Lay Down Thy Sword

from Enter the Shining Realm by The Shining Realm

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Lay Down Thy Sword

There in the shadow of the fallen Tower of Joy the Mystic’s journey had met it’s end
Two decades of war had honed his features into sharp edges of grief
The bones of his people lay bare in tormented repose
Their laughter, their wisdom, their songs forever silent
He unsheathed his sword, it’s alabaster finish gleamed in the moonlight
With a prayer he plunged the blade into the tendons between worlds

A tear in the skin of being wept ether, it’s membrane droned in agony

Then from the rift, surrounded by violet radiance came a thunderous melody and there she stood

The Weaver of the Dawn

She wore a crown of 13 Stars orbiting her prism colored hair
She said to the Mystic “Shatter your sword upon the Earth”

He Wept
Then with a song- she passed

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from Enter the Shining Realm, released June 1, 2021

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