-THIS MANGA IS READ LIKE A TRADITIONAL MANGA, FROM RIGHT TO LEFT-
Ok, it seems I DO have something new.
In this page, you'll notice that Star suddenly takes hold of a bow, but it appeared from no where! This is a little concept I put into the story: In a world of magic, it a powerful caster could summon familiars and pets, why not summon things like weapons? This led my own mind to discuss HOW this was even done. Were they called from a specific location in the world? Would being further from this location make the summon take longer? Where did the item go when they sent it back?
In the end, I used my "realms" concept to fill in my gaps. For the unaware, a "realm" is like a pocket in an area. It exists as its own form of dimension, where typically one assigned person can control the realm to its fullest to shape land and create things for people to use to live. It doesn't allow full creation, but it lets people shape their home as they see fit. The home of the elves, Abrana, is a realm, as is the former home of the Zatei, Nandoleh. There are also two other known realms: Sanctuary and the Abyss; the first belongs to the Light Gods, and the second to the Shadow Gods.
What I created I called "pocket realms". They are significantly smaller than a normal realm, with no person having any ability to shape it or such. However, items can exist within the pocket realm easily, and can drawn out just by concentrating on the item. It's normally almost instant. The more skilled one is at summoning their items, the faster they can appear.
There are also key differences between them: Realms exists in a specific space, the portal way usually only existing in one spot (Realms like Sanctuary and the Abyss can have a portal opened anywhere). Pocket realms, though, are effectively everywhere. In a way, they follow the person who uses them.
In addition, while a realm can only be created by a high ranked entity of existence, pocket realms can be created by any skilled sorceress/sorcerer. Typically only the person who made the realm knowns how to access it, but they can teach others. If the person dies, then the realm sits in limbo until someone learns of it and accesses it, where then it will follow that person.
Artwork © Cathy Lau
Characters, Story, and All Related Material © Andrew Byrne, aka Skye McCloud
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