Demons of the AstroWaste
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Story: This story begins with the dawn of mankind, a savage and proud race constantly at war. Exhausted by the never-ending conflict, one man petitions his god for an answer, and is presented with a sword forged in the centre of the earth, and impregnated with the power to unite humankind. Aware of the pure force in his hands, the man never wields it in battle, but instead uses it as a beacon of hope, under which all of the factions of his race begin to at last find peace. Humans become a strong and noble race, flourishing in the light of freedom from war. Little do they know the sword itself has become thirsty for the chaos it once defeated, and twists the minds of those closest to it to once again take up arms. In the hands of a few, the sword wages a new kind of battle, and all of humankind stand in awe of it's ferocity. Man begins to understand that the sword will not stop until it has consumed every soul on the planet, and in one final battle the forces of good rise up to defend themselves... But in a world that had once been built upon the foundations of hatred the sword finds endless strength, and all who stand against it are decimated. Finally one man remains, and in an effort to stop the sword once and for all he plunges it through his own heart... Begin our journey back through mists of time As we arrive at the dawn of mankind Engulfed in hatred, the world is at war A sword is made to bring peace evermore CHORUS: Created by the nobles one Raised by champions, Great Defender Assailed by ravenous fury Conquered and eclipsed by evil splendour Now man he cowers in fear and in shame It holds a power which can not be named What once held virtue is wicked instead And none can hinder it's thirst for the dead CHORUS Over the mountains and the trees Through valleys and the seas We stand united on the plain Mount up the barricade, or meet the end Against an army of us all There is no chance we'll fall, hear the call Through smoke and ashes stands one mortal man Alone triumphant, the sword in his hand The worlds destruction at last is complete A tale of anguish that's doomed to repeat CHORUS X 2
Story: Fast-forward hundreds of thousands of years... Our story takes us into the life of a mercenary named Lacertus, scanning the cosmos looking for smuggling jobs and expensive historical artifacts to sell on the black market. His ship happens upon a deserted planet, and there he finds the sword... In the middle of a sea of skeletons and imbedded within the chest of a perfectly preserved human. Unable to resist himself, Lacey takes the sword and in one instant feels every soul that has died upon the blade, and is transported to the realm in which they wait... Waiting for the day when the sword will finally be destroyed and they will be freed from purgatory Oh how it shines... Pried from the fingers of a dead man Frozen in time of suicide In death his hand still clutched the weapon Body betraying the mind Steel racing through flesh, onto the next victim Feel the power, spill forth from hell ascended Sing with no regret, reduce the threat to nothing Slave to the sword CHORUS: Journey on! Unto the realm of tomorrow Journey on! Only the brave dare to follow Journey on! To meld the soul with the steel Journey on! No other way to be free Can't stop, even if he wanted to Can't stop, not until he dies He'll feel the peril and the pain, offered by wielding evil's bane As all who perish by his hand, combine to make a darker man Sinister visions cloud his mind, his heart turns quick to dark from light CHORUS Onward into the abyss Now what's left? On the Plains of Aramethea Slaughtered them all Consummate this wicked union Now, conquered the world Just one more life left to take...mine Soon he'll learn the truth, he's been used for slaughter Deathbringer is bleeding his soul dry
Submitted by Lake of Tears — Apr 26, 2025
Story: With sword in hand, the mercenary Lacey meets with the most villainous force in the universe, the General of the Dark Army. More demon than human, the General has lived for thousands of years, and has spent those years instilling fear into every galaxy he comes across. His name is whispered with venemous disdain in every blackened corner of the natural world, and it couldn't make him happier. Every man shivers in the presence of this malevolent being, but not Lacey... For the sword has seen and consumed more than the General ever will, and there is nothing the sword loves more than obtaining the soul of an old and truly evil entity Beware the General, his army comes to call on the dawn Behold the conqueror, the universe will suffer darkness Face your death with pride, he will watch it and smile And feel good inside Senseless, running is, he'll rip you apart With eyes as bright as stars, he will slaughter you all Without remorse He'll swim in the