Invent Animate - Monarch (official Audio) Official

"Is this the end of the cycle?" Elias cried out, his voice cracking.

He looked at his hands. They were turning to glass, translucent and fragile. He realized then that being a "Monarch" in this headspace meant he was the ruler of a dying star. He had cultivated his grief until it became his only identity, a beautiful, devastating throne that was now crushing him. INVENT ANIMATE - Monarch (Official Audio)

But the weight returned. The "Monarch" wasn't allowed to leave. The heavy, syncopated riffs began to hammer at his chest again, reminding him of the gravity of his choices. He wasn't just trapped in the room; he was the room. "Is this the end of the cycle

The tempo shifted. The atmosphere became airy, ethereal, momentarily weightless. Elias floated. For a second, he saw the sky—a bruised purple horizon beyond the grey. He saw the possibility of being nothing instead of being everything to his own sorrow. He realized then that being a "Monarch" in