King of Flies
Non Est Mortale Quod Opto
What I desire is not mortal. Serpent and flies—decay feeds eternal appetite.
Serpent and flies together — non est mortale quod opto, what I desire is not mortal. Decay feeds eternal appetite; the transient serves the persistent.
The King of Flies presides over entropy’s kingdom. Where others see endings, he sees transformation. The corpse becomes soil becomes grain becomes bread becomes body becomes corpse.
His reign is long because his kingdom never empties. Patience is his throne, and nothing escapes his eventual attention.
Source: Paradin, Devises Héroïques, 1557, p. 84