flood, sustenance is blood There's no end to the night, forfeit your life CHORUS: Hunger for the dark Striking for the heart, blackened from the start His evil crawls into your mind Sending shivers down your spine, he is the night Insane, his primal instinct compels him to destroy He bleeds the ominous, the power he displays is infernal As fallow death he comes, the mountainside will shake with his might Crush your soul to ash, no escaping his wrath, he's built to last Clasping at your soul, he'll swallow you whole Pain will make him soar, he's impenetrable, in time of war Terror blinding your sight, paralysed by the fight He's master of all, the Dark General CHORUS Stone the innocents, Know they deserve it Rejoice in carnage, Know they deserve it Mark my words, redemption will never come CHORUS
Submitted by Lake of Tears — Apr 26, 2025
Story: After his meeting with the General, Lacey has been hired to infiltrate the planet of Ental... An oppressed world whose mountains and valleys are rich with Winterstone; the most coveted fuel source in the known universe. The General wants it all for himself and his enourmous armada, and it is up to Lacey and his mercenary band to gain the trust of the local rebel army. Firmly under the thumb of the fuel corporations, the entire population has been put to work in the mines and factories, but some have decided to fight back. Not wanting to wage all-out war and risk destroying the precious planet, the General is hoping Lacey can crush the rebels from within, and leave the planet defenseless against any military invasion. Unfortunately for Lacey, his sense of moral responsilibily begins to clash with his job requirements, and when the General finally comes to claim the planet he does not find a crushed and hopeless society, but a well organzied military force led by the man he hired to destroy them Demand, consume, repeat the cyclical flow Man, stolen in the night Ripped right from the arms of his child Drain the workforce Torn, forced into the dark Working for his heart, cold and blind More than they can bear Pushed unto the edge of life And then further Pushed unto the edge of life Expire, replace Overhead the sun it shines no more Skies opaque with winter's squall eternal CHORUS: With faces cast in stone, emerge into the light We'll never return home, with ashes in our skies Crushed, kicked, tortured Quick and painless death you will not find Slowly, surely, purged clean Growing ancient, lost within the mine This is our home Imprisoned and alone, drowning in the night We are daughters of the stone, wandering in time CHORUS Chained to the factory floor, smoke fills our lungs and our world There is no escaping this well Cold to the touch yet it burns, fuelling our whole universe Living hell CHORUS x 3
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Apr 26, 2025
Story: The rebel army of Ental has risen to the challenge presented by the General of the Dark Army, surrender the planet or die. In the valleys of their precious Magdath Mountains the rebels will fight to win their freedom from oppression once and for all. Lacey fights against his employer for the people of Ental, but the sword follows no standard... As the battle rages Lacey begins to lose his hold on himself, and before long the man gives way to the demon. When the dust settles, Lacey is the only one left, save the two men who saw it coming and hid themselves away; Lacey's first mate and his navigator. Crushed by what he has done, Lacey lays amongst those he has slain and knows that he must flee so far away no civiliization will be near enough to tempt him. The two survivors look on, and seeing that their friend has become an unstoppable powerhouse, they know they have no choice but to alert the only force that could stop him... The Galactic Guard Time approaches! Whispers fill the waiting hollows Dread comes forth and bleeds the sky Look no further than tomorrow No mistake they've come to die Overcome and fear no more Come admire the night's reflection Fires on the hills below Darkness stands for death's inspection Phantoms standing row by row Mourn the beauty lost in war He'll slit throats and claim victory with haste Battle in the shadow of the mountain CHORUS: Fire rises filling the hearts and the Eyes, raging, setting the fury alight No subjection! Battle frenzy moves him forward Sword has warped his mind and soul Takes no heed of side or standard All will fall and he will grow Every death adds to his strength Filled with lust for endless ruin Fate will sing it's wicked call With the carnage done and through him He will see he's killed them all Drenched in blood of innocents Battle in the shadow of the mountain CHORUS Weeks and weeks could be spent Collecting the bodies that litter the mountainside But instead they're left as reminders of the fucking bloodbath Filled with sorrow he falls to the floor He knows that he is no more No more
