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The Chronicles of the Sacred Eye Part One: Lost Wisdom of the Beholder

by ODYN

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Mich: Plow the fields planting the grain, when harvest comes the feast will be great. Working all day, sweating scads, where is the day my life is going to change? See afar brother closes in with Sigurd his loyal friend. Jumping off his midnight stead yells at me with screams of glee. Magnus: Brother I have found some news. Wisdom we will find with you. Join our search for Odin’s eye. Once was lost but we will, all will find Mich: Magnus how could I leave the town that I supply? Yielding of this crop is all that this town’s got. Magnus: Brother can’t you see, wisdom’s what we seek. Your happiness is neigh, when you leave your fears behind. Magnus & Sigurd: Will you join us on our quest?
 
 Mich: I will join you on your quest. Let me see the map you have. Ship we’ll need with many men. Three too few to enact this plan. We must go forth into town. Tavern there with men around. Go to port and steal a ship. The fastest one soon they’ll miss Sigurd: See our map of stars, they’ll guide us through the lands, north and to a hedge, the eye we’ll find then. 
 
 Mich: Walking into town, fearless in our quest, thinking about the map, my mind is turning grim. Follow the stars, we will get lost, stars fade at day, we’ll go astray.
 
 Sigurd: Why can’t you see, it’s meant to be, the signs are around, the sun’s fading now. Stars in the sky still mid-day light, gods show their signs in controlling of light. Now do you see Loki could see, guiding our way for wisdom that we seek. Mich: Arriving at the pub, big crowds just our luck, witches bandits and thieves is just what we need
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Mich: Here is the place, we’ve come to the Hall. Men we are seeking, we welcome you all. Searching for an item at the end of the world. The gods are in favor of those who join.
 
 Magnus: Sign up now and join our quest. The trek may be dangerous but don’t hold back. The Journey is cold and beasts we will fight. Join us with all of your pride Mich: Men came rough as they were. Signed were names, contracted with their blood.
 Finished up, ledger filled up, time to drink. Whiskey shots, drinking horns, rum for the weak. Pour it down, fill me up, repeat again. We will drink all night long. Sigurd: See her now across the room, as good as it gets. Freyja now could take some advice from this mortal frau. Mich: Walking close, treading now, he goes for the kill. Arrow you see coming now.
 We fight, her husband comes to play. Men verse men, bottles begin to break. See a chair fly across the room. Candles, they dim. Vision is now slim.
 
 Now we fight our weapons drawn to purge 
 Now (Hear the guard) we fight (join the brawl) our weapons drawn the purge (in the moonlight)
 
 Magnus: The Guards are here to break up the fight. Now we run, be set free, we will meet at the big oak tree.
 
 Mich: Sigurd did not hear, nor did I. We fought all night. Just us against all. We fought for our lives.
 Room is now spinning things are a blur. Sigurd is glowing, speeding up, the room begins to slow.
 Go for the kill, we will see what you’re made of. Lights from his fist a power of nothing I’ve seen before. All the guards cuffed and celled us. Ten were taken out like nothing was heard of.
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Mich: Moonlight shines through bars of steel. Trapped in a cage, we must escape. The fight of tonight will halt our quest. We must find a way to leave this place.
 The light of the cell is bright. Sigurd takes a look outside. Flicker of the stars in the sky. Candles dim and then gets light. Like a sign sent from the gods, telling us we’re not alone. “We’re still with you even now. You’ll find a way to get out.” Sigurd: Things are about to change for us.
 
 Mich: How can you tell?
 
 Sigurd: The Light will guide our way back home
 
 Mich: To find Magnus. Now we must find a way to get out.
 
 Sigurd: Following the light.
 
 Mich: Light will show us the key.
 
 Sigurd: It’s pointing at the guard.
 
