Eclipsed And Split

[ORCHESTRA INTRO] (A swell of strings beneath a mounting tension) [HERO] Once one, now fractured in the mirror's gaze One body split, a dual destiny's maze [ENSEMBLE] (Whispering voices build a growing storm) Within one man, the seeds of discord sown [ENSEMBLE] Two souls divided Strife within [BARD] (spoken) Behold the man now torn asunder Twain hearts- Challenge- [HERO] Fate's play! [VILLAIN] (His darker half, with a voice like smoldered ember) Born of shadow, I am his night, his ire We are bounded, yet worlds apart, entire [ENSEMBLE] (Chorus rises, a tempest of emotion) A man once whole, now harbors a war inside Conflict's call, a schism that he can't hide [HERO] A clash of conscience, a battle to be won [VILLAIN] In his reflection, I was born, a shade Strength and malice, in my soul arrayed [HERO & VILLAIN] (A duet of tension and conflict) Two halves of power, at odds in a strife-ridden dance Eternally linked, by chance or darkened circumstance [ENSEMBLE] (An orchestral surge, violins in a fierce crescendo) Two sides contending