[Intro – Low, cinematic] Before the ash fell… Before I stood alone… There were ten. ⸻ [Verse 1] Steel still bright in the morning sun, Ten sworn blades, we moved as one, Crimson vows till the war was done, Didn’t know we were already undone. Armor gleamed, banners high, We laughed at death, we’d never die, Brothers bound by blood and fire, Kings of hope, built to inspire. But the wind turned cold on the castle wall, Shadows stretched in the banquet hall, I felt fate in the silence crawl — Like something waiting for us to fall. ⸻ [Chorus 1] We were the crimson knights rising, Blades in the sky, horizon igniting, Ten hearts strong and united, Sworn to the throne we were guarding. When the red sun started bleeding, We didn’t know what it was meaning, We were the fire they believed in — Before the sky split open. ⸻ [Verse 2] Heavens cracked with a thunder cry, First flame fell and I heard her die, Seris burned under blood-red sky, And something inside me came alive. “Bend the knee,” the tyrant roared, Drop your steel and spare your swords, Nine still stood in the courtyard, But doubt hit deeper than any sword. Lucien’s eyes held quiet fear, Said the prophecy’s finally here, One stepped back — made it clear, Not every oath was held sincere. Castle walls in ember rain, Royal blood on marble stained, One by one in smoke and flame… I screamed their names into the blaze. ⸻ [Chorus 2] We were the crimson knights falling, Heaven went silent, no one calling, Watched as my brothers kept stalling, One by one in the fire. When the red sun covered the skyline, Something awakened inside mine, The last flame wasn’t meant to be mine — But it chose me that night. ⸻ [Bridge – Breakdown] One blade shattered — I raised it. One heart faded — I caged it. One oath broken — I became it, Carved their memory in anguish. If the light dies, I’ll carry it. If the crown falls, I’ll bury it. If the world burns, inherit it — Ash became my bloodline. Ten stood tall at the setting sun… Nine fell before dawn. ⸻ [Chorus 3 – Birth of Ashborn] Now I’m the crimson knight standing, Blood in the dusk, final commandment, Red sky wide and expanding — This is the birth of the last one branded. When the sky bleeds red, understand it — That’s the moment it happened… That’s when the oath turned to anguish… And the last crimson knight… Was standing. ⸻ [Outro – Seamless transition] Sky bleeds red where the sun went down…

ASHBORN: OATH OF THE FIRST FLAME