Link to Book (English):
getinkspired.com/pt/story/520449/…english-version/

Link to Book (Portuguese):
getinkspired.com/pt/story/414704/aequus/

ADVICE: MUSIC — ESPECIALLY ORCHESTRAL MUSIC — SHOULD BE LISTENED TO THROUGH SPEAKERS WITH A GOOD BALANCE OF BASS AND TREBLE. IF YOU LISTEN TO THESE PIECES ON A CELLPHONE, YOU’LL LOSE AT LEAST 40% OF THEIR QUALITY.

This song carries an introspective atmosphere, where melody and lyrics intertwine to reveal a deep reflection on the limits of human power. Even the mage, who manipulates unseen forces and commands hidden energies, acknowledges that his ability does not arise from himself. He creates nothing from nothing; he merely moves what already exists. Thus, the song emphasizes that true power does not rest upon him, but comes from a greater and unfathomable source.

At the same time, the song warns of the danger of corruption within this power. Its illusory glow may seduce, yet it demands a terrible price, impossible to pay. The poetic voice walks between light and darkness, confessing his inability to endure the full brightness, as if truth were both revelation and condemnation.

It is, therefore, a musical meditation on humility, limitation, and illusion: a reminder that every borrowed power, when corrupted, exacts a devastating toll.

Lyrics:

The sun shines upon the earth
And the night has its own glow
Who am I in this place?
I see the darkness still For
I cannot bear the light

I cannot create from nothing

Who shines the brightest of all?
Who walks upon the clouds above?
Who truly knows their own heart?

The power I thought was mine
Demands a price too high
How will I pay the cost?
I see the darkness still
For I cannot bear the light

without light

Who shines the brightest of all?
Who walks upon the clouds above?
Who truly knows their own heart?

Ex-Nihilo

Candlelight dinner for two with the one you love! I tried to set the mood with this composition. 

Candlelight  for Two

I wrote this song originally several years ago just for solo piano for my coworker that lost her sister unexpectedly, but I decided to rewrite it for choir, orchestra and piano and change it up a little bit. But, here you go my friend Missy D Green, I know you miss your sister, but she's smiling down from heaven till you meet again. Hope you like it,,,,

Till we meet again

Link to Book (English):
getinkspired.com/pt/story/520449/…english-version/

Link to Book (Portuguese):
getinkspired.com/pt/story/414704/aequus/

ADVICE: MUSIC — ESPECIALLY ORCHESTRAL MUSIC — SHOULD BE LISTENED TO THROUGH SPEAKERS WITH A GOOD BALANCE OF BASS AND TREBLE. IF YOU LISTEN TO THESE PIECES ON A CELLPHONE, YOU’LL LOSE AT LEAST 40% OF THEIR QUALITY.

"Liza’s Last Stand" is the hymn of the night when a child dared to remain standing against cruelty. Through tears and blood, Liza raised her arms in the shape of a cross against corrupt men, holding within her fragile body a force far greater than her age. Her magic, shaped since childhood by her father Vertere’s teachings of self-defense, found in pain and loss the channel that made it overflow — a silent cry transformed into power.

Each chord of the song carries the weight of her struggle: fear turned into resistance, innocence breaking into fury, a flame that burns even when the wind grows stronger. ‘Liza’s Last Stand’ is not only about the battle against Gregor and William, but about the very moment when Liza became more than Vertere’s daughter — she became a symbol of defiance and courage against the darkness.

This song expresses the events described in the chapter Echoes of Sihr – Part 2 – In the Name of the King.

Liza's Last Stand

Link to Book (English):
getinkspired.com/pt/story/520449/…english-version/

Link to Book (Portuguese):
getinkspired.com/pt/story/414704/aequus/

ADVICE: MUSIC — ESPECIALLY ORCHESTRAL MUSIC — SHOULD BE LISTENED TO THROUGH SPEAKERS WITH A GOOD BALANCE OF BASS AND TREBLE. IF YOU LISTEN TO THESE PIECES ON A CELLPHONE, YOU’LL LOSE AT LEAST 40% OF THEIR QUALITY.

Description:

This chant recalls the rise of Dinark, forever marked by its defeat in the Battle of the Four Winds, when it fell under the might of Delver. Founded by the bastard queen Dyna, cast out from her homeland, the city carried for centuries the weight and shame of its downfall. Its warriors, the Black Claws, were larger and stronger than Delver’s Belliants, yet their lack of strategy sealed their fate.

