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This is not your usual update but a character/plot update because, hey, I get sometimes confused too, and I bet so, are you! So here's a guide to keeping you updated on what's what and who's who. I actually noticed some clumsy errors here and there while rereading the chapters, but I will fix those mistakes soon!
Forgive me? ( Casually acting cute with Grub*)
So here it is!
CHARACTER UPDATE
The Blacksmiths

• Hurricane Blacksmith - Real name, 'Moira Trevailles' of the royal bloodline. True heir and the supposedly future ruler of Central Kingdom before it was usurped by the Beast Queen, Uriah. Her name was changed to Hurricane for reasons which you will know in the incoming chapters. She was five years old when the attack on her family happened and was twelve when they were transported to Earth. She is currently twenty years old and the oldest of the Prophesied Eight. She was diagnosed with Intermittent Explosive Disorder back on Earth. This is mainly the reason for her bouts of sudden anger and her frequent visits to the shrink/Psychologists (Refers to the chapter where she beat up Emman's bullies to save him. Hurricane is usually reserved unless provoked and is very protective of her family (Since she lost her family once).

• Cyclone Blacksmith- Cyclone is his real name. He was born a Drakkon from the continent of the Dragons, Zoran. Drakkons live for a very long time alongside their dragons like a bossom buddy-their lives interconnected with each other. Drakkons are very protective of their kins as they are with their dragons-this is because they are only a few in numbers, and they reproduce once in every hundred years. That is why it came as a big shock to them when they learned that one of them was prophesied to fight alongside the true heir in the foreseen future. Cyclone's parents died early, leaving him orphaned at such a young age. This is the reason why he holds his and Hurricane's sibling relationship seriously. That and the fact that they were the first ones to meet out of the eight (Beside's Jethro and Jullian, who met at their mum's womb, lol). Cyclone was six when they were transported to Earth and is currently fourteen. He loves war simulation games and is very good at making up strategies during fights.

• Jade Blacksmith- Real name Jade. She is called the Earth Elemental or Daughter of the earth as her guardian, Alastair, fondly calls her. Although the elementals have taken human form, they aren't exactly humans but born from either a human and other folks (beings from the vassal kingdom) mother/father. The human-other folk union is frowned upon and is legally banned from all six countries of the Empire of Titania (for reasons I will soon delve upon), but that doesn't mean that no such instances exist. Jade is the byproduct of such instances, and so are the other three. Due to their illicit heritage, the four elementals may or may not have been mistreated/bullied, and or shunned by humans and other folks alike for being a peculiar existence. But this was before they were acknowledged to be part of the prophesied eight. Now they are considered to be everyone's salvation from the evil Beast Queen's clutches. Jade is the closest friend of Princess Ellia, one of the three daughters of King Kygo. She has just started studying pre-medicine back on Earth and is considered the most caring of all the Blacksmiths. She is currently nineteen-same as the twins.

• Mint Blacksmith- Real name, Mint. Mint, currently seventeen, is considered to be the most energetic out of her cousins. She's a voracious eater without worrying about getting the additional pounds. This must be because of her energetic nature. She's the type to get super anxious if told to stay still. Being a half-fae and an air elemental, she can fly and bend the element to her will. Although considered flighty, Mint usually acts responsibly around her kid cousins unless provoked (like that tornado episode with Aquamarine).

• Aquamarine Blacksmith- Aquamarine or Aqua is the water elemental, and like her element, she can go from calm to a raging storm in a matter of minutes. She's the playful one out of the four and is voted the most to give her sisters a headache almost all the time. Aqua cannot voice out her insecurities and would rather face them alone than share them with her sisters. Might have bad experiences from a very young age, Aqua tends to fake her feelings with a smile.

• Yellow Blacksmith- Yellow, for some reason (you will know soon), has a fear of her element, fire, and anything to do with it. This confident, fiery young lady caught hearts and amassed many followers in her view tube vlogs for her sunny and passionate attitude back on Earth. But contrary to her sunny disposition on Earth, Yellow, from the moment she got her memories back, preferred to be alone a lot rather than be around the other folks who have started to admire and follow her around for her revolutionary fashion tips. Whether this has something to do with her experience before their meeting (the eight), her cousins do not know anything about it, and it's causing them to be on edge around her.
• Jethro & Jullian Blacksmith- This duo might give their enemies a run for their lives when they put their minds to it. This is why the younger kids are wary of these two. But as much of a riot that these two could get, they always put their family first. Being orphaned early because of the war, these two learned to lean on each other to survive. Like Jade, they are currently nineteen years of age. Unlike their elemental cousins, these two grew up in a secluded area in the Central Kingdom where an indigenous tribe of warriors lives far away from the clutches of politics who dare harbor their skills in fighting. Without their parents around, they were often objected to ridicule by their peers. This is the reason why they ran away from the tribe and wandered around trying to survive until Jago, Hurricane, and Cyclone fatefully found them one day.

