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What do they see in it?
I often asked this question so much back then. Course now a days I think I finally pieced it together. From the moment I first met him, I knew there was something special about him. Yes, our kind is special sure, but with him it felt so much more. He was this "Uncrowned King", they all worshipped him as sort. But it wasnt really just worship either. He was this burning bright high in the sky flame. And they came to him like moths in mass. He was a warm beacon of life.
From the moment he pressed play to the moment it ceased.
He would bring people, all walks of life, human, supernatural, god, it mattered not. He would bring them all along on this ride of intensity. And all for the simple pleasure of knowing he made them escape whatever they were escaping just for a little while. I found him a diamond in the rough but it wasnt until I truly put that stage built just for him I finally learned that and saw it all first hand.
-M
-Tomorrowland Music Festival, Main Stage, End of Day Two
-The hot night air could be felt far across the massive field of the vast electric stages and speaker systems that created the impressive and marvelous Tomorrowland. Its jam packed record setting attendance into nearly five hundred and fifteen thousand people had sat the music world on a blaze through a two day weekend of the best and brightest of the dance music world. And they all gathered at the end the festival itself for that legendary performance from the one and only.
Char Aznable, AKA the world famous DJ Charming, was just moments from hitting the decks in what was hyped to be the hottest set of the year and then some. Brand new tracks, brand new sounds, a full two hour set which was a rare piece from him all for this incredible crowd. As the massive near half a mile stage was completely dark. The sea of humanity felt like it went for miles. Multiple small stages were sat up among the crowds each packed with unique speaker and sound systems so everyone could hear the music at a full force. It was this wild display of dance tech.
Everyone was pouring sweat in the hot Europe heat, and a small bit of heat lightning could be seen over cast the bright starry night sky. The atmosphere was indescribable. It was electric just waiting on the anticipation, it could bring goosebumps to your arms. And finally there was a soft chime sound that resonated sending a roar that could shake the entire foundation of so many people screaming. The stages, one piece after the next would illuminate and come together in a cascading set of blue lights signaling a trademark by now of his arrival. As this loud echoing like hum began to resonate across the airwaves igniting a rumbling deep inside of everyone that could reach all the way down to your toes. There was no need for an long building lead the crowd was blood thirsty for it already. A powerful distorted and ridged bassline smacked right into everyone faces taking them under like some fifty foot wave.
Then, it switched up into another powerful lead and finally into the full bass and drum line that was pounding the entire place to the foundation. The crowds erupted it was so loud and so intense but awe inspiring all the same. It was only forty-five seconds but it felt like eternity as the bass faded away and into a calm tone as the beautiful vocals mixed in creating that atmosphere as the lights flooded open to reveal the man himself center stage high above on the decks with a marvelous bow. In this moments, he was a king, and they couldnt get enough of him.
Do you dream alone, under the moon? Is it brighter, brighter when I'm with you? Is the afterglow strong enough To light this fire, fire back in us? Uh-whoa Mixed emotions Hearts still open Though we're far apart I get this feelin' I wanna be where you are I wanna be where you are I wanna be where you are!! 
-Char grabbing the mic, he would leap up standing on the decks for the world to see as he yelled with an adrenaline fueled excitement in his native tongue; " TOMORROWLAND! Laissez-moi vous entendre les gars!!!"
-Just one slight sound of voice the roar back was wild, to hear five hundred thousand people screaming back. Char continued into the next track, as the night heat mixed with the powerful sounds made the heat an all time high. And the heat lightning above soon became a bit more real as the thunderstorm seemingly on command had reached the fieldquipped to deal with s of the incredible show. While the stage was well equipped to deal with such conditions. The winds of the storm made things a bit unpredictable.
-The rain splashed its away across even getting Char himself a bit. But the weather conditions or not wouldnt stop him. While instantly staff was on hand near the stage to warn to get him off there. He only kept going. As the faded cues of a familiar beat picked up, a perfect piano synth that repeated over and over again gaining in sound. Everyone with their hands high in the air as the rain came crashing down reflected among the vibrant lights brought the hard trance like bass lines creating the "moment: that Maleficent would never forget as Char;s equipment started to malfunction due to the weather conditions getting worse. As each turntable shut down, Char simply synced his mix over till he was down to just one player. Normally a DJ has four. Char was mixing and beat matching live over the airwave creating a set list that would never be forgotten as he was soaked to the bone but he didn want to leave this crowd without something to remember.
-Mal finally stood up from far away and approached the outside stage catching his attention to end it now before he got fried himself next. Yet Char kept playing, the weather conditions had gotten so bad that on hand pyro staff and video crews no longer had access to their controller decks. While Char did have his own switches. He was warned not to let them go, yet no one could reach him on his headphones; "Its no use....communications are done, we gotta get him off there...he is a sitting duck out there..." -Mal watched nervously; "this crowd will riot if we stop him...but...I cant let him do this..." -Char was on his own out there far on the stage. He could no longer see anyone out above as the lights over head went out and along the sound system stages too.
-But, the music, it rang loud and clear, and could be heard for miles. He was playing harder and harder. Till finally he brought the crescendo of a tune, for the finale itself. The song was a familiar tune of Charmings own but with a new remix for the hardstyle finish he always laid in at the end. As soon as the song went into vocals and bridge Mal rushed her staff; "Get him!..."
-He grabbed the Mic and as he tried to shout, the outgoing live went out, leaving just his main line to the music. He laughed and shrugged; "FUCK IT!.." -He pressed the auto sync button just as the mega drop of drops crashed right in. It was a layered rush, of one distorted hardstyle drop after the next, each one more powerful than the last. And when he did such, the entire stage went into a blaze, lighting up one last time as fireworks and lights went into berserk mode. It was 60 seconds of dance music beauty, with a lightning storm laced high above. The entire crowd was as well entranced and your entire body could feel like it was moving its own from the sound was incredible and breath taking. And just as it all appeared and it all went dark and crashed finally.
-The place erupted to an applause as tomorrowland went off air with something that would live on for ever. Char ran his shirt over his head as he was covered in rain fall. He couldnt see a thing but he could hear everyone cheering his name and that was perhaps as loud as any track could ever be. The staff finally came up to the center stage as Char saw them; "i think the show is over lads..." -They quickly escorted Char off as a lighting bolt struck the stage causing fire in several locations. Not to mention the fireworks had went off but not all of them had went right. Causing small fires. The place was complete chaos as people were running for their lives afterwards but the were all still cheering for their king.
DJ Charming
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