A nagging whisper within the melody, a faint echo from the beast-man world, tugged at Alex's conscience even as they dedicated themself to aiding the Xi'an. It was a world forever etched in their memory – a world where empathy had conquered fear, where music became a weapon of peace.
Years passed, filled with acts of interstellar kindness. Yet, the melody persisted, a constant reminder of the refugees' lingering anxieties. One evening, while studying a newly detected faint song on the Songdrive network, Alex felt a jolt of recognition. It was faint, distorted, but unmistakably… the melody of the beast-man world.
Excitement warred with trepidation within Alex. Was it a distress call? Had the entity reasserted itself? The melody offered no answers, only a sense of urgency.
