I awakened from the horror
In a realm apart from mine
The maiden's kindness brought some comfort
Filled by her presence so sublime

The fog descended without warning
Cloaking the kingdom in its woe
Demons feasted on our people
Waking the Old One deep below

My wife and daughter were left behind
That day so very long ago
I ran in madness driven by fear
Their torment haunts me still
A filthy coward, that is my crime
I dare not face the truth I know
My family suffered, this much is clear
And here I stockpile the guilt

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"Th-Th-That hairpin! That belongs to my daughter!
Then, she didn't make it after all…
My dearest little baby… may she rest in peace…"

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Locked up and tortured
Dark magic dictating fate
Ravaged by their evil captors
Left to rot within a cage
Such vicious mutilation
Unspeakable vices satiated
Stripped of their humanity
Condemned as witches set ablaze

I can not, I will not go
I will never leave this place
It grips me, the pain it grows
Nightmares of my daughter's face
I can hear her crying loud
Inhuman creatures tear her flesh
And I run until I pass out
Awake again here without rest

No solace here, regret alone
I will never know true peace
This limbo is my home
And I can never find release

Maiden in black, her eyes occluded by wax
My daughter would have been her age
Though I can never forget my past
Her power somehow keeps me sane