At Least We Have Forever 52 - Ultimate Battle

Riya's plea was soon heard as her staff began to emit a silver glow before her body was soon covered with the same glow.

"What's going on?" Yumi asked as she looked up to the sky upon sensing a tremendously powerful energy signature.

"Riya-chan couldn't possibly emit such power, could she? I mean, Celeste was only residing inside her. Is she really that powerful? Can someone like her hold such tremendous amount of power?" Botan uttered while staring wide-eyed to the sky where Riya was currently positioned.

"She's really going for it..." Keiko muttered. "With all she got, she's going to finish this once and for all."

(one-shot) For Bringing Us Together

Once again.

Maine could only say those words to herself as she looked at the sunset that would, hopefully, end her day right. And yet, it didn't look like that to her at all.

What was worst, she only felt even more melancholic than she ever was in her entire life. Exaggeration as it seemed, but it appeared like that to her. Damn it! Why was that?

Surely, this felt weird.

Should she blame that vision again?

A lot of the characters from my WIP can fight and definitely rescue me if ever I got caught up in any danger. But Tetsuya would be the first in that list. Though the Yumemiya clan (the clan that Tetsuya hailed from) are known for their sharpshooting skills, it was Tetsuya's close range combat skills that made him stand out from the others. Not to mention, his innate ability to actually make the atmosphere light for me by being the jester that he was could really come in handy in order to deal with the situation and ease my fear. His knife-throwing skills was something deadly for a person who sort of suppressed himself from using it unless it's absolutely necessary.

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The second on my list of the characters that I want to save me would be the person unknowingly trained to become the next master of the Shichi RaiRyuuKen techniques—Raiden Wilford. His ability in wielding three (turning four) blade techniques of a forgotten clan was remarkable to the point of putting him as one of the two future shadow guardians of the Yasunaga clan leader.

Stubborn characters — the good and the bad.

All of my characters have their own stubborn sides. But in this prompt, I'm focusing on two—one on the protagonists' side and the other on the antagonists.

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Raiden may not have been working or had any knowledge about anything related to the Shrouded Flowers before and after his older sister had gotten herself involved in their business. But he wasn't the person to remain sitting and let her do all the dangerous work. Good thing about it—he was hell bent of doing everything because he doesn't want to see or hear about another death that could be close to home. Bad side—he doesn't listen to anyone, even to his sister, when things weren't already turning to his favor. His recklessness had a tendency to lead him to his demise once it couldn't be stopped.

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Cronus could be the most dangerous surviving member of the Dark Rose Agency, having killed almost everyone related to his ultimate rival among the members of the Shrouded Flowers—Mamoru Yumemiya. He was stubborn to the point of disregarding everything and everyone in his surroundings (even his surviving comrades) once he put his mind to it. That could be the bad side of it. On the other hand, he was stubborn to the point of making sure that everything he does for the sake of seeking revenge was done right and without mistakes. However, Mamoru would always do his best to evade from the grips of death that Cronus would bring about.

Characters with dangerous goals.

Almost all of the characters in Shrouded Flowers have dangerous goals. The most common one would be to see the defeat of the Dark Rose. So it can be seen that those within the Shrouded Flowers were trained to fight, thus they have the ability to do so. However, there are those outside of the group who got caught up in the battle. And so begins the journey for these peopleㅡwith some of them possessing the ability to deal with the dangerㅡwho chose to help the Shrouded Flowers achieve the peace and justice they've been trying to grasp for a long time. They decided to fight and discover the truth surrounding the existence of a forgotten clan that might be linked to all of them.

Characters who'd die for each other.

Since the Shinomiya mansion ambush that took the lives of the people they care about and trampled their honor as knights to their ruling family, all of them made sure that it will never happen again. The 12 Knights of the Sky vowed to protect their princess/leader who decided to erase her identity and be known by a different name. It was her only way of protecting everything that the previous leader of the Shrouded Flowers had left in Kourin's hands. But when it comes to an actual fight, even the Knights knew that Kourin would not hesitate to risk her life to ensure their safety. She would also do the same thing in order to protect two of the guys that had become important to her over the course of time.

Coffee shop trip with characters! What do you get? What do they get?

Though I'm a coffee drinker, I don't really go to coffee shops even just to have a different take on coffees. But for these three, it will be a chaotic trip—especially with Tetsuya tagging along with Kourin and Seiichi. At least, it was Seiichi who thinks that dragging Tetsuya along a supposed coffee date would be chaotic. But he has a duty to protect Kourin—even though at the time, Seiichi doesn't know this. Anyway, the trip let us reach a certain coffee shop that Tetsuya loves to go to. Not to mention that it was owned by his friend.

