Moonlit Wanderer's Art

Subblog of Shimoryu76 where I plan to post my art stuff. :) Mostly fanart of Final Fantasy, Koei, Pokemon, and whatever other things I feel like drawing, but will also include my original characters as well. AMVs and Fanfic chapters may get posted as well (those DO count as art). (Icon credit goes to @Shoahma)

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#5- Show of Hands

Sona stepped back for the striking dummy she’d been hitting for nearly an hour now and turned to grab the bottle of water she had set aside. A good morning workout, that’s what she called it, though the other “Echo Warriors” as Alastor had begun to call their little circle, were quite frankly surprised her hands were never bleeding after it all.  Yet still… There was only so much practice for battle one could get against a fake target. That only meant one thing.

“Oi!” she cried out to the other warriors who were training in the area. “Show of hands, who wouldn’t mind a spar?”

There were no replies at first. Sona was about ready to make some snarky remark about “nobody wanting to get their asses kicked” until one volunteer stepped forward with a smile. One very stupid volunteer all things considered.

“I’ll take you on,” Mikhail said with a smirk as he raised his wooden sword and shield, and oh did Sona love that confidence. Meant she could knock him down a peg or two. After that little incident where he questioned her heritage, she was more than ready to smack him around. Especially since he wasn’t as fast with his weapons as she was with her fists.

“Sure thing!” Sona called back with the best impression of Alastor’s cheer that she could. “This’ll be fun!”

She didn’t even hesitate as the Miqo’te began to lift his weapons, immediately applying Fists of Wind then charging forward to break his guard with a Shoulder Tackle. It wasn’t meant to take him out right away, no, that wouldn’t be fair at all! Was only meant to catch him off balance a little! Quickly after the hit made impact and Mikhail let out a shout, Sona darted back to her original position. The other man’s guard was up now, sword and shield at the ready and Shield Oath applied. Wouldn’t make it easy, but still, all she had to do was break through his defenses and it was sold!

She darted forward again, making feints and easily blocked attacks simply to read how he moved, dodging each sword blow with relative ease. With that judged, she switched to Fist of Fire and one use of Arm of the destroyer to fully make him lose his balance, and a well timed punch and kick caused Mikhail to fall to the ground.

“I win!” came the cheer with a smirk of her own.

This one would have been longer and more developed probably but I have like 3 minutes on school wifi to get this up so shit man here we go! :’D

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Hope’s Warm Embrace

Prompt #3- Adytum

Camp Dragonhead’s gates loomed in the distance, the only place Alphinaud and Alastor could think to turn to after that awful banquet. After- after Nanamo…

Alastor could not dwell on that for long now, for a shout of his name snapped him free from his thoughts. Looking up quickly, he saw Haurchefant running over. One of the camp’s lookout’s must have told of their arrival. The Elezen gently pulled Alastor close as he caught up to the part of two, and wrapped a thick winter coat which was frankly too big around the Miqo’te’s shivering form. The dress he wore was much more suited to Ul’dah than the cold of Coerthas, but, but… he couldn’t return there. Not now… Possibly not ever… Not with the accusation of murdering one of his dearest friends…

The weight of all that had happened there finally crashed down on the small mage. Finally he was able to cry, tears streaming down his face as he sobbed loudly.

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Haurchefant had carried Alastor into the encampment after that. Alphinaud spoke on his behalf, explaining all that had happened, as they were reunited with Tataru shortly upon arriving. Now that they were all able to rest however, that’s when Haurchefant truly noticed the full extent of the toll all of this had taken on Alastor. The young man laid on the bed with his tail hanging lazily over the side, the ears on his head pinned back and drooping downwards. He said nothing, only stared out the window with a blank expression. None of the Miqo’te’s usual cheer and hope shone in his eyes, and quite frankly it saddened the Elezen greatly to see him like this. Alastor needed Heilyn, Ketsueki, any of the others desperately, all alone now aside from Tataru Alphinaud and Haurchefant himself.

Well then, Haurchefant decided then and there that he would have to do the work of all of them. Help the man he loved recover as best he could, and hopefully see that spark return. Softly he laid down next to Alastor, gently holding him close once more. And, though it took some moments, Alastor rolled over burying his face into Haurchefant’s chest were it felt safe as always. Softly permitting more sobs to escape his mouth.

“I am going to petition my father to allow you into Ishgard,” the knight murmured softly, placing a kiss to the mage’s forehead. “He can grant you sanctuary and allow a quiet place to recover. It will get easier, my dear, I promise it will get easier.”

And somehow, despite the pain, despite the grief, Alastor found a faint hope in those words…

…I swear the next two won’t be angst this is just what my brain crafted up from those last three prompts! 

