Forever Young Twitter Archive
This is only an Archive, hence the scroll-fest

Sunday, 19th of June 2011

• Welcome to the special Forever Young Twitter from Kim Houtzager. Here you will read all about the characters and the story.
  
• Thus far, two books appeared about Forever Young Eternity (first series) with 5 more to come! Check out ISBN 9789085397199 and 9789048406548
  
• This twitter will have a theme every week, quite often about the characters. The goal is that each day about 1-3 facts are posted about them
  
• On Sunday, a scene from the book will be posted and if they haven't appeared yet, a possible scene will be written. Twitter only! (NOTE: The stories will be saved here as well, in case Twitter closes down or so.)
  
• And as you probably guessed this monday we'll start with the main character Naraku http://t.co/HscKNs0 (click link otherwise it won't show) (NOTE: I won't make it clickable links, since this is an archive. If I ever move the site, links can be dead)

Monday, 20th of June 2011

• This week will all be about Naraku. Naraku is the main character of the Forever Young - Eternity series. It's a series of 7 novels.
• One day, a girl wakes up in the forest and knows less than nothing. When Matsuru, a young man, finds her, he decides to take care of her.
• He calls her Naraku. She has very long purple hair and orange eyes. Matsuru teaches Naraku about the world she lives in, the planet Seken
• Naraku's design changed often, as you can see in this image: http://fav.me/dgcsbr. Her current (and final) design is http://fav.me/d3easyj
• More about Naraku tomorrow =D

Tuesday, 21st of June 2011

• Naraku has magic, but in the beginning, she doesn't realise that. It is as if her magic acts on her own. This makes her very unreliable.
• Eventually, Naraku learns to control her magic. While most Magic Users have only one type, Naraku seems to be able to control much more!
• Because Naraku can't be called 'Water User' or 'Fire User', her friend Kai made up a new term: 'Shining/Blessed' Magic; a Shining Magic User
• Naraku is Japanese for 'Eternity'. Since they don't speak Japanese on Seken, Naraku's name is actually Moosurah (meaning Eternity in Seken)
• Last tweet for today: two (old) coloured pictures of Naraku: http://fav.me/d1qrh7 - http://fav.me/d2crc2 .

Wednesday, 22nd of June 2011

• Because of Naraku's great magic she also attracts magic. Asides her magical friends she also attracts some unwanted people like Lord Zashjan
• Lord Zashjan wants to steal Naraku's magic, but because of Naraku's inexperience, she can't face him on her own.
• Asides magical friends who protect her, Naraku also has non-Magical friends, like Matsuru, Blade, Mayonaka and the wolf Shadowhunter.
• However, even if she understands the concept of friendship, love is something she can't grasp yet. That is, untill... (continued tomorrow)

Thursday, 23rd of June 2011

• Naraku meets Keiran and she doesn't like him. However, she doesn't understand why she can't forget him either. And then Sonaď hits; a curse!
• Sonaď means 'Meant to be' in Seken language. The people on Seken believe people are paired up by the HighOnes. Love is not always guaranteed
• However, patient Keiran is exactly what Naraku needs. The only problem is that Naraku's tribe, The IceHunters, hates Keiran to the bone...
• Keiran and Naraku get blessed with two daughters; hyperactive monkey Yume and adopted and calm Suta. How they look? Like a perfect family!
• Images: http://fav.me/d3fw7kl http://fav.me/d37vhjz http://fav.me/d39d48r http://fav.me/d39d8s8 http://fav.me/d22wmmo http://fav.me/d1w93z1

Friday, 24th of June 2011

• Even if Naraku looks perfect, there are a few things she can't do. First of all, she's a terrible cook. A succesfull dinner is a miracle!
• Naraku is pretty much terrible when it comes to household or taking care of herself. She truly needs others to survive. Not to mention...
• Naraku tends to go 'noble' in the sight of danger. If others wouldn't stop her, she would sacrifice her own life without the blink of an eye
• Thing is, if you WANT to stop Naraku, you only stop her if she LET'S you. You can only capture her if she let's you, because of her magic
• Naraku dislikes using her magic, thinking it has no honour. However, if she doesn't use it, her growing magic can cause Seken's destruction!

Saturday, 25th of June 2011

• Naraku really likes travelling the world and exploring things. Sometimes she uses a terrible drama as an excuse! Yes Naraku is quite selfish
• Despite being selfish, Naraku is also capabile of sacrificing herself. Her life means little to her. She'd even save her enemy's life!
• Naraku's hobbies are a good fight, a good hunt, exploring the world and being with loved ones. Even if she's in a room filled with them...
• Naraku sometimes feels really alone. Her past, present, future. She does not know all, but she has a pretty good feeling how things will be.
• Concept sketches (very old): http://fav.me/d1t117 http://fav.me/d1xn3d http://fav.me/dhcyan http://fav.me/dhcz1i http://fav.me/dhd0lt

Sunday, 26th of June 2011

• Here's a scene from Eternity 1 - New to this world ISBN 9789085397199. Ao took a terrible risk and Rain almost died. Naraku barely saved him
• "You shut up!" Matsuru pointed at Ao. "And you Naraku, stop yelling at him."
• "Why?" Naraku demanded to know. "He almost got Rain killed!"
• "And you almost got yourself killed four days ago... again!" Matsuru threw back. "You accuse him of things you did yourself as well!"
• "That was different!" Naraku yelled.
• "No it was not!" Matsuru replied. "You both took stupid risks and both times someone almost got killed!"
• "Why do you yell at me?!" Naraku demanded to know. "I just saved Rain!"
• "You can't simply yell at people for making mistakes and then pretending your mistakes never happened!" (end of scene)
• Tomorrow, I will put an other character in the spotlight. He is connected to this scene. It's pretty obvious, but can you guess who it is?

Monday, 27th of June 2011

• The second character and second week is all about Matsuru. He is the one who found Naraku and decided to raise her. He's 21 years old.
• Matsuru lost his parents at a very old age, after which he was raised by the entire town. His aunt and uncle visisted him once. They...
• ...saw Matsuru's place was at the village and allowed him to stay there. Matsuru's best friend since childhood is Blade.
• The two are nothing alike. Matsuru is rational and somewhat of a worrybee. His skills lay in farming, even if fate decided otherwise.
• His name has no meaning. Blade often calls him 'Mat'. Matsuru dislikes that nickname, but knows it's pointless to try and stop Blade.

Tuesday, 28th of June 2011

• Matsuru is a very responsible young man. Even if Blade is older, Matsuru is the mature one. Matsuru always thinks before he acts.
• Despite being rational and mature, Matsuru is also a push-over. Blade can convince him to do things he considers unwise or unsafe.
• Matsuru's dream is that one day he can read and write as well as Mayonaka. He's quite insecure about his own capabilities even if he's smart
• Matsuru is not happy with being a warrior and hunter. He's far better at being a farmer, but there's no farm ground where he ends up.
• Asides his dream of literature, Matsuru also dreams of a wife and many children. But who will capture his heart? And will love be returned?

Wednesday, 29th of June 2011

• When Matsuru meets Naraku, he easily falls in love with her. She's an enigma, a cheerful, carefree, sometimes naive and mysterious girl.
• However, when it turns out Naraku doesn't see him like that, he has no choice but to give up on her. His love remains, but becomes different
• Matsuru starts seeing Naraku as his daughter, as she sees him as her father. He raised her, so she listens to everything he says.
• This is also dangerous, as it prevents from Naraku thinking on her own and finding her own fate. Matsuru knows this very well...
• Drawing boys is hard for me, but I managed to draw Matsuru. In his full glory, I present: http://fav.me/d2gomw4 - Matsuru of The IceHunters!

Thursday, 30th of June 2011

• Matsuru is the only one thus far in the Forever Young series to have multicoloured eyes: his eyes are green with brown. I wonder who is next
• Matsuru has no magic and he's not much of a fighter or hunter too. Blade claims he has to save him often, but Matsuru says he's overreacting
• In a battle, Matsuru uses a medium sword. His magic is borrowed magic. On Seken, non-Magic Users can borrow magic from Magic Users
• It's an influence Magic Users have. If you stick around a Magic User long enough, you pick up one or two things yourself. Usually telepathy.
• within the tribe, Matsuru is one of Naraku's advisors. The other one is Mayonaka. If it wasn't for Matsuru, Naraku would rush in head first!

Friday, 1st of June 2011

• Matsuru is not much of a traveller; he prefers staying at home. He will travel though, if Naraku goes out on an adventure or...
• ...if travelling is the only way to get something he wants or needs. What he wants and needs, by the way, is something he postponed long...
• ...for the sake of the tribe. He knew what he was meant to do, but willingly set aside his dream for several years, till the time was right.
• Matsuru has low self-esteeem is puts his tribe before himself. Naraku and Matsuru look alike on that spot, but Matsuru does value his life!
• Matsuru wants to live till the day his dream comes true. And after he reached that goal... he has no choice but living on as well...

Saturday, 2nd of July 2011

• Matsuru always wants to sit in the back, hoping no one noticing him. Still, if there is no other option, he will jump forward.
• Before Naraku takes the lead, Matsuru is the leader. He has a pretty good intuition and is rarely wrong. He could be so much more!
• Matsuru is King-material, but only Peace-King-material. He hates hurting people and lacks decisiveness during a war, especially...
• ...if he thinks there's a possibility he knows people in the enemy's group. He then freezes. Luckily, that situation only happened once.
• He looks like one of the weakest characters, but he's one of the strongest. Each step forward is a victory, helping him grow his confidence.

