The Seventh Moon 1 - Strange Things

If Risa had realized sooner that her decision to head to the bookstore would give her more things to think about than she could ever have that morning, she shouldn't have headed there in the first place.

Then again, when did people ever realize what was about to happen to them as they head out for the day? That was silly. In this case, Risa was dealing more with her frustration and hopelessness than anything else.

At this point, one might be wondering why Risa was feeling hopeless. Well... it was a long story. But at the moment, she'd better prepare to head out to clear her mind. She couldn't help feeling cooped up in her room after resigning from her job as a copywriter for 3 years. She needed the fresh air.

"Risa, better get down from there, dear. You need to eat before you go out."

The Seventh Moon - Story Description

A mysterious voice became a catalyst for one woman to find herself in a kingdom of magic on the verge of dealing with a great war. With the aid of the kingdom's 2nd Prince, she realized her fate in that world which seemed to be far more than just following the voice she heard asking for her...

700th day!

Yes, that's right! I was able to journal every day for 700 days. Can you believe it? I still think that making it a goal to write for 1000 days in my journal and actually doing it was a farfetched (not to mention, crazy) idea ever. At least around the time that I decided to do it back in 2020. But now here we are. I've actually written for 700 days in a row.

So many memories were placed there, I'm not going to lie. The majority of them might be mundane, similar things for me since my life had been such a routine that I could only write small changes in them. But hey, they were memories, regardless of how I categorized them in my life. They're still my life's documentation.

Of course, there were other thoughts that I wasn't able to write due to the constant thought running in my head that someone would read them without my knowledge and they would hate me because of it. But I would eventually realize that they were my thoughts. My real thoughts at the time I was writing those entries.

At the moment, I could only write about small changes in my life. Sometimes, even decisions that might be weird at this point, but could possibly give me the biggest change at some point. Then again, I'm not sure. We'll see.

My Journaling Journey's 3rd Year!

3rd year anniversary of me getting back to journaling. Wow! What do you know? Anyway, hey, everyone! I know I haven't been able to post a "proper" blog post on this site for quite a long while. I haven't answered any journal prompts and written any Sunday Currently entries, as well. My writer life got a little busy -- at least that's what I felt.

So what do I mean by getting back into journaling? Well, here's the short story for that.

I recalled journaling when I was in high school. Though I don't do it daily as I do it today, I know I'd journal things -- short ones -- about what I felt, mostly. I could recall journaling even before 2006. But it's either I threw away the journal or I lost it for some reason. I can't recall. So the only surviving old journal that I have in my collection was the one I used from early 2006 to possibly mid-2009. And that was the last time I journaled (was there even such a word? 🤔).

Sadly, I didn't journal throughout my college life and also a few years after that, for some reason. It's probably because I got busy with college or I didn't find the need to journal. I don't know. Recalling it seemed to be a little hard for me. But I'd like to say that my life at the time was chaotic enough -- both at home and at school. Oh, right. I recalled that I also focused on my fiction writing when I was in college.

I only found out recently that I put off journaling on hold for 10 years since that last 2009 entry I wrote on my surving journal. I got back to journaling on this day 3 years ago, a few days after a bought a notebook that I thought was pretty. Though at the time I bought it, I wasn't thinking of going back to journaling. I thought I'd use it to write something else there.

Well, that's the short story of it. And I guess it's a good start to go back to blogging again after a long while. Since getting back into journaling, I already filled up 8 notebooks and I'm about to fill up my 9th journal.

I don't use A4 size journal notebooks, by the way. Big pages scare me in a way. 🤣🤣 I tend to use A5 size notebooks and I think I have a few A6 size notebooks, as well. Got to check my notebook collection again.

I could post a photo of my journal collection on IG or Twitter -- depending on my mood. Or should I place them here, as well? Anyway, we'll see.

(one-shot) To Remain By Your Side

 

"Shouldn't you be looking for your girlfriend right now?"

Magkaganoon man, hindi pa rin umaalis sa kinauupuan niya si Alexander. Nanatili lang siyang nag-iisip habang nakaupo sa mahabang sofa ng mansion na iyon. Sa totoo lang, ilang araw na siyang ganito. Hindi man siya mapalagay, mas pinipili pa rin niyang manatili roon.

And it wasn't just because he made a promise to her that he wouldn't try to follow her to wherever she was heading. There was one other reason.

(one-shot) The One To Hold Your Heart

 

PINIPILIT na lang ni Joanna ang magpakatatag kahit na sa totoo lang, nahihirapan na siyang gawin iyon dahil sa sitwasyong nasa harap niya ng mga sandaling iyon. Walang malay si William matapos nitong gamitin ang anumang lakas na meron pa ito para lang tulungan siyang tapusin ang mga Darkans na gusto siyang patayin. Kumalat na sa Agorion ang tungkol sa kanya na isang half-Osmerthian at anak pa ng dating Osmerth Guardian.

