A fire of cease did burn for what seemed an age But did flash crimson before the eyes of those who watched An ever cooling and nullifying ‘fluence it was Rending the eternal struggle between the earth and sea void for a time Fortune faired foul as a wind bitter flew over the land Rending the flame useless as imprisoned it became And the sea attacked the land, which in turn exploded with such fury That rose a black cloud high, blocking out the light Anger and bitterness belched across the world As its forces became locked in the struggle eternal