Ulculp Sky-Watcher / dreamer and gazer In shallows he / the sky counted Naming the lights / unhidden at moon-dark While sea in foam / blazed with small folk
Spring gales blew / over black ocean Red light flamed / across empty sky Mountain-fall's thunder / splitting the waves Silver whale leaps / from sky to water Ocean flees / three breaths of fire
Ulculp Bold-Seeker / quester for answers In maelstrom he / sought the sky-whale Sounding the depths / of shallows hollow While waters treacherous / around him hissed
The whale he studies / near and nearer In hunger fierce / mouth it opens One great breath / too close is he Arm fair-caught / in monstrous maw While siphons strain / against the current
Ulculp Whale-Wrestler / in teeth caught In hard struggle / tears fangs of metal The bloodied waters / eagerly supped While hero struggles / to freedom win
Above the mouth / another opens Wide it gapes / a toothless maw Long arms cling / the body bracing Wandering fangs / they tear and bite Steam boils below / as fire renews
Ulculp Air-Fighter / carried skyward Far from water / drying he To whale's twin mouths / with all arms clinging As from the ocean / his foe does flee
Wandering fangs / cut and stabbed him Lightning flashes / blue-white bright From the heavens / hero falls unthinking Heavy he plunges / torn from arm-hold Bloody plummets / back to depths
Ulculp Sky-Fallen / once a dreamer Now he watches / skies for flame Fierce the whales / of heaven's ocean Now and always / guards the sea
long-chant recorded by an Exploratory Service probe in the oceans of Niméla (Tetrathys Bale)
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://eldraeverse.com/2025/08/11/ulculp-five-arms