BROKEN KEEP - Song 4

[Intro] [Thunder] [Rain] [Choir] [Narrator - Deep Male Vocal] North beyond the burned roads Broken Keep rose through the storm Shattered towers clawed the sky Ghostly bells echoed below And still the warband climbed. [Verse 1] [Driving] [Gritty] [Narrator] Rain hammered steel and cloaks Mercenary archers watched the gate Torchlight flickered through arrow slits Blood stained the ancient stone [Darian - Heroic Baritone] “This place was built for slaughter.” [Brogar - Gravel Vocal] “No… it survived one.” [Lyessa - Whispered Female Vocal] “Three archers left wall.” [Caelen - Sharp Male Vocal] “I’ll take the high one.” [Breakdown] [Fast] [Aggressive] [Narrator] Stormcall sang through the rain Caelen’s arrow pierced a sentry’s eye The corpse crashed from the battlements Mercenaries roared and charged [Drogath - Growled Vocal] “COME ON!” [Narrator] Drogath smashed into the shield wall His axe split one raider jaw to throat Blood sprayed hot across the mud A spearman stabbed toward Brogar Brogar caught the shaft aside Then crushed the raider’s ribs inward Bone burst through chainmail The body collapsed twitching [Chorus] [Choir] [Powerful] Broken Keep Stone remembers blood and flame Broken Keep The dead still whisper ancient names Broken Keep Every shattered hall below Still hungers now for war Broken Keep [Verse 2] [Heavy Drums] [Narrator] Cookfires burned through the courtyard War hounds snarled against their chains Captain Rulvek rallied raiders As warning horns split the storm [Garrick - Commanding Male Vocal] “Hold the line!” [Narrator] Crossbow bolts screamed through smoke One slammed into Thoren’s shoulder He ripped the bolt free roaring [Thoren - Aggressive Male Vocal] “MY TURN!” [Narrator] His broadsword split a hound apart Brains sprayed across burning tents Another raider lunged at Garrick The spear ripped across his ribs Garrick smashed Black Mercy downward The raider’s face exploded apart [Seraphine - Dark Female Vocal] “Burn.” [Narrator] Crimson fire rolled through the camp Mercenaries stumbled out screaming Armor glowed red against melting flesh [Malric - Grim Male Vocal] “Your soul dies filthy.” [Narrator] Malric’s flail crushed a cultist skull Blood splattered chapel stone [Chorus] [Choir] [Belting] WE RIDE THROUGH FIRE! WE STAND THROUGH PAIN! VALORN STILL LIVES WHILE ONE OF US REMAINS! BROKEN KEEP WILL FEAR OUR NAMES! [Bridge] [Haunting] [Narrator] The shattered tower groaned above Caelen climbed through broken beams A frozen scout clutched a journal [Caelen - Quiet Male Vocal] “Ghostly bells below the keep…” [Narrator] Then the floor collapsed beneath him Rotten planks tore through his leg Stone exploded into darkness [Tharok - Deep Resonant Vocal] “Hold fast.” [Narrator] Tharok dragged him from the ruin While the tower crashed below [Verse 3] [Dark] [Fast] [Narrator] The ruined stables smelled of rot Dead horses chained inside their stalls Then the corpses burst apart Carrion crawlers surged from below Tentacles whipped through torchlight smoke One wrapped around Selene’s waist Venom flooded through her wounds [Selene - Pained Female Vocal] “AHHH!” [Narrator] Lightning blasted through rotten beams Green ichor sprayed across the walls Another crawler leapt at Brogar Mandibles tearing through his cloak [Brogar - Gravel Vocal] “GET OFF ME!” [Narrator] Deepfire crushed the creature flat Black organs burst into the straw [Darian - Heroic Baritone] “Push forward!” [Narrator] Kingsfall pierced another crawler skull The blade erupted through its spine [Chorus] [Choir] [Epic] Broken Keep Every hall remembers death Broken Keep Ancient darkness draws its breath Broken Keep Still the warband marches on Through blood and ruin, steel and flame Until the dark is gone Broken Keep [Bridge] [Operatic] [Choir] [Narrator] Black candles burned before the altar Cultists carved infernal symbols [Cult Priest - Sinister Male Vocal] “You’re already too late.” [Narrator] The shadows twisted violently A Wraith emerged from black smoke Its claws ripped through a mercenary chest The man collapsed hollow-eyed and dead [Vael’kir - Calm Resonant Vocal] “It feeds on fear.” [Final Chorus] [Full Orchestra] [Choir] [Explosive] HOLY FIRE! SHADOW SCREAMS! STEEL AGAINST THE DEAD! [Narrator] Selene’s lightning shattered the altar Malric’s sacred flame burned gold Vael’kir split cultist minds apart Blood streamed from their eyes Darian charged through ghostly smoke Kingsfall pierced the priest’s chest Black blood poured across the stone [Choir] Broken Keep Storms awaken under stone Broken Keep No warrior leaves unchanged Broken Keep [Outro] [Rain] [Fade Out] [Narrator - Deep Male Vocal] Behind the shattered altar A hidden stair descended underground And somewhere deep beneath the mountain… the bells kept ringing.