The sky stained with blood
withered trees whisper tragedies.
Songs asking for mercy,
omens of betrayal.
From the bowels of pain
one last cry resounds.
A tainted memory
fallen splendor.
A ritual done in vain.
Hostile visions of Largashbur.
Blood for blood,
the will of the gods.
The Daedra will show the way,
the path of redemption.
Fed with hate, parasitizing the air.
After crossing the cave, fear lurks.
At nightfall the giants rise up for war.
Colossal shadows dwell in the grotto,
Beasts loom over the cursed town.
Terror is their downfall
Betrayal is his banner.
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