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The Andurin
CHAPTER 63

CHAPTER 63

Ikrei P.O.V.

The Singing Phoenix was tapping her toe against the floor. She made a few comments to my boss and Krigsain but the smile on her face wouldn’t fade.

The last music track finished playing in the studio. We waited with serene anticipation, her mood was good.

“This is for you. So you can sing with style in your new shows.” Krigsain said.

He showed her a craftmic with a stand. One of his weird new creations.

“What’s this?” She was interested.

Sister Kuyun and everybody else was as well.

“This is for you to sing instead of soul powers or artifact pendants for sound amplification. It is a stylistic choice.”

Krigsain made a small demonstration on how to use it while carrying it around.

‘That makes things harder. It looks cool though.’

She grabbed the craftmic from him taking it off from the stand.

“This thing looks like a little mushroom, doesn’t it? What you think guys?” She was asking all the present.

Hau Yǐngr was the first to speak, “We will use it here, it fits perfectly for what we do.”

Everybody laughed.

“If I didn’t know better, I might think you wanted me to remember something, dear.” She played coquettishly with the mic.

“Tell me, who was the one on the strings?” She asked a musician’s question.

“That would be me, phoenix.” Sister Kuyun introduced herself not bathing an eye.

Sister Kuyun is a very proud artist, worthy of her craft. Krigsain thinks the same.

“Would you join me in the opening show?”

“Certainly, phoenix. Let’s have fun together.”

A Malgrunian goddess and a Andurian master shook hands amidst a brewing war.

“Hand me the lyrics for all the songs.” Phoenix sat down in the control room reading.

Several minutes later, she asked me.

“You wrote these?”

“Some but most is the work of our friend here.”

“I see. You are helping a newcomer out these days? Good, good. Still I got to listen for myself. Play me something of your authorship, kid.”

A little nervous I sat down and played, “The Song Remains The Same”, “Me,” and my latest creation “Heartbreak Hotel.”

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“Ha, ha, ha!” The melodious laughter echoed through the studio.

Everyone was giggling, smiling or flat out laughing.

“I see the influence of Malgrun in you kid. Good to meet you brother.” She was very courteous this time.

“We are doing the concert in the next holy day of the Zurians. Prepare all things through my people. Yǐngr, tell the Heavenly Demon I want those intercontinental devices active for a live full image no delay feed, we are going worldwide. Tell him, I’ll do far more than sing on his birthday celebration next year if he does. Make it happen!”

“Yes, great consort.” The entire room was very polite.

“You think we can work with that last song here? We are all pros, are we not?”

The phoenix nodded. Hau Yǐngr smiled and sister Kuyun gave me a thumbs up. Sochu started serving more drinks. Krigsain headed to the drums.

‘Big guy is going to jam!’

The atmosphere turned festive. After an hour of recomposing, adding solos and stuff a weird but energetic five-minute version of “Heartbreak Hotel” was born.

A special version that would never leave this place. The Singing Phoenix doing backing vocals and testing a craft mic.

The upbeat joyful chords and tempo began with a full fill in the drums. Krigsain was laughing wildly. So, we jammed.

“One, Two.”

“One, Two, Three, Four!”

Ketars, bass, drums and magiboard coming in at once with me. The up tempo tuneful, colorful, four chord progression with slight changes played and the entire room was filled with the Phoenix’s blessing “Raging Heart.”

Krigsain pounding on the high hats with that playboy smile of his.

First verse:

♪It may sound like I’m lying

But I don’t really care

Of all the things you’ve done

With that kid that comes from afar♪

♪You think I can’t tell baby

That I suck on your honey

If I ever see that face again

One thing you will find♪

Second verse:

♪The cape wearing scoundrel

The one that you are with

Wyvern red jacket and cloak

Dagger and sword, Oh just great♪

♪Cockblocker Hans

With no qualms and no morals

Comes to play the hero

To sneak away with my girl♪

Another set of chord progressions with minor changes again. Kuyun’s arrangements for the chorus. Backing vocals by the great consort.

♪Oh Lord What have I done? (Oh Cockblocker!)

Why does this happen to me?! (Oh Cockblocker!)

Oh Lord What have I done? (Oh Cockblocker!)♪

♪He is really going to leave

He’ll find another for his glory

And you’ll come back to me♪

A long sustained high note by the ketar, a breakdown and an intro into the solo. The drums keeping the rhythm in a four by four with tom toms included in small fills. All instruments come back.

PHAT! The snare resounds.

Sister Kuyun’s fingers fly on the fretboard. A wild solo. Up tempo happy chords continue.

Happily dancing, accompanying claps all around. Many beats of pure artistry from the sister.

Power drum fill, return to verse chords.

Third verse:

♪Hans, Hans, Hans, Hans

Hans, Hans, Hans, Hans

Don’t you know another word?

Do you want to stick a banana?

I don’t need to know your magic

I cry myself with my music

Do you find this delectable?

Like your stupid collectables!♪

Chorus:

♪Damn you, Cocksucker Hans (Oh Cockblocker!)

Why does this happen to me?! (Oh Cockblocker!)

Oh Lord What have I done? (Oh Cockblocker!)

♪He is really going to leave

He’ll find another for his glory

And you’ll come back to me♪

♪Oh Lord What have I done? (Oh Cockblocker!)

Why does this happen to me?! (Oh Cockblocker!)

Oh Lord What have I done? (Oh Cockblocker!)

♪He is really going to leave

He’ll find another for his glory

And you’ll come back to me♪

♪ Runaway, runaway (Oh Cockblocker!)

Runaway, runaway (Oh Cockblocker!)

Cockblooooockeeer! (Oh Cockblocker!) ♪

Several more beats of pure instrumentation and intense laughter from everyone. The drums, the instruments all kick in for one final rush. The ketars switch to riffing. Rock style.

Cymbals crash rhythmically. The riffing increases in distortion. The phoenix signals the end.

“One, two, three, four!”

DUN! DUN! DUN! DUN! PHAT!

♪AND THAT’S ALL! ♪

The sound of fading music made the studio vibrate a little, the effect of the blessing.

The resounding simultaneous finish of all voices and instruments was synched perfectly.

“Special drinks on me, everyone!” Sochu screamed with joy.

And like this, the “Concert for Peace” plan finally begun.

Concert Flyer [https://i.imgur.com/EgxIERn.png]