Kaya ngayon ay gusto na siyang tapusin ng mga ito dahil aminin man ng lahat o hindi, isa ang kapangyarihan niya na may kinalaman sa tunog ang posibleng magamit ng mga kasamahan ni William para matapos na ang laban ng mga ito sa mga Darkans.

Bumuntong-hininga siya nang maisip ang posibleng katapusan niya sa kamay ng mga ito kung hindi lang dumating si William para tulungan siya. But he ended up doing it at the cost of his remaining strength that should've been used to heal his other Osmerth Guardian comrades. Hindi niya napigilang mapaluha dahil doon.

Operation: Cloudbreak - Background Story

During the mid-Joseon dynasty, a mysterious phenomenon occurred wherein various places in ancient Korea were covered in "black smoke that accumulates a person like clouds". Once a human being was covered in this black cloud, his mind would be twisted in such a way that it makes him into a superhuman whose only goal was to satisfy his thirst for blood.

Only one group of people was able to counter this. Though in various legends, they were only known as "Power Casters". Not much was known about them, except for the fact that their population dominated two countries in East Asia--which was South Korea and Japan. And both groups of Power Casters were tasked to deal with anything related to the Black Cloud Phenomenon. It also appeared that they've been doing this for 10,000 years since their arrival on Earth from a place called the Cloud Dimension.

The phenomenon continued until modern times. Now, Power Caster agents of SK-Nephelus Agency must come together and protect the country of South Korea from those affected by the black cloud. The agency was led by Ra Ji-Tae (라지태) who personally handpicked and recruited the agents who will pursue the operation to end the Black Cloud Phenomenon.

In one of Ra Ji-Tae's journeys, he decided to create a special team whom he knew would help him proceed with the operation of eliminating the root of the problem--the boss of the Black Cloud Vessels. Along the way, he was able to recruit the traveler-blogger Elena Grace Chon/Chon Rena (촌레나), car racer Nae Hyon-Jun(내횬준), solo pop idol Ryu Ji-Hun (류지훈), novelist Nang Ye-Seul (랑예슬), skater and actress Hung Ae-Ri (훙애리), and mechanic-in-training Won Jae-Hwa (원재화). These six soon formed the special team that was to be known as the Cloudbreakers.

But in the long run of this special team's task to protect everyone, they began questioning Ji-Tae's intentions and true motives in eliminating the Black Cloud Vessels. What exactly was Ji-Tae's purpose in selecting them to become Cloudbreakers? Most of all, how will they be able to end the Black Cloud Phenomena if they don't even know who in the world were they dealing with? If one would still add the issues of Power Casters' factions in constant disagreement with each other, could they end the mission?

Bamba/Asuna (Ryusoulger): With This Yearning

 

Even with this yearning, I can't stop my heart from feeling this way towards you... ~ Florence Joyce

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"How long do you have to wait here for him?"

"Until he comes back. And I know it won't be that long."

Asuna kept on replying the same way to the same question that her friends would ask her over and over. It was crazy that she had to do it again and again. But her friends could seriously be annoying and persistent most of the time. Even if she had to use her strength just to make them shut up, it doesn't work. And so she decided to learn how to hold in her temper and annoyance over getting asked the same issue using the same question.

"But you've been waiting here for three years now. Still, no words from him. Won't you ever stop?" Koh asked as he sat beside Asuna.

(one-shot) This Love I Have

Whoever thought that finding some old item in a house that you lived in all your life would bring so much to someone? Well, at least that was what happened to Riz when she found something by the bedroom wall. Okay, it was actually behind the bedroom wall inside the master's bedroom.

Ang dating kuwarto ng mga magulang niya bago lumipat ang mga ito ng tirahan sa siyudad. Siya na lang ang natitira sa bahay na iyon na minana pa niya sa kanyang lola. Isang bagay na noong una ay hindi niya inasahan dahil nasa utak niya na ang kanyang ama ang magmamana niyon.

But then, Riz's dad chose to live away from that house. Not because of a bad memory or something like that. Alam lang nito na hindi ito makakatagal sa lugar na magpapaalala rito ng tungkol sa kapatid nitong babae -- ang tita niya -- na namatay sa cancer. Maraming magagandang alaala ang bahay na iyon tungkol sa magkapatid at hindi lang talaga nito matanggap na wala na ang tita niya.

(one-shot) Find My Way

Staring at a blank page in front of her, Carrie had no idea what to write about. Then again, what was the purpose of her bringing out a piece of paper and a pen, anyway? She was supposed to write something.

Only... she couldn't recall what.

Ilang araw nang ganito ang nangyayari sa kanya. Ilang araw na hindi mapakali. Ilang araw na may hinahanap. Ilang araw na may gustong gawin pero hindi niya makita ang punto kung para saan.

Even with that, she knew it was all related to one word.

"Seohae."