(Instrumental)

[Storyteller: Sebastian Thomson]
[Narrator: Michael Kiske]
[King Taetius: Damian Wilson]

[Narrator:]
Blessed land, the shining star
In the west she rests in light
Dark skies, hard times kept afar
But in time she'll find her sight

[Angelic Ainae Choir:]
Aindahaj etin shalae infinisme ebrony

[Narrator:]
To the sun she turns her head
Unknown in her home steals fate
And to the King there come the Prophets
But he hears without fear what they state

[Angelic Ainae Choir:]
Aindahaj etin shalae infinisme ebrony
Touay soltn etinae bonitri d'esrony
Shawr ousmi Cessnella adouthe yaemr
Thnaton gliu swrutaena jewri outhe taemr

[translation:]
(Aina, your beauty seems so infinite
and trust in it though you may
don't turn your ears from the Holy Voice
for darkness comes your way)

[The Prophets:]
Demons of wrath creep up behind us
Fingers of steel reach out to bind us
Sorrow and despair can we foresee
In the Oracles
The Holy Voice calls down its warning
Don't turn your back on what he's warning!

Darkness and death will swarm around us
The dark won't relent until it's found us
Horror and despair can we foresee
In the Oracles
The Holy Voice calls down its warning
Don't turn your back on what he's warning!

[King Taetius:]
Look around this land, you fools!
No devilry resides here
Away with thy malignant thoughts
Rejoice in light tat shines here

Look into your hearts, you fools!
What ill could here befall us?
For centuries we've known no war
No weapons shall recall us

[Storyteller: Sebastian Thomson]
[Maiden Voice: Amanda Somerville]
[Narrator: Michael Kiske]

[Storyteller:]
The streets were never more grateful
To be walked upon until she was born
And when she's finished bathing
How her absence water mourns
The sky would blush in the setting sun
underneath her lovely gaze
and that her eyes should come to rest
upon the moon, it stays

[Angelic Ainae Choir:]
Aurel Sorna trael
Shalae d'emteld aesrony daelan
Aurel Sorna

[translation:]
(The Silver Maiden walks
forever will her beauty shine
The Silver Maiden)

[Narrator:]
Oria Allyahan, her name the heavens sing
And to her all the wonders it can bear
The world will bring
Fair Silver Maiden of Aindahaj,
May you remain so pure
For joy itself was never so bright as you,
You may be sure

[Chorus:]
In the Eve of Evermore she walks
The Silver Maiden
Her beauty and her innocence
Perfume the air like sweet incense
In the Eve of Evermore she walks
The Silver Maiden

Oria Allyahan, her name rings out renown
And every soul is certain
She is destined for the crown
The sons of King Taetius
Have long held her in praise
And one will surely win her hand
To rule throughout the days

[Chorus]

[Narrator: Tobias Sammet]
[Talon: Glenn Hughes]
[Torek: Thomas Rettke]
[Backing Vocals: Robert Hunecke-Rizzo]

[Narrator:]
The King has ruled a reign of long
And good and fair he was to all
But alas, the sun sets on his time
Which renders him frail and small
The throne now calls the next in line
Where Torek stands, proud and strong
His destiny writ in the books of old
To rule as King in the House of Ainean

[Chorus:]
But pride can come to rule the ones
Whose hearts are faintly clouded
For love can blind and torture you
And in rage leave you shrouded
Destruction of a soul
Can be the aftermath of loss
Then fear the flight of Torek
For it will bring chaos!

The crown that lays upon his head
Is surely bright and shining
But won't compare to his shining love
For whom his heart is pining
A queen he needs to fill the place
Beside his throne now empty
And he's longed for his Lady Oria
For a thousand years and twenty

[Chorus]

Of his love he'd said to none
Whilst plans he'd had to make
And on the eve that he would profess
His plans he came to break
For Talon came, his brother dear
Shaking with delight
And with growing rage did Torek hear
His love was taken claim that night

[Talon:]
My brother, I have such news to share
My longing kept hidden in strife
My heart is overjoicing
For soon I shall have a wife
To Oria Allyahan
Did I profess my love
And fall into my arms did she
And say that she did love...
... me too

[Narrator:]
Fire coursing through his veins
To Oria he ran
To beg her if it all was true
To pray to understand

So hear did he her true heart said
Her love belonged to his brother
And curse did he their new found love

[Aina Choir:]
For cursed she should be
If she didn't love he!

[Narrator:]
And should be content with no other!

[Aina Choir:]
Yes, cursed she will be
If she doesn't love he!

