Final Note
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As of today (8/22/09), I will be dropping many time consuming hobbies in order to address personal matters that take priority. One of these hobbies is writing fanfiction. Shortly after my last story update, I received a call from home, Gwangju (South Korea), about my adoptive father's passing away. I spent a week mourning with my family there, a group of people who I avoided for six years by taking off to America unannounced. My brother has inherited our family business, and proposed that I join him in running it, believing that my educational background involving macroeconomics and financing will be beneficial to keeping our father's legacy and establishment thriving. I thought about it on my way back to the States, and have concluded that I will try and help him and everyone else. For me, I don't feel deserving of such an opportunity, but I owe my father and caring relatives at least this much for what I've done (or better, lack of). To do this, I will have to sacrifice the lax lifestyle I have led for the past couple of years, dedicate myself to becoming reacquainting with my Korean culture/roots, and find a way to adjust to these alterations. I apologize to the very few readers that stayed patient with my mediocre writing style and ideas, and hope that you understand my decision. However, I will provide "cliff notes" of my incomplete stories, just so you know how I intended to direct their respective tales and endings. Many details will be missing due to the amount of time I have left before I leave. Feel free to take and incorporate any ideas you found interesting or noteworthy from my stories without fear of being accused of "stealing". I simply request the appropriate credit for them in an author's note.
Chapter 3: Constricted Space
-Yuri awakens to find himself in the embrace of the Yeager twins. The two girls follow suit and explain how they rescued him from dying from exhaustion and dragged him to Heliord for recovery a week ago. Yuri is then told how the monsters haven't attacked once during his rehabilitation. They then journey to Dahngrest where Yuri complies to their wishes, though he tells them he'll need to have a conversation with the new leader, the Don's son, about their circumstances. The girls reluctantly agree and allow him to have a one-on-one with the young man. Yuri, knowing that the man owes him one, asks for the two girls to be granted guild master status over Leviathin's Claw. Approval is given and Yuri deceivingly tell the girls, when they meet up again, that he is their new leader. They celebrate later that night with a huge feast where he gets them intoxicated and brings them to one of the inns to rest safely. He then escapes Dahngrest, intent on finding the remains of his boat and getting to Mt. Temza.
-Duke and Raven have a heated debate on what to do when the enigmatic man reveals that he can't find Yuri. He concludes that the remnant of Adephagos within Yuri must be trying to hide itself due to the external dangers of its host. Raven says he'll try to get the small number of people who have been searching for the swordsman to start investigating farther away from the continent due to the emergency. He plans to tell them about what's inside Yuri, but not how him and Duke are going to get rid of it.
-Brave Vesperia and select others are briefed on the disappearance of Yuri and the importance of finding him. They are assigned groups and immediately given locations to search. Before departing, Judith apologizes to Estelle, who timidly confesses that she excluded bits of information from her story, such as telling Yuri that she loved Flynn. Rita overhears the conversation and, like Judith, decides to pursue Yuri's affection more confidently.
-In each of the following chapters, the respective girl/woman finds Yuri and has a fluffy moment with him, along with a flashback at the beginning. I did not have them fleshed out yet, so I can only provide a VERY vague description of the chapter.
Chapter 4: Lancer's Lust
-Flashback: Judith observes Yuri's fondness for the sky as he watches the night sky, unassuming of an audience. She surprises him with her usual flirtatious comments, but is surprised by his thoughtful words when he explains how jealous he is of her ability to roam the skies. She shyly offers to be his pair of wings, but he takes it as a joke and responds distantly, saying wolves can't fly.
-Explores Judith's overwhelming want of Yuri in mind and body, as well as how the Krityans view relationships.
Chapter 5: Caster's Pride
-Explores Rita's admiration for Yuri and her inability to show it properly.
Chapter 6: Priestess's Greed
-Explores Estelle's love for the swordsman who saved her countless times and her unexpected drive to keep him to herself.
Chapter 7: Saber's Wrath
-Explores Sodia's regret at having harmed the burdened man and her willingness to prove she's worth his attention.
Chapter 8: Archer's Envy
-Explores Droite's jealousy over the people closest to Yuri and their lack of response to his roundabout, caring actions.
Chapter 9: Rider's Sloth
-Explores Gauche's reluctance to publicly show affection to Yuri due to her sister's more blunt behavior.
Chapter 10: Bitter Acknowledgment
-This, like the chapters before it, was not totally planned out yet. During each one Yuri would become even more affected by the presence of the Adephagos, corrupting his thoughts, memories, feelings, and actions. But I did want there to be a riveting fight between Duke, who has the revived power of Dein Nomos needed to extract the Adephagos remnant, and Yuri, who wants to die a warrior rather than a weakling, which ends tragically. For no one other than Raven suspected the raven-haired swordsman to willingly accept defeat, but forgot his determination to protect them. There would be an epilogue where each character reflects on Yuri's sacrifice and involvement in their lives. Judith takes it the hardest, understandingly because of their similarities and dreams, and decides to explore the entire world with Yuri's perspective of freedom.
That's it for me. Yet again, I'm sorry for dropping all of my projects and only leaving these hastily typed ideas in note format. My new life will be starting when I get on the plane, which is set to leave in six hours. To any readers who followed my works, thanks for reading and enjoying them. Wish me luck in my endeavors!