Beast Knights 11 - The Tower

Though there had been a really jolly and vibrant celebration for their Mazoku guests the night before, it soon became apparent that reality would kick in sooner or later. It came in the form of soldiers and castle staffs preparing for the Beast Knights' travel to Shin Makoku. At this point, however, only 3 out of the 6 Beast Knights decided to head out first before the other 3 would come later, as well with the necessary help to provide.

Much to the Mazoku's surprise, the three female Beast Knights were the ones sent out first to do the investigation. And with Mari's wind powers, she would deliver the reports containing the information she's be ab;e to gather along the way. The 3 male Beast Knights had other important duties to fulfill and carry out in Esovia, especially Klaus since he was the leader of the Central Aristocratic Family. It wouldn't be easy for him to leave the island like that, even if the situation was as foreboding as a Phantasma presence on other places.

when nature is the only thing that calms you down in a nerve-wrecking world filled with both fun and anxiety

People can still do that, right? But even so, nature has this incredible talent of making you realize a lot of things even when you can't talk to them. They can't talk to you, and yet they love to confuse you in more ways than one. I'm 32, and feeling most of the time that life might have already given up on me. And because of that, all I could do was to overthink of where my life could be heading at this rate.

But because of that, I ended up loving to watch the nature, you know. The sky... The sun... Feel the wind... Watch the trees... Even in the city where I live in which nature is something that would sometimes disappear before you know it just to make way for development. They help me realize a lot of things that bothered me. They help me downside my overthinking since I do that a lot. When people can be so annoying and irritating (that happens a lot, as well), nature -- even in the city where I live -- had helped me a lot in more ways than one. In more than one occasion.

I still love to have someone that I can talk to, that I can relate to, that I can do my best with to become the person I aim to be. But for now, nature is the one doing that to me. It doesn't help all the time. At least, I have to admit that. And yet, it's nice to know that I have something I can rely to, even for a while, just so I can make sure that my mind wouldn't feel overwhelmed by all the craziness of my own world...

when i realized that i've never become who i wanted to be... at least, not yet

At the age of 32, to some, this is a huge drawback on someone's self-esteem. Believe it or not, it made me even more insecure about myself than I've ever been. I've long held insecurity towards my sisters who had achieved at least some of the things that I never did. I achieved something what I wanted at the cost of... probably the life that I should be living if I had strived more. Worked harder. Hustle so much. Just like those people I've known before. But I also gave up midway because the pressure overwhelmed me. I cried that this is the path I took and nothing came out of it.

It was frustrating to the point of wanting to pull my hair hard. It was frustrating to the point that I've cursed (almost) my life because of my incompetence. It was frustrating for me to live my life in a routine that I badly wanted to escape from, but couldn't. All I could think of were reasons and more reason why I couldn't. Why I shouldn't do this or that.

But I still want to believe -- to claim -- that it wasn't over for me just yet. That my life is just about to start. I don't know how it will start. Maybe it already started before I realized it. Who knows. All I know is that I wanted to start believing in something that would benefit my mind in some way. It could be small. But all that matters is for me to believe that something is starting to move behind the scenes.

Beast Knights 10 - Night Sky Reminiscing

Night time arrived in Esovia. Even with how strange the situation had started for Yuri and the others to go there, the young Maoh was glad that the Esovian Mazoku welcomed them warmly. He got to smile and laugh with the town folks of the capital who came to prepare a lot as a celebration for their arrival. Of course, Yuri couldn't help feeling a little awkward and embarrassed, at first. But it turned out that it was a part of their gratitude that he was able to guide the kingdom and govern it to a better era.

The Esovian Mazoku were aware of Yuri's achievements, both to the Mazoku and humans, regardless of the fact that majority of those people haven't left the island or visited Shin Makoku at all. As to how it happened, it appeared that the Genshi Miko of that island were giving constant updates about it as per the tradition that had existed since the foundation of the kingdom. But only the royal family - or in this case, the Five Aristocratic Families' leaders - were the ones receiving the updates.

the last sky of the earth 108 - knight's scene: stirring fire

Isang malalim na buntong-hininga ang pinakawalan ni Satoru nang makarating na siya sa pakay niyang lugar --- ang entrance para sa pagpasok niya sa Mt. Cleantha. Ilang araw na rin niyang pinag-iisipan kung gagawin na ba niya ang isa sa ipinag-uutos ni Hitoshi sa kanya bago ito mamatay.

It was an order written with his exclusive seal on it. Kaya alam niya na isa iyong secret order sa kanya ni Hitoshi. Bagaman wala namang binanggit na time limit ang ipinag-uutos nitong iyon, hindi pa rin siya makapaniwala na pinaabot pa niya ng matagal bago niya naisipang gawin na iyon.

Pero bago iyon, may kailangan muna siyang kumpirmahin. Lalo pa't nakarating sa kanya ang isang balita na may kinalaman kay Mamoru. Ibinalita iyon sa kanya ni Shuichi na nagkataong nasa pinangyarihan ng pag-atake sa mga ito.

Isang tao lang sa mga sandaling iyon ang gusto niyang tawagan.

I wasn't able to continue doing the IG writing challenge, but at least I can continue writing these. These are old covers I made back in 2018 (I think) using Snapseed on my old phone. I can't recall having these until I checked my Google Drive to delete some things. I actually decided to save it there. And yes, I might be using them since I did make lots of photo edits for these various pairings.

