Blazblue: Short Stories and Novel Discussion

[kylehyde]

I wonder where they started their journey from. China maybe?

Since they only took a boat ride to get there, I'm guessing Korea or China? If you look on the map Korea and China are pretty much parallel to Japan.

[zephyr07]

Just informing you I'm working on putting stuff up over here:

http://www.gearproject.onehitcombo.net/Blaz_Blue/Novels/

shuuichirou's logs are part of the chapter, they should be inserted before the 1st sub chapter and aren't a stand alone thing. I don't mind you hosting the stories as long as proper credit is given.

I wonder where they started their journey from. China maybe?

Korea. Probably. The description given is Japan lies east of it, there's an abandoned village up in the hills, and a small port town exists at the foot. And also you can't actually see Japan from the town. So korea. But of course, the most logical explanation is that it's fiction, and that mori had no idea of topography when he wrote it, just wanted to get the "boy meets girl in a deserted village up in the hills" feel, so we won't know for sure, and frankly, it doesn't contribute to the story in any way other than setting the scenario for the 3 of them to meet. So don't think too hard on this.

[Blade]

shuuichirou's logs are part of the chapter, they should be inserted before the 1st sub chapter and aren't a stand alone thing. I don't mind you hosting the stories as long as proper credit is given.

I'd put your name on the short stories you did, so I assumed people would know the novel was done by you, but I fixed that now. As for the logs, I'll piece everything together once each chapter is complete. Thanks again.

[Yukikaze]

Hows the translations going Zeph?

[zephyr07]

i'm taking a break cos i got exams coming up. Will resume as soon as they're over. Incidentally the next chapter's about 20% done? It's about 10 pages so it'll take a bit longer than usual

[kylehyde]

thanks for the update, good luck on your exams =D.

[Yukikaze]

i'm taking a break cos i got exams coming up. Will resume as soon as they're over. Incidentally the next chapter's about 20% done? It's about 10 pages so it'll take a bit longer than usual

Cool, good luck... what are you studying?

[zephyr07]

Cool, good luck... what are you studying?

well actually i'm taking my a levels.

quick update: the 4th subchapter is 50% done, and the 5th subchapter is about 25% completed. Then valk and clavis will enter the story!

[WolfCrimson]

Alright! That was a good read! Thanks, zephyr!

[lightl]

yeah nice job, looking forwards towards more

[Blade]

Thanks a ton, also, uploaded here: http://gearproject.onehitcombo.net/Blaz_Blue/Novels/Phase_0/

By the way, to anyone who has the BlazBlue Guide with the Short Stories, do you guys have the pics that went along with each character's story? I thought I'd upload those too. Example: http://gearproject.onehitcombo.net/Blaz_Blue/Novels/Short_Stories/memoryofblue.jpg

[kylehyde]

Thank you so much, that was great, really looking foward to the rest of it =D

[Yukikaze]

So Jubei lost his eye, to a small part of the black beast?

[Sharakonta]

Seem's that way, then again he doesn't have his Nox at this point If I'm right.

[zephyr07]

So Jubei lost his eye, to a small part of the black beast?

yes. He won't appear again till the latter part of chapter 4, where he shows up with his eyepatch. It's unclear whether he gets his special eye ability during this period though.

[Yukikaze]

Seem's that way, then again he doesn't have his Nox at this point If I'm right.

Just a single Katana I believe.

[zephyr07]

Epilogue:

In that time, the figure of the black beast unexpectedly vanished.

It disappeared for a period of exactly one year, in which time humanity rebuilt their destroyed lives, as well as created and stockpiled many forms of weapons in the event the black beast appeared again.

The biggest development amongst those was the creation of “armagus”.

Under the guidance of the girl from the Mage's Association, Nine, her work allowed people to handle and improve magic, culminating in the ubiquitous usage of armagus.

One year after the halt of the black beast's activity, the black beast reappeared in the world.

However thanks to armagus, for the first time humanity was able to succeed in driving the black beast back.

And then 2110 AD.

By the hands of six warriors, the black beast is finally destroyed.

Several years after the black beast's destruction passed.

The days, months, and years of peace have been reclaimed. From the withered vegetation tiny shoots and buds grew, and the rain had started to soak a little into the dry riverbeds.

The sky was blue, the sunlight white. Wet from the morning drizzle, the trees in the forests were gleaming with a sparkle.

Not far from the sun-kissed forest, there was a tiny little church.

Located at the end of a gentle path, it looked as if it was a secret hideout, as if it were straight out of some fairy tale.

From the back of the church, a solitary young girl emerged holding a basket full of fresh laundry.

The colour of her brown hair closely resembled the damp earth, as well as the colour of her large eyes. Her long hair was tied up into a bundle. From her simple black and white uniform, you could see that she was working at this church as a sister.

She was hanging a white sheet on a laundry pole constructed outside the building.

As if her good mood was due to the clear weather, the expression on her face was also naturally bright.

“Caelica!”

Suddenly, a familiar voice could be heard from the road leading to the church.

Caelica quickly arranged the sheets on the pole, and rushed out to the front of the church.

Standing there was her older sister Nine, as beautiful as ever, and near her was her brother-in-law to be, the beastkin Mitsuyoshi.

“You know, the day your sister says she's coming to visit and you choose to do the laundry?”

A small garden... although she called it that, from where they were standing at the front entrance the opposite end was not visible. While glancing slightly at the garden Nine expressed her incredulity.

Standing next to her, Mitsuyoshi let out a merry laugh. Over his injured right eye he had placed his sword's guard as an eyepatch.

“It looks like you've gotten used to living at the church now. I must confess at first, the thought of ya living in such a remote area worried me to no end”

“Yup, when I entered the forest I was able to gather a surprisingly large harvest of fruits, and since there's nothing around I was thinking starting a small farm would be a good idea.”

