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My plan is
Book 1, introduce the cast, expose reader to the vastness of the universe while giving them a solid grip on just who the main protagonists are and why they are here. While giving varying levels of introductions to the three main antagonists, Zatoi, Rio, The Shinzen militia. Zatoi shown to be a ruthless sociopath working for anarchy while Rio stands on the opposite end of the scale but working with a much darker moral code then that protagonists. The Shinzen militia is portrayed as the end the final boss so to speak since everyone, Zatoi Rio and Reynold ( the "leader" of the protagonists) are all going after them just in different ways. By the end of the first book, the reader will have a understanding of the lore of the universe and the motivations of the 5 lead characters.
Book 2. In the second book I plan to push the protagonists off of their metaphorical pedestal and into the grit of reality. Similar to the first book there will be revelations of the characters motivations but now they will be revealed to each other, they learn just how little they truly care for each other. Just how fragile they are as a unit and that fragility brings their neat destruction. Attacked from all ends they have no choice but to divide amongst themselves Paralleled with the destruction of the first rebellion. The ending here sets up the tragic climax of the third book.
Book 3. My personal favorite the third book displays the characters at the absolute bottom and their attempts to claw their way back to their peace failing at every turn. This is the most death heavy of the 4. (Due to the battle on Flora) it also serves as the true end of the revolutrue at the loss of their leader their home and so many loved ones the book ends with the solemn note that the rebellion had soundly destroyed itself.
Book 4. The final book. The first full (minus Carissa T~T) reunion of the main cast since book 2 , the book starts with an uplifting note of three years later a new rebellion beginning. A rebellion brandishing trust and fighting together towards a single collective goal. The first half of the book displays the army growing, small battles against the Shinzen taking place. There is an air of pure determination and a feeling that this is the last chance for the perfect rebellion. Now in control of an entire planet the rebellion becomes a true threat to the Shinzen. The Shinzen fight back desperately begining a large scale war on several fronts across the galaxy. The cast divides a final time but it is different than before, this time they know they have each others back no matter what happens. They fill out their roles and the Shinzen is ultimately defeated.
Thoughts?