Beast Knights 9 - Never Again

A long stretch and a deep sigh of relief ー that was what Yuri did as soon as they got out of Roseberke Castle's conference room. The meeting took a long, not to mention tedious, 3 hours. But it was something they needed to do at the moment, especially when their current situation at Shin Makoku. The house leaders did come up with a plan to help together with the Beast Knights. But at the moment, it was more of an investigative phase kind of help rather than actual sending of necessary forces to deal with the current situation.

It wasn't a surprise to Conrad, Gwendal and Murata, though. They still needed to realize who they were up against, and so necessary investigation must be done first before anything else.

the last sky of the earth 107 - source of the scrolls pt. 4: realizations

"Posible ba na... kabilang ka at ang pamilya mo sa Yasunaga clan na iyon?"

Kahit kailan, mula nang mawala ang alaala ni Seiichi ay hindi niya ikinonsidera ang posibilidad na iyon. But in each day that passed by since returning from New Zealand, unti-unti nang nagbabalik ang mga alaala na hindi niya inakalang maaalala pa niya.

It was a crazy thought, to be honest. Pero wala siyang makitang dahilan para pagdudahan pa ang mga iyon. Lalo na nang dukutin siya ng Dark Rose para sabihin sa mga ito ang mga impormasyong kailangan ng mga ito.

He still couldn’t figure out the exact thing that they wanted. Pero mukhang maging siya ay hindi pa magagawang malaman ang totoo tungkol sa tunay na pakay ng mga demonyong iyon sa kanya.

Hobbies in WIP.

I'll be featuring 2 of my WIPs here.

(1) For "Project Memories", the FL liked to play her flute as a way to clear her mind. But only a few people actually knew about this. As for the ML, he REALLY liked reading -- a lot. This is his way of clearing his mind and also to help him focus when it comes to his divination.

(2) As for Project 23Y, the FL -- at least at the start of the story -- could be seen watching the sunset by the bridge. It was her way of making sure that she was still going down the path that she set to herself after her mother quit being a detective. The ML usually focused on photography during his free time -- mostly in his day off. Then again, he never thought that he would cross path with someone who would soon become a special person in his life because of this hobby of his.

What books have inspired your writing?

For PROJECT MEMORIES, it was actually the Wattpad story-turned-published book "Wizard's Tale". Well, at least part of it. The concept actually came from a writer friend @azelphr and we were supposed to have a collab on a fantasy-romance series that she had thought of, but didn't get to do it. But I just want to continue writing it. And this is actually the first book of it. I'll just tell her about this story once it's done. 😁✌️

As for PROJECT 23Y, there is no book that inspired me to write this. What inspired me were TV series. The Japanese drama "Himitsu no Hanazono", Korean drama "The Girl Who Sees Scents", American drama "Cold Case", and its Japanese remake "Cold Case: Shinjitsu No Tobira (Door of Truth)". But maybe I can find books that could give me inspiration and clues on how to write a crime mystery story.

Beast Knights 8 - House Leaders And Beast Knights

Chapter 8 - House Leaders And Beast Knights

Right from the start, Yuri and the others could already tell that the island where the Kingdom of Esovia was located was truly mysterious and strange at the same time. However, Conrad had a different perception about the place now that he had seen it again after a long time.

Something was different.

the last sky of the earth 106 - source of the scrolls pt. 3: possibility

Even with the confident way that Seiichi had spoken those words with regards to the memories he had about visiting Japan even before Hitoshi invited him, he knew that something was still wrong about everything from his missing past. Pero sa mga sandaling iyon, wala na muna siyang ibang iisipin kundi ang tulungan ang kaibigang si Reiko sa problema nito.

Of course, it was easier said than done. Lalo na’t ang mga scrolls na nasa pangangalaga niya ang kailangan nilang pag-aralan para mahanap ang sagot na hinahanap nito. Gayunpaman, wala na siyang ibang pagpipilian. May pakiramdam siya na para rin sa kanya ang ginagawa niyang pagtulong na ito.

Pero bago sila nagtungo sa Treasure Room, sinigurado muna ng magkaibigan na sarado ang lahat sa loob ng bahay. They just couldn't risk anyone finding out about that room. Minsan nang muntik makompromiso ang silid na iyon at hindi na niya gustong maulit pa iyon.

"Grabe naman pala ang pag-iingat mo kapag nagpupunta ka sa Treasure Room mo," komento ni Reiko matapos nilang masiguro na walang makakapasok sa loob ng bahay.

(one-shot) To Be With You

 

There were still a lot of things to do. Iyon ang nasa utak ni Lynne ng mga sandaling iyon habang nakatingin sa makulimlim na kalangitan. Pero sigurado siya sa isang bagay. Walang kinalaman sa mundong kinalalagyan niya ang kanyang isipan.

Then again, it wasn’t like she had anyone else to blame for that. It was her choice to think of that place. She made a choice to think of him, of all people. It was a crazy choice for others. Pero sa sarili niya, alam niyang tama lang ang ginawa niya.

Hindi niya gustong kalimutan ito. She wanted to remember him a lot. Miss him a lot. And perhaps… love him even more than she had ever loved anyone in her life. She made that choice, kahit na hindi siya sigurado sa totoong kahihinatnan n’on.