Sunday, 3rd of July 2011

• "You suggest?" Matsuru asked for advice again.
• "Over the mountain." Blade looked up. "Though I have no clue how, how cold it will be and if the horses can follow."
• A spark appeared in Blade's eyes. "How much did you catch, mighty hunter?"
• Matsuru was a bit confused, but when he understood it, he became red of shame. "Eh... only a few rabbits." He confessed.
• Blade laughed. "So I trained you for years and all you manage to get is enough skin for a table rug?!"
• Matsuru friendly pushed him away. "Stop being so mean." He grinned. "Just remember that I have the brains." (End scene; ISBN 9789085397199)
• Can you guess who next week's character will be?

Monday, 4th of July 2011

• A new week, a new character! This week will be about Blade. Due to circumstances, I can't update friday - sunday. Will experiment sceduling
• Blade is the third main character to appear. He is Matsuru's best friend and 22 years old. They grew up together and are close as brothers.
• Blade has black spikey hair and dark blue eyes. Even if Blade is raised as a farmer, he doesn't know a thing how to deal with a farm.
• The only thing that sticks with him, is how to hunt and how to battle. Most of what he knows was taught by his grandfather or self taught.
• His grandfather had a premonition Blade would not be suitable as a farmer and he was right. Blade is one of the best fighters of his village

Tuesday, 5th of July 2011

• Within the tribe, Blade is the main hunter and war teacher/battle teacher. It's the only thing he can show patience for. He's very strict.
• As a student, he has less patience. He doesn't care about learning how to read and write; not caring about being illiterate one bit.
• Part of this comes from his insecurity. He thinks he's too stupid and hides that by acting as if he doesn't care. He considers himself...
• ...weaker than his Magic Users friends. Maybe even inferior. Yet, without him, there would be no food and many battles would've been lost.
• He taught his friends, Magic Users included, not to trust on Magic alone. His own preferred weapon is a large, heavy blade (hence his name)

Wednesday, 6th of July 2011

• Blade is very sarcastic and often uses sarcasme to hide his fears or insecurities. Within the group, Blade is the most sarcastic one.
• Blade is also quite the chauvinist, believing women should not battle. Women are meant to stay at home, while men protect them. However...
• Blade does know some skills he considers 'womenly', like braiding, sewing, cooking and cleaning. This often puts him at odds with Mah-Lin
• Mah-Lin is a true feminist and Blade argues often with her. He's not openminded, concerning emancipation, relationships and his son's future
• Despite his behaviour, Blade only wants what's best for his loved ones. How he looks? http://fav.me/d2nrew1 and http://fav.me/dnhw5r

Thursday, 7th of July 2011

• When Blade first met Naraku, he fell in love with her, just like Matsuru. However, just with Matsuru, the love was not returned. Naraku...
• ...sees Blade as a second father; a big brother perhaps. Blade had trouble accepting that, but since they were forced to live together...
• ...he has no choice. It turns out Blade has some things in common with Naraku. Not only personality, but also with getting hurt/wounded.
• It doesn't matter if it's a hunt or a fight: Blade gets hurt more than once. It happens so often they are surprised if he comes out unharmed
• It's most often in his side; one could say that's his weak spot. Naraku gets plenty of Healing Magic Practise when she's out with Blade!

Friday, 8th of July 2011

• Blade likes things simple and easy. He believes strongly in the High Ones and doesn't doubt their actions. To him, things are meant to be.
• Blade also doesn't like beating around the bush. He'd rather hear things straightforward; as things are. This can make him blunt or rude.
• Another thing he hates, are hypocrits. Things are black or white and never grey, according to him. He can't really get along with Hane.
• Hiding is true feelings is hard for him but sometimes it's best to keep them to him. He knows that and eventually learns to pick his battles
• Though when it comes to Mah-Lin he'll always lose. I found a very old image of Blade and Mah-Lin; notice the huge hair! http://fav.me/dhc60l

Saturday, 9th of July 2011

• Blade's character has various origins. He's partly based upon the character Komodo, who was the one to find Naraku in an earlier version.
• A great warrior was meant to find Naraku in the earlier version, but he was eventually replaced by Matsuru (who got calmer than planned too)
• His other origin lays in my ancient Pokémon fanfiction Pokémon ABC (Aemilia, Blade, Chris). There he was a 18 year old punk, who caused...
• ...a lot of trouble. He had black hair and drove a car (like a maniac, might I add). That Blade, however, secretly liked studying.
• What I kept from that character, are his black spikey hair (I never drew him), his sarcasm and bravado. The setting obviously changed a lot!

Sunday, 10th of July 2011

• Here's a scene from ISBN 9789085397199 - Forever Young Eternity 1: New to this world. It really shows how Blade hides his fear with sarcasm
• "Indeed!" Blade yelled "I just should've listened to myself! Just kicking your ass & then off on the road again. But no I just had to stay!"
• "You know, right now is not the time!" Matsuru snapped back.
• Blade looked at him angrily. "Hello, death is walking towards me! At least give me the pleasure to complain!" (end scene; bonus will follow)
• "Mm, that means going back again." Blade sighed. "What a waste of time."
• "Stop it Blade." Matsuru said and turned around. "It's better than going down again. Now we at least can see where we are."
• "And we can also see that it will sure take a while till we come where we have to be!" (end scene. Guess who next week's character will be?)

Monday, 11th of July 2011

• A new week, a new song. This week will all be about Sushi, who litterary fell into the story. She's one of the two elves that protect Naraku
• She has bright red hair, blue eyes, freckles on her face and has big, thin elfin ears. She's Ao's little sister and Mayonaka's best friend
• She met Naraku and the others when she accidentally fell on top of Matsuru. She didn't mean to, but Sushi is quite the klutz and airhead.
• Sushi is the tanner of the tribe, responsible for making the clothes. One of her biggest hobbies is singing but she's terrible... or is she?
• Sushi likes acting like a clown, because she really wants to make people happy. Even at her own expense. She'd never hurt others (willingly)

Tuesday, 12th of July 2011

• Sushi is based upon an old character of mine: Su-shi Mirage. That girl was a Magical Girl with otaku parents. They always called her Sushi.
• Su-shi had short blue hair, could be a klutz and qas quite athletic. She was also into creating her own unique fashion style. I kept that.
• Su-shi's best friend was the pink haired and Asian-heritage Mayonaka. Mayonaka's looks changed a lot, their hate-love friendship stayed.
• Sushi's looks changed a lot; from human she went Elfin. It took me long before I was happy with her design. Old design: http://fav.me/dhc5og
• There are two other old designs: http://fav.me/d1t117 & http://fav.me/dhbtfn. The witchness and spear were early in the design added.

Wednesday, 13th of July 2011

• Unlike all other Elves, Sushi can't access her Earth Magic. No one knows the reason, but it bothers Sushi a lot. She feels like a failure.
• Because Sushi wanted to mean something, she decided she'd become a witch. Unfortunately, she's not good at it... spells often go wrong.
• She should have Earth Magic somewhere inside her. In Eternity 2 she shows a glimpse and she never lost the ability to Telepathy, meaning...
• her telepathy skills come from her own magic, instead of borrowed magic. Thus far it's unknown if Sushi will ever get her Earth Magic.
• Both her brother and best friend are convinced she will find her powers one day, but do wonder if her current skills are her true destiny.

Thursday, 14th of July 2011

• Sushi has a beautiful singing voice, but she sings off key to make her friends smile. When they found out about it she was quite embarrassed
• Not even her brother knew about her true voice and was quite surprised when he heard about it. Sushi is not the singer of the tribe.
• Sushi is also the tanner of the tribe. She can make wonderful clothes; always knowing which clothes look best on who. Downside is that...
• she can't stand seeing people in clothes SHE considers wrong for them. She sometimes even pushes her taste upon others. But, since Sushi is
• in charge of the clothes at MorningSnow, plus because she's almost always right, they hardly ever disagree with her. http://fav.me/d12gb28

Friday, 15th of July 2011

• Like most people in Forever Young Sushi is looking for a place where she belongs. She easily noticed it was besides Mayonaka her best friend
• The two girls can't live with and without each other. Sushi considered Mayonaka sometimes mean, Mayonaka thinks Sushi is an idiot. However,
• if anyone dares to say something bad about the other Sushi and Mayonaka brag about the other to that mean person. Sushi looks up to Mayonaka
• Both also work on each others' self esteem. Sometimes it seems as if Sushi doesn't want to get confidence; it somewhat scares her.
• Some art: http://fav.me/djkwju , http://fav.me/dhc6il, http://fav.me/dhc6mt (this one is a bit older) http://fav.me/dhc69l (made for school)

Saturday, 16th of July 2011

• Ao is Sushi's big brother. She often thinks he's overprotective and hardly ever tells her why he doesn't want her to do something. They...
• are also typical siblings. Often fighting, with the older brother pushing down the little sister. But beware if you hurt the little sister!
• When Sushi stumbled upon her brother again, she thought he was there to take her home. It shocked her to find out Ao can't live without her!
• In some ways, Sushi is more mature than her brother. She can live without him, as long as she knows where he is. He needs to know where...
• she is, with who and what she's doing. Some art: http://fav.me/d240fai, http://fav.me/d1vr2nw, http://fav.me/d1xn66 (old concept art)

Sunday, 17th of July 2011

• Here is a scene from 'Forever Young Eternity 1: New to this world' - ISBN 9789085397199. It shows Sushi's witch skills
• Panting heavily, she tried to forget about her new wounds. "Just a little longer!" Sushi ordered Naraku. "Keep it up a little longer!"
• Sushi opened her bag and took a bowl. Then she poured the contents of three bottles in it, stirred it and added some powder.
• "What are you doing? Mayonaka asked curiously and worried at the same time.
• "I have no clue!" Sushi poured in some more. "You are just guessing?!" Mayonaka screamed panicking.
• "Well, you have to start somewhere!" Sushi smiled. "Besides, do I ever know what I am doing?" (end scene)

Monday, 18th of July 2011

• This new week will be about Mayonaka. It's a bit hard to tell a lot and still not spoil too much. I hope I can give you intresting facts.
• Mayonaka's origin comes from the same story as Sushi. However, in that version she was a pink haired Asian girl, with quite the arrogance.
• The arrogance somewhat remained, but Mayonaka changed from Asian to dark skinned (somewhat African) with dark brown hair.
• Mayonaka is extremely beautiful and she knows it. She also has elegance beyond words and is very smart. She can read, write and is booksmart
• She isn't scared of the real world, but she is scared of being changed. She changed a lot already, but can't accept change easily.

