On eagle's swift and supple wings I tore through the utter black No clouds above, no ground below The flame's my only light I fell into nothingness until the impact ceased my fall Into a world unknown to man From a forest, unspoiled, unseen, I perceived A whispering, summoning me To follow the path of no return Step by step I walked this route nobody ever built Holding tight onto my shield and sword A cloaking darkness embraces me Though flames are burning bright In a distance far a flickering The blaze my guiding light Snow, caress me, sharp and cold, in the very depths of my hearth Tired, frightened now I am; my will now fall's apart From a forest, unspoiled, unseen, I perceive A whispering summoning me To follow the path of no return Step by step I walk this route nobody ever built Holding tight onto my shield and sword