(holy tones, angelic choir, classic‑rock warmth) [Choir Intro] Ooooh… Veilleux… Children of the storm… Chosen of the Light… [Verse — Troy] Through the Wizard’s Mouth where the steam winds roar, We stepped through darkness to the dungeon floor. The walls were breathing with the mountain’s might, And Keraptis whispered from the endless night. [Verse — Eric] Shadows cling to the corners of this place, Green slime waiting with a hungry face. I slip through danger with a silent tread, One wrong step and we’d all be dead. [Chorus — Troy + Choir] Brothers of the Plume, walking into fire, Storm‑born courage and a shadow’s desire. Coda at our side with a wolf’s fierce cry, We face the darkness — we will not die. [PART II — TRIALS OF THE DUNGEON] (heavy guitar riffs, strong drum thumping) Encounter: The Flesh Golems [Verse — Troy] Five golems rose with numbers on their chest, A riddle of primes to decide who fights best. Eric solved it fast with a shadow’s grin, And the wrong golems fell as the right one joined in. Encounter: The Kelpies [Verse — Eric] The water stirred with a siren’s call, Kelpies rising like ghosts from the wall. They tried to charm me with a drowning kiss, But Troy’s holy fire burned through the abyss. Encounter: The Spinning Cylinder [Verse — Troy] The spinning tunnel tried to break our stride, Oil and fire where the shadows hide. Burket’s arrow lit the world in flame, But we pushed through the blaze in Valorn’s name. [Chorus — Choir + Troy] Through traps and terror, through fire and fear, The path grows darker as the end draws near. But the Veilleux bloodline will never break, Not in boiling mud or the vampire’s wake. [PART III — THE CRAB OF THE BOILING LAKE] (metal surge, pounding drums) [Verse — Troy] The waterskin tunnel shimmered with heat, A giant crab rose on thunderous feet. Its claws struck hard like a hammer of war, But we fought as one on the burning shore. [Verse — Eric] I struck from behind with a shadow’s bite, Coda leapt forward with a wolf’s delight. Troy’s blade blazed with a holy spark, And the crab fell screaming in the steaming dark. [PART IV — PHILLIP THE WILD] (Celtic drums, berserker metal, roaring energy) [Instrumental — Celtic war‑drums + heavy guitars] A roar shook the cavern. Stone cracked. Steam split open. PHILLIP THE WILD burst through the collapsing wall — blond hair flying, Celtic tattoos glowing, two‑handed axe Giant Killer raised high. He was locked in battle with two ogres. One lay dead. The other towered over him. PHILLIP (booming): “I WILL SEE YOU DEAD!!” He cleaved into the ogre’s thigh — but the beast didn’t fall. Troy, Eric, and Coda charged in. [Battle Chorus — All Male Voices] Steel and shadow, fang and flame, Three brothers fighting though they know not the name. Ogres falling under axe and blade, In the boiling dark where legends are made. Phillip roared again: “TASTE THE AXE OF MY FATHER!!” “DIIIEEEEE!!!” The ogre fell. Phillip stared at Troy… then Eric… then Coda. PHILLIP: “I am Phillip the Wild. Firstborn of the Veilleux line. Your older brother.” He pressed a Celtic ring into Troy’s hand. PHILLIP: “If you need me — call. And I will come.” He vanished into the steam.
