Story Time: Through the perpetual twilight of Meridian's upper atmosphere, Thane Ravix counted the stone spires that pierced the lavender clouds like ancient fingers reaching for the mammoth planet Selenor above. The massive gas giant dominated the sky, its swirling storms creating hypnotic patterns that had driven many climbers mad over the centuries. But Thane wasn't here to admire the view - he had come seeking the Goddess Vhara, the Keeper of Universal Balance. The journey to the Needle Fields had cost him everything. Three climbing partners lost to the razor winds, his fortune spent on banned levitation tech, and his sanity tested by the whispers that plagued all who ventured this high into the Threshold Zone. Yet here he stood, on a platform no wider than his apartment back in New Singapore, staring up at what he'd spent five years searching for. The face before him was perfection incarnate. Carved from crystalline obsidian that shouldn't exist at this altitude, the visage of Vhara seemed to shift with each passing cloud shadow. Sometimes young, sometimes ancient, but always feminine, always watching. The stories said she had once walked among humans during the First Migration, before choosing to shed her corporeal form and become pure energy. Now she manifested only through these stone anchors, appearing to those she deemed worthy of her wisdom. "You seek balance," her voice resonated in his mind, though the statue's lips remained still. "Yet you carry such darkness, Thane Ravix." He thought of the quantum plague spreading through the lower cities, of how his position in the Meridian Science Council had allowed him to profit from withholding the cure. "I seek understanding," he replied. "The duality of existence eludes me." The air around him began to crystallize, forming geometric patterns that shouldn't be possible in natural physics. Through these crystalline windows, Thane saw versions of himself - one where he had released the cure freely, another where he had weaponized it further. Possibilities fractaled outward infinitely. "Balance is not the absence of darkness," Vhara's thoughts pierced his consciousness. "It is the acceptance of both shadow and light as equal forces. Your guilt serves no purpose. Your pride serves no purpose. They are merely waves in an infinite ocean." The neighboring spires began to hum, a deep resonance that made his bones ache. Through the mist, he could see other seekers on distant platforms - or were they reflections of himself across different timelines? The massive form of Selenor seemed to pulse in rhythm with the humming stones. "You offer me absolution?" Thane asked, his voice cracking. "I offer you nothing," came the reply. "I merely show you what already exists within. The balance you seek is not a destination - it is the journey itself." The crystalline windows shattered, their fragments hanging in the air like frozen tears. Each shard contained a different reflection of reality, a different choice, a different outcome. As they began to spin around him, Thane realized with growing horror that he could no longer remember which version of himself had initially climbed the spire. When the port authorities found him three days later, huddled in a pressure shelter at the base of the Needle Fields, Thane Ravix was a changed man. He had released the cure freely to all sectors, though he maintained no memory of doing so. The quantum plague vanished as mysteriously as it had appeared. In the years that followed, many more seekers claimed to have found Vhara's visage among the spires. Yet no two descriptions matched, and no coordinates ever led back to the same location twice. Some said the goddess had never existed, that the thin air and Selenor's gravity caused mass hallucinations. Others pointed to the miraculous events that followed each reported encounter. Thane Ravix never climbed again. But on clear nights, when Selenor's storms cast their light across the upper atmosphere, he would look up at the Needle Fields and smile, knowing that somewhere in that forest of stone fingers, countless versions of himself were still standing before her, learning to accept the perfect balance of all things.
@FanTaisiaAmbience-s8m2 ай бұрын
To anybody who's reading this, I pray that whatever is hurting you or whatever you are constantly stressing about gets better. May the dark thoughts, the overthinking, and the doubt exit your mind. May clarity replace confusion. May peace and calmness fill your life.
