The Ghost-King and the Curse of the Haunted Realm

by REXSPIRAVIT

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1.	The Royal Resurrection 08:30	lyrics	buy track
In this cursed land No one is to be pardoned for crimes committed For justice left undone For evil allowed to breed, unchallenged For darkness allowed to spread, unnoticed Here I am, high above the throne Looking down on misery, a kingdom unsewn I see you, I see you looking back at me Sinister! Tyrant! I never saw you coming My spirit left alone for centuries Eyes slowly opening, tears slowly falling The memories consume me as my mind reforms My regrets transport me back through the ages Here I am, high above the palace Looking down on decay, a house of disgrace I see you, I see you staring back Cold eyes! Wretched lies! I wish I saw you coming "And amidst the darkest days of rule within the realm of Hubordel, a dying witch had no choice but to cast one final spell... So much death and despair, since the master wraith came to power... A haunting fell upon the world, with little hope left for it to devour... Now, the people have all but surrendered, no hope left in their eyes... Save for the man who once held the throne, a great king had once met his demise... Only in death, can the king truly realize his destiny In this haunted, cursed realm, only a fool would believe life ends with the body..." Climbing up from this grave I wipe the dirt from my eyes to see the light Looking up to the sky, I can only find a sea of grey I can only find pain, within the cracked walls of this society Life does not end with the body Life does not end by a mortal decree Only the eternal can decide our fate Only the black arts can control my destiny Here I am, high above the realm Looking down on your torturous ways I see you, I see you staring into my eyes Your eyes full of hate, your days are numbered
2.	Hymn to the Sorceress 06:46	lyrics	buy track
In rising up from the ground, I seek you Inexplicably drawn to your arms, I need you now Is this the spell with which you brought me back? Or is this the curse my kingdom inherited under attack? How I wish that you could hold on I'm drawn here by your sacred song I know the world never knew your name How I wish that I could be as strong As the day I left, but it was so long Ago that I fell to the earth A poisonous tongue I remember it all now The vision is as clear as day You've given me the power of hindsight Given me clarity I love you for all that you've done for me But I'm afraid I can't save you in return Now and forever I am in your debt And in your name, I will wage war I will avenge you In bringing you back to life, there are certain truths you must learn The master wraith has been identified It was him all along You have no memory of your death, because it was stolen from you in your sleep You were poisoned by this sinister man, forced to vacate the throne by his hand Now you are given this second chance, and with this gift, I take my final breath Do not allow this sacrifice to be in vain Let my final spell bring about freedom for us all
3.	Bow to the Army of the Wraith 05:16	lyrics	buy track
Walk into this nightmare Seeing death everywhere Into a sea of headstones They mark the kings that never were BOW TO THE ARMY OF THE WRAITH! See your angels fall from grace BOW TO THE ARMY OF THE WRAITH! See your master, lord of the goblin race You will never see heaven As long as I hold the keys You will never see the golden gates So long as I control the path And now, it's plain to see, the realm of Hubordel belongs to me! Once a human king stood in my way, but now he rots in the ground decaying... It was as easy as unlocking a door... I slipped inside like an apparition... I fed you my poison while you slept I left just as easily, not a single guard heard a single step But what's this I hear? A witch in the dark? She's searching... She's yearning to tear me apart! What's this I feel? The presence of an enemy?! Are you back from the dead?! laughter See the dead king... Whose crown rests upon a mountain of rotting flesh...
4.	Hopeful Whispers 08:01	lyrics	buy track
Have you heard the story of the Revenant King? His blood is cold as ice and his skin is falling off Have you heard the tale of the Ghost Lord today? Don't look in his eyes, he will lead your heart astray I've heard the rumors of a dead man with a crown He'll rip your guts out, you'll never hear a sound But could this be, the man who once held the throne? The man who once called this realm his own? Have you heard the tale of the Ghost King today? Don't be afraid of him, I swear he'll make us free Hear the word far and wide Hopeful whispers are on the horizon With an ear to the ground Hopeful whispers will carry on through the night We'll sing of freedom throughout the night We'll die with smiles on our faces We'll love ourselves even on the brink of death They won't have the satisfaction of our fear Have you heard the tale of the Revenant King? He'll remove our chains and hear us sing his name We'll dance in the night with our chains at our feet We'll live like kings and never know defeat This is our time, an uprising draws near And at long last, the Master Wraith will know fear! I've heard the rumors of a dead man with a crown He'll rip your guts out, you'll never hear a sound But could this be, the man who once held the throne? The man who once called this realm his own? Could this be the man who once called this realm his own? Victory is at hand Our resilience knows no bounds Victorious, we will be Unchained, we will remain
5.	A Failed Reunion 06:00	lyrics	buy track
Traveling this path of flowerbeds, I've reached an impasse I've come to the end of the road, where my home once stood I've come to the place of my birth, and the birth of my family And in its place, I've found the site of a horrendous atrocity I walked this path to find the love of my life I walked these forests to feel my children at my feet Instead, I am met with the malice of the man no one sees The one they call, Master, he came here to send me a message The entity they call the Master Wraith, Lord of the goblin race... He stole the air from their lungs He stole the hope from their eyes As he stole the hope from mine Must I face this alone? War is coming, a war for the throne Must I wage war alone? With only the new powers within me as a form of solace What must I do now? Is it vengeance I am destined for? Or must I avenge my family By restoring freedom to those who could live Long enough to have it? The sorceress gave to me a new lease on life, as well as a mystical energy with which to vanquish evil from the realm... But with the bodies of the queen and my heirs at my feet, I am left with more questions than answers...
6.	Descent Into Goblin City 07:00	lyrics	buy track
Who told you, you were welcome here? Your eyes don't show enough fear Show me the Lord you serve... The overlord has dominion here Take a number at the door, my dear Eyes forward, sword drawn Hold on to something pure... Take me down to the cure... I've never seen these likes before... Here in the haunted abyss I am the overlord of the Goblin realm Hear my words, you don't belong here I am the seer of all you hold dear My master sits upon your throne, the embodiment of fear Further down into the pit To the bottom of the abyss I can see the city walls... Don't wander off the path of skulls Heart quickening as your skin crawls Open the door and face me... We meet at last! I've been waiting for you! We meet at last! I've been waiting for you! Don't wander too far off the path! You won't like what you see! I've seen enough to last a thousand lifetimes Looking in your eyes, you're nothing but a fake *Give me your master's secret, or die by my blade...
7.	I AM REXSPIRAVIT PT. 1 07:31	lyrics	buy track
The word has traveled far and wide, that I have returned Depictions of my face, they blanket the streets Only now I must put a face to their claims It's time for me to show myself and take back what is mine Take a look, see me for what I am I am Rexspiravit! With a ghostly veil 'round my silhouette I am Rexspiravit! With a dead king's head, hung high on the moon Nothing will heal, and all will be cruel Add a martyr's crown to a monster's head Nothing is sacred, the world is dead I've come alone, hiding behind no one Fear left me ages ago But with one final incantation I will return you to the dark... Master Wraith: You should not have come here. I'm surprised you got this far. Enchanted by the sorceress, I see. Her final act of heresy will have been for nothing! Rexspiravit: I've just returned from Goblin City, my Lord. I followed the path of skulls to the bottom of the pit. There, I found your your secret. I discovered the essence you stole from the greatest wizard in the history of Hubordel. Luckily, I now wield his scepter... The essence of the wizard shall return to its rightful place, and you will be banished back to the abyss you came from... Master Wraith: By all means, Ghost-King, give me your best... Rexspiravit: You will receive nothing less...
8.	I AM REXSPIRAVIT PT. 2 08:00	lyrics	buy track
The death of the queen speaks volumes to me The death of my heirs, a gateway to misery Left all alone in the haunted realm A cursed place where all evil dwells Yet here I am, a man on a mission It didn't take long to make this decision Dug up by the lady of the crescent moon Thrust forward by the will to consume ...all... With the wind at my back, you're under attack This game is over and I'm not holding back Your quarrel with me, it will end today You will suffer my blade and surrender your stay I am Rexspiravit Ghost-king of the northern sky With a crown of skulls on rotting flesh You make me feel alive I am Rexspiravit Torn from life to wander alone With vengeance pressing on my back I'll sit upon my throne... again... They call you master out of fear and confusion You believe it yourself, in your own delusion You're hardly a wraith, given the source of your power How many have died to keep you up in your tower? With a dead king's head, hung high on the moon Nothing will heal, and all will be cruel Add a martyr's crown to a monster's head Nothing is sacred, the world is dead My work is done here. The power of the fallen wizard has been returned to its rightful place and now his soul can be at peace. The sorceress's final act in this world led us to this moment of unity and freedom. Her soul can now be at peace. In reclaiming my throne and freeing my people, I have avenged my family. Their souls can now be at peace. And as I return to my grave, my living successor in place, my soul can now finally be at peace...

