I'm working on the last two entries for Part 2 of Book VI, then I have to finish Part 3 and the end of Part 4. Then comes the decision whether to keep the rest of the book together or split Parts 5-8 into Book 7.
In the case of my ideas for Book VIII, I'm having great fun subverting elemental personality stereotypes [that is, the fire/lightning elemental is gentle and passive, the air/wind elemental is sweet and loving but is very hot tempered, the water/ice elemental is insecure and shy, and the earth/wood elemental is a cloudcukoolander and very child-like.
The four characters of Book VIII have four forms each: a 'chibi' form that is their neutral, default form; two elemental Alpha forms [fire/lightning, and so forth]; and a celestial Omega form.
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"A memory is something that has to be consciously recalled, right? But it's different from a memory locked deep within your heart. Words aren't the only way to tell someone how you feel...As long as I'm with you, as long as you're by my side, I won't give up even if I'm scared." Tifa Lockheart, Final Fantasy VII