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Cringetober Day 15: Song Lyrics

No time to draw so here are some oldies (all three sketches are from 2021) - "Storm the Castle" by Jonathan Young

[aecho-rambles]

Here are some of my other characters from the second story arc- the very few that actually have a design.

This is Keyland, one of the three main characters of the second story arc and the minister of defense who can't help but meddle in affairs that don't concern him. He only means well. Instead of waiting and arguing that his fellow ministers don't do anything to make life easier for the common folk, he takes action and argues with them at the same time.

His two trusted allies are the general of the southern troops, Avalanche, and the minister of science, Hytac, who share his concerns. They try to thwart the minister of finance's, Icador's, evil plans (listed further down in the text) and get the people to safety before they reach a point of no return.

When I first came up with the story, he was supposed to be the main antagonist of the first arc, but then I grew to like him so much that I made him one of the main characters of the second and thus gave him more hypothetical screen time in my head.

(artworks from 2020)

His twin brother Searchmark is head of the main religion on Aether, which cannot be compared directly to our world's biggest religions. His title, Luminescence of Aether, originates from the first fortune teller who was said to have a deep understanding of fate.

(Info dump: Her guiding hand shaped the belief of the people for centuries, and, unbeknownst to the public, she was truly a personification of their planet's energy. She was also the one who foretold nature's inevitable corruption through pollution and the arrival of a Chosen One -that was believed to be Om- who should cleanse it one day in the future.)

Outside of formal meetings, he drops his noble composure and likes to joke around with friends. He totally still has a crush on his former professor Polarfront. (They had an affair back when he was in the academy and he might or might not have broken his teacher's heart by starting their relationship as a bet/dare that turned into something serious.)

When he graduated, he joined the military. Due to an accident, he lost his eyesight, but his aristocratic family had connections with the church and his unwavering belief in the betterment of society let him pass through the ranks quickly. Now, as the Luminescence, he attends formal meetings and listens to the woes of his people. And sometimes sneak out to do whatever he wants to. All in all, he loves to stir up drama and do what he is not supposed to do, except when it interferes with his duty to the people.

I realised how much I've whitewashed everyone, I'm so sorry! Now they look like racist anime characters and I really feel bad about it.

(2021)

There is also Avalanche, the general of the southern troops and cousin of Polarfront who is also one of the three main characters in the second arc. She is a seasoned warrior and knows every inch of the Aetherian south pole like the back of her hand. She can and will tell you everything about survival under the harshest conditions should you ever ask her about it.

When she first meets Keyland, he is drunk as hell and rambles on about the injustice and oppresison of the population and how he wants to bash Icador's head in, but law prevents him from committing such crimes. She takes it with humor and when she is alone, she does her own research.

And would you look at that - it seems the minister of finance is investing a lot in illegal bioengineering. She teams up with Key and the ever-righteous Hytac in hope to reveal the truth to everyone, however, Icador does not like it when others stick their noses in his morally ambiguous business.

She has her troops behind her back and two trustworthy and powerful allies by her side, but is that enough to stop the greedy capitalist?

Her resemblance to two certain well-known characters is a lucky coincidence.

(2020)

(2021)

Icador is the minister of finances, the unofficial king of the Underground and a little gremlin. His goal is to make profit and is there any better way to do it other than making a bioweapon out of every following generation and turn them into warmongering science experiments that will need specialized, costly replacement parts and weaponry and whatnot if the war between the Diurnal Kingdom and Nocturnal Kingdom finally breaks out? He doesn't think so.

He secretly hires a group of talented scientists who are willing to play gods and create abominations. Because they don't have any morals, they immediately begin testing their DNA alteration on lowly citizens from the Underground no one will miss. The first batch sees only one survivor who will eventually be responsible for the start of the war and return as the fourth arc's main antagonist.

A friend says he reminds her of Hans from Frozen and I say he looks more like Sylvain from Fire Emblem Three Houses.

(2021)

Hytac doesn't have a design yet.