Tuesday, 19th of July 2011

• Mayonaka has no magic, so her Telepathy skills come from borrowed magic. She was really scared of it when she found out about it.
• Mayonaka prefers to rely on her bow and arrow skills. She doesn't like hunting, but will hunt if it's needed. She's also Naraku's Advisor #2
• She is also the teacher of the tribe, mostly about the world, life, reading, writing and etiquette. She can be quite the strict teacher.
• She does consider herself smartest of the tribe, but is willing to learn more. She just wouldn't say it out loud.Art: http://fav.me/d24fy4d
• She sometimes feels hopeless when it comes to teaching the tribe, especially when it consideres Naraku and Kai. She is very patient though.

Wednesday, 20th of July 2011

• Designing Mayonaka was pretty tricky. When I first designed her for an other story, I already knew she had to have a high ponytail.
• Quite soon after I decided she's be dark skinned, I made up the slightly curly hair. It's not curly, but it's not wavy either. Elegance!
• This is a very old drawing and boy, I REALLY dislike it. http://fav.me/d1o24pv It just didn't scream Mayonaka enough to me! Change, please!
• Even after the change, I still had a lot of trouble getting her face and ponytail right. It took a while, but, finally: http://fav.me/dshf7g
• Not that I was satisfied. No way. It finally came together in the year 2009. And I really love drawing Mayonaka: http://fav.me/d24fy4d

Thursday, 21st of July 2011

• Mayonaka's best friend is the Elf Sushi. They bicker a lot, but they are as close as sisters. Mayonaka always adores Sushi's designs.
• She claims she looks terrible in pants, but she is actually too scared to wear them. She is worried men and women won't approve of it.
• She feels uncomfortable in outfits that show a lot of pants. She doesn't mind a skirt over it, as long as she see little of the pants.
• Her favourite outfit isn't designed by me, but by a fan: http://ow.ly/5CHg2 . When I first saw this outfit, I so fell in love with it.
• Just like Mayonaka, drawing that outfit took me several years too: http://fav.me/d24fy4d (6th costume). Other art: http://fav.me/dhbubg

Friday, 22nd of July 2011

• Asides reading & studying, Mayonaka has other hobbies as well. She likes spending time with Sushi, archery & taught herself how to play harp
• Mayonaka is not that great with the harp yet, mostly because she doesn't have much practise time. She secretly sees Sushi as a music teacher
• Mayonaka also admires Sushi for her outgoing personality. Mayonaka is more reserved and doesn't want to stand out. She's not shy though.
• But sometimes, Mayonaka wishes she could jump and scream around like Sushi, but that isn't 'ladylike'. Maybe Sushi can convince her one day!
• Personality wise, Sushi is the bright shining sun and Mayonaka is the reflecting moon. Intresting fact, since Mayonaka means 'midnight'!

Saturday, 23rd of July 2011

• In the second book, Eternity 2, Mayonaka gets a bigger role. In fact, she's one of the keypersons! She has to face quite some difficulties!
• Because of Mayonaka, part of the group goes travelling again. Mayonaka likes travelling a lot, so she can discover and learn new things.
• Though, Mayonaka is less inclinded to go travelling if Sushi doesn't go along! She doesn't mind staying back either, if there's no choice.
• It should be obvious Mayonaka's origin is not from the north. She can handle heat quite well but gets cold easily, especially at MorningSnow
• Art of Mayonaka: http://fav.me/d1vr2nw (with her friends) - http://fav.me/dhbu7x (warning, old!) - http://fav.me/d15s8mr (various fashion)

Sunday, 24th of July 2011

• Mayonaka and he were talking about Sushi and soon Ao noticed Mayonaka said a lot of bad things about her. "Her witchcraft always fails."
• Mayonaka had said. "Leave it to Sushi to screw things up." "I know." Ao had replied. "When she was still in our tribe, she always flunked...
• class." He had looked at her. "But you got to admit she has great tanner skills." Mayonaka hadn't looked at him and she had given an...
• avoiding answer: "Whatever..." 'Could it be...' Ao thought, 'Mayonaka likes Sushi more than she admits?' from Eternity 1: ISBN9789085397199
• Bonus scene! "Sushi, are you all right?" All looked up again. The girl on Matsuru rubbed her head. "Yes, I'm fine! Thanks for caring!"
• "I don't care about you!" The girl yelled back. "I just don't want to hear you wail again!" "That happened only once!" "Try four times!"
• Next week I'll have a new character again. Hope to see you then again!

Monday, 25th of July 2011

• The next character is a young man once more: the bold Elf Ao! He's Sushi's older brother and he really likes letting her know that!
• Ao is the Japanese word for both 'Green' and 'Blue', depending on the context. Ao has magic over the earth, but he has beautiful blue eyes!
• Ao litterary pushed himself into the story and into the scene. He appeared out of nowhere! No one knew he was there, but he acted as if...
• he had known everyone for years. He wasn't loved at the beginning of the story and especially his little sister Sushi pushed him away.
• He didn't understand why. Wasn't he the most loved person from his home tribe? Why did everyone else hate him so much? He was confused.

Tuesday, 26th of July 2011

• Ao is quite arrogant. He thinks he's great and that he only deserves the best. He wanted Naraku as his beloved, because of her magic.
• Especially in the beginning, Ao thought he was the most handsome, the smartest, the most wonderful and most powerful Elf alive.
• He needed Naraku's pure heart and Sushi's hidden tears to snap awake. He gained a bit of modesty, which slowly grew over the years.
• He still can get arrogant and taking risks that are pretty stupid. Pulling a dragon's tail? He did it. Stealing honey from a bear? Did that!
• And despite being older, it's often his little sister that saves him from a mess. Maybe that's why I can't bare to be apart from her.

Wednesday, 27th of July 2011

• Ao trusts his little sister without a doubt. He also doesn't care if she travels the world, as long as he knows which people accompany her.
• If Ao doesn't know where his sister is and with whom, that's when he gets crazy with worry. He never told her why. Their father was the same
• Ao never talks about his mother (Atya) and Sushi barely remembers her. Could it be Ao's strange protectiveness is connected to her?
• Ao loves his sister without a doubt and does anything for her. He's also very proud of her, but big brothers just can't admit that in public
• He is proud of her singing skills followed by her tanning skills. He himself doesn't have any special talent except for getting into trouble

Thursday, 28th of July 2011

• As expected from an Elf, Ao has Earth Magic. He can let plants grow, create earthquakes and change the shapes of rocks.He can also feel...
• how plants are feeling or how how animals feel (though he's not that great at that last part). He's a very talented and strong Magic User.
• It's partly because of his talents, he gained his arrogance. He considers himself unbeatable and in fact, he IS pretty hard to beat!
• Some thought that in order to beat him, they had to hurt his family or friends, but beware... angry Ao is very dangerous Ao! To everyone!
• If Ao loses self control, darkness will take over. And he won't mind then. Ao can be quite vengeful, so never attack his loved ones.

Friday, 29th of July 2011

• On a fashion side: Ao likes to look good. He has chestnut brown hair and blue eyes and does spend some time in front of a mirror.
• He thinks he looks best in his sister's clothes (he has a sister complex, I tell you!). His clothes usually are a shirt, pants and boots.
• Asides Magic, his favourite weapon is an Axe. He doesn't mind close combat and shows no mercy to his enemies, striking hard and swift.
• I didn't draw him much, but here you go: http://fav.me/d375kw2 . Even though it is predictable, he does look best in green and brown.
• I don't think he ever made his own clothes and I don't think he can tan, sew or do anything else that's connected to 'women's work'.

Saturday, 30th of July 2011

• The Elf doesn't really like to travel and he doesn't mind letting his sister travel alone (as long as he knows the company she travels with!)
• So, in the story, Ao is one of the few who often stays behind. It has multiple reasons, one of them is that Ao can defend the castle alone.
• He can hunt, but he's too lazy for that. If he can avoid it, he would. Not to mention his sister would kill him if he damaged the skins...
• with his axe. He's not really subtle when it comes to hunting. He's not much of a tracker too so he often stays in the back. He doesn't mind
• Having been the spotlight for almost half a century Ao doesn't mind stepping back for a change. Though he doesn't mind the spotlight either.

