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Dungeon Crawler

by Nintendocore Lives

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Layne Wixom
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Layne Wixom Sincerely gets better and better every time. My favorite songs are the first 2 and the last 2 of the album. But this has been a strong showing from every artist. I am proud to be part of the Nintendocore Lives community. I can't wait to see what the next album will be. :) Favorite track: Solitare [Confinement].
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1.
The day has come, this is my fate Finally over, my lifelong wait The day has come, I finally arrive Those trying months I have survived Those frigid summits I have scaled Those raging rivers I have sailed Those rotten rations I have endured Could never counter its great allure There is no looking back from here on This is my fate and my past is gone The day has come The dungeon lies before me The relic I've waited my life to see The entrance more grand than in my dreams It beckons me- it calls- it gleams It's almost as if I've been here before As if I was born tied to the lore I'll venture within, I'll locate the core But I'll bask in its greatness for one moment more I've trained for years- overcome all my fears I've cleared my mind, and left my home behind With my sword I'll slay my foes Or those remote with fired arrows With my shield I will break blows With courage dispel the shadows I shove the stone slab to the side The foyer alone has me mystified The architecture, the aesthetic Expertly crafted brick by brick The day has come The staircase lies before me Leads down beyond where eyes can see To traps and treasures and creatures vile To my destiny- to my fated trial
2.
When I descend the stairs, As I arrive A ghastly moan tears the air And I come alive I find an open room, Zombies turn to face me My heart starts to boom I draw my sword and charge forward The undead are slow This I know I just avoid their bite And swing with all my might This Tomb reeks of looming doom But with greater danger Comes a heightened pleasure When I finally find this treasure I continue to push forward No indication of what lies ahead I put my faith in my sword None shall remain where I’ve tread This is my destiny I have the strength in me This ancient treasury Will save my family The next room holds a puzzle This one seems pretty simple A button on the floor A box by the door One more switch on the ground Straight to it I did bound But it’s not like before And the floor reveals a trapdoor As I plummet down I find no solid ground Only sharp spikes below So my grappling hook I throw This Tomb reeks of looming doom But with greater danger Comes a heightened pleasure When I finally find this treasure Alone in the last room A monstrous rat blocks my path His red eyes pierce the gloom This foe will feel my wrath This one is much faster And even stronger too Clearly this floor’s master I know what I must do But even this great threat Is merely just a pawn I must complete this test So I press on
3.
My excitement has all faded These monsters are all basic I must be the best hero ever Desperate for a worthy endeavor Don’t think I need this sword Or health to be restored Who wants to take a chance? Bitch, I came here to dance Turned on auto-attack These slime things are real cute They all need to stand back Or I’ll squash them with my boot Maybe I’ll just fake it Take this dungeon on naked These weak beasts are shaking I thought the treasure here was sacred Dying from boredom Make me a legend The townsfolk all adore him Tons of gold they reward him I want buttloads of gold More than this bag will fit Flood it in my household And Scrooge McDuck that shit A new enemy approaches Never heard of before I spot some scattering roaches And it bellowed a deep roar Drawing my arrow Struck right in the eye Claws out its own eyeball Sends chills down my spine It starts striking me with fire I stop, drop, and rolled My sword is ineffective A burst of flames projected Crash into a wall Damn my health is getting low Healing is no use at all I need to make the final blow I thought that I would be dead Luckily my next arrow Shot through its head The remains dismember It was a lizard filled with embers Maybe that’s my cue to run What deeper challenges are to come? And still I'll rise Put my life on the line for this In castle town They'll all know what my name is
4.
Fuck, that was close! What the fuck was that?! They’ve got the bodies of fish And the fuckin’ faces of bats! They’re so biiiiiiig, They could knock over trees. I think this tunnel’s safe, I’m crawling on my knees! Whatever, This is my endeavor! I’m tight under pressure! Can’t get swallowed by terror! So fuck the world! And you can lick my pecker! Oh god… don’t cry. I don’t want to die! I don’t want to be a casualty Of vice, hubris, or greed. If there’s a god, or deity: I hope they’ll see and pity me. Who would be convinced? I’m such a stupid prick, I won’t be missed, I never persist. I’m gone and forgotten, I don’t exist. I’m so fucking dumb! Nowhere left to run! The path behind has sealed itself, Sweat dripping and pooling off my belt. Just a few steps away from hell, I won’t get a funeral bell, but... Shit, I’ve still got this music box… The world’s still, like I took a pill, My mind’s racing, my brain pacing, My lungs fill, I’ve got to chill, Need to keep my body still. They like music, I need to abuse it, I can disappear, I just need to be elusive. Hide behind the rocks, Throw the music box, Split like I fucked a bitch, I’m gonna be rich! Fuck those fish! I got this shit! Yo fuck per-mits! (permits are a type of fish…) Escape the pit! RUUUUUUUN!
