Ophidian Henosis, Pt. VII-Barshasketh

Battling the monad of despair Atop the corpses of man's every hope Beneath vacant banners Shattered against the walls Burning with every inevitable defeat Armouring the spirit in the vestments of desolation Reborn from the ashes of relentless vanquishment The seed of incipient triumph Germinating in the vestiges of ultimate defeat The only true defeat is surrender The only true death is submission There are no martyrs here Ours is the path of glorious triumph.