Sunday, 31st of July 2011

• Ao nodded. "Yup, I'm her talented older brother." He didn't see Sushi making 'throw-up' signs behind him. "So, who are the people my...
• untalented sister hangs out with nowadays?" "I'm not untalented!" Sushi threw in. "You are just the only Elf without magic, that's all."
• Ao replied. "So, who is this lovely maiden?" Ao picked Mayonaka's hand and hissed it. "Mayonaka."She introduced herself. "Did she leave...
• you or did you leave her?" "Mayonaka!" Sushi yelled. [...] At first he wanted to make a joke, but then he felt something... "Oh High Ones."
• He started. "What now?" Sushi snarled. "Can't you feel it?" Ao asked. "Feel what?" Sushi asked. Ao waved her away. "Should've known, only...
• Magic Users can feel this..." [...] "Oh High Ones... her powers are immense!" (From Eternity 1: New to this world - ISBN 9789085397199)

Monday, 1st of August 2011
Note: On this day, my dog Holly passed away. She was 13 years old and had a weak heart. She'll be missed greatly, but she'll live on in my story. The character Effhaah is based upon her, as well as my other dog, Frodo (Effhaah - F.H. - Frodo Holly)

• The 'new guy' of this week's spotlight is Rain. I'll be honest, he's one of the characters that took me longest before I got to know him.
• He entered the story quite early, but both his looks and personality were unknown. It was soon decided he'd have sea green eyes, though.
• The rest of his looks took quite long. Only a few years ago, it was decided he's have ochre coloured hair. But other than that...
• It wasn't until 2010 I finally got a feeling for this character. He still is more or less the 'boy next dor', considering his looks.
• Still, 'boys next door' are also needed in a story, plus Rain became one of my favourite characters! http://fav.me/d2uw9w5

Tuesday, 2nd of August 2011

• The reason Rain is one of my fav characters, is because of his best friend Kai. Kai often drags Rain around and Rain secretly likes that.
• Rain is very calm, reserved and quite prudish. He doesn't like the spotlight one bit and would avoid it at any cost, just like mixed baths.
• Even if it's a men's only bath, Rain would still prefer to keep his clothes on. It's once again Kai who often helps him lose his shyness.
• Rain is very patient (you have to be, if you are friends with Kai), turning him into the tribe's Magic Teacher though he has little students
• Still, Naraku (and later on Yume and Suta) is three hands full, so there's never a dull day when it comes to teaching! Plus he's a push-over

Wednesday, 3rd of August 2011

• Rain is a Water User, like his name implies. His real name is Rayne, but it seems only he can hear the difference between Rayne and Rain!
• For a long part of the story, he considers himself weak. Water Powers, what good does that do in a battle? It's until book 3 until he...
• finds his offensive powers. He still doesn't believe in them, not until the 5th book. However, there's little water at MorningSnow.
• As expected, MorningSnow is filled with snow and ice. Having used water most of his life, using snow and ice was new for him.
• Most Water Users are split up in Water Only Users and Ice Users. Rain is one of the few Water Users who can use both, making him unique!

Thursday, 4th of August 2011

• Like most IceHunters, Rain has more than 1 task in the tribe. Asides the Magic Teacher, he's also a Tanner, though he's not as good as Sushi
• His skills are all self-taught; he was alone for a long period of his youth. He can create simple clothes, like pants, shirts and vests.
• He can't sew dresses, only boy's clothes. If Sushi is not around he can fill in the holes. Asides tanning, he also discovered another talent
• Rain can draw and paint beautifully, turning him into the tribe's Portrait Painter. This is very important, since photography doesn't exist!
• It's his task to create portraits of everyone, so that people know in 500 years who the first IceHunters were. Plus he decorates the journal

Friday, 5th of August 2011

• Rain doesn't like travelling, but he also goes where Kai goes (and backwards). You could say Kai and Rain are just like Sushi and Mayonaka!
• Because of his insecure nature, he'd never take the lead willingly and would doubt too much. Plus, he does whatever Kai tells him to do.
• He's clearly a follower and quite passive. Within a hunt, he follows the commands blindly. However, Rain still thinks for himself!
• Rain would never do anything that goes against his beliefs. He follows others without hesitation, but he doesn't follow them blindly.
• If Kai would tell Rain to bring him the moons, Rain would try. If Kai would tell him to murder anyone, Rain wouldn't hesitate to say no!

Saturday, 6th of August 2011

• Like said, it took me a long while before I actually got to know Rain. It wasn't until book 4 until I started feeling who Rain was.
• Having lost his parents while he was helpless, made Rain believe he is a weakling and can never make a difference. Even now, when he...
• teaches Naraku and is obviously one of the strongest of the tribe, he still thinks he's worthless. It will take him years to built some...
• selfesteem. What's most important to him, is his new family and friends. He'd do anything for them, including dying, without hesitation.
• But if Rain wasn't there... Naraku wouldn't have found a teacher to help her control her magic. Rain is very important to the IceHunters!

Sunday, 7th of August 2011

• Rain sat down next to Shadowhunter. "Care to dance?" He asked the wolf. The wolf lay down. "Yeah, me neither.." He smiled.
• "Sitting here all alone?" Rain looked up and saw a fresh young face. "You shouldn't be alone; you saved us all!"
• "Nah." Rain said. "Ao did it. I just looked as of there was water. "Besides, it was Naraku who got the idea." The girl grabbed his arm.
• "Nonsense!" She smiled. "You are just as much a hero as they are! Come on!" And she too dragged him towards the dancing people.
• Scene from Forever Young Eternity 1 New to this world ISBN 9789085397199. Last fact: on Seken, Antsu means rain and Rayne's name is Antsuh!

Monday, 8th of August 2011

• It's time for my second favourite boy from Forever Young: it's Kai! He certainly is a character who grew his own personality all the way!
• Kai's real name is Kaiyou, which means 'Ocean' in Japanese (his Seken name is yet to be decided, but the Seken word for Ocean is Máreh).
• Both his parents were amazing Water Users &they expected their boy to be a chip of the old block. They were surprised to find out his powers
• Despite Kai being the opposite of his parents, his parents supported him no matter what. Still, Kai would love to have waterpowers as well!
• After all, Fire Magic is pretty destructive, compaired to the gentle power of water (unless you name is Rain, by the way, with his skills)

Tuesday, 9th of August 2011

• Kai is often described as hyper on sugar, running from left to right, being absolutely childish and having no sense of responsibility.
• It's only a tad bit overreacted. I mean, Kai has responsibility, he just hardly shows it. And if possible, he'd avoid it as a whole.
• Kai's magic is also way more than Ao and Rain's, yet Kai is an awful teacher. It's guessing who has a bigger attention span: Kai or Naraku.
• Still, if you really need Kai, you can count on him. Even if it's wiser not to go, Kai would go. He grew a lot after he met Naraku.
• In the beginning, Kai adored Rain's skills. Then he started adoring Rain. Then Rain became his best friend and Kai loves to tease him!

Wednesday, 10th of August 2011

• Rain is quite prudish. Kai is really outgoing. To add to that, Kai sometimes pretends he likes Rain more than a friend, just to tease him.
• Kai's heart is for women, but it's so funny to tease Rain about it. Both are as close as brothers, nothing more, with Kai being the idiot.
• These actions have gained him and Rain a reputation Rain hates, but Kai loves. Could it be Kai is trying to protect himself from something?
• Still, Rain wouldn't want his relationship with Kai any other way, because it pulls him slowly out of his lonely shell into the daylight.
• Neither would Kai, because Rain is like the brother he never had. Plus, like said: it's just so much fun (and very easy) to tease Rain!

Thursday, 11th of August 2011

• It's still a secret which girl will capture Kai's heart, but one thing is for sure: she'll get one heck of a Master Chef in her household!
• He kept on mixing up salt and sugar in the early stages, but he finally learned the difference and turned into an awesome cook. There are...
• a few downsides: he doesn't allow ANYONE in his kitchen and really likes to drink wine or heer. To some, Kai with a hangover is less worse..
• than Kai who is hyper and chipper early in the morning. With early, I mean really early. The only one he allows in his kitchen, is Mayonaka.
• One who is absolutely not allowed in his kitchen is Naraku, since she's a terrible cook. Kai's junior mistakes are nothing compared to hers.

Friday, 12th of August 2011

• Kai's first task in the tribe was being the storyteller. He's really good at it. He sometimes slacks off, but if he gets into a story; wow!
• Yesterday I mentioned Kai loves heer. Heer is Honey Beer. Ao created it, after they had run out of wine. Wine will always be his favourite.
• Kai is also the animal caretaker of MorningSnow. This is surprising, since Matsuru is raised as a farmer, and Kai is, well... not!
• Kai is often at odds with Blade, who dislikes animals in the castle. Blade often threatens to eat his chickens, cow and sheep, but beware!
• Do not hurt one of Kai's animals! He is very protective of them. Some art: http://fav.me/d2dfbfu. I really like drawing Kai; he's funny!

