#plot breakdown

now that that's out of the way, the update is very good with the expansion of lore, which i love. im very suspicious of nothingness, i have a feeling that they do not have mc's best interest at heart👀. but i might be wrong hehe. oh and the "boutique of flowers" i think it's suppose to be "bouquet of flowers" (?)

Let's go through the backstory together. Key details in red.

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... ${try_boy} being attacked by a group of Grusik. Lady Anaya intervened, she forcefully closed the gates of Ostror, which resulted in her self-destruction.

A few years after Lady Anaya's death, the once healthy Eldest ${son} of the prime minister's household fell sick. The mark on ${his} wrists that once glowed ever so brightly turned Ash black. Many doctors were invited to the ${surname} household. But none had a solution to the problem.

Because the OH was sick, ${he} was sent to Grelior, a village in the swamp to the south, to recuperate. Months, and years passed and everyone forgot about the OH until the empress sent down a decree. Summoning the OH back to the Capital.

The OH remembered a couple of years ago when Lady Anaya sacrificed her life to save the ${try_crown_prince} and to close the gates of Ostror. She had crumbled to dust, after being touched by $!{trysten}.

The OH confronted the ${try_crown_prince} about this matter and ${try_he} point-blank admitted to being the one who killed the OH's mother. $!{try_he} sucked her life force from her body and stole her abilities.

In all honesty, this banquet was only a ruse to cover up, $!{trysten}'s dirty deeds. The OH was knocked unconscious and tossed into the portal leading to Ostror and that is how you ended up here.

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That last line is very Important. The OH was knocked unconscious and tossed into the portal leading to Ostror. That line meant that the entire royal family and the OH family were the ones who orchestrated this plan. They were the one who had their goons knock the OH unconscious dilberately opened the gates leading to Ostror and toss the OH inside.

Lady Anaya ability "Nova" is extremely rare. Only 1% of the world's population is actually blessed with such an ability.

Nothingness restored the OH's body. Not just the ability. The whole entire body was restored. Remember the OH was ridden with an illness, so nothingness had to completely detoxify the body and reconstruct it.

What? Anon that line confused me. "While also transmigrated MC to this body is the health center...." What?

Anon nothingness is the one who brought MC to this new world. When the MC fall/jump into the river didn't you see a line in bold saying, "loading loading....."? The MC woke up in an hospital/health center because the OH's body was brain dead.

Cadmus and Atticus are minor characters. That's what Nothingness said when the MC asked. So we'll find out as the story progresses.

Trysten/Trista is the one who stole lady Anaya's ability. So Trysten is the one who has both the OH ability and lady Anaya's ability. Which is Nova and disintegration. Trysten main ability is fusion/absorption.

Nyssa ability is nullification. Every zenith is blessed with this kind of ability.

I'll fix that later on today. There's a problem with the stats page so I'll be fixing that today..... and ironing out a bit of coding errors. Also I am glad you enjoyed this update. I lost all my braincells writing this update. 🤧 now I'll rest for this weekend, because I actually never took a break from writing during the holidays. (Even a few person's that communicates with me privately urged me to rest) but I wanted to at least finish this update first. Not to mention I am halfway through to chapter2 already. So I'll be taking the much needed rest this weekend... to get my braincells in order. 😔.

But seriously, knowing that you enjoyed this update makes me very happy. It means that my hard work and consistency over these past few days actually playoff. Anon thank you. Your words have uplifted me. :)

Alrighty, I think the time has come to talk about the ending of Word of Honor, it has been a wild ride being with the show and patiently waiting for new episodes. I can say that Word of Honor is one of those shows that DELIVERED and did not waste my time. 

it’s not a masterpiece by a long shot but the heart and dedication put into this production just shone through and I know even we as viewers could see that. As a farewell to the drama that kept my BL loving heart alive i’ll be analizing the ending, from episode 34 to the end. i might talk about episode 37 in another post.

and without further ado, let’s analize.

When you have a half baked story with growing characters and a vague plot, you tend be lazy with it.

But what really helps is a Plot Breakdown.

When you pick apart your plot, analyzing every detail and questioning every decision. It allows you to explore all the options available.

It lays out everything you know, making it easy for you to connect the dots and tie up your plot nicely. 

I use a method that I made up. It’s a basic model that I use for the core concepts and the basic goals and motives. You can create your own version that suits you better.

The first question :

What does the protagonist want?

And list the necessities in the order of importance. This helps you remind yourself to stick to the purpose and make sure the protagonist’s decisions and actions are based on this. This helps you to determine the protagonist’s major attributes and instincts.

The second question :

How to keep that from happening?

Now start listing every possible thing you can do to deter the needs of the protagonist (as listed in the above question)

This is what that builds the plot. It provides inspiration for the antagonist’s actions and decisions. It shows the direction in which the plot travels. It also lays down all the different directions you can go.

It sets the length of the story, how intricate you want it to be and how many sub plots to tie in.

The third question :

How to do that?

The answer to this question is derieved from the previous question. You decide how to practically make that happen in your story. You decide on the characters and setting. This part helps you with foreshadowing, betrayals and the human part of the story. 

To give you an example :

What does the protagonist want?  

First Necessity - The truth behind the unusual happenings.

What will keep that from happening?

First option - To keep hiding truths. As she uncovers one, the thread should weave into other secrets and unleash the bigger secrets.

How to do that?

First suggestion - Create multiple subplots and different characters who are related to the Happening or were causes for the Happening. Make some personally related to her and others a cause of human emotions. Some could be due to the difference in way of life

This is a simple example of how this model works. 

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