Submitted by MetalElf — Apr 26, 2025
Story: After having murdered friend and foe in the battle for Ental, Lacey sinks into despair. The sword completely consumed him to the point of no control, and caused him to destroy everything, his friends, his lover, even his ship. Now, with no sense of identity and the power of the sword seeping into the very marrow of his bones, Lacey collapses under the weight of his own self-hatred and pity. He runs from eveything, taking with him the Dark General's massive fleet of ships, which he has rightly won, and hides on a long abandoned planet hidden within a star system with no name. It will only be a matter of time before the Galactic Guard hears of the power he holds, and there will be no stopping them from coming to take it... But Lacey is in no state of mind to protect himself, his thoughts are turned inward, to the conflict of egos within... Scrape... harder Aftermath sets in on me I am wretched, detestable, worthless Compelled to comprehend the guilt To forfeit everything for atonement I'll hide away to fight the side that's screaming, What have you done? And the other that's fine with being, The bloodstained one Myself against me, two darkened faces, which one will win CHORUS: Take this affliction of the heart Dull these wounds of sorrow Beg for attrition from remorse My soul become so hollow I crawled and grasped for it, but still, grace eludes me I could have been the one to save us all From forces raging Instead I chose to fade and lost control And now I'm paying This agony is punishment for the choice I made I've never felt so crushed beneath an overwhelming weight Destroyed by misery, this aching disease, torment deserved CHORUS Turn my hands to stone God knows my heart's halfway there Just take away my ability to kill Alter my moral perception Turn it upside down I found a place to escape from Two sides of sin Shed simulation to become Two beasts within I'll take the pain and build four walls Fortress of shame Lock me away for a just cause Bloody dichotomy I can't erase the consequence of Murderous rage I'll simply take myself away from This ravaged place CHORUS x 2
Story: Drowning in the depths of his own misery, Lacey's depression worsens, and yet the sword will not let him take his own life. Out of nowhere, a ship enters the atmosphere of his planet... And it holds only one man, an old wise soul with no home but the stars. Somehow he knows everything, and convinces Lacey to take up the power he has been given and rule the universe. According to the outlander, it is Lacey's destiny. Finally renewed with ambition, Lacey casts his sorrows aside and devises a plan... CHORUS: Hear him calling out Don't be a fool, cast away this solitude Behold the wisdom which reveals the truth Cruel twist of fate, or foretold destiny Welcome the power it is yours to take Out of the sun, a figure comes Somehow he knows of everything I've done Time to arise, apologize He leads me on towards the brightening skies CHORUS Nowhere to turn, dishonoured Pulled me from the fire where I laid to burn He sails away, break of day Knowing his words forever resonate CHORUS X 2
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Apr 26, 2025
Story: Newly invigorated and confident in his path, Lacey begins to build a stronghold worthy of the weapon he possesses. Using the space fleet gained after the battle with the General, he weaponizes the entire planet. Emerging from the desolation of the decrepit earth, Lacey prepares for war with the largest army in the known universe. Out of the ashes rises a city of iron, a fortress of steel... Solidified by the strength Lacey finds within himself to take up his seat as the most powerful human alive I have awakened from the sorrow My tarnished soul renewed immortal, Crawling to life And as the horror animated Manifests I'm recreated, All doubt aside Step away from the strife, Embrace the rising tide CHORUS: In the rays of the starlight, I will rise, Divine Empire In the rays of the starlight, she will shine, City of Iron Deathlessness is the curse that I bear One thousand deaths on my sleeve is the cross that I wear Discern this fortress cast of metal A citadel for dusk to settle, stronghold of hate A stark reflection of my power Hid within a sable tower, marshal my fate Step away from the strife, Embrace the rising tide CHORUS I am the omen, Fatal harbinger All beware, Days are numbered I'll part the shadows, let control fade away, planets align Celestial arsenal, steel-plated galaxy, moons lit afire Step away from the strife, Embrace the rising tide CHORUS
Submitted by Lake of Tears — Apr 26, 2025