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Silence Will Not Cover Me

Prompt #2- Silenced

Heilyn walked softly back to The Pillars with a light smile on his face that evening. The snow around him fell in a light and peaceful manner, and he believed he had done good work today helping out Hilda. Serving hot soup and passing out blankets to the people down in The Brume, as well as aiding in healing wounds and ailments was truthfully a pleasant way to spend the day to him. Brought back the memories of the time spent in Ul’dah. Back when everything was so much simpler, yet so much more difficult all at once.A sigh left him as he thought about it and the smile on his face faltered. The same could be said for Ishgard currently with the efforts still coming opposed by some even now that the truth was revealed. Hells, Aymeric had gotten stabbed a few weeks ago, and incident that worried Edmont greatly. Heilyn was sure his father would prefer that he stopped now, and quite his efforts. Lived a peaceful life now that his name was more than cleared by this point. But Heilyn had spent his whole life doing nothing, and that was going to end now, even if- That thought could not be finished for the sudden burst of pain as a knife went into his side and the shouts as Hilda and her two allies ran over interrupted that. ‘Damn it,’ Heilyn thought bitterly as he fell to his knees. ‘First Aymeric, now me?’ Quickly he made an attempt to pull the blade out and try to patch up the wound at least a little, but the shock of it and the fact that he was losing a lot of blood with it in alone were not helping matters. Pulling it out was all he stupidly managed before his consciousness began to fade out… …Only for him to awaken within his room at the manor sometime later. Edmont and alastor both sat by his bedside though the former had fallen asleep. As Heilyn glanced over and met his father’s eyes, ones full of worry and fear, the man stood and began to walk out of the room. Offering only a few words as he paused at the doorway. “Please, if you must continue, take one of the knights with you, if you would. If not for my sake then for his. And do allow yourself to heal first, as I told Aymeric, I do not wish to lose another son.” And with that he left. Heilyn looked over at the sleeping Miqo’te now, the sword he had slowly begun to accustomed to was with him, resting against the side of the chair. Edmont was right, Alastor likely could not endure much more pain and loss. The poor kid had to have been worried… Yet still this was something he must do. He had to help fix things. Mend the tears caused by the new revelations. For all the times he did nothing. Heilyn would take the guard with him as his father requested, but he would press on. Continue to recreate the bond between man and dragon. He would not let the histories and truths be silenced.

…Not super proud of this one cause it feels a little rushed, but GODS that prompt was giving me a hard time. :’)  Title comes from the Florence and the Machine song, I Will Be, which I use as one of Heilyn’s post HW themes. 

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A Shroud of Darkness

#1- Submerged

“Close your eyes and hold out your hand towards me,” Fray said softly to the young Miqo’te. Then he continued speaking as the other man did so. Reaching. Concentrating. “Breathe deep through your nose… let the air fill your lungs, then let it pass from your lips. Slower, slower… Listen to my voice. Listen to your heartbeat. Listen for the other…” Alastor felt his body begin to lighten, as if becoming weightless, the darkness slowly taking him in. Though, it didn’t feel cold or fighting like he thought it might. No, strangely enough, it was welcoming, comforting even. Even as all the bad memories flickered around him, all the dark thoughts resurfaced. Even when the sight of Haurchefant came back to haunt him once more. Then there was a feeling around his shoulders. A weight like arms gently wrapping around them as soft words were whispered in his ears. “You don’t have to fight for them. You have suffered enough. Marching on to the ends of the earth… on… and on… and on… and yet for what…?” Slowly the the weight faded and the heavy, normal feeling of Alastor’s body began to return as well as the darkness faded from around him. Fray was asking about what he’d heard in the connection, though Alastor didn’t seem to care too much about the questioning. He wanted to fall back into the embrace. Be submerged within the dark once more. Safe and tucked away from all that currently plagued him. He’d just have to keep going and learn farther. Yes, that was it…

Slowly but surely starting to catch up on this! First one I decided to go with Ala and the DRK questline stuff because why not? :)

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Gonna reblog all of my writings from this thing here too! As like a little archive since I haven't been working on my drawings at the moment. :)

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So… For the first time in likely forever I am going to start taking comissions. Very specific ones though!  See, I kinda want to push a few alts through the Main Story and have them leveled in XIV. So, I am offering full body full color traditional pieces in return for story skips (18 Total, up through ARR because I actually like playing HW), and Level Skips!  List of the Level Skips here because I have too many alts save me (I know the basics of all these classes but I just want to get them farther in story and levels faster): DRK x2 SCH x2 WHM x3 SMN x3 AST x1 BRD x2 PLD x1 Item code should be sent when the piece is done, not prior. :) I’ll take the comissions in a batch of 3 at a time. All others will be added to a waitlist, and I’ll post when new slots open up! Send @shimoryu76 (my main blog) a link to character refs plus personality info and main classes (and maybe locations they’d be seen for background info) so I can make the drawing look right!  Thanks! 

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Reblog!

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Another reblog while I work on coloring sketches because I still want to do these!

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Just a reminder...

Your writing is valid. 

Your screenshots are valid. 

Your headcanons are valid. 

Your characters are valid.

Creating is so, so important. Collaborating over creating is important. Connecting over creations is important.

Keep doing exactly what you’re doing. Write. Take/Edit screenies. Create characters and stories. Tell others about them. Share. 