[Narrator:]
Out he storms from Aina fair
A self-imposed exile
Far he'll go to escape the burn
Of rejection's bitter bile
Out he storms not looking back
And vows to never return
For now he hates the lovely land
And would rather see it burned

[Torek:]
For how I hate that lovely land
And will someday see it burn!!

[Torek: Thomas Rettke]
[Backing Vocals: Sascha Paeth]

[Torek:]
Journey far and journey long
Must I before I rest
I leave the world behind
My world, I leave behind
No care have they, that evil folk
For souls cast aside
They beat my heart to dust
My heart beaten to dust

Weeks I go over hill and plain
Till I come to the pits of Hell
A barren land of rot
A land of barren rot
A gruesome beast call this their home
Who gladly I befriend
They need someone to rule
I'll be the one to rule

Then feast your eyes upon this jewel
An empire arises!
From nothingness I'll come to rule
Over the world's horizons

The beast in you has longed for blood
And blood you now shall taste
Your Saviour has at last arrived
In Nachtok we're embraced
Our day is come!

The Krakhon folk I've come to love
Near to my soul, they are
We hate and burn as one
We burn our hate as one
In ugliness I've found my core
A festering desire
To loose the pending storm
The doom within the storm

And feast your eyes upon this jewel
An empire arises!
From nothingness I'll come to rule
Over the world's horizons
Your wicked souls
Have longed for flesh
And flesh you now shall taste
Your hunger will not be denied
In Nachtok you're embraced
Our day is come!

The hand of fate reaching
From the bowels of the Earth
They'll not foresee as it takes hold
And grinds them into dirt
Retribution I'll deal out
No less than they deserve
And claim their shining deity
And on their knees they'll serve
ON THEIR KNEES!

[The Krakhon Army:]
Then feast your eyes upon this jewel
An empire arises!
From nothingness I'll come to rule
Over the world's horizons

[Torek & The Krakhon Army:]
The beast in us has longed for blood
And blood we now shall taste
Our Saviour has at last arrived
Our hunger will not be denied
A wave of war we all shall ride
And Naschtok we'll embrace
Our day is come!

[Torek & Sorvahr: Thomas Rettke]

[Torek & Sorvahr:]
Pulse and rage within my veins
Oh, Mother Night, fulfil me
Thick and black my will remains
Oh, Mother Night, come thrill me
The foulest deeds no man can think
Oh, Mother Night, you teach me
The darkness calls and breeds the stink
Oh, Mother Night, you reach me

[Chorus:]
Then heed the calling of the dark
And feed the Beast within
Your willingness will leave its mark
And then the Beast will win
Horrid beings worship me
Oh, Mother Night, I love them
They give me power that I need
Oh, Mother Night above them
My strength is growing here within
Oh, Mother Night, you read me
And Sorvahr brims beneath my skin
Oh, Mother Night, they need me

[Chorus]

[Krakhon Choir:]
Naschtok brutah'k goh sha turh
Trahol Sorvahr kop da furh! [2x]

[translation:]
(All bow down to Naschtok
hail to Sorvahr, to imminent destruction!)

[Torek & Sorvahr:]
I feel the change
It's taking place
No one shall dare
To challenge me!

Pulse and rage within my veins
Oh, Mother Night, fulfil me
Thick and black my will remains
Oh, Mother Night, come thrill me

[Chorus]

[Baktuk: Olaf Hayer]
[Sorvahr: Thomas Rettke]
[Talon: Glenn Hughes]
[Oria: Candice Night]

[Angelic Ainae Choir:]
Thnaton swrutaena jewria taemr
Nachae tin jewria, Aindahaj ribanewr!

[translation:]
(Darkness is coming your way
see it coming, Aina beware!)

[Krakhon Choir:]
Naschtok brutah'k goh sha turh
Trahol Sorvahr kop da furh!

[Baktuk:]
My Lord, everything is now in place
Our years of planning are bearing fruit
Long have we waited for this day
Now let us set out with our troops

Oh, yes, I long to pave their streets in blood
And ebb and flow with waves of gore
Long have we waited for this day
Now let them taste of pain of our lore!

[Sorvahr:]
Of course, your blades are thirsting for pain
But don't your loins hunger for pure flesh?
Rip through the maidens, slay the men
Let them know the meaning of wrath!

But this, listen to me when I say
Disturb me not when the battle dawns
Long have I waited now for this day
My eye lies upon other gains

Leave the Castle walls untouched
I forbid you to enter that scene
A score I must settle awaits me long
What lies beyond belongs to me!

Your doom is nigh
Though you see it not
Our forces ride
And your hope will rot

[Chorus (With Aina Choir*):]
Lying under all *you believe
Is a darkness to you all *but unseen
Skies will be torn and rain
On the siege of Aina
Terror comes!

