About "Eight Thorned Blades" Series Concept (or at least a glimpse of the concept)

I ended up creating another version of the covers for the Eight Thorned Blades series. This time, instead of featuring several characters, I decided to featuring the key female characters in each book.

⚜️So as you know (or at least I assume that you know), the first book The Last Sky Of The Earth was mainly focused on Kourin Shinomiya (with Morita Suzuka used as a visual inspiration), the surviving princess and current leader of the Shinomiya clan. Or basically, the life and battle that she and the rest of her retainers had to deal with after the Shinomiya mansion ambush in order to end a five-decade-old war between the four clans of the Shrouded Flowers and of the remaining members of the Dark Rose Agency.
⚜️The second book The Last Sword Of The Cross was about the discovery of the forgotten clan first mentioned in TLSOTE. Though Kourin and the rest will still make appearances, the story will basically focus on a character named Akari Ayu (with Konno Ayaka used as a visual inspiration) who was, according to some stories, affiliated with the person needed to fulfill the role of "Schwertkreuz".
⚜️As for the third book The Last Blade Of The Moon, the people here were most likely related to the clan featured on the second book. In this story, the focus and the point of view to be featured here belongs to a character named Konami Iso (with Okubo Sakurako used as a visual inspiration) that has an obvious association with the 20 Iris Blades.
⚜️For the final book The Last Crown Of The Guardians, it appears to be a story independent from the rest if one will base it on the first three books of the series. But the three clans featured here actually had a deeper connection to the five clans introduced in the first three books. The story will be mostly told in the perception of a character named Shiiko Kaiguu (with Yano Yuuka used as a visual inspiration), an active member of one of the three clans under "Triad Guardians". But it seems that there was more about her that what she appears to be to everyone.

Now... let's see if it'll take me another 4-5 years before I finish writing them all. 😁✌️😁✌️