.... he looked upon the world   and saw that it was still depraved    as him   though not like him   for him, as all      but closed   like them   not him      unaware   he was   already caught within   their cycle   with them   outside   depraved      instinctive   rebellion   possessed   by bestial despair   he fought   this law   and broke    the spell      "So, this is why I built my empire   fled from the truths unto which they conspire"      in spirit born a stranger   a counterpart in mind   the seeker raised to bury   a freak among the blind      encountered with mysteries   on his mission to reverse their ways   he sought a life among the dead   with refuge in an endless maze      ....before the silence...      "This can not be the purpose of my presence.   What then is the call of my return?"