[Krakhon Choir:]
Naschtok brutah'k goh sha turh
Trahol Sorvahr kop da furh!

[Sorvahr:]
Scream and run
Run and fall
Fall and burn
Burn and die
Die and rot
Rot in Hell! [2x]
Damn you all!

Ah, such familiar halls are these
Here did I waste so man lifetimes
Long have I waited for this day
This day is such a fine time

[Talon:]
Pray tell,
What do you want with all this war?
We live in peace and know you not!
Please take our surrender and no more lives
We relent and give you all we've got

[Sorvahr:]
What's this, so easily you're giving up?
Dear brother, I expect more from you
For know me well you surely do
But I've long shed my binding to you

Come now, I'm only taking what is mine
The score I must settle here for us all
Your land I leave to the will of my men
I care not if your house now falls!

Your doom is here
And now you can see
Your every fear
Belongs to me!

[Chorus]

[Oria:]
Please, take me if you must
But leave him , please spare him!
I'll do anything you want
Just take me, please spare him!

[Oria:]
Talon!

[Talon:]
Oria!

[Talon & Oria:]
You'll always have my heart!

[Talon: Glenn Hughes]
[Tyran: Andre Matos]

[Talon(with Aina Choir*):]
My heart has left my chest
My life, my love is gone
I've failed my land, my Lady
Now everything is wrong

I should have stood my ground
I should have made them fall
I feel I've failed *Aina
I couldn't stop them all

[Tyran:]
But Sire, don't lose hope
Look to the rising sun
You still have Oriana
And she has everyone

The seed of your true love
Lies in this shining gem
Her powers are the greatest
We've seen in all the land

There can be no more doubt
That evil will be back
And without some defences
Our empire will crack

[Talon(with Aina Choir*):]
But how can I go on
And how will we survive?
I'm only left to hope that
Our love will stay alive

We don't know where they are
We don't know what he's done
She's out there *all alone
*And he's already won

[Tyran:]
But Sire, keep your faith
Look to the rising sun
You still have Oriana
And she has everyone

The seed of your true love
Lies in this shining gem
Her powers are the greatest
We've seen in all the land

There can be no more doubt
That evil will be back
And without some defences
Our empire will crack

[Talon:]
Then take her far from here
That is the only way
Our star will be protected
Until that fated day

Then fight she must beside us
And pray must we to win
For with our Oriana
There can be peace again

[Oria: Candice Night]

[Oria:]
Rest your mind, Silver Maiden
Don't fear
The things that happen to you now can't be helped
Be strong and think of your love, your strength
Beauty and purity hold the spirit where it can never be tarnished

Sleep, sleep
Dream, dream
Don't fear, don't fear
Remember love
Remember love...

[Sorvahr: Thomas Rettke]

[Krakhon Choir:]
Syrius! [3x]

[Sorvahr:]
All behold- my masterpiece shines
He'll take control and blur all the lines

All bow down - he plan is complete
He'll wear the crown and taste of the sweet
Our wondrous dawning is nigh
Now sing out his song to the sky!

[Chorus:]
Praise unto the Child of Darkness
Soon the Hand will strike out again
Praise unto the Son of Sorvahr
Destiny's spoken
We'll ride out to rule again

[Krakhon Choir:]
Syrius! [3x]

[Sorvahr:]
Hear me now, his name rings out proud
And Syrius will shake all the ground

Reign supreme, will our little Master
Lead the team to crush all the bastards
Our wondrous dawning is nigh
Now sing out his song to the sky!

[Chorus]

All behold- my masterpiece shines!

[Chorus]

[Narrator: Michael Kiske]
[Backing vox: Robert Hunecke- Rizzo]
[Ainae Angel: Nicholas Westerman]

[Narrator:]
Years went by and Angels sighed
Young girls laughed and old men died
Lovers loved and people tried
To live amongst the shadows

Sunlight chased away the waste
But couldn't take away the taste
Of all that, taken in the haste
Of hatred's bite and swallows

[Chorus:]
But love will bloom even in gloom
And serendipity visits soon
Two fated souls bound for doom
Whose time is all but borrowed:

Then the Sun came to the one
Who'd make him come all but undone
If not for her, He might have won
But lost in all that mattered

She cast his soul in liquid gold
But those who know would have it told
She, too, was touched by his soul
And hand in hand they wandered

[Chorus]

[Angelic Ainae Choir:]
Shaena lithou tou risewr
Parotin lalae amer
Syrius oudeti ere
Kin Oriana vaetou

