EPIKA - Chapter III:

The action moves to a few years later in 2000 when Michael is invited to an ancient Castle by his new publisher of german origin Johannes Faust who manages Archangel Books, this is because Michael's latest book, “EPICA”, had the interest of a famous director, Martin Francis Scott, to make a film that will be a true blockbuster. In this Castle there is a grand masquerade ball where many Stars and VIPs of Cinema, but also of Music and the corrupt world of Entertainment are present. Here Michael signs the millionaire contract for the making of the film and the transfer of the rights to his book, despite being fundamentally annoyed by it.

Ariel in 1844 does the same in another masquerade ball with Mark Mephisto, grand Master of Ceremonies of the evening who invites him to the Castle and who resembles Johannes Faust quite a bit and who will offer him a diabolical deal signed with his Blood which will give him success and glory in exchange for his Soul and his Art.

A FEAST FOR THE VAIN

Everyone is here

The feast can soon begin

Vanity we celebrate

My favourite of sins

Chandeliers so grand

That heaven sees the shine

And my friend declares

Everything I look at could be mine

It's a miracle

Life till now has been a waste

You have proved to me

By your hand I'm truly graced

Unbelievable

Gold and glitter blinding me

So adorable

All these women from my fantasies

Come with me my little ones

Let's revel for the free

Raise your glass and praise the fact

How easy life can be

In the splendour of the night

I've found company

Once again I feel that life's begun

All the wrongs seem to be right

Drowned in ecstasy

Every star is like a newborn sun

May the life I knew be gone

I accept the deed

But one point we have to modify

If I wish to linger on

In a state of still

Only then I'm yours the day I die