I Would Be Really Interested In A Kamila Route, But I'm Already In Love With Liora And Emeril...

I would be really interested in a Kamila route, but I'm already in love with Liora and Emeril...

Inktober 2018, Day 18, sketch of Altea Bellerose from Love and Legends. I was actually in the middle of drawing another character, when I saw @a-lovestruck-salamander‘s cosplay costume of Altea and it inspired me to sketch this instead. While looking at reference CG images from her route, I noticed that Altea had a very beautiful neck and shoulder area. So, that’s the main reason for this ¾ back pose. 

I was indifferent to Altea’s route until I went back to reread it, then it kinda’ grew on me. I do enjoy her route a lot, it’s very sweet. Plus, the MC in Altea’s route is so damn awesome. Did you guys see that Altea started speaking French in the latest release? Lol…I thought that was so cute! I love European languages!

FYI, I will continue Inktober into November.

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It’s nice to get off work, get tossed into a portal to a mysterious fantasy land, get mistaken for a ruthless killer queen, and then to top it off, have some divine, mysterious being tell you that your fate is linked with the destiny of the world for the next thousand years. No pressure guys. Just an avocado toast eating millennial here passing by. /flips table anime style/

“Are you telling me that my fate is intrinsically linked with the destiny of the universe for the next thousand years? […] Great! Awesome! No pressure there!” (MC dialogue)

“Holy shit. Holy shit!” (MC narration)

That is not something you want to tell a millennial, trust me..I eat avocado toast at brunch.

For those who didn’t want to give Alain’s route a chance and complained of poor organization and plot…I just wanted to say, season 4 was fucking amazing and pretty much wrapped everything up. You guys should really give Alain’s route another try, it’s organized differently from Helena’s route, but holds its own. 

“[…] He continues to shed blood in the name of a childhood love whom he cannot accept died with the birth of the Witch Queen. She tortures him time and time again, using his own heart as a weapon against him. Without your love, he cannot free himself from the Witch Queen’s cruel grasp.” (Libra dialogue)

“In all of time and space, this is the only timeline in which Alain’s path is intertwined with yours.” (Libra dialogue)

We get a reason as to why Alain is irredeemable in the rest of the Love & Legend routes besides his own. (Voltage, just go ahead and shatter my heart into a million pieces again after I had to spend a couple weeks piecing it back together.) When the goddess Libra is speaking of timelines/paths, I believe it’s parallel to all the other character routes where the MC falls in love with someone else. When the MC mentioned she wishes she could save them all, that’s just heart-breaking. So, Alain fans…I’m sorry, but expect more heartbreak in the other Love & Legends routes. Our garden loving pure boy will meet a tragic end in every route except his own. :*(

The narration/dialogue greatly improved in season 4 compared to season 3. Season 3 lacked a lot of poetic dialogue from Alain and the MC’s dialogue was a bit weak without Alain’s dialogue to compliment hers, but he recovered his poetics in season 4. Check out a sample of Alain’s poetic dialogue below!

“I have loved you since I first set eyes on you, and I will continue to love you through life, and past death. I will love you until the stars blink out of the sky and the moon loses her light.” (Alain dialogue)

I just wanted to say wow!? I know that stars don’t have an infinite life, but it sure does seem infinite in the eyes of a human. Thought that line of dialogue from Alain was pure poetry, and instead of saying that he’d love the MC forever, he compared forever to the burning stars and glowing moon.

The scene where they take a dip in the warm ocean under the moonlight and stars is one of my favorites so far in all of Alain’s seasons next to the rose garden scenes. A bit reminiscent of the scene with Alex Cyprin and the Astoria MC taking a dip in Olympus! Love those type of romantic scenes in nature! Highly suggest that heart scene, it was lovely and worth the hearts! 

“When he tips back I move with him,  and suddenly we’re floating together in the ocean. We’re quiet for a long time as we gaze up at the stars. It’s enough to be together in a moment when there’s nothing chasing us.” (MC narration, sample from moonlit swim heart scene)

Another heart scene worthy of your wallet is the Love & Legends MC being a fucking *badass* for leading the charge against the Witch Queen’s forces while casting magic strong enough to create a giant shield. You guys totally need to get that heart scene. It’s amazing and creates a strong finale for season 4.

“On my mark, the army marches out from the forest at my back.” (MC narration, sample from taking lead heart scene)

If the caliber Helena’s story was immeasurable like the infinite stars in the heavens, then Alain’s overall story thus far, especially season 4 is as beautiful as the moonlight casting a reflection of itself and the infinite stars into a calm lake. In parallel, Alain’s story, despite similar origins as Helena’s, has it’s own poetic beauty and for those who doubted his story, I urge you guys to give him another chance. You won’t be disappointed, season 4 was beautiful and a mix of emotions.

And, there ya’ go…that concludes my wall-of-text review for Alain season 4 finale! Can’t wait for season 5 for both of the ice generals, they are my favorites!

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Inktober 2018, Day 19, sketch of Orion Akatsuki from Starship Promise. I don’t talk about Starship Promise much, but I have played Orion’s and Antares’ routes up to season 6. My favorites would have to be Antares and Tyrian. I’ve never read Atlas’ route, so from the PoV of someone who knows nothing about Atlas, I enjoyed Tyrian’s route a lot.

Orion’s outfit was so hard to figure out…I usually only draw fantasy stuff, so this was really good practice for me. And, I figured out my weakness…it’s eyes and hands. I spent 1+ hour on the eyes and 2+ hours trying to figure out how to draw a hand holding a laser gun. Going back and forth between drawing a male character and female character is also challenging cause the hands are different. I think female hands are easier to draw cause it’s smoother. 

I realize that there has been a lot of negative vibes lately, so if you guys ever need a sketch of your favorite characters to cheer you up…I’m here for you. No matter how simple the request is, don’t hesitate to ask. You can just direct message me anytime or send an anonymous request.