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Another scream in the night

A silent crowd gathers just beyond the edge of the light

A black shape just out of sight

A gargoyle, alright

Another bloodless corpse

Completely drained of everything it once was

They say it came out of the north

A dark and evil force

The hunting party rides out

To the sound of agitated horses and shouts

The riders whisper to their mouths

And swallow their own doubts

March to war

To face what?

None of them can really be sure

An evil never seen before

They ride into the maw

They guide their horses through the passes

To the gates of the glacier cave

There's something lurking in the darkness!

Ahhhhh!

Swords unsheathed

Wings and teeth

All hope crushed

To red dust

A lone rider makes it back

To tell the story of the shadow and their failed attack

Deep gashes ‘cross his back

He died right where he sat

This is the end

The sound of prayers in the streets as darkness descends

A nightmare that never ends

The black shape that hunts and kills

The shadow in the hills