[NARRATOR] Two months on the road Dust and iron Wounds that closed And some that didn’t They walked out of Hell But the road home Still had weight [NARRATOR] Over the ridge Stone rises Granite Respite Unbroken Waiting [TROY] There Home [NARRATOR] The gates are already open They knew They were coming [NARRATOR] The Living Blades stand outside Armor worn Weapons raised Not in war In welcome [MERCENARIES] THEY’RE BACK THEY CAME BACK [JORVEN] Hold the line—look at them [BENRICK] Told you they’d return [HAGAN] I never doubted—well… maybe a little [OLD BEN] I doubted plenty Still do [NARRATOR] On the wall above Two figures stand Watching [ANNIE] They made it [MARAL] Of course they did [CHESA] soft chitter / flicker [NARRATOR] Another presence Not bound to earth But here all the same [PHILLIP] About time [NARRATOR] The Company slows Not from fear From something heavier [TROY] We’re home [CHORUS] WE CAME BACK THROUGH THE FIRE WE CAME BACK THROUGH THE FALL WE HELD ON TO EACH OTHER WHEN WE SHOULD HAVE LOST IT ALL NO CHAINS LEFT ON OUR HEARTS NO SHADOWS WE OBEY WE WALKED INTO THE DARKNESS AND WE BROUGHT OUR OWN WAY WE ARE NOT WHAT WE WERE WE ARE STRONGER THAN BEFORE WE DIDN’T LEAVE EACH OTHER AT THE GATES OF WAR WE WALK BACK HOME… WE CLOSE THE DOOR [NARRATOR - LOW] At the gate Movement Not a charge Something smaller Unsteady [NARRATOR] A figure Running Trying to run Each step a fight [BRAKKA] …no… [NARRATOR] He knows before he understands [BRAKKA] …Kess…? [NARRATOR] She stumbles But keeps coming [KESS - FAINT] …Brakka… [NARRATOR] Everything else falls away [BRAKKA] KESS!!! [NARRATOR] He moves Like lightning He catches her Careful Like she might disappear [BRAKKA] I thought— [KESS] I know [BRAKKA] You’re here [KESS] I told you I would be [NARRATOR] He holds her Then hesitates Afraid to break her [BRAKKA] Are you… [KESS] Still here [NARRATOR] She presses close [KESS] I came back For you [BRAKKA] Don’t leave again [KESS] Then don’t go where I can’t follow [NARRATOR] The world crashes back Cheers erupt [MERCENARIES] WELCOME HOME WELCOME HOME [HAGAN] They did it [JORVEN] All of them [OLD BEN] Alright enough of that Some of us are still ugly and alone out here [NARRATOR] Laughter breaks the weight The gates open They enter Home [NARRATOR] Deep within The vault waits Unforgiving [ERIC] Set it down [NARRATOR] The bag opens Power returns to the world [ERIC] Hellforged blade Aegis shield Ring of defiance Devilscale mail Chain of binding Soulgem Banner All of it Earned [NARRATOR] Each piece locked away Each one sealed Each one remembered [ERIC] Back where it belongs [TROY] We didn’t take it all [ERIC] Just what mattered [NARRATOR] Above them Voices rise For the first time Since Hell They are not fighting [FINAL CHORUS] WE CAME BACK THROUGH THE FIRE WE CAME BACK THROUGH THE FALL WE HELD ON TO EACH OTHER WHEN WE SHOULD HAVE LOST IT ALL NO CHAINS LEFT ON OUR HEARTS NO SHADOWS WE OBEY WE WALKED INTO THE DARKNESS AND WE BROUGHT OUR OWN WAY WE ARE NOT WHAT WE WERE WE ARE STRONGER THAN BEFORE WE DIDN’T LEAVE EACH OTHER AT THE GATES OF WAR WE WALK BACK HOME… WE CLOSE THE DOOR [OUTRO] [CODA] [NARRATOR] Home At last
