Expedition
Epiclore Lyrics

Legion sleep, the night has fallen
The members of the Legion are resting as darkness falls

Every day it seems all hope will fade
Every day, it feels like hope is dwindling

Dreams are torn and hearts are broken
Dreams are shattered and hearts are filled with sorrow

I live these lines and write them day by day
I experience these struggles firsthand and document them daily

And I hope one day we'll find a sign of peace
I hold onto the hope that we will discover a symbol of peace

and free our minds from the War
and liberate our minds from the ravages of war

and leave all pain behind
and abandon all the suffering we have endured

Too many promises we've heard along the way...
We have been deceived by numerous empty promises throughout our journey

But for the hope that remains, we carry on
Nevertheless, we persist because there is still a glimmer of hope

and await the day the shadow disappears
and eagerly anticipate the day when the darkness vanishes

On that day the Lords will fall
When that day arrives, the rulers of the land will be overthrown

The last free town prevailed, but truth behind that triumph
The final liberated town emerged victorious, but the reality of their success

was stranger than the rumors that we'd heard before
proved to be more bizarre than the rumors we had heard earlier

The Head was found that day, it spoke to us and helped us
On that day, we discovered the severed head and it communicated with us, providing assistance

It seemed to want to lead us to the truth of all in the ruins...
It appeared to desire to guide us towards the ultimate truth hidden within the ruins

We found the hidden tome and in the hour of darkness
We stumbled upon the concealed book during a time of darkness

I read about the future world in grief and woe
I read about a future world filled with suffering and sorrow

And from the city ruins we fled towards the mountains
Escaping from the ruins of the city, we made our way towards the mountains

into a tunnel that would help elude the foe
entering a tunnel that would aid us in evading our enemies

Through the wind and snow we're marching on
In spite of the harsh conditions, we continue our journey

Now on our way across the realm
Now traversing the entire kingdom

(for the armies of the North)
(leading the armies of the North)

where tyrant's rule remains
where the tyrant's reign still persists

(through the heathland striving forth in fury)
(marching fiercely through the barren landscape)

forgotten be his name...
may his name be erased from memory...

And as we left the plains where freedom used to reign
As we departed from the once free plains

we knew we might not see our home again
we were aware that we might never return to our homeland

We knew the quest had just begun...
We were aware that our journey had only just commenced...

Two days underground... meanwhile it turned to the winter
After spending two days underground... as time passed, winter arrived

We heard the Fallen were approaching us before
We were informed that the Fallen were advancing towards us earlier

And while the Champions set out to free our captured leader
As the Champions embarked on a mission to liberate our captured leader

we were to seek the arm that once belonged to a Fallen Lord
we were tasked with finding the arm that was formerly possessed by a Fallen Lord

I can feel it's spring again, we're on the move once more
I sense that spring has returned, and we are once again in motion

We have come down from the mountains, it's the 18th year of the war
We have descended from the mountains, and it is now the 18th year of the ongoing war

Now we're camped before the woodland realm and I feel a bit unease
Currently, we have set up camp near the forested kingdom, and I am slightly anxious

When a scout emerges through the forest, crashing out from the trees
Suddenly, a scout bursts forth from the forest, crashing through the trees

The Fallen, drawing near...!
The Fallen, approaching closely...!

so it begins as their hordes appear
and thus, their hordes arrive, marking the beginning of the impending battle

Troops of war we're able to withstand...
We are capable of withstanding the onslaught of enemy soldiers...

but the Fallen Lord has something else in hand
however, the Fallen Lord possesses an additional strategy

What took place before my eyes, still remains unknown
The events that unfolded before me remain shrouded in mystery

But as I raise my head and glance around me, we are Captured in Stone
Yet, as I lift my head and survey my surroundings, I realize that we are trapped and unable to move

There are signs of ancient evil beings once trapped within these walls
Evidences of malevolent ancient creatures that were previously imprisoned within these walls are present

We refuse to share their fate, believe me, I can hear freedom call
We adamantly reject sharing their destiny, trust me, I perceive the call for liberation

Yes, we will find a way out of this maze
Certainly, we will discover an exit from this labyrinth

Time stands still as we roam these dismal caves
As we wander through these desolate caves, time seems frozen

Moments pass, a world shatters in his hand
As time elapses, a world crumbles within his grasp

And we will last in a future king's command
And we will endure under the command of a future king

There's a structure made of skulls of men, a horrifying sight
There exists a construction fashioned from the skulls of men, an alarming spectacle

Atop, a tattered standard of an ancient might
On top, there is a ragged banner representing an ancient power

"Something tells me...
"I have a sensation that...

we'll see it once more before the end"
we will witness it once again before the conclusion"

On the road... I keep on writing
While on the journey... I continue to document

Death and pain my weary hands convey
Expressing death and suffering through my fatigued hands

Through the marsh we've roamed on fighting
We have been battling as we traversed the marshland

Now we're here, our journey ends today
Now, at this point, our journey concludes today

Only hours until sunrise
Just a few hours remain until sunrise

The Legion wait for their demise
The Legion anticipates their own demise

As I turn my head I realize...
As I turn my head, I come to a realization...