Located far away from any city, and also requiring a considerable amount of time to travel to the nearest village, to say that this was the ideal place to construct a church would be very, very wrong indeed.

However this was no ordinary place.

Many years ago, The Six Heroes, as they were called now, defeated the black beast here.

And at the site itself, Caelica enlisted the aid of her sister and Mitsuyoshi to construct a small church.

“... Say. Whatever it is you're doing now, nothing will come from it you know?”

While staring at the tranquil scenery which bellied it's location as the site of the black beast defeat, Nine vacantly spoke.

After the destruction of the black beast, as if it's presence had been some sort of lie plants had started budding from the ground. Nine and her best friend Trinity had investigated, and it seemed to have been caused by the high density of sethir from the black beast's body.

Many people had refused to go near this eerie place, and as a result the forest now covered the surrounding land.

At her sister's question, Caelica smiled while shaking her head.

“I'm not doing this because I feel obliged to. It's because I want to that I'm doing it.”

“But, you should think about having a more normal happiness. Like working at that Organisation that manages Grimoires, or even getting married.”

“Nope, I thought about various things alot.”

A refreshing breeze was blowing. Caelica glanced upwind. It was such a nice day.

“I guess in the end, I want to wait after all. Because I made a promise.”

Even if it took years from now. Even if it took decades from now.

“I want to meet Ragna once more.”

And then something strange happened, Caelica had the premonition that someday, somewhere, they would meet once again. Whether that was just a chance, an extraordinary tale set far off in the distant future, she didn't know.

But when that time came, she would return the huge sword and carefully washed jacket to him. I'll come back for them, Ragna had said.

“... Is it hard on you?”

Mitsuyoshi's voice was as soft as the breeze but carried a certain seriousness with it.

The voice which inquired was stained with the guilt of being unable to to bring back the person Caelica was waiting for. So to wipe it away, Caelica smiled a smile from the bottom of her heart.

“No, I'm actually happy. Sis and Mitsuyoshi-san... that's not right, you go by Jubei-san now. It's because everyone defeated the black beast that I can leisurely do the laundry like this, and wait for Ragna to return.”

She had repeated this response of hers several times now.

No matter how many times she had seen her sister her opinion had never wavered once, and she had always repeated that waiting was her “happiness” with a smile on her lie-free face. At her sister's personality, Nine and Mitsuyoshi could only look at each other and give a wry smile.

“Well, that's fine. Actually, we came today to discuss something with you.”

Her hands on her hips, Nine changed the topic while shaking her head in defeat.

Caelica's expression brightened up.

“Ah, that's right. So... what is it you wish to discuss?”

At the question, Nine mischievously smiled. At the same time for some reason Mitsuyoshi was blushing and staring off into the distance.

“The truth is, for our wedding, we wanted to hold it here.”

“Eh!? He, here!? Are you sure it's ok?”

Her eyes widening in surprise Caelica's cheeks became flushed with her excitement.

Nine giggled.

“Of course. I mean, would you let us?”

“Ahaha, I see. Well then, we need to quickly discuss about the preparations needed.”

“I leave myself in your hands.”

Looking at the thrilled figures of both sisters, an embarrassed Mitsuyoshi scratched his nose. His long tail waved about. Nine had said that his tail was his biggest charm point.

“Ah, that's right. Come on in. Trinity-san sent me some herbal tea so we can all drink it now.”

In a good mood, Caelica opened the church's modest doors, and ushered the future bride and groom into her home.

If Ragna heard about this, what would his surprised face look like? Imagining it gave her a warm feeling in her chest.

Mild sunlight, lively conversation, and a refreshing breeze.

In the midst of the gentle peace, Caelica smiled.

— The darkness was howling with laughing.

A mouth shaped like a crescent moon, sneering.

“ This farce is finally over... Now then, I think it's about time to unleash despair! Hya—hahahaha!”

[zephyr07]

This is the epilogue of Phase 0. i'm sorry for posting out of sequence, but it was about 70% done, so I decided to finish it up. If you want to host the translations or use them as a base to translate into other languages, at least have the courtesy to ask me beforehand. This is one of the reasons why I'm not posting phase 0 for the forseeable future. I'm a little peeved at people who do so. So far only blade, aegis high, and shinso have asked me. Really, how hard can it be to pm?

[sesame]

hohoho thanks for the translationz =w=!

...

and i know exactly how you feel...

most ppl just ..don't really cares bout other people's effort or anything ;w;

/patpat/

but you done a great job XD

I can never sat down and translate this much of text ;w;......

(i'll start goofing off in 10 minutes or just goes on to read the thing without translating that's for sure >_>)

[ZenTzen]

thanks for the translation

its a shame when people do that without asking.

i was really looking forward to your translations

[Alpha to Omega]

Thanks for the translation zephyr. It sucks that people would take your translations without asking.

Edited December 12, 2010 by Alpha to Omega

[kylehyde]

Thanks for all the translated goodness you gave us, I'm sorry that some stupid people out there are stealing your translations without giving you credit for it.

[mAc Chaos]

finish the translations

[zephyr07]

Thanks guys. I know it's only a minority that steal stuff, but it still annoys me to no end.

finish the translations

I'm still translating, just not posting. My current goal is to finish translating Phase 0 before Phase Shift 1 comes out.

Edited December 13, 2010 by zephyr07

[Emma]

...59 pages. Holy crap, dude. o_o;

Edit: ...ffff, of course I forget to say what I came in here for. Yeah. I wish some people had the courtesy to ask before borrowing. :/ It sucks, and I'm sorry to hear it.

Edited December 13, 2010 by Emma