6. The Sun-God, He Sets

[Verse I – (clean/spoken)] Aetherion saw the altar fall to frost He watched the cord be split and lost No cry escaped his realm of flame No war, no wrath—just silent shame [Verse II – (deep growled screams)] He let the world go dark with ice He let the Soultaker claim its price Not out of fear—not for regret But for a plan not finished yet [Chorus – (growled, chant layering optional)] Aetherion who waits in light does not weep He measures time in wounds that seep He shapes the flame through trial and test And lights the world that begs for rest You curse his name, yet beg his gaze But he remains beyond your days [Verse III – (growled)] The Blooming Veil, untouched by grief Grows brighter through the darkened reef The roots of fire beneath the stone Will bloom again—but not for you alone [Bridge – (spoken with ambient tension)] You think Aetherion sleeps. You think him blind. But gods see far through endless time. He let the frost devour the land... So you would crawl, not take his hand. [Final Chorus –(growled, followed by clean echo)] He who waits in light endures While Soultaker builds with stolen lures But no false throne can blind the flame And no frost god will cleanse his name You will rise or burn beneath his truth For light returns—but not with you [Outro – (clean, quiet)] He sees. He waits. He remembers. For now, Shiva reigns.