[translation:]
(All that's forbidden
becomes a love song
Syrius about to fall
And Oriana waits)

[Narrator:]
The made love and all was said
Forever they would share a bed
But little did they know that dread
Was creeping up behind them

Days grow long and silence spawns
The eagerness to right all wrongs
And even though the darkness dawns
Brighter days will follow

[Chorus]

[Ainae Angel:]
Jewriaen amer
Yaetaen nouwr d'it amer

[translation:]
(Feel the love
Hold fast to the love)

[Oriana's conscience: Amanda Somerville]

[Oriana:]
Tonou yeawr din fielor.
Yearw refethou tourw naervol aerl sessopwr
Leafir aerthoutun edb,
Jewraen haen Syrius thnoudeti ere,
Shyarth duroul asronyth d'emteld
Etin teldan aemocryth swrulaj?
Laet, d'iri ismythou traeln tin lalae
Lem nor, henosh rennwr evolaesh
Soltnae jewri lemnoshae amer:

[translation:]
(Everything is so perfect
perfect, yet so completely strange at the same time
I've never met you, the name Syrius says nothing to me
And yet I feel I've known you forever
Does this have a greater meaning?
Yes, it seems you and I have a long
And beautiful song ahead of us
But no, I have no fear because I feel the love in you)

[Talon: Glenn Hughes]
[Backing vox: Tobias Sammet]

[Talon:]
The mountains are calling
The heavens, they beckon her home
Our sadness is falling
We'll take back our fate on our own

So hear what I tell you
It's time we strengthen our land
It's true, He can smell you
But let them come, this time we'll stand
Up and fight!

[Chorus:]
We'll take back our land
Take all the fret they've made
Take back he Hand
Make them regret that they
Ever turned their sights on Aina!

It's time Oriana
Was restored her rightful place
It's now going on a
Long time we've been running the race

We've been lost without her
No more confusion will reign
Te future's about her
Out liberty we will reclaim
Once again!

[Chorus]

No more disparity
Out with insanity
Peace for eternity
We'll drive out the Demons
And make sure they never return!

So hear what I tell you
It's time we strengthen our land
It's true, He can smell you
But let them come, this time we'll stand
Up and fight!

[Chorus]

[Oriana: Sass Jordan]
[Syrius: Marco Hietala]
[Sorvahr: Thomas Rettke]

[Chorus]
[Oriana & Aina Choir:]
Today we ride!
Today all wrath abides!
We ride to win!
We won't give in
We'll define the meaning of victory!

[Syrius & Krakhon Choir:]
Today we ride!
Today all wrath abides!
We ride to win!
We won't give in
We'll define the meaning of victory!

[Syrius:]
Halt! My fighters,
But who is that there?
At the defensive line rides
A maiden so fair
But, no, it can't be!
Oh, yes, it is she!
Do not charge ahead
There rides my love Nali!

[Oriana:]
Halt! My people,
But what is this now?
At the offensive line rides
A face that I know
But, no, it can't be!
Oh, yes, it is he!
He holds up his hand
He calls my name: "Nali!"

Oh, yes, it is Syrius
The Son of the wicked Sorvahr
But soon you will see
Soon you'll agree
He's not as you would think
Him to be

[Chorus]

Sorvahr:
My son, how dare you disobey me!
I sent you to destroy
Not to make peace!
I cast you down from the throne
Renounce your name as my own
You're truly a son of a bitch
I've no use for you
Now die!

[Chorus]

[Oriana:]
Oh, no
Please, no...

This has gone too far
I have had enough!
You have made us bleed
All our world a ruin
I will not stand anymore!
Now see how it feels

I cast you down from your throne
Renounce your name ever known
You nasty, sick son of a bitch
I've no use for you
No pity for you
Your reigning is through
Now DIE!!!

[Chorus]

[Narrator: Michael Kiske]

[Narrator:]
Blessed land, the shining star
Once again in light you are
Broken lives are mended
Though minds never forget their scars

[Angelic Ainae Choir:]
Aindahaj, etinae shalae outhaed infinisme
Aindahaj, yathe jebri swrutaen caore shawrtoumisme

[translation:]
(Aina, your infinite beauty restored
Aina, perhaps this time it will remain always)

[Narrator:]
Blessed land, your Queen's returned
The fires purging Naschtok burn
Broken hearts are tended
Though lonely lovers will always yearn

[Angelic Ainae Choir:]
Detha ritou jaeneb Ainaen
Esswr xoujaen hemaldath
Lem shawretou d'elaewr enon
Valaewrth ritanwr lordath

[translation:]
(Light shines again
in the House of Ainaen
Forever is a long time
Better to be cautious)