hark ye brothers to the new vision
for it is life and death to those who hear
there will be a day, a day of darkness and fear,
of smoke, fire, and blood from the sky
all will run, all will hide, hope will be lost
even the ground will tremble and try to flee
and it will be like the end of all
the shadows of darkness will stretch and rise
after being set loose in the world above
destruction is its breath, death in its grip,
even the stars will be swept away by the tail of the beast
the banners of war are raised, the kings of the five nations arise,
the seals of the scrolls are broken and the earth shakes with
the pounding of drums
then from the east, as the sun rises
like a cloud of hope, the avenger will manifest,
coiled like a serpent, with fire for eyes, Thulsadoom will come forth
wings that blot out the sky and with the sun in his claws and the moon in his teeth
golden claws like swords and diamond teeth as long as spears and skin smooth and white and hard as marble
the two forces shall swirl in battle, locked in harmony for eternity
thus will the dark fall and return to the spaces between the silence
then shall the sky turn black as the sun is removed,
and all creatures will be taken up to a new realm of peace and freedom,
where each can drink deeply from the golden cup of joy which never empties
this then is the prophecy of Thulsadoom, king of all the ancient serpents.
Brother Kanube, head of the Order of St. Ender, Watcher of the Void
~~~~~ from the dust of the void all is made, and to the void it returns~~~~~