Impaler of the Loire [Historic Tale]

[Intro] [Driving synth arpeggios, strong lute riff, pipe organ swell, heavy reverb, grimdark drone, BPM 85] Blood on the stones... Tiffauges screams his name... [Verse 1] Castles of Brittany in the fog-choked night Gilles de Rais rides with unholy might Once Jeanne’s brother-in-arms, now shadow and flame A Marshal of France twisted by demonic fame Gold spent like water, black rites in the hall Children disappear behind the fortress wall Lute and dulcimer twist into screams of the damned The Bluebeard knight carves his cursed legend by hand [Chorus] Gilles! De Rais! Knight of terror, lord of endless pain! Gilles! Sword drenched in red! Master of horror where the innocent bled! [Verse 2] Torches flicker on alchemical gold Bodies hang like banners in the dungeon cold Eyes of the devil in a hero’s disguise Whispers of sorcery under blood-red skies He laughs as the flames consume the young and the pure Power and darkness is the only cure Demonic choirs wail like souls lost in the pyre The Loire runs black with the smoke of his fire [Chorus] Gilles! De Rais! Knight of terror, lord of endless pain! Gilles! Sword drenched in red! Master of horror where the innocent bled! [Bridge] [Harpsichord + rising synths + distorted PCM choir, grimdark ambient swell, BPM 85] When the holy war ends and the darkness takes hold... One fallen knight sells his soul for gold... He breaks the line... embraces the night... A monster eternal in the dungeon light! [Verse 3] From Orléans glory to the gallows of Nantes Ten thousand screams echo through his haunts Alchemy, murder, and rites too profane The most feared noble in the land of Charlemagne Anvil strikes fall like hammers on bone Warped organs howl as the devil claims his own Cathedral reverb tainted with sulphur and fear Stoic and haunting as the end draws near [Final Chorus] [Bigger, anthemic, darker orchestral hybrid, BPM 88] Gilles! The IMPALER !! (Impaler!) Knight of Terror, Lord of endless Pain! Gilles! Banner torn and red! Immortal in the flames where the angels fled! [Outro] [Fading powerful synths, warped pipe organ, broken lute melody, tape saturation, heavy side-chained reverb, BPM 82] Gilles... Gilles de Rais... Bluebeard of the Black Mass... The castle still whispers... with their screams...