Saturday, 13th of August 2011

• Kai has orange spikey hair and brown eyes. He doesn't spend too much attention to his looks, though thinks his looks are not too shabby.
• He does look good in green and brown. He doesn't look that good in yellow and he rather avoids the stereotypical red, even if it suits him.
• He doesn't really care who makes his clothes, Sushi or Rain, as long as it's something practical. He does prefer being lazy though.
• Even if he likes being lazy, Kai is one of the busiest member of the tribe. He wouldn't know what to do if he has a day off. At all.
• If Kai would have lived now on Earth, people would probably say he has ADHD, but that's not the case. Kai can focus, he just doesn't want to

Sunday, 14th of August 2011

• Kai cracked his knuckles. "All right. So, these great warrios went on a quest to save another friend [...]. And they freed him, stopped the
• evil sorcerer and all lived happily ever after." "That was it?!" Ao bellowed. "You call that a story?!" Mayonaka giggled. "I like it."
• She admitted. "It's to the point and has a happy ending." Kai stuck his tongue at Ao. "But it was only two lines if you don't count that...
• boring introduction along." Ao threw back. [...] Kai stuck his tongue out once more and Ao reacted fast. He grabbed the tongue and pulled it
• "Try telling your stories now!" Ao smiled. (from Eternity 1: New to this world - ISBN 9789085397199) Bonus art: http://fav.me/d240cte

Monday, 15th of August 2011

• The next character in the spotlight is Hane. He's an Air User and joined the story quite late. With him, there are 4 Elemental Magic Users.
• His Seken name is Akon, that comes from 'Aka', which means 'Wing' or 'Wings'. Hane is Japanese for 'Wing' or 'Feather'. Makes sense, ne?
• Hane actually comes from the country called 'MorningSnow', even if the country hasn't been called like that for over 5000 years!
• Despite his heritage, he knows very little about the country. He does know a lot about Magic and the big enemy, so he's quite handy to have!
• It looks like he's perfect for the team, but... he has a few big downsides. Downsides that can jeopardize the entire adventure!

Tuesday, 16th of August 2011

• The first thing that shines through, is that he's a vegetarian. That's not that much a lot of trouble, so that's easy to live with.
• Asides being a vegetarian, Hane is also a pacifist. That's very nobel and heartwarming... but not that great at a time of war.
• They could use every soldier that joins their team, and now they have someone with the power... but who refuses to fight along
• Still, they also have to respect Hane and his wisdom is welcome. They may not use him in battle, but he can teach them so much.
• At least... that's what they thought. There's one more downside about Hane: he can be quite the hypocrite. And I'm not kidding about that.

Wednesday, 17th of August 2011

• Hane is quite the archer and when the dreaded battle is there... he takes up his bow and arrows. They are really big; almost like a Yumi!
• He believes protecting his family and friends is more important than his own beliefs. He simply casts them aside and goes to war.
• He does uphold his vegetarian beliefs: he won't harm an animal or eat meat or fish. And if possible, he avoids killing humans too.
• Still, his behaviour puts him at odds with Blade, who hates hypocricy to no end. He simply can't understand why Hane claims to be a pacifist
• Blade is not the only one who dislikes Hane's hypocricy. Others dislike it too; only Blade says it out loud and makes fun of it.

Thursday, 18th of August 2011

• When it comes to Magic, Hane is a little different from the others. He can control the winds, but was a student of an old man named Master.
• Master taught Hane how to feel Magic and specifically: how to sense what kind of Magic a person has. He may not be perfect, but he did feel
• what kind of Magic his future friends would have. He couldn't pin down Naraku's Magic though, but he could feel she was special. He could
• also sense Sushi's witchcraft Magic... and her locked away Earth Magic! This could indicate that Sushi does have access to Earth Magic?
• Still, Hane can only sense it. He can't do anything but pointing out what people already know. However, you can't hide your Magic from Hane!

Friday, 19th of August 2011

• Hane spend most of his life in a town. Later on in the story, the town's name will be revealed: Animuk. He was send there by his father.
• Because of his unpredictable powers, Hane was send to study under Master, an old Magic Teacher. After all, Magic that gets bottled up is
• very dangerous and letting our Air Magic on a constructive way is a challenge. Master taught Hane how & also other things like Magic Sensing
• In that town also lives Kylia, with her obvious crush on Hane. He is the love of her life, but he seems to play hard to get. In fact, Hane
• does love Kylia, but is waiting for the right moment to tell her and ask her to make things official. But when is the perfect moment?

Saturday, 20th of August 2011

• Hane has silver/grey hair, as well as silver/grey eyes. Despite the colours, he does not look old. He's tall and slender. Only Ao is taller.
• He has quite long hair and if this story would be a Shoujo Manga, he would be a definte 'Bishi' (Pretty guy). Minus the sparkles, that is.
• He almost always wears his hair in a wrapped ponytail. He also has a wrapped strand on his right side (left for us), with a feather.
• He spends a good deal before the mirror, but isn't vain. He likes to take care of his looks. Hane's favourite colours are yellow and brown
• I managed to draw Hane a few times. Here is one image of him: http://fav.me/d24vul3 Hair tied and hair down! (I prefer tied, how about you?)

Sunday, 21st of August 2011

• "These visitors..." An old man started. "The mayor agreed te let them stay for a night. " Hane nodded. "I heard that too Master." He bowed
• politely. "But, there was something... with one of the girls." Master looked doubting. "Is she a Magic User? Was that what you felt?"
• Hane shook his head. "No, there are more Magic Users among them. One controls water, another fire... and there are two Elves. One of them...
• uses Witchcraft because her powers are blocked." Master nodded approving. "You paid a lot of attention to my lessons." He complimented.
• "Thank you Master." Hane bowed again to his old teacher. "But I don't know... there seems to be something with one of the girls. Not the Elf
• and not that brown skinned girl. The other one, who is accompanied by the black dog." "What do you think yourself?" Master asked. 'If I knew
• it, would I ask you then?' He thought, but then pushed that thought away. "I don't know Master. She feels...important." (ISBN 9789085397199)

Monday, 22nd of August 2011

• There are only 2 characters left to introduce and then all the Good Guys from Eternity 1 are introduced (unless you count along some minors)
• Those characters are Clover and Shadowhunter. The minors: Apple, Pear and Dusk may share a week, since they aren't really active or so.
• This week is all about Clover, the last human character that joined the group. She seems an odd one out, having her own agenda, going solo
• She's one of the youngest, but seems one of the most battle-experienced of the group. When she joins them, she's only 14 years old.
• She was supposed to be older in the inital plans, but I 'aged her down' a few years. She was supposed to be at least 16 in the first plans!

Tuesday, 23rd of August 2011

• Clover's looks were quite early decided. She would have short yellow hair with a bandana, with grass green eyes. 1st: http://fav.me/dhcy0g
• She looked a lot older and looked like a savage (clothes' wise). Since that was a bit too much, I finetuned it a bit: http://fav.me/dhcy5i
• Only then I realised that Clover lives high North, where it's often very, very cold. Her current minimal clothes were simply impossible!
• Eventually, I made her younger and gave her thicker clothes. http://fav.me/dhcyk6 It wasn't perfect yet, but getting there slowly!
• Obsessed with vengance, clothes mean nothing to her, making it easier to deliberately design not cool and unmacthing clothes.

Wednesday, 24th of August 2011

• Still, from a lot of ugly ducklings grow a beautiful swan. With Clover, it was fun drawing various stages of her life: http://fav.me/d26i8ua
• She doesn't really care about jewellry and only wears one pair of plain earrings. It's unknown how she got them she had them before they met
• Her bandana is important to her. It isn't written in the story, but she ALWAYS wears it. Could there be a story behind it? I don't know!
• Maybe someone else can think of a story behind the bandana; I don't know yet ^_^'. It's not boyfriend's or familymember's memoria... I think
• A lot of stories about Clover are untold, even if it's clear what happened to her and how she turned out the way she is http://fav.me/dhc64u

Thursday, 25th of August 2011

• Clover is very closed. She doesn't show what she likes, who she likes... it seems as if she can't stand anything! She seems like a brat
• Still, no one can stay ice forever... though her new feelings confuse her a lot. I'm not talking about friendship, but the feeling of peace.
• If the thing you lived for has been reached or can no longer be reached then what next? Most people move on; find a new goal and enjoy peace
• Clover can't. She can't let go, mainly because she didn't expect to live that long. What goal can you have, if you thought you'd be dead?
• That means that Clover's Happily Ever After can never begin. Still, her friends won't give her up. Even if she gives them a hard time!

Friday, 26th of August 2011

• Clover doesn't have any magic. She's a fairly good warrior, but is really reckless. She doesn't care about other warriors or her own life.
• She could benefit a lot from Blade's training, if she could accept his lessons. She usually practises alone. Her weapon is a short sword
• She likes to see her enemies up close, feeling the battle with every fibre in her battle. She knows she won't grow old, but she doesn't mind
• Even if her friends manage to tone her recklessness down,it still won't help much. It's only postponing the inevitable. She'll die in battle
• So her friends enjoy her presence with every bit. Every day is a blessing, even if Clover sometimes treats them like the dirt below.

Saturday, 27th of August 2011

• There's only one person Clover opens up to. He knows he has to be patient, but he alone has a shot of showing Clover what life is about.
• He finds out that Clover really likes to explore. She likes discovering new things, like a child does. Maybe it's because she missed...
• a great part of her childhood. Can he be the key to her, so she can find her future again? Or is her fate set in stone? Can she change?
• Clover's Agressiveness and Recklessness seemed to be misinterpreted. Clover is very protective of her loved ones and would do anything.
• To Clover, the ultimate sacrifice is not enough. She won't mind giving it either, when the moment is there. Only she knows when it's there.

