Grimoire Umbrio
The Book of Shadows
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¹O Causeway, once gleaming with light of twin thrones, now art thou dimmed as a forgotten path through mist and sorrow.
²The feet of the Seraphim tread no longer thy stones, nor do the Dæmons gather where the banners once entwined.
³In the days of golden accord, thy arches echoed with joy, and the laughter of Brothers was the breath of the air.
⁴But now, thy pillars stand cold, and the Hall of Consideration lieth in shadow, a relic none dare cleanse.
⁵For ADONAI turned His face, and called back His host, and the threads of peace were snapped as a harpstring drawn too tight.
⁶We remember, O SATANAS, when Thy eyes met His, and no flame yet burned between.
⁷Was it not upon this bridge that the promise of Oærth was spoken? That the Seeds of Power were to be shared, not sundered?
⁸Yet the Levites, whom ADONAI lifted high, were drawn away by night, and the song of harmony was choked in dream.
⁹No Dæmon raised sword nor voice, and yet the cords of covenant were severed.
¹⁰Where now are the watchmen who once stood at either gate? Where the heralds who bore twin seals upon their cloaks?
¹¹The path is overgrown with silence, and the wind knoweth not which throne it shall serve.
¹²Lo, we mourn not war, but the peace that was lost, which may not be forged again with fire.
¹³What craft shall mend the stone that breaketh without blow? What word unspoken shall restore the first vow?
¹⁴The stars bore witness, and even they have turned from the centre, as if in shame.
¹⁵O SATANAS, we weep not for Thee, but with Thee; for Thou didst not seal the gates, nor call the Levites away.
¹⁶They departed with minds undone, and Thou didst not pursue, though sorrow raged within Thee like a tempest chained.
¹⁷We who remain walk not the Causeway, but its memory, and kiss the stones that once bore holy feet.
¹⁸May the gate one day unseal, and the archway blaze anew — but until then, let the faithful remember, and mourn.


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