5.
I feel a strange atmosphere In the air, right here Or maybe it's my mind Locked in a ritual bind I'm not sure If I'm safe or not But I think at least that I'm alone Think again My mind tells itself without my will Face the end A voice I hear, it sounds so shrill The fight begins But I can't see my enemy Panicking I swing my sword 'round aimlessly As I'm dealt the harshest of blows I raise my shield and I raise my bow Eyeballing a tiny hole I noticed in the wall My arrow flies through, causing the wall to fall I'm thrown to the ground, but I am no longer blind Large machines, mechanical and lifeless are seen Controlling cloaked arms, like those of a god My bombs will destroy these abominations Artificial gods will always be flawed But this is still a mental maze I see the end, somehow it's too far away As I analyze my surroundings closely Peripheral revelation, I've found my way My grappling hook locks into place These gods not yet dead I fight a mental war Inside my head The worse kind of sore Crashing down, I'm nearly incapacitated But I move on, borderline inebriated Their powers increase as we battle And mine weaken I must find an easy way out A safe beacon I scan the walls in search of something, some secret release A handle in the corner seems to be my only relief I stride forward toward such a thing I lock my grappling hook onto the handle And away I run, as fast as I can Pulling as hard as my strength allows I reveal a massive mechanical god As I fend off the continued attack, I may not see But their pattern is quite predictable I strategically plant a few more bombs The final end, to the artificial god
6.
I descend deeper into the darkness and gloom The sweat drips down my face, can’t catch my breath A tattered veil to stand between my victory or death I grip my sword in hand, I must not fall I have to venture on so I can take it all The shadows lengthen, twist into beings of claws and teeth Somehow I stand And vanquish all these creatures from beneath No time to pause or rest; I can’t give up I give everything that I have but will it be enough? The sweat drips down my face, can’t catch my breath A tattered veil to stand between my victory or death I grip my sword in hand, I must not fall I have to venture on so I can take it all Treasures are left behind, anything that could weigh me down I hardly glance as I pass gems on the ground The copper taste of blood somehow in my mouth Is it my own, or was it spilled from someone else? The sweat drips down my face, can’t catch my breath A tattered veil to stand between my victory or death I grip my sword in hand, I must not fall I have to venture on so I can take it all
7.
Room after room Each harder than the last You'll never reach me As long as your heart remains glass These walls were built on hatred and greed Something the human race has mastered so well Those sacred shrines met with your deceit Unto the gods I declare your eternal farewell Suffer at the claws of fate Unholy intentions slowly become of you Stand back Ain't nothing gonna get passed me Take a look around Carcasses surround "Mother can you hear me?!"
8.
From the outside looking in It would appear That I'm victorious In my wildest dreams I could never Have conjured such horror Oh what I would give To finally find some answers That is my true journey That is history Engulfed by confidence But it's such a facade I'll wear this like a mask I swear I'll bathe in blood Am I solely devoted To a shambled legacy I couldn't a give a fuck anymore Leave me here for all to see WAIT! NO! I swear this is turning around All these additions to a kill count I'm scared I'll reverse it around Alive!!!!! A lie!!!! I miss my friends and my home. I guess I don't want to die Alive!!!!! A lie!!!! My pessimism seems eternal Etched into the fabric of time As I take quick rest and admire the architecture I realize I've grown tired of adventure I've grown tired of potential I've grown tired of everything I remember believing in destiny I remember believing things would be okay I remember when the days didn't blend together I remember when I used to sleep I used to dream of riches I used to dream of honor Now it's only nightmares I don't aspire for anything Mending wounds Just to go out and make them Diamonds and gold Such an elaborate statement Turn the key Unlock the door Here I am I couldn't give a fuck anymore This my may be my magnum opus I'm worn down, so tired and hopeless I don't know why I bother Creating constantly Alone... Leave me be.
9.