Sunday, 28th of August 2011

• Clover placed her hands into her neck. "Yadda, yadda, bla, bla." She replied bored. "What if they'll take him all the way to His Royal...
• Butness? You can't defeat him!" Ao came closer and talked to the air. "And yet a certain someone planned on doing the same..."
• "Ha, ha." Clover sneered sarcastically. "Hey, at least I know who I am fighting! You don't have a clue who is after your behinds." [...]
• "You see, that information dates back like, five years or so. Ever considered what could have happened in the meanwhile?" Clover folded...
• her arms. "[...] has at least tripled his powers. He's unbeatable when it comes to magic!" -from Eternity 1: New to this world 9789085397199

Monday, 29th of August 2011

• This week will be all about Shadowhunter, the black wolf that's Naraku's companion. Unfortunately, I can't draw wolves yet, so no image ^_^'
• Shadowhunter is met quite early in the story, but it takes a while to officially join the group. Plus, she isn't really 'in' the group until
• much, much later. She doesn't really like humans and is mostly confused about what's going on with her. One of the biggest changes, is...
• she got a sense of self awareness She was no longer just an animal who lived by instinct. Naraku showed her more of the world! Not only that
• Shadowhunter showed telepathy skills. Or could it be that Naraku could pick up the wolf's thoughts, because of her own magic?

Tuesday, 30th of August 2011

• Shadowhunter is a very old character of mine. She already appeared in the very first version of Forever Young! Well, not really...
• In that version, Shadowhunter had recently passed away. The day she passed away, was the same day the main character's dog passed away.
• Back then, Forever Young was about a girl who managed to turn her dream world into reality, where reality and fantasy would mix.
• In this version, the end version, Shadowhunter is alive and kicking. She is modelled after my current dog Kisja, a black halfbreed.
• Kisja however, is really old now; soon I have to say goodbye to her. I'll enjoy her as long as I can, but she's immortal due to Shadowhunter (Note: Kisja passed away on the 10th of May 2012).
• I don't know when the day will come and I hope it stays away as long as possible, but I'm glad I put her and my other dogs into the story :)
• Yes, my other dogs are in the story too. Some obvious, some less & not as dogs either! I'll tell you about it when they get the spotlight!

Wednesday, 31st of August 2011

• I told you all so much about Shadowhunter's 'source of inspiration' yesterday. Today I'll tell you about her looks. She is a wolf.
• Seken wolves are a bit smaller, thinner and more elegantly built than Earth wolves. They live in a matriarch, where one alpha female rules.
• Her fur is pitch black and she has deep orange eyes; just like Naraku's. Her furcoat and built make her look built for speed and she's fast!
• She seems like the perfect killing machine, hence why most find it strange Naraku can handle Shadowhunter as if she is a harmless puppy,
• The only one who isn't scared of her, is Blade (and Naraku). He knows that if he won't harm Naraku, Shadowhunter will leave him alone.

Thursday, 1st of September 2011

• Shadowhunter's name has a backstory too. It was always Shadowhunter; in English. However, in the first version, there was also an other
• evil tribe, called 'De Schaduwjagers'. This is Dutch for 'The Shadowhunters'. This evil tribe is in the new version as well, but to call
• them both Shadowhunter(s) would be very confusing on the long run. So, I renamed the evil tribe into 'Yami', which is Japanese for 'Shadow'
• Shadowhunter and the Yami have very little in common... or so I thought! With me, the story writes itself, so I was very surprised to
• find out that both Shadowhunter and the Yami have two people in common. One good, one... less good, but that would be spoiling!

Friday, 2nd of September 2011

• Even if she 'speaks', Shadowhunter is still a wolf with wolf-instincts. She hunts when she's hungry and sometimes communicates by using
• snarls, bites, whimpers and howls. Naraku picked a few of those things up, which doesn't make her friends too happy. Shadowhunter has
• quite the influence on Naraku. Naraku once called Shadowhunter 'family', for the lack of a better word. The two are more than friends, they
• are soulmates! It seems strange having an animal as your soulmate, but Naraku and Shadowhunter can't explain it either. It is how it is.
• During hunts, Naraku looks more like Shadowhunter than Blade, acting swift and elegant as the wolf. How does that add up? Mysterious...

Saturday, 3rd of September 2011

• Even if she is a wolf, Shadowhunter does have her own personality. For example, she is very protective of her family and friends, especially
• Naraku! She is also quite playful and enjoys chasing games. The only one who likes playing with her, is Naraku again, because only Naraku
• can keep up with her. However, unlike Naraku, Shadowhunter can also be a tad vain. She is the only wolf and enjoys people admiring her.
• She knows she's superior when it comes to tracking and even hunting and doesn't mind showing her skills off, especially to Blade.
• To Naraku, she's 100% member of the tribe. To everyone else including Shadowhunter herself the wolf will always be different from the rest.

Sunday, 4th of September 2011

• Shadowhunter doesn't 'say' much in the series and most of it would contain a spoiler. So, I decided to post a small poem, unique to Twitter!
• "The moon rises, a song is started. The king of the earth lays himself down. The queen of the night rises. A nod, a bow. It has begun.
• Oh, dearest queen, embrace the night. Start the hunt that will decide all. A battle for life, a battle for death. Only one can win.
• Dance the song, dance the dance. You embrace the sorrow, you embrace the sadness. Trinity looks down; she weeps, she smiles. The queen won.
• The king of the earth awakes, rises himself. He bows to the queen of the night. She puts herself to rest. A nod, a bow. The song has ended."
• If it wasn't clear, the queen of the night are the wolves (led by an alpha female) and the king of the earth are the human hunters ^_^.

Monday, 5th of September 2011

• This week will be a little bit different. This week will be about 3 characters in 1! They have a minor role, so I can't tell you that much.
• This week will be about the three horses that accompany the main characters. They have quite a thing in common, asides being horses.
• First of all, they all came from the same group of owners. There was a 4th horse of that group, but no one knows what become of it.
• Second of all, they were all three influenced by the magic of Naraku. Like Shadowhunter, they grew a consience and personality, being able
• to use telepathy! They rarely use it though; they don't think it's needed. Only when they can't make themselves clear, they use it.

Tuesday, 6th of September 2011

• The first horse that joined the group, was a black mare. She would later on carry the name 'Apple'. How she got that name? Read the book XP
• Apple really dislikes her name and especially in the beginning, she hardly listened to it. Later on she accepted it and is quite proud of it
• Apple is also the fastest horse around. When Matsuru got that horse, the others gave up the chase, knowing they'd never catch up with her
• Despite being very fast, Apple is calm &warm. She's quite the mother figure and loves to take care of Naraku. She also became Naraku's horse
• Apple is very patient with making herself clear & protecting Naraku. She doesn't like being left behind and can be angry about that for days

Wednesday, 7th of September 2011

• The second horse that joined them, is the brown stallion Pear. If you want to know how he got his name: read the book, that's all I'm saying
• He dislikes his name even more than Apple and even now dislikes it. If he has the oppertunity he won't listen to it ignoring the one calling
• Pear is Matsuru's horse, but personality wise they couldn't be more different. Pear likes to show off, especially showing how strong he is!
• He especially likes showing off in front of Apple! Yes, Pear likes Apple and often gets quite jealous if an other horse is around.
• He might have been better as Blade's horse, who's also about men's pride, but they would've enforced eachother, throwing both off balance

Thursday, 8th of September 2011

• The last horse that joined the group, is Dusk, Blade's horse. He has a foxbrown colour. He's a proud horse like Pear, but not that proud!
• Dusk is more balanced & relaxed than Pear. While Pear thinks he needs to prove himself before Apple,Dusk has accepted his place in the tribe
• Dusk is more confident about himself and his own capabilities, maybe that's why he 'speaks' to his human tribemates less than Pear and Apple
• He's often in the back, making himself 'heard' when the time counts. Like said before, Dusk is more like Matsuru, personality wise.
• It's Dusk's balanced personality that calms down Blade's impulsive nature It actually is one of the things that keeps Blade alive ironically

Friday, 9th of September 2011

• Seken horses are not exactly the same as Earth horses. They look alike a lot; colours, built, how they move,but there are slight differences
• Just like Seken wolves, Seken horses can live forever, just like their human and Elfin counterparts. Still, old age is rare for horses
• Seken people don't really take good care of their horses, just like Earth people in medieval times. Most horses don't get very old.
• Horses are considered 'work-objects' on Seken, just like medieval Earth. The IceHunters don't see their horses like that, but as friends.
• Because of this, The IceHunters are frowned upon; why are they treating their horses as humans? Next thing you know they'll give them beds!

Saturday, 10th of September 2011

• Because the horses can live forever, it looks as if their youth passes quickly. Seken horses grow fast &can carry heavy loads at a young age
• Still, a lot of people try to ride their horses when they are too young or let them carry heavy loads. This reduces their life drastically
• Seken horses can carry a normal sized human at age 3 and sometimes even at age 2. It does depend on the horse and who he needs to carry.
• So, they age fast probably because nature knows what heavy life lies ahead. Other animals have the same ability, it's humans that age slower
• Seken human and Elves need about 18 years to grow into Full Growns. The animals often need 2-3 years, having the same eternal longevity.

Sunday, 11th of September 2011

• This week, I won't post a scene about the horses, because well... the horses say so little! And they don't do much either. They are...
• still very important; not just means of transportation. They often help defending their friends, but unfortunately, I didn't write much...
• about their heroic moments. I guess, like most Earthlings and Seken people do, I take my horses for granted XD. They keep on appearing, but
• they're not big characters. Sometimes they still push themselves through, like in Eternity 4, where Naraku accidentally forgets about Apple.
• Apple is very upset and as a result, Naraku has to apologize over and over to Apple, in the hopes the horse will ever forgive her!

