User blog:Zathsu/"Playing With Fire" -A Song Dedicated to the Archprophet

In an attempt to delve deeper into understanding of my villain, I did a really weird thing. In a characterization experiment with the Archprophet, I did something I'd thought I'd never do. I pulled a Disney... and wrote a song. For him. Supposedly by him in the context, but regardless. No where do I planned for this to be actually used, but for the hell of it and for the fun of it, the lyrics to a little song I like to call... "Playing With Fire" by Zathsu.

Mind the awkward spacing, Source Editor groups text not double spaced so paragraphs are spaced by double spaces and lines in a paragraph by one space.

CONTEXT FOR THOSE NOT FAMILIAR WITH TALE OF DIEP: Archprophet = Baddie singing da song, Aero = Random hero thats gonna do a die, Middle Era = Time period currently happening the story, Panzer = Sealed god the Archprophet wants to return to the world, The Realm = World of the story.

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"And after all this way, you still think that learning what I plan to do… matters? Do you not realize that, hanging on the last vestiges of life, telling you before you bleed out and slowly painfully die would be probably the biggest waste of time my poor soul could ever have the strain of going through? Therefore, using my extensive knowledge of music, I’ll put it in a way you can understand…:"

They called me a villain they did? In some regards I’d say they were right.

My goals are clear and good in fact, but my actions to reach them caused nothing but plight.

But some lives barely matter! It’s the bold and respected that count.

So as far as I’m concerned, Panzer would have no problem if I snuffed your lights out…

Your actions make me laugh.

Your logic wears me thin!

Your patience has me reeling.

And your failure makes me win!

You don’t know what you’ve gotten into.

Doesn’t that make you sad!?

You broke into my tower without a clue.

And scarcely prepared… might I add?

Needless to say, your days are numbered!

I’ve been counting them down since we met!

The Empire can remember the day their hero died.

And if they didn’t think that I was a yet a threat…

This isn't even as dirty as the Archprophet gets!

So what I’m trying to say is… (Huge shift in musical tone)

'''YOU’RE PLAYING WITH FIRE! (Huh-woah-oh-oh-oh…)'''

You might not have noticed young hero, but I am in CONTROL!

I’m the one who writes the laws here, and I sign them in a scroll!

Your name may be the last for which the solemn bells shall toll.

The Middle Era ends here! It’s time to rock and roll…!

I look into your future, hero, and do you know what I see?

A gravestone lonely in the earth, with the death attributed to me.

And etched in the stone dug in hallowed ground, right where the name would be…

There it reads ‘Here lies Aero… who didn’t live to see the dark one freed’! (‘Ah ha ha ha ha ha’ fades into the part)

When it comes to me and prophecies, I have lots of things to say.

And so I know what’s going to happen at the dawn of every day.

When I look back in my past, death is all I see.

But I can move on, forgive and forget, because that’s ok with me.

An army is coming, and the sounds of blood spilling are music to my ears!

An orchestra of death is drawing near, and oh dear, isn’t that a reason to fear?

How is it not yet crystal clear? We’re ready to pierce through The Realm just like a spear.

And in your dreams I will appear, ready to turn your solace into hellish nightmares!

So worry not, the Archprophet’s here, to feed upon your tears!

Join us or die, truth or lie, your suffering will be severe!

So be ready to cry, when and why, for I will not stop till I suck The Realm dry!

'''YOU’RE PLAYING WITH FIRE! (huh-woah-oh-oh-oh…)'''

At last, after centuries I will bring back our god.

You tried to stop it, but failed because you are flawed.

But he made me perfect, I have a DESTINY to fill!

And if I have to kill you to reach it, I will… (blows out flame, darkening the scene, followed by the music dying down for a two second pause)

And that’s because!... '''YOU’RE PLAYING WITH FIRE! (huh-woah-oh-oh-oh)'''

I can hear the cultists cheering, as your situation becomes dire.

All the Empire will be fearing, the day that their rule expires!

Through magic and engineering, setting The Realm as the emperor’s pyre!

So is the case… when you’re PLAYING… WITH… FIIIIIIIRRRRREEEE! (AH HA HA HA HA!)