Amduscias Advance.
During the 1000-year epoch, called the 'Age of Light,' Lucifer was chained to the granite walls of the some undisclosed place in the crust of the earth; now he has broken his shackles; it is day one of the second millennium of this epoch--; he is about to reappeared on the Docks of Hell.
Narrator.
They were all waiting for his return, Lucifer's that is, the Adversary to God, God Almighty Himself.
Euonymus, Prince of Death, now stood on the Macabre Pier, looking, just looking out into the great sea of Hades; stretching his vision as far as it would go; Amduscias, the Grand Duke of Hell, with the head of a unicorn or ram, or even human (for he could shape-shift), stood silently there also looking seaward, listening with his sharp ears of a ram for any sound of his King.
Part I Amduscias [And the Earth Shaker] In this bloodless corpse underground world, where beings and creatures have marble feet, hypnotic eyes, wings of feathers on walking mammals, along with striking and unimaginable other human forms, the lusterless dead, saw light in this forthcoming new epoch that Lucifer was going to usher in.
Amduscias, had his twenty-nine legions on high alert, waiting for orders, and for his Kings arrival, and he spoke: Amduscias.
(All was quiet) Said he: Amduscias, "The Earth Shaker!" (Speaking in a somber Monotone ((he felt the earth shake)) "Lucifer!--Lucifer...
" He Moaned and bellowed, "He comes..
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" His loyal friends all Looking, looking, and looking; They all stopped dreaming--breathing, Just...
just--staring, gazing, and looking: And looking, looking, looking! Waiting, waiting, waiting...
! Silence covered all of Hell..
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Part II The Macabre Pier Whence he came from No one asked!(He was just there; As everyone hyperventilated.
) The Earth Shaker: Lucifer Appeared! Out of now were (Or so it seemed) Agaliarept, the Henchmanbowed...
As Lucifer looked about, Noticing (seeing only) The extreme decay...
of Hell! Then! He looked at his Horde-- In particular, Euonymus and Amduscias (The Tiamat had escaped to the sea) (Thinking, he was thinking: 'Evil feared evil') For within the eyes of the Horde Evil and callous ways, lacked (But he knew it was all from boredom).
Thus, Within a moment's breathe-- The Horde was weighed And balanced Dark-wisdom was still...
inbred.
Pacing the Macabre Pier, Trying to pluck Life back To instill digestive hate within his Flock Was not too late...
(He thought) Not too late to: Recoil or repeat the urges once lost.
As all Hell peered, upon his pacing-- Like a dragon in heat, Lucifer's iridescent Green eyes, lay deep, deep Into his--sockets Casting a shadow of reality for the Waiting Pack: his Horde, his Flock; As a thousand years of conflict Kept festering in those eyes..
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He shock the dock's foundations With his quivering eldritch dark wings A beholding sight, to say the least, As if to defy: Any and all--: and bellowed (To Earth, and the High Heavens): "I am--the King!!" (And His roar echoed.
) Part III Only Bones To Lucifer and to ask Him(now standing on the pier moving to and fro like th3 wind, all trembling at his pant; sea-wingsgrowing larger upon his back: seven, eight, nine, ten:ten wings were flapping like a hurricane.
Lucifer's Fancy.
"I desire a prostitute--! " He said with an echo (And paralyzing: 'matter of fact,' tone); To Hell's bent destiny: Then Shamhat appeared.
All Hell unspoken, for He was a lustful King...
Long gone.
All the animals, a nightmare Gathered to watch the Master Mate.
With pleasure and open-eyed, All became surprised: As Appeared yellow fire from His screams, their fate Like a drunken-demigods on a chariot.
Lucifer then made A mad-scramble And cast his fangs into all-- All that were watching All things-- (Beast, d-evil or man, hence Only bones remained.
) He then washed with the waves That wallowed their way To his knees-- At his command..
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Which Sucked a thousand-years Of grime and slime off his body; Lip to lip he wiped dry, Like a dog, a cat--a priest Making a sacrifice..
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Part VI Shamhat Shamhat, feeling his strength (As if by a thousand men, she was rapped.
) She tried to speak A little groan, "Who am I, and why?" She cried.
"My harlot, hang onto my Feathers," her face like snow.
The sperm of the Adversary, Was slick and stirred, Stirred so much it made The waters tremble, like a Whirlpool-- (In the Sea of Hades); As Shamhat swallowed Up quickly, she fled From his bed.
Thereafter, He paced and paced Along the Macabre Pier-- He no longer could be Aroused...
this way He knew And so started to listen (Listen to voices above the crust Of the earth-- Human voices to curse).
With snapping wings Ten in all-- He laughed and laughed Like wind pipes blow-ing...
ing ing.
Like drums beat-ing ing...
ing.
Like a headman's cow giving birth..
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With his horned tongue-- He licked the tears of laughter dry, From his face.
Part V The Coiled Serpent Standing now On the Macabre Pier Near the water (Like a coiled serpent; Wings and hands coiled As if bound around his body).
His skin dark, now shedding hair Like a serpent shedding skin, He felt a new excitement: Looking at his Horde--; as They looked at him: Said He (definite and stern), "It is I, I hold the lamp And the wants of humanity; It was I, myself who destroyed All that could have been, All that wanted to be.
Me, Me, It was me...
it was because God Formed man of mud And cast it into my face Like Dust...
to punish all of us!" (His revenge was renewed.
) Life had now reentered His body (After a thousand-years) Upward he looked--upward! HE IMIGINED NOW--Earth.
End of the Poetic Epic: Book Two #398 12/7/04