Here I find myself, engulfed in silence Surrounded by granite, isolated in darkness Torches illuminating passages that are Indistinguishable from one another Patience dwindling, sanity fleeting, Hopelessness setting in No! I have come way too far, To let myself die And all my promises be broken and turned into lies But like the ghouls I have defeated Doomed to wander these halls I’ve become enslaved by a puzzle that I just can’t solve All these tiles are coalescing Taunting me from every side I recognize this very structure I swear I’ve passed it twice this time Seamless repetition, looping hallways only lit by flame This labyrinth must be overcome, lest my efforts be in vain Trapped beneath Devoid of light In stone and silence I proceed forthright Corridors stretch An endless span And as I progress I’m still where I began Disembodies whispers echo The unfeigned sneers of death are these, Enchanting bones with its dark magic To rise, now my enemies I draw my sword to quell this evil, I stab and slash while time feels still, Yet I leave behind no traces, Remains vanish after every kill As my foes are disintegrating One by one they leave behind Gold and gems arranged in piles That I gladly take as mine This outcome is repeated, they die and magically are set ablaze Embers dim, and I’m alone again to navigate this maze [Internal Guiding Voice:] Look deep within Think where you’ve been Behind each wall Expose what’s hidden I hear a familiar voice To help me find my way So I can make it out alive So I can live to see the day I’ll retrace my steps To find what I missed The clues are right in front of me I must expose what’s hidden The answer was not to keep pushing on Rather I must go where I’ve already gone Secrets line these catacombs My exit must be drawing near But I find these walls are empty As ubiquitous laughter bombards my ears (Vocals and lyrics by A Challenger Approaches Featuring additional vocals by Muffin (from Muffin & Cupcake) as the Internal Guiding Voice)
10.
Deeper! And deeper! I don't know where I'm going! Deeper! And deeper! I don't know where I am! Here I am, in the deepest of dungeons Miles below where I started from Where I am, I have no idea But I must keep soldiering on Hey, what is that? What is that? What is that behind me? Hey, what is that? What is that? Something watching me! I don't care anymore, just get me out of here What was that, I can't trust my own eyes anymore Oh god It is Right there Right behind me
11.
Once upon a time I was praised as a hero My fame was in its prime Insecurities equaled zero Now I’m crawling down This endless void of misery On a journey to find myself To bring back the days of glory With my eyes still closed Drowning in my boast Retained by sere memento Battling the dawn of realization That I’m not god Day for day, year for year Creeping down and down Perceiving this lair is mine Staying here forever feels fine I am not an error Even when they used to call me Self-created foes will witness the terror Of my insecurities
12.
I am not well Can’t you see? I’m living off of borrowed time and I’m getting angry I don’t know who that is standing in the mirror anymore I've lost my fucking mind I'm running out of places To hide from smiling faces There's demons in these mazes There are no more ways to escape this (Demons will not let me escape this) No one can hear you scream Your god can't save you now No one to free your head And to be honest You're better fucking off dead No one can ever see No one can ever know The horror I've become Or what this dungeon has done to me (Or just what the fuck this dungeon's done to me) I found out the fucking hard way You don’t understand how fucking cruel life can be I can feel my mind slipping I can feel my heart stopping All I know is that I will never be the fucking same Bend at your knee You just do not own your body I can see through your eyes now I am your god inside your head Pray for your own death, god can not hear you I just want to fucking die Kill me I don’t want to be alive Kill me I just want death Please kill me I don’t want to be alive
13.
I always hoped it wouldn't end like this, Lost deep in this lonely labyrinth. Destinations reached and the walls I've breached, Yet I still haven't found what I need. There will be no rescue party. Yeah, I will rot in this place. Frantic. Now I'm frantic. Retrace the steps and see the shit I've slain. Panic. Now I'll panic. Retrace your steps. This is not what I had in mind When I told them all goodbye. I hear a voice call. I hear it screaming my name: "This will be your grave!" Mirrors. I see mirrors. Reflect a man who's inflicted pain. Solutions. No solutions. This villain's life I have sworn to take. This is not what I had in mind when I told them all goodbye. I beg forgiveness for what I must do. I must take the life of me, or I think it's you? These trial answers, this mirror reflects. Deep in this dungeon your soul shall rest.

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Welp, now's the time. We just installed the patch, and we're no longer Glitched! It's time now for us to enter this dungeon and beat the boss! Join us digging deep into this cryptic maze, slaying our foes, collecting the necessary tools, and facing our internal feat. Will we make it? Can we beat the boss? Let's crawl deep into this dungeon and find out our fate in the N-Core Lives exclusive: Dungeon Crawler

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released June 16, 2017

Artwork by Cory Curly Swope

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