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Tetsuya doesn't really like drinking a particular coffee. He would drink any of it, as long as he feels doing so. He's actually eating cakes and pastries there more than drinking coffee, especially if there was something new in the menu. Kourin would prefer ordering an iced cafe mocha and Seiichi would order a slice of cake paired with a cup of latte.

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As for me, if there's a hazelnut coffee, then I'm in! 😁✌️😁✌️

Character with a weakness you can relate to.

The majority of my characters are strong, both in their combat skills and their mentality. But all of them, at some point of their lives, were able to inadvertently show their weakness/es to some people and in turn, had changed the way they lived their lives.

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Though Tetsuya Kisaragi (in which I used #YamadaRyousuke as his #visualinspiration) from TLSOTE was shown to be a jester and would always point out his handsome face, his loyalty to serving the Shinomiya clan princess as one of her shadow guardians was also shown.

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But this loyalty and dedication to the point of forgetting himself and his safety actually stemmed from the time that he was still too kindhearted to even become a deadly warrior and an active member of the Yumemiya clan, let alone become a shadow guardian to the youngest leader of the Shrouded Flowers. He once loved someone and dedicated himself to just remain loving that person, until her betrayal shattered his kind heart and turned him into someone cold and somewhat ruthless.

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Being kindhearted is okay, but at some point, people tend to abuse it to the extent that we end up losing ourselves because of the hurt we feel from the betrayal. At this point, I could say that this is one weakness that I can relate to—making it harder for me to even trust someone and just isolate myself from other people other than those that I trust. Both Tetsuya and I can smile and joke around, but the hurt of getting betrayed or losing the people we invested our hearts to still lingers. It's still there... until someone will come that can dissipate the lingering hurt completely...

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Who knows, right?

Aside from the Shrouded Flowers, there are also people outside of the 4 clans that also deal with the Dark Rose Agency. And since most of them were operating outside of the group, their movements and options to fulfill their missions were never limited. However, each of them had kept certain secrets about their identities and true skills and there were others who were completely oblivious about their true roles to end the five-decade-old battle between the Shrouded Flowers and the Dark Rose Agency.

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IU/Lee Ji Eun as REIKO KIRISAKI

Suzuki Shogo as SEIICHI YASUHARA

Hongo Kanata as THERON MIYAMOTO

Bae Suzy as AYUKA INUBUSHI

Shen Yue as KOHAKU WATAMAKI

BoA Kwon as AYA YUKIMURA

Hyun Bin as ALEXIS LANSTER

Seohyun as CHIZUE KAJIMOTO

Shiono Akihisa as RAIDEN WILFORD

Baifern Pimchanok as YASHA WILFORD

MIYUZAKI FAMILY

Dubbed as "The Star Knights" with the elemental representation of water, they are the only people among the Shrouded Flowers that can be said as the most loyal and fully devoted to their leader. Their representation among the four elemental items from the 14 Celestial Succession Ceremonial Items is the "Mirror of the Waters", which was said to be the proof of a leader's efficiency to rule. They've only become a part of the Shrouded Flowers 300 years ago after the annihilation of the entirety of the original fourth family's members. Their flower emblem is the Peruvian heliotrope and one of their members became the bearer and protector of the flower stone called the Peruvian Heliotrope Crystal. Because of this, the clan became also known as "The Devoted Miyuzaki".

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Takei Emi as NANAMI MIYUZAKI

Kwon Yuri as KANA MIYUZAKI

Takanashi Rin as TSUKASA MIYUZAKI

Lee Min Ho as TAKUMI MIYUZAKI

Dennis Oh as SHIGERU MIYUZAKI

Im Seulong as TAKERU UEHARA

Jung Il Woo as DARYLL CORAZZA

Han Ga In as SHOUDA MIYUZAKI

Moon Chae Won as SHOUKO MIYUZAKI

Sato Takeru as SHINGO YANAI

YUMEMIYA FAMILY

The silent messenger and warriors among the Shrouded Flowers, bearing the title "The Moon Knights" and having the wind as their elemental representation. Their representation among the four elemental items from the 14 Celestial Succession Ceremonial Items is the "Horn of the Winds", which was said to be the proof of a leader's swiftness to act with confidence and determination. They are known for their sharpshooting abilities that even surpasses that of the snipers from government agencies around the world. Their flower emblem is the yellow jasmine and one of their members became the bearer and protector of the flower stone called the Yellow Jasmine Crystal. Because of this, their clan became also known as "The Elegant Yumemiya".

