FuRyu's JRPG about ego and desire, scored with a mix of atmospheric instrumentals and vocal tracks that carry serious weight. "Twilight's Ingress" opens ominously. "Aphonic Roar" is a contradiction that the music embodies perfectly, silent screaming.
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"Blossoms Fall: Leaves Scatter" brings impermanence. "Nihil" goes void. The vocal tracks go hard: "Gunpowder" explodes, "Hundreds of Millions of Light Years of Loneliness" is the most dramatically titled track here and it earns every word.
"ASH" burns. "Pleiades" looks skyward. "AIENKIEN" (fateful connection) draws from Japanese concepts of destined meetings. Twenty-three tracks with real philosophical weight behind them. If you like JRPGs that tackle psychology and identity, MONARK's soundtrack mirrors that introspective ambition.