Good Omens is not mine, more's the pity. It belongs to Tpratchett and Ngaimen. All hail our favorite duo!
Just a thought of mine – from C's point of view. Might be a bit off-canon, but enjoy!
Ascent of the Serpent
When you wander in the shadows
It is hard to find the Dawn.
For you scorned the hand that fed you
Shrugged your shoulders, sauntered on.
Decked in flowing plumes of ebon 1
Kin to ravens of the night
Wallowing in deadly pleasures
Out of sight and sound of light.
(((((o)))))
Guilty pleasure may sustain you
But it's fickle, quick to fade
And the interest sinks to boredom
So you wander through the shade
Tempting fools who dare to linger
In the grey that is the dusk
Puppeteer with taloned fingers
But you're still an empty husk.
(((((o)))))
You may wrap yourself in evil
Deeper then the deepest sin
Pour all pity to the abyss-
But you're hollow still within.
So you grasp for greater glory
And you swear to conquer All
Deafen them with hiss of serpents
Lure them to another Fall.
(((((o)))))
For the Final Day draws nearer –
And there's many left to win.
Drop them into depthless caverns
Bound by boundless weights of sin.
In the grasp of ancient hubris
Tempt the Lion of the Gate2
Flinch with shock when he absolves you
Of the centuries of hate.
(((((o)))))
Watch him from the burning blackness
Of the shadow of the Tree.
See him trudge through fear and famine
With a soul unweighted, free.
Sidle slowly ever closer
Drawn by radiance without end
Swear that you will claim him someday –
But he calls himself your friend.
(((((o)))))
Bluster, boast, and plot to kill him
He will smile, always there
And you find that you do trust him
As the seasons warp the air.
Feel the gaping hollow narrow
Still the Darkness cloaks your sight.
But the Gold beneath burns brilliant
Fed by taste and touch of Light.
(((((o)))))
When the Final Trumpet beckons
And the Hosts sound the alarm
Much to your ensuring wonder
You will keep the earth from harm.
Though the Powers still outshine you
Though you're just an empty speck
Though they may hold all the aces
You have tampered with the deck.
1 I don't really know – do demons have black wings? It isn't said in the book.
2 I heard once that as C is a serpent, A is a lion.
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