【about writing】Miho and Hatsue

Instead of four, I decided to make it just two girls to appear in "Dimensional Cloud Guardians". But even though these two are considered Earthlings, both have a connection to the Cloud Dimension and according to Zelross, their powers could possibly be the key to save the Power Casters' dimension.

• Okuyama Kazusa as the White Light Caster from Japan, Miho Takahata
• Osaki lchika as the Pink Light Caster from Japan, Hatsue Funai

Both characters were unrelated to each other, but their powers held the answer to the longtime puzzle about the prophecy of "two lights" related to a gruesome massacre that happened several thousand years ago.

the last sky of the earth - introduction to volume 2

Here we are again... as we are about to head out on another battle of our lives. At least, that's what I thought when I learned that the enemies' side had suffered a brand new casualty since the attack.

And now I know, we have to keep our guard up even more. More lives now depended on us... for us to protect. More secrets are about to be uncovered... for us to accept. More clues are about to be discovered... for us to use as a way to fulfill our respective missions.

I don't know how long this battle will take. I don't know how long my body will be able to handle everything. I don't know if I could still make it so I could fulfill my promise to my slain family. I haven't reached the day of the succession yet and the fear building up steadily inside of me now begins to consume me.

But here's what I know now.

The revelations awaiting us will cut open that path I've been looking for. The memories that propelled us to fight this hard will be our power to resist giving in to defeat. We could lose something along the way. We could lose someone that might drive our sanity over the edge. But I've chosen to continue fighting. We've lost enough. We've lost too much.

Now is the time that we reclaim the honor they've trampled on and the justice that we've been seeking for a long time. We won't give up until we finally acquire the answers that have eluded us.

I know that the 12 Knights of the Sky will help me make it happen.

For I have a duty to fulfill before I am to be appointed as the Shrouded Flowers' next leader.

I am Shinomiya Kourin, the princess and the current leader of the Shinomiya clan.

And I am... the Last Sky of the Earth...

journal entry #62

One day left... and I'm still enduring my toothache's pain. For real. I guess I had to deal with this until tomorrow. But you know what? For some reason, the pain would extend to one side of my nose (maybe my sinus) and then it would reach my head. I don't know why, but only the right side of my face (right now, right side of my sinus and right temple) was aching.

I'm going to sleep on my youngest sister's bed tonight since I don't have a choice at all. Her classmates were here and I think they're going to pull an all-nighter for their school project. But then again, I'm sure that I'm not going to be comfortable sleeping on her bed. I don't know why but it's always been like that.

Oh, right. WANI finally sent a feedback on my angel-themed story and it was approved! I only needed to add a few revisions with regard to the things they were asking about the story. I'm thinking, however, of whether or not I would proceed on making it a full-length novel. I still have to finish Francis' story before writing the full-length of Stephen' story, you know? Yes, the angel-themed short story I submitted to WANI was a part of Stephen's story. Anyway, I just had to focus on one writing project at a time right now. The only problem, however, is that I don't know which of my pending projects should I start.

One day to go... and it will be my birthday. I'm going to be 28 years old by tomorrow. An yet some people still don't believe that I'm about to reach the age of 30, that my age would soon disappear from the calendar, as the Filipino idiom goes. Wait, was that even an idiom? I have to check first. People still see my face as that of a high school student. Do I really look like I haven't aged at all since high school? Seriously?

We'll see what's going to happen on the day that I wasn't even anticipating to come at all. For now, I'll end this entry here so I could sleep early — if my brain would allow that to happen, that is. In any case, good night! 😊❤️

the last sky of the earth 87 - wish he made

As much as Seiichi wanted to come up with an answer about the sudden reappearance of the Iris Sword inside his house, he felt that it would only make him end up crazy or something similar. No answer would come up no matter how much he thought about it.

He'd been meaning to contact Shuji since then. But he forgot that Shuji already said to him before that he won't be able to contact him for a while because of a personal business. Though until now, he had no idea what it was at all.

Yes, Hitoshi appointed Shuji to guard him after the clan prince died. And yet he only realized now that the guy would only appear when he felt like it. Those times were confusing to him, at first.

Shuji would usually appear when Seiichi was in deep or when it so happened that he came up with an important decision. Come to think of it, it was like that guy had some sort of radar when it came to him and the important aspects of his life after the attack.

"Dimensional Cloud Guardians" Main 12

Since I've posted scenarios related to the upcoming story "Dimensional Cloud Guardians", I might as well post this one. These are the main twelve characters to appear, by the way.