I stand Before the Gates of Hell
I find myself standing in front of the entrance to Hell itself

Here we wait for the dawn
Here we await the break of dawn

and behold the Fortress rise ahead
and witness the Fortress emerging in front of us

As the rays of the sunlight fall
As the sun's rays descend

the Legion's blood, it will be shed
the blood of the Legion will be spilled

I was chosen for the plan
I was selected for the strategy

and if we prevail we may survive
and if we emerge victorious, we might survive

as the rest of the Legion's men
as the other members of the Legion's forces

engage the Fallen one last time
confront the Fallen for the final battle

There's a half-a-million foe
We face an army of five hundred thousand enemy soldiers

from here to the stronghold
stretching all the way to the fortress

Not a single one of us survive
Not even one of us will survive

Die is cast...
The die has been cast...

and twenty-hundred men fight to the last
and two thousand men fight until the very end

Meanwhile the standard we found in the caves
Simultaneously, the banner we discovered in the caves

is brought to the field and before the Fortress raised
is brought onto the battlefield and raised in front of the Fortress

And now we wait in the midst of the war
And now we wait amidst the chaos of war

"Keep in mind that he has been killed before..."
"Remember that he has been slain in the past..."

As the light fades away
As the light diminishes

from the heathland phantom's way
from the path of the spectral heathland

In the end of all dismay
Ultimately, despite all the distress

a new dawn will then await...
a new dawn will then await us...

One display, one domain,
One spectacle, one realm,

different fates and different names
with different destinies and varying names

But the soul - just one - remains
Yet, the essence - only one - endures

a single everlasting flame
a solitary flame that lasts for eternity

And every hero's one and the same...
And every hero is essentially identical...

Time goes by but some things last
Time passes, but certain things endure

And the standard did provoke his past
And the banner evoked memories of his previous life

The field behind was turning red...
The field behind us was becoming stained with blood...

as we took his life and cut off his head
when we ended his life and severed his head

The Legion lay in pools of blood
The Legion lied in pools of blood

the battle's lost but the War is won
the battle might be lost, but the overall War is victorious

The sun is rising from behind the fort...
The sun is ascending from behind the fortress...

By the sword we've turned the page of time
With our weapons, we have altered the course of history

and the dark alliance of the Lords:
and the malevolent partnership of the Lords:

shattered with the mastermind.
dismantled due to the downfall of their mastermind.

Now the one who seemed to rule them all...
Now the one who appeared to govern them all...

his remains lie headless on the ground
his headless remains lie upon the ground

And the rest of them will face downfall
And the remainder of them will also experience their own downfall

for they will be hunted down...
as they will be pursued and hunted down...

All, behold the Ruler of the Fallen Lords!
All, witness the leader of the Fallen Lords!

As foretold, we removed him from his throne
As predicted, we dethroned him

See his head in endless darkness fall,
Watch as his head plunges into eternal darkness,

Rule of death... it will reign this land no more
The rule of death... will no longer dominate this land

And after all the strife and after all the pain
And following all the struggles and torment

at last there's grace upon the realm again
finally, there is a sense of grace bestowed upon the kingdom once more

We live our dream once more and now it's on the wing
Once again, we are living our dream, and now it is beginning to take flight

Eulogy for the slain we sing...
We sing a eulogy for the fallen...

(and see a rising star)
(and witness the ascent of a new star)

Few perceive - a Being disappears...
Only a few recognize - a Being is vanishing...

As we know, it's taken place before
As we are aware, this has occurred in the past

It is gone now - for a thousand years
It has now vanished - for a thousand years

We know what it's waiting for...
We know for what it is waiting...

As the Comet rises, (it) takes new form,
As the Comet ascends, it transforms,

then returns to rule and rearray
then returns to govern and reorganize

The eternal Cycle turns the world
The eternal Cycle causes the world to revolve

as heroes rise... and fade away.
as heroes emerge... and eventually disappear.