[Verse 1]
Level 50
The army
Everyone left behind
Everyone waiting
Then Cala stopped
“I hear something”
“What kind of something”
“The kind that comes before something that is not good”
Cygnus danced
(small, one movement)
(it meant: I hear you)
Cala smiled
[Pre-Chorus]
Thresh moved toward the door
Thresh arrived at the far east
“I need parameters”
“That is not the door”
“I am aware”
“Then why—”
“I need parameters”
Lorn: “She’s right. Something is—”
“You agree?” said Cala
“Yes — also your hair is perfect today”
“…thank you”
“The texture especially”
“LORN”
[Chorus]
Sound of silence
Rangor: “Are noises good?”
Sound of silence
Castor: “Do you hear anything?”
Sound of silence
Vael: “Am I loud?”
All three to the gate
Nothing
Just silence
Just the gate
Just—
[Verse 2]
Then the light
A wall of it
Cassie — stopped walking
Lara — dropped lower
Both of them inside the light
Perfectly still
Everyone: still
The army: still
The beasts: still
Then the ground moved
Something large
Something that should not be here
Because there is no water
[The Reveal]
“THERE IS NO WATER”
“That is—”
“It has—”
“FEET”
“Why does it have feet”
“THEY ARE FEET”
“HOW MANY”
“…a lot”
The Colossal Depthsquid
Stood on Level 50
On its many feet
In its complete absence of water
And looked at everyone
[Bridge]
The army held
Barely
Draco’s fighters — the left legs
Hydra’s wizards — right side
Rangor’s beasts — everywhere
It was not going well
It was going fine
It was not going fine
Then Aevum walked to the front
She looked at the Depthsquid
It looked at her
“…this again”
[Something ancient moved]
[Something old]
[And sent it back]
[Without hurry]
[Final Chorus]
Sound of silence
It is gone
Aevum already walking back
“What was that”
“Something old”
“What did you do”
“I sent it back”
“How”
“This again”
“That’s not an answer”
“It is the only answer”
[Outro]
Thresh: [arriving from the far east]
“The parameters were unclear”
“We know Thresh”
“Is it over”
“Yes”
“What was the parameter for victory”
“…we’re alive”
“That is acceptable”
Rangor counted his beasts
They were all there
He looked surprised
(he was always surprised)
Lorn: “Your hair held up remarkably well”
Cala: “Thank you Lorn”
[then the gate, Level 51]
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