Now, in the turning of the ages, a new flame is kindled. Eldora, descendant of Dyna and queen of Dinark, is guided by an enigmatic figure who whispers promises of glory. Under this hidden inspiration, the city rises again—its walls reinforced, its armies trained, and its hope rekindled like an ancient fire.

You Will Be Great Again is the hymn that exalts Dinark’s resurgence, the song that marks the moment when a forgotten city rises from the ashes, ready to reclaim its lost pride and once more challenge the power of Delver.

You Will Be Great Again


Link to Book (English):
getinkspired.com/pt/story/520449/…english-version/

Link to Book (Portuguese):
getinkspired.com/pt/story/414704/aequus/

ADVICE: MUSIC — ESPECIALLY ORCHESTRAL MUSIC — SHOULD BE LISTENED TO THROUGH SPEAKERS WITH A GOOD BALANCE OF BASS AND TREBLE. IF YOU LISTEN TO THESE PIECES ON A CELLPHONE, YOU’LL LOSE AT LEAST 40% OF THEIR QUALITY.

Description:
“Liza’s Theme” is a song of sorrow and longing, built upon the fragility of a childhood cut short. The melody carries the memory of Elizabeth, daughter of Vertere, who in the midst of the terror of the Inquisition dared to resist with all the strength of her heart. When she saw her mother fall, her magic burst forth in a desperate act, until her father arrived to save her.

Yet the music is not about battle, but absence: Vertere, scarred by the pain of loss and the distance from his daughter, finds in the theme a gentle and melancholic remembrance of the one he loves most. It is a song that conveys the tenderness of memory and the ache of a heart that has never ceased to seek his beloved Liza.

Liza's Theme

Link to Book (English):
getinkspired.com/pt/story/520449/…english-version/

Link to Book (Portuguese):
getinkspired.com/pt/story/414704/aequus/

ADVICE: MUSIC — ESPECIALLY ORCHESTRAL MUSIC — SHOULD BE LISTENED TO THROUGH SPEAKERS WITH A GOOD BALANCE OF BASS AND TREBLE. IF YOU LISTEN TO THESE PIECES ON A CELLPHONE, YOU’LL LOSE AT LEAST 40% OF THEIR QUALITY.

Music: Reckoning

Context: (Contains Story Spoilers)

"Reckoning" captures the intense and perilous moment when Loufric Vertere confronts the consequences of betrayal and loss. After fleeing the castle during the Inquisition against the mages, Vertere seeks refuge at the home of Count Magno, a former friend and ally in the court of Delver. His wife, Eleanor, and his daughter, Liza (Elizabeth), have already been captured and taken to the palace.

During this turmoil, the guards escorting Eleanor and Liza attempt to take advantage of the chaos. Liza resists with her fledgling magic, but tragically, Eleanor falls and dies. Vertere arrives just in time, saving Liza and eliminating the threat, bringing her to Magno's home for safety.

However, betrayal strikes again: Lord Damian, present during these events, reports to the Chancellor that Magno is harboring a mage.

Now, Vertere returns to retrieve his daughter, only to be confronted by Damian — a tense and fateful encounter that erupts in a dangerous dialogue filled with deception, anger, and the haunting weight of loss. "Reckoning" embodies the tension, sorrow, and fiery confrontation of that pivotal moment."*