⚜️Kizu Takumi as the Red Fire Caster Ralnor

⚜️Kishi Yosuke as the White Fire Caster Cyran

⚜️Blue Water Caster Goren

⚜️Gold Dust Caster Navarre

⚜️White Sound Caster Horith

⚜️Yamazaki Taiki as the White Dust Caster Arun

⚜️Okubo Sakurako as the Green Wind Caster Lyra

⚜️White Thunder Caster Arasne

⚜️Sakakibara Tetsuji as the Yellow Thunder Caster Darfin

⚜️Purple Sound Caster Zelross

⚜️Taguchi Shota as the White Ice Caster Ruven

⚜️Minami Keisuke as the White Wind Caster Corym

What do you think? Yes, I based my visual inspirations on Kyuranger. Originally, I did plan to use their names there in this story. But recently, I've been deciding against it so I ended up doing this. 😄😄

Relationship Described: Heiji and Maya

Heiji had always guided Maiya in her ice skating journey ever since joining the Ice Skating Club, both in the university and the one managed by his father. With that, their relationship could be similar to that of a mentor and a student. Even when Maiya became famous in ice skating, Heiji would always be there to support her in her endevour. And after a long time, a true story from the past could bring their hearts even closer together.

Relationship Described: Tashiro and Chihomi

Tashiro and Chihomi were childhood friends before becoming strangers ever since Chihomi lost her memories. But even so, Tashiro remained loyal to Chihomi and kept waiting for the day her memories would finally return. He loved her in secret and supported her despite the hurt he couldn't help feeling. However, a time finally came when Tashiro realized that it was hopeless for Chihomi to remember him and that it was just right to let her go completely. And yet their fates had other plans for the two of them.

Relationship Described: Yushiro and Azami

Yujiro and Azami had always been buddies and rivals at the same time in surfing. Not only that, he was the only guy persistent enough to court her even though she firmly stated that she wanted their relationship to remain as it was. Yujiro's recklessness just to protect her had slowly softened her heart and changed her mind about him. But as it was happening, one event revealed something shocking that could prove Yujiro's persistence to court Azami was something she would call as "a continuation of a old destiny".

Relationship Described: Masami and Chifuyu

Masami and Chifuyu's relationship was nothing more than a customer and a seller at the flower shop owned by her family. Almost all the time, she would be the one assisting him whenever he would buy flowers for his late relatives. But what Chifuyu didn't know was the fact that Masami had secretly liked her for a long time. His involvement with Chifuyu's business as a Rainbow Knight opened up the truth concerning the two of them that they never knew had existed for a long time.

Relationship Described: Ryuichi and Miiko

Both Ryuichi and Miiko felt like they were destined rivals since their elementary days. But unlike that of Rei and Konami, their rivalry was leaning more on their scholastic achievements. There were times that they still rely on each other on some issues that they believed that "two minds are better than just one". There were instances, as well, that Ryuichi was more than willing to risk his life for Miiko's safety. In one of Miiko's battle as a Rainbow Knight, one revelation about their past would force her to choose between duty and her growing love for Ryuichi who would always be there to protect her at the cost of his life.

Relationship Described: Akio and Mari

Akio and Mari were never really close to begin with. In fact, Mari could be seen watching Akio from afar most of the time. She wasn't sure if she was just admiring him for more reasons than one or there was something about him that made her watch him like this. The moment they became close, however, one story could test their newfound friendship and hidden feelings.

Relationship Described: Rei and Konami

Rei and Konami felt like they were born enemies ever since their paths crossed in the university. More often than not, their clashes would lead to Konami punching Rei in the face, especially when she wasn't in the mood to deal with his teasings. And yet, their relationship took a big turn when a certain truth was revealed enough to test them both, which included their true feelings for each other.

Putting all the main characters and obvious designated pairings of my magical girl-inspired story "Rainbow Knights". This is before I could post their character profiles here. Still debating if I should write the story in English or Filipino. I always have that kind of trouble whenever I would try writing something new.

Of course, if I have to be honest, the story of the Rainbow Knights would never be complete without their respective love interests. What can I say? I'm an aspiring romance writer (for real) and trying to become a fantasy writer, as well. So here they are ー the guys who will become one of the greatest parts of the warriors' lives.

This isn't the original names and visual inspirations that I had for Rainbow Knights — inspired by various 魔法少女 (mahou shoujo) genre of animes I've watched. But then again, things can change as time goes by. Anyway, the plot remains the same. So now I'll be posting these here to remind me that I need to continue writing this story. By the way, I wrote the Japanese names here in Western style—given name first, then surname.

Here's the short story description of Rainbow Knights basing it from a part of the original synopsis that I could recall.

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STORY DESCRIPTION: Seven girls ー Konami, Mari, Miiko, Chifuyu, Azami, Chihomi and Maiya ー had their lives changed all of a sudden when each of them became chosen to wield seven powers ー fire, light, wind, earth, water, sound, and ice. Guided by the Chief Fairy Angel named Rainne, they were soon given the immense task to battle the threat coming from the Olgox who made it their mission to conquer both the Earth and the world of Ralvalea. The girls were able to do such a feat by becoming the legendary seven-colored Angel Knights of the ancient Ralvalea, the Rainbow Knights!

