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The Sky Garden is a Adventure/Action stand-alone book written by AuraSoldier1. It is sets in SkyeEarth; a post-apocalyptic world where the earth is shattered in millions of pieces called "fragments" and "bays" that orbitted around the core purified by magic and populated by the descendants of modern civilization called Ouranos. The Ouranos are divided by five major cultures which became the Five Nations: Granazia, Agroktima, Lithodomi, Ainigma and Exousia. The story is about a boy named Shaun Ingary and his adventures to find the fabled Sky Garden to find a cure for the deadly plague created during a 30 year long war between the oppressive dictatorship called the Stratos and the resistance force called the Falcons that has inflicted millions of people, including his little sister Adelaide. The story will have a total of 24 chapters.
Genres, Themes, and Influences[]
There are a multitude of genres in the Sky Garden. This includes Action, Adventure, a blend of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and a small bit of Romance where Shaun is infatuated by a mysterious Ainigma girl named Naomi Wilson. The themes reflect the issues of the real world like pollution, war, diseases, degredation of nature, and many others. There are some themes and symbolisms that reflects Shaun's character and development. In the beginning, Shaun is a "childhood dreamer" as he wants to become a great pilot like his father, but soon learns and embraces the values of pacifism, though he is willing to fight to protect others. As the story progresses, Shaun's character began to change and develop as the Stratos' plan takes one step at a time to achieve absolute victory over the resistance. Also, the story and mythical creatures are influenced by a number of Studio Ghibli films like Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle
Main Cast[]
Shaun Ingary:(Main protagonist) A 14 year old pilot, and son of the legendary Falcon ace Thomas Ingary. He promised his father that he will end the war through non-violent means, as he embraces pacifism, but he's never afraid to fight to protect others.
Naomi Wilson:(deuteragonist) A 13 year old Ainigma girl who accompanies Shaun to find the fabled Sky Garden to seek the Clearwing Dragon's help to restore nature. She is the daughter of the head sorceress and descendant of the legendary herbalist Kiro. She is the only one who knows location of the Sky Garden and later became Shaun's love interest. She has a familiar baku named Sirpo.
Ash Mavros:(tritagonist) A 16 year old wizard and guardian of the Apeiro Crystal; the most powerful magical object. He assists Shaun in his journey to find the Sky Garden to find the cure for the deadly plague. He commands and manipulates shadows to aid Shaun's quest. He is also the only known person who knows how to hinder the magical barrier that protects the Clockwork Castle; the Falcon's last stronghold.
Clearwing Dragon: a pale green and silver dragon and protector of Sky Garden. Considered a deity, he has infinite powers beyond recognition. He can restore nature, create powerful gusts of wind, distort time and space, and can transform into a giant transparent liquid "demigod of death" that nearly swallows SkyEarth when his home is threatened by the Stratos. The dragon is influenced by the Forest Spirit in Princess Mononoke and Haku's dragon form from Spirited Away.
Cyrus: Son of the dictator Lysander, and heir to the Stratos dictatorship. He didn't wish to be like his father and joined the Falcons to defy his father's reign. He joins Shaun's quest to protect them from the Stratos. He will become the first president of Exousia and abolish his father's Martial Rule. He acts as Lysander's adviser before his "betrayal"
Chapters[]
| Chapters | Summary | No. of Pages |
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| Prologue | The story begins about an unexplainable breakup of the earth, and modern civilization's near extinction, but magic returned to earth from it's ten thousand year absence. It is revealed that the Stratos and Falcons engage in a 20 year long war, and how one brave pilot prevented the Stratos from attaining absolute victory over the resistance. | 3 |
| Chapter 1: The Vanguard | This chapter introduces the main protagonist Shaun, and how his father's words motivated him to become a brave pilot like him, while also embracing his father's pacifist views. Thomas is involved in an accident and how Shaun races against time to save him from certain death. | 4 |
| Chapter 2: The Summons | Shaun is now SkyEarth's youngest pilot, being 14 years old. He has become quite accustomed in flying the plane and became very skilled in it. All seems well when a supposed Falcon galleon and missionary has invited numerous magic users in Blackwell to aid the Falcons, and promised they will reward them for their services. Shaun has his suspicions on the Falcon missionary and remains vigilant after the galleon flies away. | 5 |
| Chapter 3: Wailing Sirens | Shaun also has suspicions on numerous black orbs that fly about in the town's airspace for weeks now. When he overheard about the conspiracy of the alleged Falcon galleons kidnapping magic users and turning them into vicious monsters, he kne w he had to find his sister Adelaide. From the attacks he heard from the conspiracies, now happened in his beloved hometown. Will Shaun finds his sister and family and evacuate the town in time? | 5 |
| Chapter 4: Storybook Tale | While travelling through the Llanw Bythol bays, Sandra tells Adelaide a bedtime story about the herbalist Kiro and his adventures to find the legendary Sky Garden in search of a cure that plagues the flower town of Fiori. | 6 |
| Chapter 5: Life in Granazia | After weeks of sailing the skies, the galleons arrived at the Granazian capital city of Cogsworth. Life here is very much different in Granazia than in Agroktima, as the skies are different, the weather, the buildings, health and sanitation, and everyday living here. Fortunately for the Ingary, they are able to adapt there new life, but the unthinkable happened so fast that no one is prepared for it. | 8 |
| Chapter 6: Seven Days of Sorrow | A Stratos armada quickly invaded and conquered the Granazian capital. Thousands of Falcon pilots and soldiers became war prisoners, and are sent on an arduous seven-day journey through Granos's Tail on foot to reach the Stratos hangar, where they will be sent to Pandora's Box; a highly secured and inescapable prison. Worse is that the whole SkyEarth are forced to watch them suffer in a televised program coordinated by the dictator Lysander. After Thomas is taken away, Shaun recieved a very cryptic diagram from him. What does this diagram mean? | 8 |
| Chapter 7: Owls of Granazia | Shaun inexplicably became a member of a secret Falcon society called Granos's Owls or simply Owls without his knowledge. The Owls aims to liberate the Granazian capital from the Stratos rule, but lacks members and supplies. It is also a safe refuge for homeless citizens. Realizing this, Shaun plans to take his family to HQ where they'll be safe, while also recruiting two potentials. | 4 |
| Chapter 8: The Cryptic Blueprints | (Spoiler Alert!) Shaun became an active member of the Owls. He and his friends recruited more members and scavenge some potential parts for the newly rebuilt planes to be used for the liberation. As the months passed, Shaun's be recieveing cryptic diagrams from his father, where Hierro deciphers it and reveals to be blueprints. This marks the rebirth of the famous Vanguard. | TBA |
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