Yasunori Mitsuda
The Summoning Circle
"Can you hear me down there, LAVOS? Do you know who I am?
I’m not surprised. The name I once had, you stole from me
As well my sister... my foolish mother...my home...
...But look at me now. Look at what I have built:
The blood in this summoning circle is my own;
Every stone in this castle was laid by my own hand
And I have killed hundreds—no, thousands—
Practicing for the day I would see you again
Do you know what they call me now?
I am Magus. Fiendlord. Scourge of all humankind
And today, I will kill a god
Nothing to say? No matter. You’ll be with me soon
Neuga. Ziena. Zieber
…Zom
...
Yes! The spell grows stronger. I can feel it—the black wind
The beast is close! Just a bit more…
...
This is it. Come Lavos, and meet your fate
...
Wait. Something’s…not right
Who is there?
Is this some kind of a trick?
...
Is this the end? Was I not strong enough?
Twenty years toiling in darkness
Twelve thousand years away from home
All my days of living spent plotting death
Yet I couldn’t even prevent my own
No matter
If history is to change, let it change
If the world is to perish, let it perish
If my fate is to die…
(laughs)
This isn’t my fate
I am Magus. Fiendlord. Scourge of all humankind
And today, I will kill a god."