Dialogue:
Vertere: "Lord Damian?"
Damian: "Well, well... if it isn’t our runaway mage, Loufric Vertere. Those who are alive always show up."
Vertere: "Where is Count Magno?"
Damian: "I am now the new Count of Límia... Magno has been sent to Vicídia."
Vertere: Where is Liza?"
Damian: "Your daughter is fine...I’m taking care of her for now."
Vertere: I want to see her."
Damian: "Of course, Loufric... why not come inside?"
Vertere: "So, what are you waiting for?"
Damian: "Nothing... just that you come in. Your daughter isn’t here."
Vertere: What trick is this?"
Damian: "When the Inquisition began, Count Magno summoned me that night and tried to convince me to help him in his plan to hide your daughter."
Damian: "I had great respect for Magno... until I discovered he counted you as a friend. A Verberaque..."
Vertere: "You’d better watch your words."
Damian: "I’m saying it’s better for you not to try anything. I have four guards around the house."
Vertere: "Where is Liza?"
Damian:  "I don’t know. As soon as I reported Count Magno to Chancellor Eldric for hiding your daughter, he found out before me and had her flee."
Vertere: "I’ll wipe that insolent smile off your face, you pathetic little lord."
Damian: "Guards! Seize him!"
Guard 1: "Yes, my Lord!"
Vertere: "GLAMÚRUS!"
Damian: "What is this abomination you’ve made?"
Vertere: "Are you blind? It’s a wall of ice, you fool."
Guard 1: "My Lord, we’re trying, but we can’t get through."
Vertere: "Well, MY LORD, let’s see if you’ll be smiling now."
Damian: "Wait, Loufric... Calm Down, I’m unarmed... No... PLEASE"

Reckoning (With Audiobook)

Link to Book (English):
getinkspired.com/pt/story/520449/…english-version/

Link to Book (Portuguese):
getinkspired.com/pt/story/414704/aequus/

ADVICE: MUSIC — ESPECIALLY ORCHESTRAL MUSIC — SHOULD BE LISTENED TO THROUGH SPEAKERS WITH A GOOD BALANCE OF BASS AND TREBLE. IF YOU LISTEN TO THESE PIECES ON A CELLPHONE, YOU’LL LOSE AT LEAST 40% OF THEIR QUALITY.

Context: (Contains Story Spoilers)
“The Book” is a piece shrouded in mystery and omens. As Dilem enters the barn to feed Garran, he hears a strange sound coming from his father’s old chest — a distant whisper, almost like a call.

Inside, he finds a blood-red book, marked with a symbol and words that seem to pulse with a voice of their own. Years earlier, Nathan had discovered that same book and tried to unravel its secrets — instructions of a power long forgotten. He failed. But his young son, repeating one of those words in innocence, ignited the fire.

Fear made him forget. But now, drawn once more by that call, Dilem reads the word his father once underlined, and the power awakens — fire returns to the world, breaking the silence of centuries.

The music follows this awakening: the murmur of the unknown, the memory of fear, and at last, the rise of the flame.

Dialogue:

Virna:“Dilem… 
Dilem:"Yes Mom"
Virna:could you go feed Garran for me? I haven’t finished making lunch yet, and your father should be arriving soon.”
Dilem:“Sure, Mom… but… what are we having for lunch? My stomach’s growling…”
Virna:“Oh, my dear… this is your mother’s secret recipe… sea bass with mussels and shrimp, cooked with garlic, onion, and bay leaves… and just a splash of white wine for that perfect touch…”
Dilem:“Wow… looks delicious… do you need any help?…”
Virna: “I’ve already told you, go feed Garran. He must be starving… Take some barley too, to give along with the hay.”
Dilem:“Don’t worry… I’m coming…”

Dilem:“Hey, big guy! Are you hungry?… Look what I brought for you…”
Dilem:"What is that?"
The Book: "Come to the Power... Mage."
Dilem:“It’s coming from that chest… What is that?... A red book with a ‘V’ on the cover?”
Dilem:“Hmm, let me see… there are several strange words here… Hmm, this one looks familiar and… it seems someone marked it with ink… ‘IGNIS CANDENS?’”
Dilem:"by the Architect… FIRE! Somebody... HELP...

Related Musics:
The Raise of Dilem: https://soundcloud.com/emersonmarshall/the-raise-of-dilem

The Book (With Audiobook)

Link to Book (English):
getinkspired.com/pt/story/520449/…english-version/

Link to Book (Portuguese):
getinkspired.com/pt/story/414704/aequus/

ADVICE: MUSIC — ESPECIALLY ORCHESTRAL MUSIC — SHOULD BE LISTENED TO THROUGH SPEAKERS WITH A GOOD BALANCE OF BASS AND TREBLE. IF YOU LISTEN TO THESE PIECES ON A CELLPHONE, YOU’LL LOSE AT LEAST 40% OF THEIR QUALITY.

Context:
An alternative version of the central theme from the AEQUUS saga, this piece revisits the origins of the universe of Fulgor — a time when magic first awakened, more than seventeen centuries ago, bringing uncertainty and fear to the hearts of all races.