Story: As mankind ventured out of the milky way galaxy and into worlds beyond, an army was created to patrol the stars. At first motivated by the quest for justice in an ever-expanding realm, the Galactic Guard united every planet, every galaxy in the knowledge that someone would protect them when trouble came. Yet as time moved on and the violence became amplified by the vastness of space, the guard became swayed by money and power... As soldiers abused their authority and citizens grew to fear rather than respect, the corruption of the guard was soon complete. Little more than mercenaries for hire, the Galactic Guard lost it's way. Although they were the largest army known to man, they moved only when it was in their best interest, or when money was on the table. The fall of the galactic guard was long and hard, and affected every human being Hail undefeated protectors, soldiers unfailing in all Guiding image of perfection, such a long distance to fall, and they fall Blazing polished armour is fading (Fading away) Glory turned to spoiled reputation (Spoiled, tarnished) Butchers, like voracious creatures sweeping the land Corrupted by the thirst to overcome all Long ago they protected us all Now that's gone, just a world full of murderers Fear, pain, rage, sheer embodiment Slight, shame, fail, such a disrespect Kill, hate, maim, see this cowardice on display We used to welcome their arrival They served a justice that no other could provide Now with the days of truth behind them What have they done, what have they stood for? Hush…they approach. No sound, at night, They come in numbers Be you small child, Or worthy foe, they care not They have not come here to save us, run Take the chance and run Treacherous perpetrators, cons Detestable cons Overlooked and betrayed our trust Betrayed our trust Terrorize in the name of force In the name of force Demons in disguise, deceivers Masked as messiahs, misleaders Corporeal curse, cozeners Bound and bent upon believers So low… Doomed and firm on believing a truth That never was That never will be Watch them gather in their masses to march On against the forces of the dark Yet, we know not what we hope for or thought Is the man an evil or a god?
Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Apr 26, 2025
Story: At last! The Galactic Guard has arrived on Lacey's doorstep and the battle has begun! With weaponry far more advanced than anything we mere mortals could comprehend, planets and soldiers alike become the casualties of war. Stars are brought to the brink of supernova in the attempt to destroy one another's forces. For years the confict rages... Until at last Lacey takes up the sword one last time, in the hopes that it will unleash the power he needs to win once and for all Run tonight, lest death find you There's no escaping from this raging fire No running from this flaming universe Watch the stars collide as we fight Among the far outreaches of the sky Solar winds are phasing (winds are phasing) As we forge ahead (as we forge ahead) Astral fires are blazing (fires are blazing) Lighting up the path (path) Hearts are racing, battle weary Plans are changing with the tide One man army, winning clearly His human nature must survive Like oceans rising, waves of blood consume Light the sky with explosions To blind the enemy's eyes To tear a heart out, there's no greater spoil Fight with utter devotion This war will never retire CHORUS: Scorched as time keeps on fading Eternal soldiers of dawn (march on) Gaze upon Ravished land Stoke the fire Coarse black sand The shattered remains of stars surround us And wave after wave of planets fall prey to this tragedy There must be a way out of this constant hateful design CHORUS x 2
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Apr 26, 2025
Story: The final chapter in our young mercenary's story... Or is it? Fighting furiuosly through the throes of the Galactic Guard, Lacey rips a pathway through space-time, and abondoning all caution he passes from one world into another. But the journey is long and arduous, and takes a toll on both his mind and soul. Now a blinding flash before me All at once I can not see There a spatial gap is looming, anomaly Something draws me through the curtain A force only I can feel Is this the end of my siege? CHORUS: Eons and light-years away Far beyond the fires of our sun Legend will carry this day on and on! There's no forsaking what little time we have It's for the taking, a new momentum Caught within a spinning vortex No direction, time or place Falling toward a destination, uncharted space Will this rid me of the demons Lashed upon my soul's disgrace Or will they simply give chase? CHORUS There's no forsaking what little time we have It's for the taking, a new momentum Wandering the hallways of my life The visions frozen just for me Every mistake I've ever made, displayed The chance to liberate me from my crimes My soul's rebirth; recovery I'll tear away and purge my past at last Anew Defy the laws of quantum gravity Break through the dimension Hide in a world of super-symmetry A space-time horizon
Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 26, 2025