Monday, 12th of September 2011

• This week won't be about a character, but a place. Actually, not really a place, but many places. This week will be about the planet Seken!
• Seken is the name of the planet the story takes place. Since the story takes place in Medieval times, people think the planet is flat.
• They also think that if you travel too far, you'll fall off, ending up into the mystique Moosurah - the Eternity. And yes, that's...
• Naraku's name in the same language. Some people call it 'Hell', though. The context often makes clear which meaning people mean.
• They also believe the Moosurah is endless, so if you fall, you'll fall forever! The Afterlife (people believe in it), is a small part of it.

Tuesday, 13th of September 2011

• The planet Seken is a medium sized planet; only a tad larger than Earth. Still, only a tad larger means a lot of more land around the globe!
• The planet floats in a fairly empty part of space. There are only 5 planets in total in that part of space. Seken, the sun and three moons.
• You can't travel there, not even with the technology people show in Sci-Fi movies. It's that far away. So, it's quiet there. Very quiet.
• There is only life on Seken though no one visited the moons. After all rockets are not part of medieval oppertunities! They think it's empty
• I do wonder though: what would happen if the planet's inhabitants did get in contact with aliens and realising they're not alone in space?

Wednesday, 14th of September 2011

• The planet Seken has an orbit that's smaller than Earth's. Because of this, a year at Seken is shorter. A Seken year is 336 days long.
• There are 4 seasons, just like on Earth: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. They are more or less equal to Earth's season's. They're named:
• Yenyume (New Life; Spring), Yenyula (New Sun; Summer), Yenkari (New Sleep; Autumn, Fall) and Yenyin-mei (New Moon(s); Winter).
• In the desert, rainforest and tropical islands, there are 2 more seasons. They fall together with the previous seasons.
• Lua-kari: Warm Sleep, falls together with Spring and Summer and is considered 'Winter', because of the lack of (new) life.
• Tura-antsu: Blessed Rain. Falls together with Autumn and Winter and is considered 'Summer', because of the chance of rain. New life shows!

Thursday, 15th of September 2011

• Like said before, there are three moons circling Seken. They circle the planet in 2 different orbits. One is 4 week orbit, the other 6 weeks
• The 4 week orbit is done by the biggest and the smallest moon. The smallest moon actually circles the biggest moon as well.
• The middle sized moon actually only looks middle sized. He's further away from the planet and is actually bigger than the other moons.
• The big one and the small one are both yellow-white of colour. The middle sized one is blue of course. Remember, it only looks middle sized!
• The word for Moon(s) is Yin-mei. If you want to name 1 you say Iohn Yin-mei (Big Moon) Lazo Yin-mei (Small Moon) & Urako Yin-mei (Blue Moon)

Friday, 16th of September 2011

• Just like on Earth, Seken people have 7 days in a week and 12 months a year. The last day of the week is a day for rest and family.
• They days of the week are called '1 day', '2 day' till '7 day'. In Seken: Iodan, Sandan, Meijdan, Riodan, Undan, Lendan and Eyandan.
• The months are a bit more complicated when you look at their names: January is called 'Murakai', which means 'Rebirth' in the Seken language
• The others are called:Unamei (February 'Young Moon(s)'), Aqway (March 'Awakening'), Pentáh (April 'Will power'), Yulakin (May 'Sun of love')
• Nyhmsee (June 'Starry Nights') Yulatee (July 'High Sun') Purilh (August 'Dry Time') Seemas (September 'Slumbering') (just a few more!)
• Likuhtee (October 'Harvest Days') Antsumei (November 'Raining Moon(s)') and Hairah (December 'Longest Night')

Saturday, 17th of September 2011

• Dealing with the calendar and keeping track of time is a daily mess on Seken. There are no such things as years, confusing many.
• Usually, they count year by the years of reign of the current king of that country. Because of this, time is often different elsewhere.
• For an example, X is king of country A. He rules 10 years making time X 0 till X 10. When he dies, son Y becomes king, starting his rule Y 0
• Y was born in the year X 2, which is 8 years before Y. In country B, the reign of king Z lasted from 3 before X till Y 12 (Z 0 till Z 15)
• It's very confusing for us, but Seken people don't know any better. They handle this thing pretty well (but a year system would be nice!)

Sunday, 18th of September 2011

• On Seken, religion is very important. They believe in twelve beings, called The High Ones, as well as a few other minor 'godlike spirits'.
• The High Ones' house of worship is a temple, but people only go there if they have a reason (celebration, prayer), so it's often quiet there
• There's no other religion on Seken and most people would consider it ridiculous to believe in something else. They won't throw you off a...
• cliff, but they would chase you out of town because you're considered crazy. Some people are locked up, until 'they regain their senses'.
• The female High Ones are: Yunakara, Cecia, Eerah- Nohaja, Eerah-Nouschka, Effhaah and Kyshaa.
• The male High Ones are: Xist, Rua, Wailh, Maki, Ish and Qyrah. Only Rua and Maki have looks thus far.

Monday, 19th of September 2011

• This week I will post random scenes from Forever Young Eternity 1: New to this World (ISBN 9789085397199). It can be about anything!
• "I look in mirror." Naraku admitted. "Hair not long." She looked sad. Matsuru laughed. "That's because it will not grow within a night!"
• He smiled. "It will take a while, but it will be long again before you know it!" "Tomorrow?" Naraku asked hopefully. Matsuru shook his head,
• seeing Naraku getting sad again. "It will take many nights before it's long again." He admitted. "5 nights?" Naraku raised five fingers.
• [...] "It will take many [...] more nights. More than you can count now anyway." Naraku looked astounded "There is higher number than 20?!"

Tuesday, 20th of September 2011

• "And that's where you are wrong!" Sushi jumped in front &looked around. "This looks like a nice spot." Matsuru and the others were confused.
• "But, you said you didn't have earth powers!" Matsuru said. Sushi nodded. "I don't. But that doesn't mean I can't do magic!" She pulled...
• out her bag. "Oh no!" Mayonaka screamed. "Hide!" "What?" Blade asked, but when he looked he saw Sushi taking out a few bottles. [...]
• And when they looked around, they saw a huge tree! "I knew it!" Mayonaka yelled. "I just knew she would mess up!" Sushi walked around the...
• huge tree. "Hey, look, it worked!" She smiled. "Worked?!" Mayonaka screamed back. "You stupid witch! You almost killed us!"

Wednesday, 21st of September 2011

• "They all hate me because they think I hurt you on the inside!" Ao snapped. "What kind of crap is that?" "Sure, they all love you for...
• your charismatic personality, but refuse to admit that!" "There you go again!" Ao replied. "Always putting the blame on me!" >Because...
• it is your fault!< The telepathic response of Sushi surprised him. >Everybody hates you and it's not because of what I've been telling them!
• Hell, I haven't talked about you at all!< "I did not hurt you!" Ao declared. "I am your brother!" [...] Sushi turned around, leaving her...
• work behind. "They'll never hear a bad word about you from my mouth. [..] Unlike other people, I simply can't insult my brother..."

Thursday, 22nd of September 2011

• "Hunter gone now." She said innocent. Ao stared at her. "And she needs help with commanding her powers?!" He exclaimed. "She...she..."
• "She can only call upon her powers when she's having a big emotion." Matsuru whispered. "Fear... or anger..." "Mix them both and you...
• get super Naraku." Sushi joked but Mayonaka repaid that joke by giving Sushi a close encounter with her hand. [...] Way back, the smell...
• of scorched skin filled the air. The Hunter touched his skin. His arm, all the way up to his face... he barely made it away from the...
• ray of fire. And even though he was in pain... he smiled. "Young little prey." [...] "Not even the raging fire will keep me away from you."

Friday, 23rd of September 2011

• The minutes passed on and on, but for the captives it seemed like hours. "My bloud is starting to float to my head." Sushi mumbled.
• "Doesn't matter." Mayonaka said back. "It can't damage anything up there anyway." Sushi looked at her, devastated. "Be happy you are...
• out of my range." She growled. "Are we here to stay long?" Rain asked. "Because this is starting to bore me." "What's with these vines...
• anyway?" Blade asked. "Why did they capture us? And why can't I reach my sword?" [...] "Venus Fly Trap." Sushi repeated. "They lure flies...
• into them by smelling great, and then trap the fly. Fly dies, Venus Fly Trap has lunch." "I hate being lunch." Blade mumbled.

Saturday, 24th of September 2011

• "There you are Hane!" Kylia greeted him. "How did things go with Master?" Hane looked around. "Have you seen where those strangers went?"
• Kylia put her hands in her hips. "Jeez, those strangers really got your attention!" She huffed. "Jealous?" Hane winked playfully.
• "Never." Kylia looked away with a red face. Hane smiled. His tall and slender appearance gave him a graceful yet strong image. "I'm...
• sorry Kylia." He apologised. How he wished he could tell her this. "I'm just curious, that's all." "Will you still go with me to the...
• festival tonight?" Kylia felt awful to ask it herself. She was a girl! He should ask her! But, since the strangers had come, he was...
• nowhere to be found.

