Book 1 [13] Where Steel Yields
⚜️Suno & Dragons: Quest for Salvation Book 1 ° The Northern Border ⚜️The story continues: All Parts here: https://suno.com/playlist/f59aa7f2-e96f-4f6a-aee2-2c86502332d9 ⚜️ Where steel yields: Fighting through a blinding arctic blizzard, the trio finally reaches the ruined, roofless chapel overlooking the raging ocean. But for Gideon, the sight of the decayed altar triggers a violent Traumatic relapse. The ghosts of his slaughtered squad seem to rise from the snow, their phantom sirens screaming in his ears. His heavy iron plate and thick leather shield him from the freezing wind, but offer zero protection against the crushing weight of his guilt. As he collapses to his knees on the cracked chapel stone, the predator’s shell breaks, revealing the broken, weeping man underneath. -------------Lyrics-------------- [Intro: Heavy, suffocating Sludge-Metal riffing starts. A slow, agonizing industrial drum beat. Clean, heavy bassline.] [Verse 1: Deep, whispering growls—unsettled and confused] The ruined chapel... frozen, dark, and still. I buried all my brothers beneath this icy hill. Ten years of silence... but as I touch the stone— A sudden, agonizing whisper cuts through to the bone! (Whispered spectral voices in his head: "Gideon... why did you live?") My knees go weak, I clutch my throbbing head, Hearing the voices of the long-forgotten dead! Valeska stops and turns, her eyes are wide with dread: “Gideon, what’s wrong? What’s happening?” she said. [Pre-Chorus: Riff becomes faster and aggressive] They’re not in the air—they’re screaming in my mind! The horrors that I thought I’d left behind! I turn to Valeska, my voice a broken roar: “PRAY FOR US ALL! THEY’RE RISING FROM THE FROST!” [Chorus: Heavy, mahlender rhythm, raw and desperate growls] Drowning in the shadows of the ones I buried deep! The dead don't stay in ground, the dead don't want to sleep! I try to hold my blade, I try to stand and fight, To keep these haunting specters from taking you tonight! I promised I would shield you, I promised I would stay— Don't let them tear what feels like home away! [Verse 2: Heavy stop-and-go industrial riffing] The mist turns black! The phantoms break the cold! Spectral steel cuts deep through iron and my hold! Valeska steps beside me, her blade a flashing light, Chanting protective vows into the blinding night! Holy light streams from the bell upon her belt, Empowering our strength, making the shadows melt! Finn throws her magic, wild, afraid, and raw, Trying to protect a giant falling to the floor! I strike three down, but twenty more appear— Drowning in my blood and this suffocating fear! [Bridge: Massive, slow breakdown] (Whispering spectral Voice in his head: "You left us to rot... join us in the clay!") I smash their ghostly faces, but they don't break or bleed! The horde is endlessly growing, feeding on my deed! Every blade of shadow carves a memory in my flesh, Dragging ten-year-old corpses from their grave afresh! The guilt is heavier than a mountain on my chest! [Guitar Solo: Screeching, chaotic, painfully slow guitar solo] [Chorus: Maximum heavy Sludge impact, suffocating and dark] Drowning in the shadows of the ones I buried deep! The dead don't stay in ground, the dead don't want to sleep! I try to hold my blade, I try to stand and fight, To keep these haunting specters from taking you tonight! I promised I would shield you, I promised I would stay— Don't let them tear what feels like home away! [Outro: The music slows to an agonizing crawl. Heavy drum stomps] I try to scream... "Get... behind me..." ...but only blood comes out... my strength is gone... My blade falls from my hand... I can't protect my own... The wave is coming for them... and I’m bleeding on the floor... [Sudden abrupt cut on a heavy bass drop] [End]