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Shirota Yuu as MAMORU YUMEMIYA

Kutsuna Shiori as MIYAKO YUMEMIYA

Tawada Hideya as AKIRA SAKAGAMI

Yamada Ryosuke as TETSUYA KISARAGI

Mario Maurer as CHRONO ARTHUR ELZEA

Izumi Rika as JULIANNA MARIE ELZEA

AZURAYA FAMILY

The most aggressive and feisty warriors among the Shrouded Flowers, making it the reason for them to be called as "The Sun Knights" with fire as their elemental representation. Their representation among the four elemental items from the 14 Celestial Succession Ceremonial Items is the "Fan of the Fire", which was said to be the proof of a leader's passion to lead. They're all composed of warriors trained in high-speed evasion and blade wielding, making them the fastest and the deadliest among the Knights of the Sky in terms of close-ranged combat. Their flower emblem is the orange lily and one of their members became the bearer and protector of the flower stone called the Orange Lily Crystal. Because of this, the clan became also known as "The Blazing Azuraya".

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Matsuzaka Tori as SATORU NANASAKI (real surname: Azuraya)

Shimizu Kurumi as HOTARU NANASAKI (real surname: Azuraya)

Kim Yoo Jung as AMIKO AZURAYA

Aragaki Yui as ARISA AZURAYA

Jung Yong Hwa as KENJI AZURAYA

Fujigaya Taisuke as SHUICHI YOSHINO

The premise of the first arc of "Eight Thorned Blades" titled "The Last Sky Of The Earth" is about the four once prestigious clans in Japan who were ambushed two years prior to the storyline and found refuge in the Philippines. The ambush annihilated almost all members of the four clans, with only a few surviving the devastating attack. But the peace and healing they've relished during those times in another country didn't last long as they all knew that their enemy—the group that initiated the attack in the first place to wipe out the entirety of the Shinomiya clan—also had survivors from that last attack. In addition to that, they slowly begin to discover a certain truth that leads back to a prestigious clan mentioned in a 300-year-old history and learning more about the people who could possibly revive it once again. But doing so will risk another batch of casualty, possibly even greater than how it was during the attack two years prior.

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This picture is actually about the flower emblems of each clans within the Shrouded Flowers.

SHINOMIYA FAMILY

The leader of the revered Shrouded Flowers, a group of four prestigious and distinguished families in Japan since 400 years ago. They are referred to as "The Sky of the Earth" even though their elemental representation is actually earth. Their representation among the four elemental items from the 14 Celestial Succession Ceremonial Items is the "Crown of the Earth", which was said to be the proof of a leader's nurturing nature for her people. Their leadership skill was something to be reckoned with, as they were able to lead the Shrouded Flowers for generations. Their flower emblem is the purple tulip and one of their members became the bearer and protector of the flower stone called the Purple Tulip Crystal. Because of this, the clan became also known as "The Noble Shinomiya".

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Kim Tae Hee as MARI SHINOMIYA

Morita Suzuka as KOURIN SHINOMIYA

Yunho as RYUUJI MIKAZUKI

Kim So Eun as AKEMI MIKAZUKI

Jeong Jinwoon as SHIRO NISHIKAWA

Isang character sa TLSOTE na kahit minsan for the past five years, hindi ko pa nabanggit. But in the next update, she will be making an appearance to help one of the Moon Knights. Ang problema ko lang, hindi ko pa napag-iisipan kung ano ang magiging first name niya.

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May list ako pero hindi ko alam kung ano ang pipiliin ko sa mga ito. Kaya kung pupuwede, patulong? 😁✌️😁✌️ Sorry.

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💠Akiko

💠Kohaku

💠Rei

💠Shinju

💠Takara

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By the way, itong mga names na pinagpipilian ko, related ang mga meaning sa gems/crystal. Hindi ko talaga alam kung alin dito ang pipiliin ko. 🤔🤔

One of my edits for #TLSOTE and it was about the 12 Knights chosen to guard the main familyーwhich was the Shinomiya clan. The chosen Knights came from the other three clans of the Shrouded Flowers (Azuraya, Yumemiya, and Miyuzaki) and they all excel in certain fields related to combat.

The current leaders of each clans from the Shrouded Flowers in my English-Filipino action-romance story The Last Sky Of The Earth. And yes, each clan represents the four classical elements, with the Shinomiya clan being the ruling clan of the group. The names here are written in Western style (given name first, then surname).

