker She says “He has been waiting for you in the vault — with a blessing... For ages!” — and guides them below There’s nowhere to run From this tarnation From this abyss where The unforgiven weep There’s no forgiveness Inside the pit of damnation Where our worst fears Are rising from the deep Through all these years the old monk Has been a living shield between The Evil and the living Now he’s hanging on by a thread The darkness is immanent, the demons are breaking through And dimensions are about to collide The seekers enter the shaman’s vault To find his daughter and rescue his restless soul There’s nowhere to run From this tarnation From this abyss where The unforgiven weep There’s no forgiveness Inside the pit of damnation Where our worst fears Are rising from the deep The seekers make their way To the darkest pits of the underworld So horrid, so deadly, so overrun With abominations But they succeed in reuniting The two divided souls The shaman shows them the way out Then seals the doorway to ghastly worlds You got to run From this tarnation From this abyss where The unforgiven weep There’s no forgiveness Inside the pit of damnation Where our worst fears Are now buried in the deep

Submitted by SerpentEve — Apr 26, 2025

The most sinister death trap on Earth, the forsaken Suicide Hollow lays deep in wild Siberian forests A century ago a giant stone fell from the sky Causing a terrible blast, killing all life within hundreds of miles Every man who drew close to the cosmic artifact Would be consumed by psychotic visions before they took their own life It was whispered that only the purest of heart Could touch the rock and make it through alive So the spy starts to tie himself up in knots As the Seekers approach the Suicide Hollow It grinds your mind down Causing deadly nightmares You’re in a trap now Prey caught unawares You are to be swallowed It’s after your blood In the Suicide Hollow Hides an evil god The traitor feels the breath of Death soon-to-come He lays traps for the Seekers on their way To the cave, but they keep pushing through to their target Now they pass through piles of human bones, who were they? Only skeletons remain of those who tried To obtain hold of the meteorite and the power it contains The closer the Seekers get, the scarier things become All the trees around are twisted and it gets harder to breathe The Seekers see creatures so morbid Crawling out of every crack in the soil, spawning, swarming Strange insects dig into their skin and crawl underneath Causing unfathomable pain and crippling fear Another gut check that was, another test of their integrity passed It took everything they had but all those ravings have subsided Only the spy failed to fight off the infernal delusions The Seekers hold him down as he tries to slit his veins open By the giant crater they now stand staring at the glowing rock…

Submitted by Corpse Grinder — Apr 26, 2025

Trudging at their last gasp On their way to the cave Bleeding and soaring One last leap, one last dash Seconds, hours, years, ages Invertible change Ages, years, hours, seconds Rage of time, time of rage! Yesterday's tragedies Are just pale shadows Of what's to happen Impending doom! Now since we know how it all ends Will we be able to carry the weight Of the world that’s about to descend Into the abyss… Can we change our fate? Seconds, hours, years, ages Invertible change Ages, years, hours, seconds Rage of time, time of rage! Yesterday's tragedies Are just pale shadows Of what's to happen Impending doom! The final legacy What died — will never be What will be — we’ll never see That’s the curse of harmony

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Apr 26, 2025

The expedition’s all set by the secret order To get ahold of the holy stone The young Seekers did all the hard work For the masters to obtain it It’s been a rocky road Just one more step to go Time’s pace is slowed On the edge of the unknown At the bottom of the sacred mountain Descending into its’ heart Our own hearts were pounding Our minds were torn apart By fear! And the closer we got Shadows pursued us And when the stone was set Atop the pedestal — they attacked When your heart is shrunk with horror Will you break your vow? Will the world see tomorrow? Or will it end now? Such a fragile world Is about to meet its demise Eaten by human mould Out of the darkness He suddenly came forth The Catalyst From the ancient prophecy He said “All your deeds and fates Were foretold ages ago You’ve done your part Now it’s my turn” “All this time you’ve been deceived By a traitor in your midst Now come forward, servant And hand over the relic” When your heart is shrunk with horror Will you break your vow? Will the world see tomorrow? Or will it end now? Such a fragile world Is about to meet its demise Eaten by human mould But the agent’s answer was “No! I’m not a traitor anymore The time has come For me to choose the right side” What caused his change of heart And run from the All-Seeing Eye? The very artifact they’ve found For whatever it touches — dies A shot in the dark, one man down Doors are shut and the killer’s escaped The Seekers are locked inside The end times come for the living Blinded with power Blinded with greed The blackest plague — This world’s elites! The one who had betrayed them Died died with dignity Forgiven by them all at last On the greatest drama’s final stage Doomed to disappear They’re desperate The last Crusaders Have lost the deadly Grail When your heart is shrunk with horror Will you break your vow? Will the world see tomorrow? Or will it end now? Such a fragile world Is about to meet its demise Eaten by human mould The catastrophe Is imminent With the strike of the clock All hope is extinguished This is the end See Earth despair Two eyes of the storm Start to slowly depolarise This is the end The bloodbath we deserve For killing our lands In the name of the shadow lords Accept your fate And meet your death No second chance Only pain then oblivion How did it come to this How mad were we all The flywheel’s speeding up Out of control Volcanic blasts Magmatic bursts After the fire Comest the eternal frost No way back Nothing will spare Us from this fate Just as the prophecy foretold

Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Apr 26, 2025

Here it comes, here comes the final process Now it ends — the irreversible progress The bitter truth comes crushing Let the streams of blood come gushing Suddenly the Seekers realise they Are not alone trapped inside the cave The archaeologist comes forth from the darkness And tells them of their fate He reveals the Keepers’ master plan And the Seekers role in the grand finale They must put an end to the old world To give rise to the new Cut from the same cosmic fabric But turned into sworn enemies How could our history end so tragic After all these centuries This coup de grace Will end all life Dark clouds amass Time to purify To shine a burning light The Right of Might We’ve defiled our beautiful home The Archaeologist laments We will rebuild what we’ve destroyed After eternity Then he passes them a vial They drink the mysterious elixir And slip into a coma across the ages To keep the last of humanity alive Come, senseless fate For all was set backdate Innumerable cells burn Invisible wires break The Seekers Will rise After the fire After the ice age They will wake And start the Age of Sanity It will start over The new humanity

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Apr 26, 2025