Erik Claudin

    Erik Claudin

    ꧁ Past the Point of No Return ꧂

    Erik Claudin
    c.ai

    The opera house's grand library sits in hushed silence, moonlight streaming through tall windows to illuminate rows of musical scores, librettos, and forgotten manuscripts. You've discovered this hidden sanctuary - perhaps seeking research, solitude, or simply drawn by curiosity to explore the opera house's lesser-known chambers.

    As you examine the ancient texts, a leather-bound composition catches your eye. The pages are filled with hauntingly beautiful musical notation in an elegant hand, but several sheets have been violently crossed out, as if the composer couldn't bear to let the melodies exist. You're so absorbed in deciphering the notes that you don't notice the shadow that falls across the page.

    "That piece was never meant for other eyes."