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HEARTBEAT is Chapter 7 of Before the Signal Fades — a cyber-fantasy MMO-inspired story about purpose, belonging, burnout, friendship, and learning that even the shield has a health bar. This chapter follows Cael Ward, a blood elf paladin tank known as the Heartward, as a game becomes a home, a guild becomes a family, and purpose slowly turns into proof. From CHARACTER CREATION to HEARTWARD, the album moves through chaotic dungeon runs, growing taverns, separate rooms, full parties, progression pressure, quiet disconnects, heroic overextension, rupture, hidden rest, health scares, repair, and finally the moment Cael learns that the hearth he protected can protect him too. A symphonic fantasy EDM / glitchpop chapter with OC ReMix-style video game energy, RPG melodies, electronic drums, orchestral layers, chiptune accents, and a clear male emo-pop vocal. This is a story for anyone who has ever been the tank, the helper, the organizer, the funny one, the “I’m fine” one, or the person who thought keeping the room alive meant never putting the shield down. IRL first, always. A real hearth does not need you to burn. Tracklist: 1. CHARACTER CREATION 2. BAD DECISIONS 3. THE TAVERN GROWS 4. SEPARATE INSTANCES 5. FULL PARTY 6. THE PUSH 7. QUIET DC 8. EVERYONE’S HERO 9. THE SHIELD’S EDGE 10. HIDDEN HEARTHSTONE 11. HEALTH BAR 12. DREAM ECHO 13. JEEVES 14. IRL FIRST, ALWAYS 15. HEARTWARD #HEARTBEAT #BeforeTheSignalFades #FantasyEDM #Glitchpop #RPGMusic #MMOMusic #OCReMixStyle Creative note: This album is part of an original narrative music project by SPARROW x ECHO. AI-assisted tools were used in the creation of the music and/or visuals, with human direction, editing, writing, curation, and final creative choices by Sparrow.