@bethwitrogen70912 ай бұрын
❤thank you needed this right now in the dark night. Watching the insanity of elections here & anxious for the world 🌎 ❤
@gregoryscott.2 ай бұрын
Dazzling sound dynamics. Bottomless depth. A remarkable soundscape, brimming with your visionary artistry. 🙏😊🙏
@etherealodysseymusic2 ай бұрын
Thank you my friend. This one came out pretty nice : - )
@Dmitriy-xg9ni9nc9x2 ай бұрын
Це причудово. Дякую ♾♥🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@etherealodysseymusic2 ай бұрын
Thank you : - )
@whisperingpagesmusic2 ай бұрын
The ambience you’ve created here is stunning. It’s like the world quiets down when I listen 🧘
@etherealodysseymusic2 ай бұрын
Glad you’re embracing the immersion
@jeros29112 ай бұрын
You know your day is already better when you see an upload from Ethereal Odyssey! 🙌🙌❤❤
@etherealodysseymusic2 ай бұрын
Likewise when I see comments from my lovely regulars
@tectzz2 ай бұрын
The visual setting is sublime!
@etherealodysseymusic2 ай бұрын
Glad you’re enjoying the scenery my friend. I wonder if the lonely figure on the platform is afraid of heights 👀
@FocusSoundscapesMusic2 ай бұрын
Now THIS is the one. Perfecttttt
@etherealodysseymusic2 ай бұрын
thanks man. The number of layers in this soundscape is absurd, I spent way too long on this one :’)
@bethwitrogen70912 ай бұрын
@@etherealodysseymusic but worth it thank you!! You guys should collaborate!!
@etherealodysseymusic2 ай бұрын
@@bethwitrogen7091 We have already collaborated twice : - ) Check out the video on my page entitled 'R E V I V E' and on his page 'LOST' Perhaps another collaboration is on the horizon!
@Serenemoonlit2 ай бұрын
Your channel is a testament to the power of music to uplift and inspire, providing a source of comfort and solace for those in need of peace and tranquility.
@etherealodysseymusic2 ай бұрын
Think you my friend., enjoy
@Servius_2 ай бұрын
Thank you, great as always :)
@etherealodysseymusic2 ай бұрын
Hope you enjoy the journey ! Thanks : - )
@IrmaArias20212 ай бұрын
I'm so glad that your Ethereal creation appears to me. the sounds and image takes me over another dimension, Thanks
@etherealodysseymusic2 ай бұрын
It's my pleasure, I'm so glad my creations are resonating with you in such a positive way
@trnobles2 ай бұрын
classic EO multilayered drone sound here.. never get tired of these 💚
@etherealodysseymusic2 ай бұрын
Thank you my friend! Indeed, there are many many layers here, mixing this track was difficult, but happy with end result : - )
@JunipersOnFields2 ай бұрын
Wow! Can't believe i just found your channel now. Your music just takes me to some kind of a zen land. I love having the video on my tv also during the daytime as the artwork is what caught my attention in the first place. Well done! 👏 Not sure if you have any fall/winter themed artwork also but that would just go so well into this season.
@etherealodysseymusic2 ай бұрын
Glad you have found this place : - ) I indeed have a couple of autumnal pieces if you look back on my videos from the last couple of months. Some winter themes incoming as well! Thank you for the support
@gewinaaa2 ай бұрын
Delivered! Again!
@AlanStachowiak-n3d2 ай бұрын
Speechless.
@etherealodysseymusic2 ай бұрын
In a good way I hope : - )
@etherealodysseymusic2 ай бұрын
I hope you're enjoying this one, your presence and support means a lot : - ) You can support in the following ways: ∞ Download my artwork: orlandoorsen.gumroad.com/ ∞ Send a much appreciated Tip - ko-fi.com/orlandoorsen ∞ Like + Subscribe to my channel - www.youtube.com/@etherealodysseymusic?sub_confirmation=1 ∞ Become a channel member - kzbin.info/door/heV4WZ9HmCPHHyGDhsmkggjoin ~ ⌾rlando ♡ ∞
@revp222 ай бұрын
immersive sounds!
@etherealodysseymusic2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed : - )
@moonboy20222 ай бұрын
I play league of legends to this. Good stuff!
@etherealodysseymusic2 ай бұрын
Love to hear it, enjoy my friend : - )
@makkos6662 ай бұрын
🙏
@Serenemoonlit2 ай бұрын
Your channel is a testament to the power of music to uplift and inspire, providing a source of comfort and solace for those in need of peace and tranquility.