about

Long ago, in the realm of Hubordel, a sinister goblin called Inusept, stole a mystical power source from the greatest wizard the world had ever known. With this awesome power, he desecrated the wizard's tomb, emptying the wizard's magic scepter of the last of its great energies. Inusept then used the spoils of his thievery to increase his physical strength tenfold. He was also able to change his form to that of a partial apparition, using a guise of omnipotence, coupled with sinister propaganda to build an army and enslave the people. Inusept then adopted the moniker, "The Master Wraith, Lord of the Goblin Race", which he used to strike fear into every corner of the realm.

King Hubordel, a passionate and noble human king, had ruled over the land for many years until the Master Wraith came to power. With his queen and his heirs, he saw the realm through an era of peace and prosperity. But on one fateful night, Inusept used his ghostly powers to slip into Hubordel Castle undetected, where he fatally poisoned the king. And with King Hubordel dead and buried, Inusept had rid the realm of its last spark of hope and light.

Upon learning of the king's demise, the mysterious sorceress, Aylinda, gave her life to bring Hubordel back from the dead. She breathed new life into the fallen king and gifted him the last of her magic, before passing beyond the veil and into the spirit realm.

Now on a quest to save his family, free his people and defeat the Master Wraith, the Ghost-King Hubordel rides forth into the haunted realm named for his family, where unprecedented challenges and ghastly creatures await him...

Though, he no longer answers to his family name. He now rides as Rexspiravit, Ghost-King of the Northern Sky.

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released July 3, 2020

Story, music and lyrics by Mike Marlinski
Piano on "I AM REXSPIRAVIT PT. 1" by Patrick Toner
Samples are royalty-free courtesy of The Guild of Ambience

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REXSPIRAVIT Buffalo, New York

Story and all lyrics and music by Mike Marlinski

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Piano on "I AM REXSPIRAVIT PT. 1" written by Patrick Toner

All samples are royalty-free courtesy of "The Guild of Ambience". ... more