In the crystal citadel, where the rivers run blue with fire.
Lies the sacred mask and the object of your desire.
Beyond the purple forests, and the mountains full of gold.
Lies the ancient horror whose story remains untold.

Deep in the caverns, and across the sky with blazing sun.
Rose the beast of ages, whose evil remains undone.
You must defeat him before the Mantid Helix aligns.
When the ritual begins the dark star begins to climb.

The Manticore will capture you with his gilded speech.
The Manticore will poison you with his vision of doubt.
The Manticore makes promises he will never keep.
The Manticore will transfix you, never let you out.

Spoken with trepidation it is folly to doubt his power.
Forming ill foundations it is your mind he’ll devour.
Clinging to the memory, you read the coda of his spell.
Transmogrification of the ego’s fragile shell.

Casting through the void, juxtaposition with the stars.
Reaching for the portal, event horizon stretches far.
The astral door has opened myopic efforts were in vain.
Reflections in the fountain, your image is now the same.

The Manticore will capture you with his gilded speech.
The Manticore will poison you with his vision of doubt.
The Manticore makes promises he will never keep.
The Manticore will transfix you, never let you out.

Beware The Manticore. Behold The Manticore.
Defeat The Manticore. Become The Manticore.
Entice The Manticore. Embrace The Manticore.
Seduce The Manticore. Enslave The Manticore.

Beware The Manticore. Behold The Manticore.
Defeat The Manticore. Become The Manticore.
Entice The Manticore. Embrace The Manticore.
Seduce The Manticore. Enslave The Manticore.
Beware The Manticore. Behold The Manticore.
Defeat The Manticore. You’re Now The Manticore.