The Villa at Delphi

(Voice : Jane) [Scene setting] Delphi, Greece. Carole’s villa overlooks the valley, marble terraces facing the ruins of Apollo’s temple. The revenants gather here: Solène, Richard, Jo, Solana with Jane, Aymeric with Gyu-young from Osaka, and David hollow-eyed from San Francisco. Carole welcomes them — her family’s wealth has opened the way, but her face betrays both strength and fear. Verse 1 — Arrival The flights touched down in Athens’ light, Private cars waiting through the night. They wound the roads where the laurel trees grow, Up to Delphi, where secrets go. Carole stood waiting, in silver and white, Her riches a shield, but her face drawn tight. “Here you are safe,” she said with care, “My family’s power keeps watchers out there.” And Solène looked round, her breath held fast, Marble halls, gardens vast. She whispered low, “I rent my days… How do you live in a world this way?” Chorus — The Reason We came for Emma, for Geneviève, For the voices stolen, the threads they weave. The Garden returned us, but broke the frame, Five chosen, one hidden — none the same. Verse 2 — Reflection Richard spoke first: “It began as a dream, A contest of visions, or so it seemed. But deeper it ran, in sleep and fire — Simulations feeding a darker desire.” Solène replied: “We carry the mark, Revenants, haunted, lit by the dark. We were not chosen to win or to fall — We were chosen to fracture the world for them all.” Gyu-young sat quiet, her gaze sharp, aware, Noting the shadows that clung to the air. “The cameras watch us, though hidden they seem. Even here in Delphi, we’re caught in their scheme.” Chorus — The Reason We came for Emma, for Geneviève, For the voices stolen, the threads they weave. The Garden returned us, but broke the frame, Five chosen, one hidden — none the same. Bridge — The Fear Carole’s voice trembled: “What if it’s him? The ghost in the mirror, the face grown dim. Will’s father lost, but what if he’s near — The hand behind all we fear?” A silence fell, the marble cold, Even wealth could not make her bold. For in her eyes the shadow stayed, Of love once lived — and trust betrayed. Final Chorus — The Oath We came for Emma, for Geneviève, Not for the myths the rich deceive. If ghosts seek thrones, we’ll break their claim, We are revenants — never the same. Outro — Whispered by Jane Delphi waits, its stones recall. The questions asked, the rise, the fall. Five chosen, one erased, one feared — The Garden speaks… and we are here.