Our Memory Of The Dawn 3 - Able To Meet You

It was dawn once again. Amy lost count ー for now ー as to how many days she'd been here in Narnia. But she wasn't exactly counting as her days had always been busy with helping the Narnians with all that was needed for the battle against the Telmarines.

A battle that she had a feeling would be something hard for Prince Caspian. But this was a battle that was needed to happen. It had been so long since Narnia was living peacefully. Pulling out the source of the chaos ー at least the biggest part of it ー was something that was needed to be done.

Like what she had done for many days now, she woke up early despite sleeping late due to getting busy with other things. Or should she say, worrying about other things? Yes, getting worried had always been a part of her, she guessed. It wasn't something that she could easily remove from her system.

But then again, who was she fooling?

the last sky of the earth 86 - knight's scene: first casualty

SA BUONG durasyon ng pagbabantay ni Shigeru ay hindi niya inaalis ang tingin sa magkasamang sina Kourin at Seiichi. Sa pagtataka niya ay hindi sa mall nagtungo ang dalawa para mamasyal kundi sa isang park na 'di masyadong napupuntahan ng kahit na sino. At iyon ang medyo delikado. Madali lang para sa mga kalaban na patumbahin ang prinsesa at ang kaibigan ni Hitoshi.

Naalala ni Shigeru ang naging pag-uusap nila ni Mari sa mansyon patungkol kay Seiichi. Aminado siya na hanggang sa mga sandaling iyon ay palaisipan pa rin sa kanya ang tunay na kaugnayan ni Seiichi sa namatay na prinsepe ng Shinomiya clan. Sigurado siya na hindi lang isang simpleng pagkakaibigan ang dahilan ni Hitoshi para makipaglapit dito.

Pero bago pa man makapag-isip ng mga posibleng sagot sa namumuong mga tanong sa isipan ni Shigeru, agad niyang inalerto ang sarili nang may mapansin sa paligid. May isang lalaking kanina pa niya napupunang pabalik-balik malapit sa kinapupuwestuhan nina Kourin at Seiichi.

Hanggang sa isang realisasyon ang tumama kay Shigeru.

Our Memory Of The Dawn 2 - With Just The Same Feeling

Amy could only let out a heavy sigh after a Narnian soldier confirmed to her that a Telmarine soldier she shot with one of her arrows was dead. It was something she'd do most of the time, even during the time she reigned here in Narnia. But she knew she had to do something, especially when she could feel that something or someone would threaten to destroy what was left of her second home.

"Are you alright, Your Majesty?"

That question coming from a faun standing beside her was enough to snap Amy out of her reverie.

She only nodded since, for some reason, she couldn't find her voice to even utter a proper response. To be honest, the current situation was something she still couldn't fully accept.

Our Memory Of The Dawn 1 - Just Once More

"You're spacing out again."

Those words distracted Amy from her musings while she stared outside the window of the library where she stayed after her class that day. Yes, she spent her afternoon like thatーin such a boring way.

Or at least most people thought of it like that. But it was her way of recalling that memory. Ten months since that amazing adventure she had in a mystical world called Narnia. She never asked to be anything extraordinary as she still loved the ordinary life she had lived so far. But in Narnia, it wasn't the case at all.

Share words of wisdom from your WIP.

→ The words above are something that Ra Ji-tae most likely said to Hyon-jun since he was the one adamant in changing his fate as someone belonging to the Red Fire Casters' faction. And a faction leader's son, at that.

With regards to this post, I'd say that the entire plot was in fact, born from a certain incident a few years back. This wasn't supposed to be the plot of "Operation: Cloudbreak" that I was planning to write before. I can't recall the exact unexpected incident that made me change the plot of the story. But right now, I'm just glad that it made me decide to do the change because I like this version of the story better than the initial one. Anyway, the major change there actually had something to do with Hyon-jun and Re-na right in the middle of the battle and about their fire powers.

Does the MC in my story partake in any recreational fun? Yes, they do. But I'm only mentioning the one recreational activity that both Re-na and Hyon-jun share in common — photography. Though not as engaging as the others would think of, it was the one activity that truly calmed both of them in more ways than one. Walking around also provides both with inspiration. They didn't realize at first, though, that this activity they had in common was one way for them to know a different side of each other.

Before I end up forgetting this, I got to post this photo edit. It's about sharing a gala aesthetic. As for this particular gala, it would be snowing and some feelings would be confirmed. But it's just the calm before the storm when this gala happen at the residence belonging to Ye-seul's family. They still have to deal with the battle and the truth about the powers lying within the Cloudbreakers' respective inherent weapons that started appearing to either confuse them or strengthen their resolve to fight.

