(Jan. 15, 2021 3:01 AM)Eclipse Force Wrote:It would be impossible to go through the entire breath of the story in this one reply, but one of the cornerstones of such a story would deal with why Arthur is so obsessed with strength. He's so adamant about replacing the current system with one focused on strength. Why? The blading world has been terrorized in very recent memory by Phi, I'd have it be from Arthur's point of view the fact that such a threat was allowed to wreak such havoc is because the current system of blading doesn't foster strength. If it had, so many would not have fallen before it was taken care of and by the skin of there teeth at that. Part of reason why he feels so strongly about this, is the fact that someone close to him was a victim of Phi's rampage. This very close person is still struggling with the trauma of what Phi did to them. In fact Arthur is still helping in their recovery. Arthur is operating from a place of fear. He's allowing it to dominate his actions and move him to extremes. He utterly embarrasses Aiger in order to make the point that the blading league is too weak and needs to change to prevent any future threats from arising. The blading world itself would begin to question wether things should stay as they are. I'd add more layers to this and I'd start some of the foundational work from the beginning of the season. This is all preliminary. The main theme of this final arc would be fear and what it drives us to do and what's needed to overcome it.(Jan. 15, 2021 2:57 AM)Admiral W Wrote: It's a common conceit that everything has been as far as writing is concerned. What sets one piece apart from another it's how the writers makes their mark on it. So to say there's no way to make it different isn't actually true. There are multiple directions that could be taken in. So I don't subscribe to that idea.
Describe a compelling story that could include Arthur.
This is one avenue among many that could be taken.