The Surface
Around me the columns are not the same height
Ahead is an even more beckoning sight
The voice then explained that these circles are portals
A passage that leads to the world of mortals
These portals, it seems, were my one path to gain
From phantasmal limbo to earthly terrain
He told me one thing that could not be ignored
To use them, my strength must be fully restored
I shifted with caution, but not one misgiving
And so, I returned to the land of the living
My blood thirst has changed to a much darker need
To survive in this realm, I must constantly feed
I found a large gate which I couldn't yet pass
And so, I must go kick Melchiah's fat ass
Here too, was a wall that I couldn't yet climb
Believing that I would be able in time
The other path leads to a trench filled with water
The substance by which I was utterly slaughtered
The voice quickly warned me as I reached the crater
I must avoid water five centuries later
Although it won't kill me, my body will wane
And so, I would fade from the physical plane
He made one more point; not a fact he would spare
In the realm of the dead, water stands thin as air
I switched between realms on the opposite side
The door wouldn't open as much as I tried
In the physical realm would the door be ajar
In the spectral realm, all things remain as they are
I tried once again as I shifted once more
This time I was able to walk through the door
Author's note: I hope you got a good laugh out of that line about Melchiah.