Welcome back T-T.
Edgen.
I am truly glad that you have decided to share more of your work. I am a very big fan of your skills, and through many of my less inspirational moments, I have dwelled in your style.
Everything you make is top level production.
Enough with the fan ranting, I would like to share some of my opinions, however foolish they may be :D.
When I was listening to this song, for some reason I kept on comparing this song with the opening theme from Star Trek Voyager (I believe thats what its called, I havn't been watching for a while, but all the music has been with me for all this time).
That bell and percussional work at the beginning, gave me a very merry, almost christimisy feel, and I feel that this feeling carries out for most of the song. As it progresses, it becomes a grand exploration song, which heh, in essence, is what you were probably going for.
This rings especially true, when I read the word "battle" cue for Star Trek. In all honesty, I was expecting something with more "umph", you know. As it stands, it makes for awesome opening music, but I would not consider this battle music.
So I think the voice you introduce at the beginning may not be the most suited, it kinda threw me off. If I did not read the name and description for this song, I would have been kinda confused at what exactly this song was trying to portray until very well into it.
The end was nothing too special, repetitive, but I understand why you did this, so I'm not going to comment on that.
The middle section though, was pure magical.
Welcome back Edgen, I hope you stick around this time ^^.
5/5 from me.