• Emmanuel Blacksmith- Called Emman by his cousins, this smart but awkward boy is often bullied growing up for looking frail. Because of this, Emman learned to use arrogance as a defense mechanism. But instead of getting him out of trouble, this landed him on hot water with his peers a lot, hence why he always needed to be saved by his cousins. And this infuriated him a lot growing up; that's why he has this constant need to assert himself and prove himself to his cousins and often misunderstand their good intentions towards him. This current situation of not knowing his real identity and feeling excluded from his cousins makes him feel insignificant. In the current timeline, Emman is ten years old.

• Lucy Blacksmith- Lucy, at eight years old, is the youngest of the Blacksmith bunch. Though always made fun of by her cousins because of her RBF (resting bit** face/poker face) is a very observant and quiet young lady. It always shocked the people around her when they found out how mature she was at her age. Though often sarcastic around everyone, her cousins actually pass this off as her love language and accept her for it, nevertheless. Lucy knows about the inner struggles of her brother and wants to help him but has no idea how.


SIDE CHARACTERS (THAT MATTER)
The Council
• Jago- He is the guardian of generations of true heirs for the royal bloodline, Trevailles; The rulers of the Empire of Titania. (The dynamics of their government system will be explained in detail soon!) He was gifted to the royal bloodline by the Gods to help them govern Titania and protect them. Jago has lived for thousands of years and has served many true heirs of the past. He also has presiding powers to choose which to crown king if there are multiple heirs from the current reign and dethrone a king if they are not worthy of the crown anymore. He's basically a messenger of the Gods.

• King Kygo- He is the leader of Terriona, the Earth Kingdom. Like the other three elemental kingdoms (Affira, Zephyra, Aquilica) and Zoran, they are a vassal kingdom of the Empire of Titania in which the Trevailles family, from the human kingdom rule. Kygo hates being called king and would prefer to be called Tribe leader (But they do it anyway out of respect). Out of the four vassal kingdoms, Kygo is voted as the wisest and therefore opted as the quasi leader of the council temporarily while the empire's ruler is not yet ready to rule. Kygo has three mentioned daughters, which one of them is Princess Ellia, Jade's childhood friend.

• King Zarino- Is the Elven King and the one who rules Aquilica. He often gives off a calm and warrior-like vibe. Zarino is the nicest council member and is most likely to give his logical opinions only after they are done arguing. There is no mentioned heir from the Elven King (will probably change soon enough).

• Queen Seraphina- Currently, the only female adult ruler mentioned amongst the council (besides Hurricane). This Fae Queen is the ruler of Zephyra. As mentioned in the most recent chapters, Seraphina holds the ruling part of the job while her husband, Fae king Arius, runs matters on the back by protecting their kingdom. They have mentioned heirs in the past chapter but no mentioned names at the moment (you'll pretty much meet them soon!).

• King Gunther- Or the Dwarven King, is the ruler of Affira. He's mostly at odds with Queen Seraphina because of his rough attitude and crass words, which she considers un-kingly. Gunther has two mentioned heirs. One of them being named Darnell.

VILLAINS
• Queen Uriah- Mostly just called Beast Queen/Evil Queen by the rest of the vassal kingdoms. Until she can successfully seize the rest of Titania - this means having the council bend to her will and submit to her, then she will remain as a Queen only to the Central Kingdom and not an Empress to Titania. She thought she could seize the whole empire by blaming the kid Hurricane/Moira for the death of the royal family and having the people turned against her. But she realized soon enough that the trust between the allied kingdoms for the true heir runs deep, and instead of believing that the heir killed the royal family to usurp the throne, they hid her from the malicious clutch of Uriah. Now she's hell-bent on the thought of killing the true heir once and for all along with the seven mentioned in the prophecy.

• Garuba- Mostly known as Grub to the Blacksmith kids. Garuba is the golem who burned Zephyra down years ago and was later imprisoned in the Infinite Forest. He got out of the prison by befriending the Blacksmith kids and following them around everywhere. In actuality, Grub is a very simple-minded creature. This is why the Blacksmiths refuse to believe that he had a hand in planning the arson case that happened in Zephyra long ago. But unless proven not guilty, Grub is still a suspected villain.


TO NOTE:
• The Empire of Titania's ruler is called Emperor/Empress.
• The Vassal Kingdoms answer to Central Kingdom's ruler because they swore an allied pact to their king. Thus created the Empire of Titania.
• There are 5 vassal kingdoms, with the Central Kingdom makes up the Empire of Titania. I did not include Zoran yet because it hasn't been mentioned in the current plot's timeline.
Author's Note:
I hope this cleared some of my clumsy mistakes with this!
I will explain the confusing parts in the incoming chapters before jumping back to the plot timeline.
I just realized that picking this up again after 5/6 years takes much work! But it's a journey I would love to take.
Please help me out by letting me know about the errors by sending me a message at @grubisthebest on IG. I appreciate the feedback!
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