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Katabasis

The descent into Darkness,

Struggling through the fires of Hell,

Brimstone filling my senses

As demons surround me.

Lower and lower into the depths,

Agony leeching into my soul

As I watch the miserable wretches

Tormented and twisted,

Their sins reflected a million fold;

Breaking bodies and spirits

As I remember the Fall:

From the highest peak to the darkest

Dungeon, the pit of despair.

And yet in my heart still burns

The spark of Hope, of Love

And I will climb from the fiery lake

And drag the One with me

Whom I descended to find and save

From eternal damnation and pain,

Even if they fight me on the journey

Back into the Light, all dross

Burnt away to purity.

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