The Mindflayer's Addiction
Ensnared Minds: Battlemaster's Ode to the Mindflayer's Abyss
Lyrics
It's his addiction
Expressing possession of an addiction by a character.
The mindflayer's addiction
Reiterating and emphasizing the addiction, specifically tied to a mindflayer.
Out from the cavern of before
Referring to a time or place before the present situation.
Comes an ancient being
Introduction of an ancient being emerging from a cavern.
He damns his thirst
The being curses its thirst, indicating a profound desire.
It's his genesis and his curse
Describing the addiction as the origin and a curse for the mindflayer.
Arcane scrolls, dimensions he's crossed
Mentioning the crossing of dimensions through arcane scrolls.
That bastard beast, he hunts
Labeling the mindflayer as a beast that actively hunts.
Cast spells from worlds long lost
Describing the casting of spells from distant worlds.
That bastard beast, he preys
Reiterating the predatory nature of the mindflayer.
It's his addiction
Repeating the assertion of addiction.
The mindflayer's addiction
Reiteration and emphasis on the mindflayer's addiction.
Somewhere in the shadows he waits
Locating the mindflayer in the shadows, waiting for an opportune moment.
Waiting for his time to strike
Expressing the mindflayer's readiness to strike at the right time.
Insatiable thirst, violent taunts
Describing an insatiable thirst and aggressive taunts as inherent needs.
They're his needs not his wants
Clarifying that these needs are not mere wants.
No
Simple negation, suggesting resistance or denial.
No way
Emphatic denial or refusal of a certain course of action.
Run
Command to run away, indicating imminent danger.
Run far away
Reinforcement of the urgency to escape from the mindflayer.
"Oh no, not my brain!"
Quoting a character expressing concern about their own brain.
"Yes, your brain! It shall be devoured!"
Response confirming the brain as the target for devouring.
A victim to sustain him
Introduction of a victim, a source to sustain the mindflayer.
Feed off the brain
Command to feed off the brain, emphasizing the consumption.
Drain the life juices
Describing the process of draining life juices from the victim.
Devour the intellect
Command to devour the intellect, highlighting the mindflayer's nature.
Flayer of the mind
Labeling the mindflayer as a flayer of the mind, reinforcing its essence.
Feed off the brain
Repeating the command to feed off the brain.
Drain the life juices
Reiterating the process of draining life juices from the victim.
Devour the intellect
Reiterating the command to devour the intellect.
Flayer of the mind
Reiterating the mindflayer's role as a flayer of the mind.
Flayer of the mind
Repetition emphasizing the mindflayer's identity as a flayer of the mind.
It's his addiction
Repeating the assertion of addiction, now tied to an illithid.
The illithid's addiction
Reiteration and emphasis on the illithid's addiction.
The Mindflayer's addiction
Final emphasis on the mindflayer's addiction, concluding the narrative.
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