***...>PART 1<...***

Glancing gravely all around at the blackness to which I'd been lured

And then came a ghastly sound which, echoing through the dark was heard

Calling out in form sardonic, dragging down the last of me

Left me wondering, catatonic, over some absurdity

Far from finished with this sequence, though granted some short reprieve

Flocking toward unholy beacons, which doth my spirit deceive

Come full circle to the lighthouse, then to my knees driven down

Lurking quizically beside us, He who brought this all around

"Leave Me Be Immoral Master, Make Me Not Perform Thy Will..

Though I Covet Not Disaster, Make Use Of Thine Own True Skill!"

Grinning wide he struck a forceful blow unto my weary skull

Coming to I felt resourceful, though I'd likely sold my soul

Searching frenziedly for some sign, that of a route of escape

Left the world I'd known far behind to be, by The Shadow, raped

Resignation bred Damnation, from my doom I'll not withdraw

Nor shall I beseech salvation from beneath the Cerberus's paw

To what end might I attempt such spiritual deliverance?

Having felt Hell's intimate touch, made incarnate by my Sins

"Alas.." said I, hope retreating out beyond the breaking point

Dismally I lay entreating my Dark Master to anoint

Then there was a strange sensation, as my spine began to bend

For the Cerberus had awakened, here I met my bitter end...

***...>WHEN DARKNESS CAME CALLING <...***

Here ends Part 1 of 3 by

~Codaniel Von Johnson~