Gloria Inferni

All the darkest dreams came true She closed her eyes forever The bride so calm and pale and sad Here's the agony she'd suffered I was lead through a monumental hall When a blow blinded me and I lost my way Her ghastly face shrouded in a cloak Six wings bleeding into six ebony cups De Profundis – the trembling out of the depths This infinite flame that crumbled her heart Dribbling its dark venom She said: gloria inferni A shining dagger cutting through my breath She collected my blood in a stone chalice Licking the blade with a wicked face Suddenly encircled by a dreary cortege Consciousness fades away, conscience withers away A cold trance spreads It's dusk already, but haunted by nocturnal demons... [Diary entry: Fatigued with the events of the night before, I decided to go to bed earlier. However, the gloom played a cruel trick on me again and wouldn't let me find solace in the arms of Morpheus. In my dream I heard a horse neighing, I woke up (or did I? Maybe it was also a delusion...) and looked out of the window. From behind the heavy curtains I saw the Countess and Friedrich getting out of the carriage. Friedrich was shrouded in a long dark cloak with the silver letter 'S' embroidered on it.]