 Mich: Guard falls down, coughing up blood. Man on his knees, begins to stand up. Walking towards us, he’s grabbing the key, twisting the lock, and setting us free. Running out the cell, turning for a glimpse, insides invert mouth is the gate. Prison is small, exit we seek, commotion outside. Sigurd’s sword finds steel to meet. Magnus: Brother we have come to rescue you and Sigurd from this place. We must leave now. The more we stay, the danger will increase, of them finding us and taking lives before our quest is not over yet. Rest assured, more danger to expect. 
 
 Mich: The moon is bright, shining its light, highlighting guards, we’re evading their sights. Leaving the gate, over the wall, hide in the bushes, watchmen go by Sigurd: The Road ahead is treacherous and long. We have enough men to carry on. Things are about to change for us Mich & Magnus: How can you tell? Sigurd: We will make it to High Gate. Magnus: Danger looks our way. Mich: Stars will guide our way, have faith. Magnus & Sigurd: Straight to Odin’s eye. Mich: Tomorrow we’ll go and steal a ship, The Monarch soon will miss.
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Mich: Walking in this tundra snow is falling, sight itʼs failing blizzard coming, days are passing men are fleeing, to the villages we are preceding Magnus: Now we are climbing the last mountain, in the distance thereʼs a port, sun is setting go no further, night is dangerous to walk through the snow Mich & Sigurd: Camp in the hill side, boxed between rocks Mich & Magnus: Stars begin flashing a sign from the gods, tremors around us of snow and of rock Sigurd & Magnus: Pulling our swords out our breathing did stop Mich: A shade does appear, es ist ein großes tier Mich: Troll appears out from the rocks, awoken in slumber this is our luck, it would appear more shades coming forth, a cadre of trolls with battle clubs, twenty feet high canʼt understand, Odin protect us to fulfill our quest, the strength of these beasts will kill us all, brothers stand by to answer in brawl Sigurd: Archers Mich: Stand back, put bolts in these beasts Sigurd: Warriors Magnus: Arise and go for the knees Mich: Brother Magnus: Itʼs fine head towards the flank Mich: Sigurd Sigurd: And I will seal their fate Mich: Climbing up stone archers fall back, trolls overrun conquering our pack, arrows no help pull out your swords, many men fall from the skirmish of war Magnus: Blood drips from the sword of Sigurd, tendons collapse to the Earth Mich: Now Magnus: One has fallen Sigurd: Then beheaded Mich: Rise up to glory Magnus: Brother Sigurd: A huge boulder Mich: On the cliff side Sigurd: Aim it wisely Magnus: Sigurd Sigurd: Go and help him Mich: Push lose quarry Magnus: Enact the defeat Mich: Snow Sigurd: Plunging towards us Magnus: Sigurd is slipping Sigurd: Climbing, failing Mich: Grab his hand Magnus: Pull him up now Mich: Eins zwei drei jetzt stoß Mich: It rolls down to meet Magnus: With the trolls Mich: Rock crushing skulls Mich & Sigurd: Collapse Mich: More trolls succumb to the steel and stone Mich & Sigurd: Losing souls Mich: Now with them dead skin them for food, half of you rest calming your mood, we shall relieve you in the moonlight, provisions we have but tomorrow pack light. Magnus: We can... Sigurd: Whatʼs this... Magnus: ... now rest. Sigurd: ... I hear? Magnus: Plan for... Sigurd: Footsteps? Magnus: ... taking of the ship. Sigurd: What is this quake? Magnus: It sounds familiar Mich: Itʼs coming closer Magnus: Itʼs growing louder Sigurd: Sounds like the trolls Magnus: But they were all slaughtered Sigurd: And the sounds that they made Mich: They were much smaller All: Sounds from his throat awakened men Sigurd & Magnus: Fearing death some had fled Mich: Brave men stayed to make a plan to kill this beast and hang his head, flank this king he may be large but with an axe a spruce will always fall hard Magnus: Swinging with his arms heʼs flinging men afar Mich: A pattern I see hand me a bow, closer he does come towards me I breathe, knocking my arrow I release. Sigurd: Flying through the air into his eye Mich: Check the caves now with your torches Magnus: Must be certain theyʼre all dead Sigurd: Caves are clear time for resting All: Must be careful when we steal the ship
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Mich: There it is Sigurd: A beautiful ship Mich: Guards around Sigurd: Most are not at attention Magnus: I’ll sneak past the guards and kill them quietly Mich: Magnus creeps forth oh so silently. Nobody saw or heard he was leaving. Making a plan to swim out to sea evading the guards and climbing the ship. We planned on the docks and then we see mag... (Crash) 
 
