Grimoire Mortis
The Book of Death
◀ Chapter 5 · Chapter 6 · Chapter 7 ▶

¹And SATANAS lifted up His hand once more, and the scroll in His grasp blazed with a wrathful brilliance.
²He broke the Fifth Seal, and the world held its breath.
³And behold: all the green things of the Oærth, and all the creeping things, and every beast of field and forest — withered and died.
⁴The trees bent low and crumbled; the grass blackened beneath the feet of children.
⁵No leaf stirred, no blossom bloomed, and no fruit swelled upon the vine.
⁶The rivers bore no fish, and the skies no birds.
⁷The voices of nature were silenced, and the wind passed without song.
⁸The people went out to find the animals they had known — their steeds, their cattle, their hounds — and found only stillness.
⁹They cried, but their tears found no echo.
¹⁰The children asked where the sparrows had gone, and no man could answer.
¹¹And Mephistopheles wept as he wrote, for the death of innocence was now complete.
¹²Then SATANAS broke the Sixth Seal, and there was a great hush.
¹³Bezaliel fell upon one knee, and Michæl lowered his gaze, and all spirits ceased their speech.
¹⁴For this was the seal of the Flesh — and it was undone.
¹⁵And lo, the hearts of all the living ceased.
¹⁶Men and women, kings and beggars, prophets and fools — all fell as one.
¹⁷The strong cried out and died mid-sentence; the wicked choked on their last breath.
¹⁸The faithful clutched their flame and smiled; the scorners reached for lies and found only dust.
¹⁹There was no battle, no wailing, no delay — but a stillness that swept the world like fire in dry grass.
²⁰The Oærth groaned beneath the sudden weight of silence.
²¹And only the Judges rode on, though none now remained to hear their verdicts.
²²Mephistopheles cried aloud: Who shall witness now, if all are gone?
²³And Bezaliel said: Thou alone.
²⁴For the End was not yet full, and one seal yet remained.
²⁵And SATANAS closed His hand about the scroll, and turned His gaze to the skies.


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