Under The Grey Banner (Under The Grey Banner 2011)
[Music: Holmlid, Mörck; Lyrics: Mörck]
["A hundred years had passed. Man would face man, and with the vast armies of the mad King, the dwarves and elves faced certain destruction. Even though weighed down by the tremendous task at hand, the leaders of the free peoples inspired hope and courage among their ranks. Ilmarion spoke proudly of honour and sacrifice to mounted knights, Duviel the Elven Queen gathered the elven archers to her in great lines and Grimmdane Skullcleaver, the foremost warrior and general of the dwarven race commanded more than twenty perfectly squared cohorts of armoured dwarves. Their banners waved proudly in the air, though the Islander could easily count five times that number in grey banners. And so this day their doom would come."]
Facing the northwinds On high ground we stand In the air a thousand banners Flying the honour Of peoples joined in bitter strife
Darkened green for the wood-elves Crimson red for dwarven lords Deep azure blue for men with the hearts to defy
Brass horns are sounding we drink our last ale filled with cold determination praising the ancients as dark lines spill out on the plains
See the view stretched before me It's familiar somehow Why am I here? Why was I sent to this trial?
["The mounted knights of free men long fought on the flanks of the King's army, greatly decimating the dark one's numbers. The dwarven bersekers charged towards the forest of grey banners, as they had once stormed the orcish hordes, while covered by millions of elven arrows. After one full day of battle, both armies were brought down to a quarter of their initial strength, and as the army of twisted men were nearly routed came the final and ultimate sign of the King's treachery. On the horizon there was now a sight not seen by men for a hundred years; a great dark and twisted army of orcs, goblins and netherkind, brought there by an unholy covenant with he who was once their destroyer. Led by the terrible warsong of Gargoth the Orcish Lord, the black lines engulfed both armies with intent of utter annihilation."
"Fueled by cries and scent of slaughter, fall before the orcish march! Now our armies will rend flesh from bone. Throne of bones, its lord has spoken, foul beasts take all that remain. Now my children we shall drink their blood!"
"With all hope nearly gone and facing complete destruction, the Islander were forced to seek out and challenge his brother, the fallen King of the West and menace of Westmar. into single combat"]
You think you can stand before me? You are mistaken! No! I'm filled with the wrath of a god, ignited by a righteous flame!
See how you're burning with zeal, and yet so unknowing! Die! I make you pay for your crimes, red, the grey banner dyed!
With steel I will redeem For I know what I've seen in my dreams One brother has to find his demise
Fool! Can't you see that you were sent to perish before me?
See the blackness for my eyes How can this be, Were the scriptures all lies? Oh bewildered horizon...
What? What is this? Who is this girl, who dares to strike me? Take my life for another's Now fall! As he has recovered...
So we are free Wake from a dream Glorious deed But she's lost unto me See, all will rise From lands to the sea But forever she'll live on in my memory