[Intro - Eerie desert wind. Then EXPLOSIVE BLAST BEATS. Guitar harmonics like crystals shattering.]
[Guttural, echoing]
Deep beneath the desert sands... the crystals pulse... the tail waits...
Akura Vashimu... the scorpion king... rises.
[Verse 1 - Blast beats, technical riffs]
UNDER THE DESERT MOON WHERE THE GENPREY ROAM
I BURY DEEP, I WAIT AND SLEEP, I MAKE THE SAND MY HOME
MY TAIL TIP GLOWS WITH CRYSTAL LIGHT—A BEACON IN THE NIGHT
PREY APPROACHES, CURSES THEIR FATES, THEY NEVER STAND AND FIGHT
BLUE-PURPLE GEODES ON MY BACK, MY CLAWS, MY TAIL, MY CROWN
MY SHELL IS MADE OF CRYSTALLIZED LIQUID—BREAK IT? I'LL JUST REGROWN
THE BLOOD INSIDE ME CHANGES COLOR—GREY, GREEN, RED, OR BLUE
EACH PHASE BRANDS A NEW ATTACK, EACH COLOR FRESHENS YOU
[Pre-Chorus - Building]
CRYSTALS! (GROW!)
TAIL! (GLOW!)
HUNTERS! (SLOW!)
AKURA! (KNOW!)
[Chorus - Maximum death metal fury]
AKURA VASHIMU! SCORPION OF THE CRYSTAL SAND!
AKURA VASHIMU! MY TAIL IS MY COMMAND!
AKURA VASHIMU! THE GEODE ON MY TIP WILL SPRAY!
AKURA VASHIMU! CRYSTALS GROW—NOW YOU PAY!
[Verse 2 - Still relentless]
GREY BLOOD FIRST, I'M NEUTRAL, JUST A SCORPION IN THE SAND
BREAK MY HEAD, BREAK MY CLAWS, NOW GREEN BLOOD'S IN COMMAND
I SPRAY MYSELF, I REGROW PARTS—YOU HAVE TO START AGAIN
THE LIQUID FROM MY TAIL TIP MAKES YOUR STAMINA DRAIN
BLUE BLOOD NEXT, THE TAIL'S EXPOSED—YOU THINK YOU'VE GOT IT MADE?
BREAK ONE MORE PART, I FALL ON BACK—NOW THE REAL GAME'S PLAYED
RED BLOOD SURGES, DOUBLE STRENGTH, MY ATTACKS GO THROUGH THE ROOF
CUT MY TAIL? I'LL EAT IT MYSELF—DENY YOU THAT TROPHY, GOOF
[Pre-Chorus 2]
CRYSTALS! (CRACK!)
BLOOD! (BLACK!)
HUNTERS! (BACK!)
AKURA! (ATTACK!)
[Chorus]
AKURA VASHIMU! SCORPION OF THE CRYSTAL SAND!
AKURA VASHIMU! MY TAIL IS MY COMMAND!
AKURA VASHIMU! THE GEODE ON MY TIP WILL SPRAY!
AKURA VASHIMU! CRYSTALS GROW—NOW YOU PAY!
[Bridge - Slows to a crawl, eerie clean guitars]
[Spoken, echoing]
Immune to all your status tricks...
Except the KO from your fists...
[Long pause]
...and when the Hardcore variant comes?
[Band explodes back in]
YELLOW HAIR. ORANGE EYES.
360-DEGREE TAIL SPRAY.
HIPCHECK THAT MAKES ME FALL—
BUT I'M TAKING YOU WITH ME.
[Guitar Solo - Technical death metal, sweep picking like crystal shards]
[Breakdown - Mosh of the crystallized]
LEFT CLAW! (SHARP!)
RIGHT CLAW! (HARP!)
TAIL CRYSTAL! (SCAR!)
HUNTERS SCATTERED LIKE CONFETTI IN THE DARK!
GREY BLOOD! (START!)
GREEN BLOOD! (ART!)
BLUE BLOOD! (SMART!)
RED BLOOD MEANS YOU'RE TORN APART!
[Final Chorus - Double tempo, absolute chaos]
AKURA VASHIMU! (AKURA!)
SCORPION OF THE CRYSTAL SAND! (CRYSTAL SAND!)
AKURA VASHIMU! (AKURA!)
MY TAIL IS MY COMMAND! (MY COMMAND!)
AKURA VASHIMU! (AKURA!)
THE GEODE ON MY TIP WILL SPRAY! (WILL SPRAY!)
AKURA VASHIMU! (AKURA!)
CRYSTALS GROW—
[Outro - Sudden stop. Desert wind. Crystal shard falling.]
[Whispered, fading]
...the tail glows still...
...beneath the sand...
...waiting for the next...
...to touch... my crystal land.
[Final sound - A single crystal shard hitting stone. Silence.]
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