A Vampiric Game

He raised his eyes to heaven
a vampiric game that now was over
a light beam that burned his soul
and there the god approached
and whispered to his ear

"You are hereby summoned
to the halls of the magi
ice cold blood to flow in your veins
and pure harsh logic to determine your will
Heart of stone that still can shiver and bleed
but to save the world another cross must be filled"

"Yes sire,
I learned my lesson
Yes sire,
I humbly kneel before thee
Yes sire,
my blood now cold
Yes sire,
my will independent."

The silence after that
the darkness in his heart
the nightmare that still stands
the visions that blind your eyes
the demanding scream of the god
"Your heart you mortal,
stone carved in total!"

The last tear to be shed,
this last year of true living
his hurt voice that echoed
across continents....

"Yes sire,
my heart of stone
to bleed and shiver
for others again
none other but the whole
I fight and will die for"

And angels with demons chanted
charmingly, welcoming the new king
of this ancient domain.
The price to pay was truly high

"This spirit is dead,
long live the undead master
of the black and red sphere.

This spirit is dead,
long live the swallowing master
of the black and red sphere."