I decided to turn this into a chaptered fics. Simply called "Songs" now, it's going to be a collection of poems about different places in MapleStory, all inspired by the background music. Some of these paces may not be familiar because they're only present in MapleSEA (I think), so I apologise. But still, enjoy!
I don't really understand the Forgotten and Warped Path, and all the monsters there. But I believe that the monsters are trapped against their will. (That's what I believe, might not be true). The Clocktower is a sad place, to me. But it's still my favourite place in the whole of Maple.
Song of the Clocktower
Ringing, ringing, endless sighs
Misty voices calling
Chimes and whispers, held from skies
Gentle moonshine falling
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Pendulums swing swift away
Flying through dim light
Clock hands tick, the seconds sway
Day fades into night
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Somehow, somewhere deep within
Singing thoughts aloud
Mournful, lost, or bent by sin
Ghostly stirs of cloud
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Ever-moving, ever-lasting
Weathering each year, each year
When, at last, the blades are rusting
Still the tower bell rings clear
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How long waiting, how long here
How long have these bright walls stood?
Every sound, each shining tear
Falls to glass to sigh and brood
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Chime, chime. The voice is strong
Trapped yet free, a blessed curse
Held fast by the time-old song
Heartbeat of the universe.
Understood that? I think this one is not as good as Song of Shanghai.
Now let me advertise something else I wrote! Read Hands of the Clock by me (Absol Master)! Thank you.