Oracle

from Terraphage by Ovid's Withering

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Her body came to life and Pan hovered over her chest,
Blood beads dripping down from the grin on his face
She pushed herself to the corner, recoiling in fear as he slammed the gate shut

Anesidora –
“Why must I be subjected to this fate? I’d rather die than be subservient!”

Deprived of slumber and sustenance, her mind flooded with the premonitions of a coming purge
Anesidora pleaded for mercy to the gods

Nigh, she is wracked with visions of chaos
How the Vale falls victim to the greed and the evil that dwells deep within
Surfacing from the endless nightmare, she weeps in hopelessness
Even if she escaped, the world as she knew it would never be the same

Pan argued to himself as he paced through the caves
Contemplating his actions

Pan –
“I’ll murder her, that wretched little whore..but she’s innocent, can’t you see that she’s dying?”

Nine days she remained captive, after watching the demon take the life of her love
Pan mocked the girl with the sweet sounds of Belial
Starved and fragile, she was desperately searching for any way out..
Fabricated equations to confine her suffering and drive the Great Beast mad

He grabs the dagger and snarls in rage, “This isn’t over.”
Blood soaked the floor as he drove the blade into his chest
She’s on her knees, and she cries to the heavens "Why are you doing this!?”
The sun blackened as she opened the box, and the world fell silent

The words echoed in her mind

'Why did you do this? How could you have betrayed them!?
Even a monster wouldn't succumb to such atrocities!'

She pressed her hands to the cavern
Her pupil's waned as crimson light took form
She had to escape before the blood moon fell

She is left with visions of chaos
How the Vale fell victim to the greed and the evil that dwelled deep within
Surfacing from the blighted ruins, she embraces hopelessness
Even though she escaped, the world as she knew it would never be the same

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from Terraphage, released March 20, 2020

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