Alcyone

The opening verses lift the listener into the cold brilliance of the Pleiad star Alcyone, using soaring language to weigh humanity against the immeasurable ages of the cosmos. A quiet, contemplative voice asks what it means to be mortal when the universe stretches endlessly, inviting a meditation on pride, longing, and the search for a soul that can match the night itself.

The narrative then steps onto an earthbound March day, where warm sunlight turns puddles into crystal lakes and children spin marbles in the glow. From this gentle tableau the story slides into the stark vision of a towering, iron‑clad City of the End of Things, a place of perpetual fire and uncanny music where only three enigmatic figures keep its terrible power alive. The contrast hints at a journey that will carry the protagonist from familiar comforts into a realm where memory and identity are tested by an unforgiving, timeless machine.