Sunday, 25th of September 2011

• "But..."Naraku started. "I would give my life for all my friends." "As soon as you find your Sonaď, then you'll understand." Kai smiled.
• Naraku looked confused. "What is Sonaď?" She asked. Kai blushed. "Eh, they never told you that?" He asked stunned. "Well, it's quite hard...
• to explain." "Please try." Naraku asked. "Wel, eh." Kai thought for a second. "The High Ones are very powerful. They know everything. So,...
• they would also know who would be a perfect match. So, they made pairs of people." He hoped she would understand it. "If you meet that...
• person, you will stay forever and ever with that person. You will love him with all your heart." "But how do you know that?" Naraku pondered
• Kai shrugged. "All I know, when you see him, you will know." -- And that's it for this week, people! Next week a character again :)

Monday, 26th of September 2011

• For this week, we have one of the new characters of Forever Young, Eternity 2: Heritage (ISBN 9789048406548). Her name is Mah-Lin.
• As her name prettymuch gave away, she's from the Far East of Seken. She could remind you of either Chinese or Japanese. While on Earth there
• is quite a difference between Chinese and Japanese (and it's probably an insult to compare them too), on Seken, there is not. Her home...
• is still nameles; both her town and country still don't have a name. She did grow up at the coast, in a Fishermen's Town. So, how does she
• end up in a place like MorningSnow. Well, believe me when I tell you it was not by choice! Well, maybe half, but she never intended to!

Tuesday, 27th of September 2011

• Mah-Lin has seen many seasons and she has experience to match. She knows a lot, but nothing comes from books. In fact, Mah-Lin hates reading
• She can read fairly well, but only because her mother insisted she would learn it. Reading is much too quiet for Mah-Lin; she's a tomboy.
• Mah-Lin is not only a tomboy, she's also very emancipated. This is very rare on Seken, especially in Mah-Lin's home town. This has gotten...
• her in quite some trouble and is one of the reasons she ended up with Naraku and her crew. Men on Seken don't like it when women tell them
• what to do. To most men on Seken women should stay at home take care of the kids and listen to their husband. They can be a merchant, though

Wednesday, 28th of September 2011

• To Mah-Lin, men and women are equal and she sometimes believes women are better as a whole. You can say she's quite arrogant and confident.
• Though, overconfident might be a better word. It does not help she is a better fighter than Blade. She took his spot as tribe's best warrior
• While Blade doesn't like it Mah-Lin took his spot, he has to admit she is indeed better. Her most dangerous weapons are her hands and feet.
• She doesn't know actual martial arts; most of it is self taught since women weren't allowed to train. She did train, but she blended...
• her own style. This makes her very unpredictable in battle, even for her friends who were trained by her! She beats them all, every time.

Thursday, 29th of September 2011

• Mah-Lin's hobbies are mostly hunting, fighting and hanging out with Blade. She loves him with all her heart, even if she pushes him around.
• She does know she has to be careful, more than once she almost pushed Blade to his limit/patience. She even almost lost him because of this!
• Her strong will often clashes with Blade's, but within this family, she is the one to call the shots. She still calls Blade the head of the
• family and listens 100% to him if she knows he's right. She can put her pride aside for her love and is afraid of losing him forever.
• She'd obey his every command, if that's what it takes to keep him. She desperately wants approval from others, that she can stay with him.

Friday, 30th of September 2011

• Mah-Lin has long straight hair, tied in two ponytails. Her hair is dark blue; if there's little or no sun at all, it even looks Black.
• Her eyes are very dark blue as well; darker than Blade's. Her eyes almost seem black. Blade sometimes realises Mah-Lin's eye colour is close
• his sister's eyecolour. Why he mentions that, no one knows for sure. It could be because he misses his sister and that Mah-Lin's eyes...
• remind him of a time where he still has his innocence. Perhaps he hopes Mah-Lin can make him feel like when he still had those he loved?
• Even if Blade & Mah-Lin's relation is quite strange, they love each other without doubt. They fear the day one has to live without the other

Saturday, 1st of October 2011

• Mah-Lin's favourite colour is (royal) blue. She also prefers wearing pants over dresses, but still knows how to behave like a lady.
• While her hairstyle was quite easily decided, her clothes often pose a challenge. Here you have a sketche of her: http://fav.me/d1xn2q
• She doesn't mind wearing short and revealing clothes, as long as they cover the basics. She knows she has a good body. Another old sketch:
• http://fav.me/d6ghqw - I tried a different eyestyle with this image. I wasn't pleased and should really redraw this image one day.
• And some other art: http://fav.me/d2ammti http://fav.me/d1xn2g http://fav.me/d1vr2nw and the spoilerific: http://fav.me/dnhw5r

Sunday, 2nd of October 2011 2011

• "That was amazing!" Mayonaka exclaimed. "Thank you so much, Mah-Lin!" "Pheh!" Mah-Lin grinned. "I told you that I would be a better...
• protection than Blade." [...] Behind the girls, Blade slowly started to fume. Mah-Lin! She did it again! She made a fool out of him again!
• Why did she think she was better than he was?! He was the best warrior The IceHunters had! He could still beat Naraku half of the times!
• [...] Blade wasn't a fool. He knew he was jealous. But why? Why was he so jealous? Why was it so important for him that he was stronger...
• than Mah-Lin? Why did he keep on having an incredible urge... to protect her? - From Forever Young Eternity 2: Heritage - ISBN 9789048406548

Monday, 3rd of October 2011

• For this week, I have a very special character. She is the first of the twelve to appear... indeed, a High One! Her name is Yunakara.
• I don't know when I made her up exactly but I know her name is based on a certain gamecharacter. I loved her name, but never played the game
• Ironically, Yunakara and her namesake share somewhat the same haircolour and (one) eyecolour. That was completely unintentional, though.
• Characterwise and choice of clothes are nothing alike, though. Surely you can guess which gamecharacter I'm talking about.
• So, this week is all about her, this Goddess of Seken. I'll tell you all about her and her tasks on Seken, as a High One. More tomorrow!

Tuesday, 4th of October 2011

• Yunakara is the High One of Time and Journeys. The change of the seasons, the change of day and night, the passing of a year...
• ...but also journeys; from a simple journey to your parents, to a journey across the sea to find your destiny. It's her responsibility.
• She doesn't actually change day and night herself and doesn't observe every journey, but she is the patron to pray to if you need help.
• She is also the selfproclaimed leader of the High Ones. Seken people don't know it, but she's the one who calls the shots.
• Because of this, she sees everything that happens as her responsibility. She's obsessed with the balance of Seken, but why?

Wednesday, 5th of October 2011

• Yunakara is also obsessed with fixing mistakes. If things don't go as planned, she doesn't hesitate to restore the original path...
• ...even if this original path means innocents have to die. She's not without a heart, but her obsession often gets the better of her.
• You'd think she's crazy and well... she is. Could you stay sane for thousands of years? It's a miracle she doesn't see humans as playthings
• Yunakara wants what's best for Seken. She just has a strange way of showing it. I can't tell more without spoiling anything!
• Yunakara often pretends not to care or that things don't affect her. They often do, but she hides her sorrow with anger.

Thursday, 6th of October 2011

• The High One of Time and Journeys can change her looks at will. Currently, she has curly brown hair and cerulean blue eyes.
• One of her old forms had short blond hair with green eyes. She is the only High One who has at least 2 known forms.
• Still, a picture says a thousand words: one of her youngest forms: http://fav.me/d3fw6vf and her current form: http://fav.me/d1ro95k
• High Ones can change their looks whenever they want, so it's possible she'll end up having at least 50 different forms in the series.
• I guess her looks will change as soon as I am tired with it and for now... I'm not. So, she could keep these looks for a few hundred years.

Friday, 7th of October 2011

• As a High One, Yunakara is not just the patron of Time and Journeys. She's also the patron for the 10th month: Likuhtee - Harvest Days
• The things that match this month, are the Ox or Cow and the Firestone, a red gem. The Ox and Cow should be obvious why they match Likuhtee.
• The element for this month is Fire and the colour Blue. Two opposites, but a fire can bring new life and blue is the colour of water
• People who are born in Likuhtee are often Curious, but also Resolute. They are Calm and like to study Student. Honor goes above all!
• While Humble, they are also Naive, Unfocused, Always see mistakes, with a Desire to fix them. They Hold a grudge and are often Insecure.

Saturday, 8th of October 2011

• Even though Yunakara would never admit it, she fits the description of a Likuhtee-mi perfectly. Her best friend is the opposite of her!
• Forever Young has a few Best Friends pairs: Blade and Matsuru, Sushi and Mayonaka, Kai and Rain, Tengai and Izumi and Yunakara and Cecia
• Cecia often drives Yunakara crazy. Cecia seems like a carefree airhead and Yunakara can't understand why she doesn't see the danger she sees
• A scene that shows how annoyed Yunakara gets from Cecia, is shown in this chibi-image: http://fav.me/d37vg2s - can you find her?
• Still, like all best friends, Yunakara would go crazy with grief if anything ever happened to Cecia. Cecia often acts like her mirror.

Sunday, 9th of October 2011

• The problem with the High Ones is that it's easy to spoil. Whatever scene I would post, it would spoil something important. Because of that
• ...no scene, but images that feature her. First of all, this old concept image: http://fav.me/d55ko8 - I hate this design. So not Yunakara.
• I asked people to help me design her, but none of the entries inspired me :(. Eventually, I tried something else: http://fav.me/d55kqj
• I still like the big crown, but the dress is too daring for Yunakara. This sketch was closer to the final edition: http://fav.me/dshem5
• I probably drew more, but can't find it any more. Anyway, can you spot Yunakara in this image? http://fav.me/d1m55p6 And next week... Cecia!