 Mich & Sigurd: NO! Mich: The plotting disassembled, alarm is now set. Drawing our weapons, no turning back. In the near distance, the swarming of men, converging on us no time for a plan Sigurd: Plan you do seek but thoughts apprehend, tear through the guards, new tactics to commend Mich: Men coming forth, Magnus flies in, running on crates, slicing off heads. Organs fall out, port turning red. Barrels of rum. Sigurd has a plan. Sigurd: Come on men, pull out your flint, rip off your sleeves, shove them in then roll out the barrels, towards the bad men, they’ll run away, with melting flesh all with melting flesh. Mich: Prematurely the barrels explode, throwing our men into the cove. Anger we feel will overload. Head toward the ship we must escape from this port. There it is a wondrous ship. Dust in the distance, what is this? Closer they come, the guards what I see, The Monarch’s navy fire we need. Magnus: Barrels of rum, whiskey, and mead, place strategically, docks where they seek, grab their sticks with fire and lead, point them at the barrels and send them all to hell Halt, Halt, Halt, Halt
 Fire Magnus: Shooting the barrels when The Monarch’s guards come even closer, they’re shooting at us. Mich: We are launching arrows at the couriers who are fleeing, missing their... Fire is now blazing. Burning up ships and the docks are obliterated. We are free now with a crew and a ship. Must go north to finish up our quest.
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Night has fallen awoken from rest. 
 Climb off the hammock on to the deck. 
 Stars above flicker and dance 
 Sigurd stands alone lighting the lamp 
 He turns and sees me the light decimates 
 My time for lookout your barracks awaits 
 Nervous he looks what does he hide
 I look far beyond the stars calm their stride 
 The moon is up high 
 Shining so bright 
 My doubts on this quest 
 To find Odin’s eye 
 Is it a trap set up by this man?
 My brother does trust him but I never can 
 What does this mean follow the stars? 
 Are they the gods or is it all false 
 Why is it I who goes on this quest 
 To follow my brother right to our death 
 Now can’t you see it’s meant to be?
 The Gods show their signs in controlling the light 
 Make me believe 
 Why must I be the out casted one 
 Who just can’t see 
 What’s this I see, long off they be 
 Traitor is he, I can’t conceive 
 Lightning it strikes ocean gets bright
 Eyes they don’t lie ships trail behind 
 How can this be we fled to the sea
 The port we did burn the envoys were set free 
 Run to the place where men tried to sleep 
 Awoken by terrors of other screams 
 Wake you all a battle is nigh
 Load up the cannons tomorrow we fight 
 Men getting dressed 
 Sigurd looks my way 
 I stop him to say will light guide our way 
 He looks at the stars lantern is lit 
 Lightning bolt flashes he just nods his head

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The debut album from ODYN tells the tale of three brave warriors who set out on a quest to find The Lost Eye of Odin. They will face many foes on their quest and will find that those around you are not always as they seem.
Join us for the first part of the story on Part One: Lost Wisdom of the Beholder.

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released November 1, 2019

Guitar: Spencer Kienzle
Bass: Spencer Kienzle
Drum Programming: Spencer Kienzle
Orchestra Programming: Spencer Kienzle
Synth/Keys: Spencer Kienzle

Lyrics/Story: Jacob Hignight

Vocals (Mich): Jacob Hignight
Vocals (Magnus): Josh Leahy
Vocals (Sigurd): Rick Marsland

Mix: Jamison Dufour
Master: Jacob Hignight

Artwork: Taylor Bates

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