Swan Song Novels & Stories

he muttered, his gaze vacant. "Dust…" He smiled bitterly, tears sliding down his cheeks. He raised the bottle of liquor and drained it in one gulp. Then he groped for the pill bottle on the nightstand. Inside were small white pills. Lucian stared at the pills, then at the radiant smile of me on his phone. "Astraea…" His voice choked. "I'm sorry… my swan…"

Its chest housed a songstone, pulsing with old hunger. “It’s coming,” Jonas shouted. “We’re not going to make it!” “Yes, we are,” Maya said, her voice iron now. “We have to finish the chord.” She gripped the dagger and began to sing again. This time, Sefina joined her. Two voices. One of the river. One of the drowned. The harmonies were discordant, then aligned. The water listened. The world listened. The Sovereign slowed. Its arms twitched. Then—it shattered.

However, just as I opened the door, I heard Rodney shout behind me in frustration. "I hope you find someone better than me!" I felt as if there was a rough stone lodged in my throat, causing me sharp pain. "You're the one who wanted someone better than me, Rodney. I'm only fulfilling your wish right now," I murmured. … Before I left Alluel, Cynthia organized a farewell gathering. After all, everyone knew that I would likely not return to Alluel again after leaving. Just as we wrapped up our goodbyes, I suddenly ran into Jessica, her arm looped through Rodney's.

She called out, "Ms. Johnson." Elaine paused before she turned to face her. "Yes? What is it?" With a triumphant air, Lucy said, "I'm Mr. Carter's new favorite, so it's time for you to step aside. Love's gone; without it, marriage is like chewing on cardboard—it's enough to make you sick." She was bathed in sunlight, her white dress cinching at the waist, showcasing her delicate figure. She was undeniably youthful, stunning, and vibrant.

As the Silver Swan approaches the silhouette of the Grey-Rig, the baby’s obsidian-and-gold eyes snap open. She isn't crying. She’s singing. It’s a low, melodic hum that vibrates through the lead-lined hull of the boat. And as she sings, the radar screen in front of Zora begins to change. The three Kingslayers aren't behind them anymore. They’ve stopped. The radar shows the three white-obsidian titans sinking back into the depths, their signatures fading into nothingness. "They aren't giving up, Zora," Arthur Vane’s voice suddenly crackles through the boat’s emergency frequency—a pre-recorded message triggered by the child’s song.

Turning to my side, I reached for my airpod in its casing on the nightstand and pair it to my phone. I needed music, Tchaikovsky to be specific, his songs had helped me travel to different timelines in my head before. Maybe it could do it for me now, The light from the phone attacks my eyes, “argh, shit that hurts.” I hurriedly turn it down and begin to search for his songs in my classical playlist. There it is, Swan theme, from the Swan lake piece. A massive grin must be plastered on my face right now, increasing the volume, I close my eyes and drown in its melody.

His voice cracked at first, but he continued singing anyway. "Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these broken wings and learn to fly All your life You were only waiting for this moment to arise..." When Sane heard that song after a while, he immediately remembered Seleen. It felt as if the song was perfect for her, and he silently hoped that she could carefully listen to the lyrics of the song. "Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these sunken eyes and learn to see All your life You were only waiting for this moment to be free."

Winnie’s Pov ​The silence that followed Silas’s declaration was short-lived. It was shattered by a sound that made the very air of the Great Echo feel like it was being torn apart. Elara and the Salt Singers began their song. It was not a melody of peace or creation; it was a war-hymn, a complex arrangement of discordant notes designed to find the structural weaknesses in the brass and iron of the engine. The sound bounced off the salt crystals, amplifying until the entire chamber was a vibrating, shimmering cage of resonance.

sat across the intergalactic expanse, a silent, darkened mirror of what their own home had once been under the Curators' rule. "We cannot remain in a closed loop," Audrey’s resonance echoed through the weave, manifesting as a ripple of gold across the violet-green skies of ten thousand worlds. "A fire that does not spread eventually consumes its own oxygen. We are the 'Carriers' of the spark, and there is an entire neighbor-galaxy that hasn't heard the 'Song of the Steam'."

He squinted at the phone, “Who the hell is Lil Pimp?” Jo laughed, “It's Lil Pump not Lil Pimp, you idiot.” “Whatever. The song still isn't up to snuff. Let me play real music.” Ash said and changed the track. Jo frowned as some old music without any singing filled the room, “Boring! How can you listen to this! No one's singing.” “That's because it's a ballet piece. Nobody's supposed to sing. And it isn't just any ballet, it's Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.” Ash explained.