I heard Bird Call from Afar for the first time
I don't know how I have never heard it before, I've been a Xiao fan ever since his first release and I have spent hours exploring the Sea of Clouds area.
I found out about it from a YTshort and thought it was bull at first, but then went on the game to verify for myself and indeed after a few time speeds, there I heard it.
A YT shorts did no justice to how haunting it is. It broke my heart into a million pieces to picture Xiao in his bird form or with his flute, playing a call for his flock that is not here anymore to hear it. The faint bird calls answering felt even sadder, like they were trying to comfort one of their kind as no true answer came from his own flock. The loneliness that it conveyed broke me.
I'm gonna go cry in my bed and hug my Xiao plushie now.
Posted Feb 22, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC