[Verse 1]
The gate was at the back.
(not the front gate)
(the back gate)
(there is a difference)
Void placed his hand on it.
(his crew is from level negative forty-five)
(he knows this gate)
The gate did not open.
Void says That is new.
Solara says What is new.
Void says It does not know me.
Solara says It always knew you.
Void says Something changed.
(he did not elaborate)
(he never elaborates)
(this was consistent)
Aldric checked his notes.
(Day One — back gate — recognized VOID — correct)
(the note was from a long time ago)
(the note was now wrong)
(he noted that the note was wrong)
[Pre-Chorus]
Something moved in the dark behind the gate.
[Solara:] What is that.
[Void:] The guardian.
[Solara:] The guardian of Level negative one.
[Void:] Yes.
[Solara:] What does it look like.
[Void:] It has changed as well.
[Chorus]
Negative polarity
The door does not know us anymore
Negative polarity
We did not come this far to turn
Negative polarity
Something in the dark is waiting
We are going through that door
[Verse 2]
The chimera stepped into the light.
Goat head.
Sheep body.
Earthworm — multiple segments.
Butterfly wings.
(nobody moved)
(for a moment)
(nobody moved)
[Solara:] That is —
[Aldric:] Yes.
[Solara:] That is what guards Level negative one.
[Void:] It was different before.
(a pause)
[Void:] It was worse before.
[Solara:] This is worse than the previous version.
[Void:] Yes.
The butterfly wings opened.
(this was the alarming part)
(not the goat)
(not the earthworm)
(the wings)
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Aldric produced something from his coat.
(a note)
(of course a note)
[Aldric:] The note says the wings are the problem.
[Solara:] I can see that.
[Aldric:] The note says aim for the second earthworm segment.
[Solara:] Why the second.
[Aldric:] The note does not say why.
(he accepted this)
(the note had never been wrong)
[Chorus]
Negative polarity
The door does not know us anymore
Negative polarity
We did not come this far to turn
Negative polarity
Something in the dark is waiting
We are going through that door
[Bridge — THE FIGHT]
First time.
Void on the left.
Solara on the right.
They did not need to discuss this.
they did not discuss this
Void moved left
Solara moved right
this was the whole discussion
Aldric stayed back.
(page four was the relevant one)
[Aldric:] Second segment. Now.
[Aldric:] Wings come next. Three seconds.
[Aldric:] The sheep portion is load-bearing. Do not hit the sheep portion.
[Solara:] Why not the sheep.
[Aldric:] It will multiply.
(Solara did not hit the sheep portion)
Void moved through the earthworm segments.
(not fast)
(not slow)
(the way empty space moves when something enters it)
Solara hit the goat head.
(once)
(the goat head was not happy about this)
(she hit it again)
The butterfly wings came down.
[Aldric:] Three seconds was optimistic.
(he noted this)
(he updated the note)
The wings came down on Void.
And nothing happened.
(Void looked at the wings)
(the wings looked at Void)
(the chimera had not accounted for what Void is)
Solara asked — What are you?
Void answered — Old.
[Final Chorus — key lift]
Negative polarity
The door knows who we are now
Negative polarity
We earned it
The chimera did not expect this
Nobody expects this
Two of them
And a man with notes
Negative polarity
We are going through
[Outro]
The gate opened.
Aldric filed the updated note.
Chimera defeated.
Wings: ineffective on VOID.
Sheep portion: do not touch.
Note updated.
Day One.
Solara asked — Level negative one?
Void says — Yes.
Solara says — Let’s go.
They walked through.
Aldric fixed his maps.
And they’re through.