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BELLS BELOW BROKEN KEEP - Song 5

[Narrator] Below Broken Keep they marched Past drowned crypts and shattered halls Ghostly bells echoed through the mountain While ancient darkness breathed below Blue witchfire flickered through flooded stone And somewhere deep beneath Vaelros Something waited in the dark. [Narrator] Boots crushed skulls beneath iron greaves Black water splashed across old bones [Darian] “When this ends... I drink for a month.” [Lyessa] “You still owe Brogar thirty gold.” [Brogar] “And he drinks like a dying giant.” [Caelen] “Quiet... movement ahead.” [Narrator] Three skeletal warriors emerged from darkness Rusty swords scraping against cracked stone Green witchfire burned inside empty eyes As the dead charged screaming through the hall [Narrator] One skeleton slashed Garrick across the cheek Blood sprayed bright against the wall [Garrick] “SHIELDS!” [Narrator] Darian drove Kingsfall through a ribcage Holy fire burst through shattered bones Brogar crushed another with Deepfire Its spine snapped through broken armor Thoren split one from skull to waist Black marrow flooded the stones A fourth corpse lunged from the darkness Its rusted axe tore into a mercenary’s neck The man collapsed drowning in his own blood Selene answered with lightning Blue fire blasted through the crypt Charred bones exploded through the corridor Into the halls below Where the ghost bells toll Steel against the dead tonight Far beneath the mountain stone Into the fire and bone The warband fights for Valorn’s soul [Narrator] Rotting banners filled the hallway Lyessa studied scratches in the dust [Lyessa] “Trap.” [Narrator] Iron spears exploded from hidden walls One pierced a mercenary through the throat Another tore through Drogath’s shoulder Pinning him against the stone [Drogath] “PATHETIC!” [Narrator] He ripped the spear free roaring Blood pouring down his iron gauntlet Malric raised holy fire Golden light sealed torn flesh shut Behind the banners Caelen found treasure Three crimson gems A Potion of Heroism And the silver ring of Vaelros [Narrator] Beyond the armory they found her An Amazon warrior chained in iron Storm-black hair across bronze shoulders Golden eyes burning with fury [Princess Kyra] “Free me... and kill these bastards.” [Thoren] “I like her already.” [Narrator] Black Iron Knights stormed from shadow Tower shields crashing into stone One mace slammed into Brogar’s ribs Armor buckled from the impact Another crushed Garrick across the jaw Broken teeth scattered through the hall Brogar swung Deepfire upward The hammer smashed a knight’s skull apart Darian carved Kingsfall through another throat Black blood sprayed across shattered banners Selene blasted chains apart with lightning Blue fire flooded through the chamber Kyra seized a fallen spear And drove it through a cultist’s eye The spearhead burst from the back of his skull [Princess Kyra] “NOW I FIGHT WITH YOU!” Into the halls below Where the ghost bells toll Steel against the dead tonight Far beneath the mountain stone Into the fire and bone The warband fights for Valorn’s soul [Narrator] In the Chapel of Eternal Watch Blue flames burned beside the altar Sir Garron knelt in ancient armor Silent beneath the dust of centuries Malric restored the shattered shrine Holy light rolled through the chamber Then the dead knight slowly rose [Sir Garron] “Valorn still stands... because of you.” [Narrator] Deep within the hidden treasury Ancient relics blazed with power Brogar claimed the Bastion Plate Darian raised Dawnward high Sunfire flooded ruined halls Selene lifted the Hollow Watch helm Whispers echoed through her mind And somewhere below the vaults of Vaelros Ancient burning eyes opened in the dark Into the halls below Where the ghost bells toll Steel against the dead tonight Far beneath the mountain stone Into the fire and bone The warband fights for Valorn’s soul [Narrator] And beneath Broken Keep... the bells still rang.