Chaos rose like a shadow, and a great inquisition swept across the world, staining the earth with blood. Extinction came close to consuming every trace of magic… until, two centuries later, a sign emerged: magic was not dead — and someone was born to rediscover it.

Between fear and hope, the melody asks:
Will fear return?
Will hatred once again rule the judgment of men?
Will annihilation be the only answer?
Or will the bearer of the gift resist the lure of power and become the light that shines in the darkness to come?

(Lyrics)
Messeza -   (Katrialco Language)

Magic and Blood together
The fight begins
Who will win?

Will there be balance?
The night approaches
The thirst is unbearable

I need to shine
I need to fight
Don't give up
Find it  

I need you
Don't abandon me
Stay with me

Original Theme:
https://soundcloud.com/emersonmarshall/aequus-main-theme

Aequus Main Theme (Stay With Me Version)

Link to Book (English):
getinkspired.com/pt/story/520449/…english-version/

Link to Book (Portuguese):
getinkspired.com/pt/story/414704/aequus/

ADVICE: MUSIC — ESPECIALLY ORCHESTRAL MUSIC — SHOULD BE LISTENED TO THROUGH SPEAKERS WITH A GOOD BALANCE OF BASS AND TREBLE. IF YOU LISTEN TO THESE PIECES ON A CELLPHONE, YOU’LL LOSE AT LEAST 40% OF THEIR QUALITY.

Context: (Contains Story Spoilers):

“The Little Mage” tells the moment when the impossible awakens once more in Fulgor. The melody begins with soft, almost childlike notes, reflecting the serenity of a quiet morning in Nathan’s home, where he watches over his two-year-old son, Dilem. Amid the crackle of the fireplace and the distant murmur of the wind, Nathan turns the pages of an ancient book covered in dust — a mysterious tome filled with forgotten symbols whose origin no one remembers.

Seventeen hundred years earlier, an inquisition had silenced magic, destroyed its practitioners, and erased every trace of their deeds. Since then, the world had lived in ignorance and fear, believing that magic was nothing but legend.

While Nathan attempts to decipher a simple spell — an incantation meant to kindle a flame — his voice trembles and fails. The book remains still, and nothing happens. Then, with innocent curiosity, Dilem watches his father and tries to repeat the words he heard, broken and incomplete, in the uncertain speech of a child. A moment later, fire bursts over the cauldron, filling the kitchen with a living, golden light.

At that point, the music transforms: the notes rise in wonder and tenderness, marking the rebirth of something long forgotten. Nathan realizes that the gift has awakened in his son — the first mage to be born since the great extinction.

Dilem, born without a single strand of hair, bears upon his body the sign of the ancients: the axia, the inevitable price carried by those touched by magic.

“The Little Mage” is a song of innocence and discovery, where the purity of a child unknowingly rekindles the sacred flame the world had thought lost forever.

The Little Mage

Hey everyone! My name is Emerson Marçal. I’m not a professional musician, but I’ve always loved soundtracks, they’ve been my passion since forever. I play a bit of keyboard and started messing around with some compositions a long time ago, on my first keyboard, a Roland Prelude. That was about 14 years ago! Actually, those old songs are still here on SoundCloud, in a playlist I kept.

Nowadays, I’ve decided to create a few new soundtracks, but it’s all very simple, just to bring some emotion to a story I’m writing together with my friend Rafael R. Oliveira on the Inkspired platform. The book is called Aequus, and it’s a huge saga we’re building together. It’s a long-term project, probably more than 5 years of work. The links to the story are in the description of each song.

Some tracks have small audiobook excerpts, with dialogues and monologues from the story’s characters. But there are also versions without audiobook, for those who prefer to listen to just the music, no narration. However, these audiobook snippets are very short, just a small sample that doesn’t take over the entire track. Usually, they’re only at the beginning.

I really believe in this story and I’m trying to share it with anyone who might be interested. If you enjoy any of the songs, I invite you to check out the Aequus Saga, because these tracks exist because of it.

Thank you so much to everyone who’s been listening and enjoying the songs. And if you can, leave a comment, it helps a lot.

Contact:
Email: emersonmarshall@gmail.com

Aequus Main Theme (Stay With Me Version)

Emerson Marshall

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