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⚜️Morita Suzuka as Kourin Shinomiya, the current leader of the Shinomiya clan and of the Shrouded Flowers

⚜️Jung Yong Hwa as Kenji Azuraya, the current leader of the Azuraya clan

⚜️Shirota Yuu as Mamoru Yumemiya, the current leader of the Yumemiya clan and the Whirlwind Falcon of the 12 Knights of the Sky

⚜️Han Ga In as Shouda Miyuzaki, the current leader of the Miyuzaki clan

THE DARK ROSE AGENCY

An organization solely formed and devoted to the implementation of their 51-year-old agenda. And that is the destruction and total annihilation of the Shrouded Flowers. The members consisted of geniuses and experts in their respective fields. Aside from that, the recruited members have one important thing in common--hatred to the Shrouded Flowers enough to become their driving force to destroy their desired targets. There are currently 27 members of the agency and all of them formed bitter rivalry with the surviving members of the Shrouded Flowers, most especially the 12 Knights of the Sky. They refer to each other by their codenames, all were based from the 14 Greek patheon of gods and the 12 Titans. Excepted from it was only one member, Vulcan, as his codename was actually from the Roman pantheon and the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hephaestus which happened to be his brother's codename.

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(from top row, going left to right)

Miura Haruma as CRIUS

Natsui Runa as THEIA

Nakajima Yuto as HYPERION

Park Shin Hye as ATHENA

Daniel Henney as ZEUS

Kuroki Meisa as THEMIS

Kamiki Ryunosuke as HERMES

Kim Min Seo as RHEA

Aiba Hiroki as OCEANUS

Kim Bum as VULCAN

Yoon Eun Hye as DEMETER

Hosogai Kei as POSEIDON

Misaki Ayame as APHRODITE

Choi Siwon as HADES

Taeyeon as HERA

Ikuta Toma as APOLLO

Hyomin as ARTEMIS

Changmin as HEPHAESTUS

Shida Mirai as HESTIA

Oguri Shun as COIUS

Rainie Yang as TETHYS

Ok Taecyeon as ARES

Furukawa Yuta as CRONUS

Koike Teppei as DIONYSUS

Tabe Mikako as MNEMOSYNE

Mizobata Junpei as IAPETUS

Im Yoona as PHOEBE

I'll Hold On To You 63 - When I'm With You

[Relaina]

IT TURNED out what Brent said was really the truth. Talagang ikinagulat ko iyon. Paano nito nagawang kumbinsihin ang mga magulang ko na lumabas kasama ang lalaking noon lang nakilala ng mga ito?

Hindi talaga ako makapaniwala. Ano ba ang nangyayari sa mundo sa mga sandaling iyon?

“Ano? Bilib ka na sa gandang lalaking ko? Pati parents mo, nagawa kong kumbinsihin na isama ka sa mga trip ko para sa ating dalawa ngayong summer.”

Ano raw? Napaka-unbelievable talaga ang lakas ng apog ng kamoteng kasama ko ngayon. I just eyed him incredulously.

the last sky of the earth 99 - engagement

Napapadalas ang pananatili ni Seiichi sa loob ng Treasure Room nitong mga nakaraang araw matapos ang naging huling pagkikita nila ni Rin. Hindi na niya ito nagawang puntahan sa bahay nito o maging sa university dahil nakatitiyak siya na lalo lang magugulo ang utak niya kapag nakita ito. Not to mention, the words that the man who greeted him and took Rin in his arms were still reverberating in his mind.

‘I have to be careful... kahit na ano'ng mangyari…’ May ideya ba ang lalaking iyon sa pinagdaraanan niya? At bakit hindi na maalis sa isipan niya ang pamilyaridad na naramdaman niya pagkakita rito? Nakita na niya ito noon at sigurado siya sa bagay na iyon. Pero kailan at saan?

Isang buntong-hininga ang pinakawalan ni Seiichi nang nag-umpisa na namang rumagasa ang samu't-saring isipin sa kanya. Idagdag pa ang mga tanong na naglalabasan sa tuwing babasahin niya ang ilan pang scrolls na hindi pa niya tapos basahin. May dalawa pa siyang hindi nababasa sa mga scrolls na nasa chest box ng lolo niya.

Ang hiling lang niya ay mabigyan na ng sagot ang isang importanteng tanong na ilang ulit na siyang hindi nilulubayan kapag nabasa na niya ang huling dalawang scrolls na nasa pangangalaga niya. Pero kung siya ang tatanungin, hindi niya magawang mapalis ang hindi maipaliwanag na kaba sa kanyang dibdib dahil sa kagustuhang iyon. Kahit anong pilit na pag-alala ang gawin niya, wala siyang ideya kung saan nagmula ang kabang iyon at ang posibleng dahilan para patuloy na maramdaman iyon. Gusto niyang pagkatiwalaan ang intuition niya sa bagay na ito. Walang duda roon.