Before the day ends, I'd better post something. And yes, it's about a romantic snippet of some sort.

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Well, this story does have romance and various couples/pairings are to be featured here. But I still chose to focus on the Fire Pair, as I know that establishing a relationship for these two when they were sort of forced to defeat each other at the end of their mission as Cloudbreakers is a little hard. But hey, something could happen, right?

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The scene is a simple one — or at least I made it simple for now. At least this was from the time before Hyon-jun would have to make a decision with regards to Re-na.

I'd better post this tonight before I actually forget this again. So here's a haiku I ended up writing for this WIP.

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Come to think of it, the last time I've written haiku was when I was still in college. And that's probably way back 2012 or 2013. I can't remember, to be honest. But it was for my World Literature subject at the time. And I was probably in 3rd year college when I last wrote a haiku.

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The haiku I posted here could be either a vague one or a confusing one. To be honest, I'm trying to keep it simple. I did keep it simple, but the possible interpretation could be many. At least, I know it's many. 😁✌️😁✌️One thing is sure, Ra Ji-tae put the Cloudbreakers' fates in motion the moment he recruited them.

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The facts that I put here for the 6 Cloudbreakers have one thing in common — I stated the names of their inherent weapons. I originally didn't have this concept for the Korean version of Power Casters. I stated it first in the drafts that I have for the European version. They're sentient weapons  that have the ability to choose its master it would deem worthy of possessing it. It's not usual for the inherent weapons to be passed on from one member of the family to the other. But the power of the weapons that were passed on because of blood relations was said to be triple than the ones that came from a different source. No Power Caster can defy the choice that the weapons made about the master that would inherit and use them. Out of the 6 Cloudbreakers, only Jae-hwa and Ae-ri received their respective inherent weapons from people that didn't come from any member of their families.

Here are the character bio of the three characters I featured for this day. This features the female MC, male MC and the boss. By far, they're the ones I'm truly familiar with, to be honest. 😁✌️😁✌️

It's another day for the challenge which ask for a character that gets a second chance. From what I've drafted so far, only Wu Nam-seon (visual: Kim Myungsoo) gets that in the story, especially when he was initially distasteful of the recruited Cloudbreakers to the point of actually sabotaging the mission. However, Ra Ji-tae had been keeping an eye on him for a long time and was well aware of Nam-seon's animosity towards the recruited warriors. Only a near-death experience of one of the Cloudbreakers did Nam-seon realized the true reason why Ra Ji-tae recruited Power Casters from otside the agency and from different factions, at that.

Here's my post for the National Pets Day. Yes, there have been mention of pets. But only two of the Cloudbreakers have them and they happened to be the same ー cats. Re-na and Ji-hun relied on their pet cats most of the time to calm them down or lift their moods when each of them missed their deceased mothers.

A little late, but I'm still posting this. This challenge made me actually think of the Cloudbreakers' respective family that I didn't get to do before. In this particular post, it's about their siblings. Only three of the Cloudbreakers have siblings of their own. Out of these three, two of them have some sort of rivalry/bitterness towards their respective siblings.

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⚜️Nang Ye-jun (visual: GOT7's Jinyoung) was with Ye-seul when Ra Ji-tae tried to recruit his twin sister. Knowing her quite timid nature, he didn't trust the man at first. But when he witnessed first hand just how powerful Ye-seul's prisma was, and when Ra Ji-tae laid out his reason to recruit her, he gave his blessing for his sister to pursue something greater. He was quite protective of her, but he didn't let that protectiveness create a wall for Ye-seul to create a path that could forge a different future than what he had planned for her.

⚜️Won Jung-hwa (visual: BTOB's Sungjae) wasn't exactly in a communicative terms with any of his family, let alone his younger brother Jae-hwa ever since he started his company. His absence and lack of communication did make Jae-hwa quite bitter towards him, not to mention that their father doesn't care about him since he wasn't as intelligent as Jung-hwa. Or at least, that's what the father thought. Jung-hwa knew better, though. And so he wasn't surprised when he learned that Ra Ji-tae recruited Jae-hwa for an ultimate mission.

⚜️Hung Shin-ae (visual: Hwang Se On) was Ae-ri's successful model sister who left the family in bitter tears when Ae-ri was just 6 years old. She left her younger sister despite the young girl's begging because of their imposing parents who seemed to have laid out a path different from what she wanted to pursue. Years later, she became successful in her modelling career ー but with a secret. She kept her hypnotic ability that goes with her being a Gold Dust Caster a secret to the world. She was the reason why Ae-ri pursue ice skating and acting career and Shin-ae was aware of the fact that her sister did it to surpass her in some way.