Take this as a reminder to look at all you’ve done so far and say “That is there because I made it so. And I can do so much more.”

Take this as a gentle nudge to tell those who create along with you that you appreciate their work. Feed off each other’s enthusiasm. Listen.

And if you were hesitating, wondering if you even should create? Take this as your sign to do it. 

Y’all are awesome. 

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So… For the first time in likely forever I am going to start taking comissions. Very specific ones though!  See, I kinda want to push a few alts through the Main Story and have them leveled in XIV. So, I am offering full body full color traditional pieces in return for story skips (18 Total, up through ARR because I actually like playing HW), and Level Skips!  List of the Level Skips here because I have too many alts save me (I know the basics of all these classes but I just want to get them farther in story and levels faster): DRK x2 SCH x2 WHM x3 SMN x3 AST x1 BRD x2 PLD x1 Item code should be sent when the piece is done, not prior. :) I’ll take the comissions in a batch of 3 at a time. All others will be added to a waitlist, and I’ll post when new slots open up! Send @shimoryu76 (my main blog) a link to character refs plus personality info and main classes (and maybe locations they’d be seen for background info) so I can make the drawing look right!  Thanks! 

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Reblog!

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So... For the first time in likely forever I am going to start taking comissions. Very specific ones though!  See, I kinda want to push a few alts through the Main Story and have them leveled in XIV. So, I am offering full body full color traditional pieces in return for story skips (18 Total, up through ARR because I actually like playing HW), and Level Skips!  List of the Level Skips here because I have too many alts save me (I know the basics of all these classes but I just want to get them farther in story and levels faster): DRK x2 SCH x2 WHM x3 SMN x3 AST x1 BRD x2 PLD x1 Item code should be sent when the piece is done, not prior. :) I’ll take the comissions in a batch of 3 at a time. All others will be added to a waitlist, and I’ll post when new slots open up! Send @shimoryu76 (my main blog) a link to character refs plus personality info and main classes (and maybe locations they’d be seen for background info) so I can make the drawing look right!  Thanks! 

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No song inspiration for this one, just felt like drawing a peaceful scene with an early design of Astrologian Alastor.   Might do a doodle of new version sometime, not sure yet. All the Constellations I actually copied from the in-game ones. I believe the one in the lefthand corner is part of The Bole, the one below that is The Arrow, and then the last two are The Balance (bottom), and (I think) The Spire? I didn't write them down though because I wasn't thinking! ^.^'

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Roses part 2. :)

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Part 1 because Tumblr doesn’t like me uploading a ton of photos at once.  I finally went to the rose garden by my house though and it was super pretty so you get another photography post from me. :)

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Me? Have another FFXIV character? Yeeeeah I have terrible ideas. This guy is Seraphiaux de Haillenarte. He's an Ex-inquistor who fled Ishgard that i am still developing a story for, but I will share that soon. He's on Zalera if you ever want to stop by and say hi and also here on an RP tumblr: @heartofthefury

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Hurt the Cinnamon Roll Miqo’te? leave the Cinnamon Roll Miqo’te alone? ...Game picked for me this time guys, though partially me since I felt like he and Haurchefant would be cute together.  Anyway, life’s been hell for Alastor since the end of ARR so I decided to edit something that fits. First time playing around with new techniques in voice overs/effects so feedback is greatly appreciated!  And as it should be obvious. Major Heavensward/ARR end game spoilers for those who don’t want them. 

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One of my Type-0 OCs, Rae Chival.  He has been adapted to XIV as well! Aaaaaand I need to redo his entire Type-0 Bio cause I freaking hate by old ideas good lord. I always jump into vague lore too soon when I get into fandoms! 

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“When I was king I was king We had everything”   My family and I went to Multnomah Falls for a hiking trip over the weekend (when I drew this like a year ago. :’) ), and my pictures of the waterfalls (might upload a couple of them (Read: did not upload an of them)), combined with the song I was listening to on the drive home made me really wanna draw this. This is a character from a novel I'm working on by the name of Tenchi Fujioka. This is actually a scene from that story. Tenchi is a prince from a race known as the Shadowlords. He gets sucked into a war with his kind and the Lightwalkers, forced to fight on the Lightwalkers side for a long period of time at the threat of hurting the ones he loves. The necklace belonged to one of the two people he considered to be like a brother. But that is about all that has stayed from the original concept since my girlfriend and I are making some serious edits to everything.  This scene is Tenchi reminiscing on them. This song used for inspiration is I Was King by One OK Rock. Fits this whole scene perfectly honestly! Surprising how much it fits him and it did end up on his theme song list.

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Here. Have a tiny Alastor with a Tonberry!  ...Then picture the look on Ardyn’s face when he walks in with the thing. :’)

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Not the best photo but oh well! I can’t scan canvas paintings. Just kind of a random thing I painted with Shinto-ish imagery. Was made with Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Inari Okami in mind. (Shinto people on tumblr correct me politely if I used the wrong titles. I know them I just have trouble remembering).