NOTE: This is the
initial plan for the story which will be the second book of "Eight
Thorned Blades" series. Puwedeng magbago ang mga ito depende na rin sa
takbo ng mood ko sa pagsusulat nito. Hehe! Anyway, hindi ko pa naman
naisusulat ito dahil wala pa nga ako sa kalahati ng Book 1.
The second book will
follow Kourin's adventure along with Seiichi and Raiden several months
after the conclusion of the first book. The story this time, however,
will be mainly focused on a character named Akari Ayu na dumating sa
Shinomiya mansion dala-dala ang isang artifact na nakita nito umano sa
Kusanagi Shrine sa Casimera ilang buwan bago iyon pinasabog ng Dark Rose
noon. They realized that the artifact, an unusual four-bladed scissor
katar, was something that an ancient leader of the Yasunaga clan forged
as one of the three clues they needed to find para magamit na pruweba ng
isang partikular na tao tungkol sa isang bagay. From there alone,
Theron, Amiko, and Raiden knew that another danger awaits them.
It was discovered that
just a few weeks after the funeral, a mysterious scroll was delivered to
Shingo under the suspicious name "Blath". It turns out that the scroll
wasn't just an authentic one but it also contains the detailed records
of an event called "The Blood Moon Massacre" which actually tells the
story about the annihilation of the Yasunaga clan 300 years ago. The
contents of the scroll seemed to have a second part that Yasha and a
person named Ishin Hamahara decided to retrieve from a hidden temple
just beside the fortress of Himeji Castle in Japan, hence leaving Raiden
under Shingo's care. Upon her return, not only did they retrieve the
second part of the scroll but also comes in contact with one of the
members of a mysterious organization. Fortunately, a mysterious man
saved Yasha and Ishin but in exchange of bringing him to the Shinomiya
clan princess' presence.
The second part of the
records on the retrieved scroll revealed more than what they could all
think of. Not only did they learn that four children of the Yasunaga
clan's main family survived, but they also come across a feared name—the
Yasunaga clan's murderer called the Black Thorns. Shingo soon revealed
that the direct descendants of the original Black Thorns carry on the
300-year-old mission of fully obliterating the members of the Yasunaga
clan at all cost. The said group was led by a person bearing the
codename "Kirin" and that he has four sub-leaders codenamed after the
Four Celestial Beasts namely Suzaku, Seiryuu, Byakko, and Genbu. At
dahil sa mga nalamang iyon, na-realized nila na wala na silang ibang
option kundi ang hanapin at pagsama-samahin ang mga miyembro ng tanging
pamilya na nagsasanay para sa araw na tuluyan nilang mapapatay ang mga
Black Thorns. And the 12 Knights—which was just completed following the
succession ceremony done to determine which trainees were skilled enough
to fill in the position of the Knights who died during the Dark Rose
event—were given the task to locate the members of the Yasunaga clan in
question.
The story deals more
with Akari and Ishin's journey, together with Kourin, Seiichi, Raiden,
and Reiko, of finding the members of the Yasunaga clan, which they later
learned had four branches with each branch representing the descendants
of the four children who had survived the Blood Moon Massacre. Each
branch has a pillar—similar to the position of the Shrouded Flowers'
designated clan leaders—with centuries-old mission to fulfill, and that
is to find the direct descendant of the First Clan Prince Tasuke of the
Yasunaga who will inherit the title of Schwertkreuz ("Sword-(shaped)
Cross" in English). The said title was actually meant to hide the
dangerous responsibility that lies with it, and that is to lead the four
branches of the Yasunaga clan into eventually eliminating the Black
Thorns for good.
But the journey was
something that none of them had ever realized would test them to their
limits. The Black Thorns turned out to be even deadlier and more
dangerous than any of them could think of. Shingo stated that even
though there were only 20 active members, the skills of the group are
deadlier than that of the Dark Rose's and they were truly ruthless. At
first, the members of the Silhouette Roses, especially the four pillars,
were reluctant to accept any outside help. But there are others who
were open for it, especially those people who were considered to be the
pillars' right hand men.
During the course of the
story, several secrets were also revealed, including the reason why the
Yasunaga clan decided to remain hidden from the rest of the world.
Though most of their members decided to hide their links to the clan
when they were in the outside world, their loyalty to it and to their
300-year-old mission of protecting each other from the wrath of the
Black Thorns remains. But the most shocking secret of all was about the
identity of the man who had saved Yasha and Ishin from a Black Thorn
member's attack. Several romantic relationships were believed to be
established here, as well, including those that were left hanging at the
conclusion of the first book. But as everyone had expected, their
mission must come first before anything else.
The journey to defeating
the Black Thorns and the battle that goes with it became even more
dangerous as several members of the Yasunaga clan were killed at the
hands of the enemy in more than one encounter. The final straw came when
the older sister of the First Branch's pillar and even Chizue and
Theron were killed. It was then that the other pillars realized they
couldn't win the battle alone, especially if their way of thinking
remains about accepting any outside help. They accepted the
collaboration from the Shrouded Flowers with a pretty amazing convincing
from Akari, especially upon knowing the fact that the group had
experienced much more than just losing in a battle and having other
people sacrificed their lives to attain the victory they've longed for.
They could also add another fact that during the 12 Knights' encounters
with the Black Thorns, the enemies hadn't succeeded in killing any of
the active members of the Shrouded Flowers, especially their young
leader. It only proved that the Shrouded Flowers were determined not to
lose anyone anymore after the Dark Rose event.
The collaboration had
strengthened the bonds of the two parties, especially after finally
learning the identity of the First Clan Prince's direct descendant who
will inherit the title of Schwertkreuz because of Akari and Ishin's
investigation. The final battle ensues with only one ultimate goal in
mind, and that is to end the Black Thorns once and for all without
losing anyone among the Shrouded Flowers or even the Silhouette Roses
anymore than what they had initially lost.
