Ayreon's Fate-Ayreon

[00:01.67]Act IV: Merlin's Will & Ayreon's Fate (Part IV) [00:03.90]I. Ayreon's Fate [00:06.81]"Ayreon desperately attemps to convince Merlin of his sincerity, [00:09.94]but Merlin won't hear of it and casts a spell on poor Ayreon." [00:19.99]Ayreon: [00:21.28]Misguided Merlin, [00:25.48]you fail to understand. [00:31.50]I could never be your rival! [00:38.75]I was just a pawn, [00:41.97]in a future masterplan, [00:48.29]for the purpose of survival. [00:54.95]Merlin: [00:56.53]Ayreon, [01:00.17]I've cast my spell on you. [01:04.27]I have no faith, [01:06.23]you cannot be true. [01:15.15]Ayreon! [01:22.70]Ayreon: [01:23.00]I forgive you Merlin, [01:26.28]for you don't know what you've done. [01:31.13]Even for you, it was all a mystery. [01:39.62]One day you'll see, [01:43.21]that I was the one, [01:49.29]who could change, [01:50.72]the course of history. [01:56.42]Merlin: [01:57.37]Ayreon, your words are all in vain. [02:05.47]close your eyes, [02:07.25]there'll be no more pain. [02:17.01]Oh Ayreon! [02:31.58]II. Merlin's Prophecy [02:35.62]"Merlin is stricken with grief, [02:40.30]for he has had a vision that proves Ayreon to be genuine. [02:45.85]Reluctant to pass into eternity as the martyr of mankind. [02:50.94]Merlin vows that Ayreon's word will be spread in the 20th century, [02:54.61]in the hope that it'll not be too late, [02:58.64]and that man will heed his premonitions." [03:00.30]Merlin: [03:01.69]I see one day, [03:04.84]his story will be told, [03:10.63]at the end of the 20th century. [03:17.63]I see one day, [03:20.46]the truth will unfold, [03:24.35]and the quest has now begun. [03:32.21]Oh Ayreon! [04:11.66]I hope one day, [04:15.35]that man will understand. [04:20.15]It's in his power, [04:22.83]to change his destiny. [04:27.78]I hope one day, [04:30.60]he'll do all that he can, [04:34.89]and all the nations will be one. [04:42.41]Oh Ayreon! [05:35.63]III. Epilogue [06:19.22]Merlin: [06:22.70]The outcome of The Final Experiment, [06:25.49]has now been placed in your hands...