Manifest War: The Weapons Within

CHARACTER THOUGHTS

If you've been keeping up with Manifest War, you might have noticed that Azhane is just as prominent as Carmen throughout the story. Even though Carmen is the primary focus for the overarching plot, Azhane's story is being told parallel to it and unfolding as the novel progresses. I really wanted to try making a parallel narrative with this trilogy and this aspect definitely carries over into books 2 & 3. But, how did Azhane come about?

Well, when I first started writing Manifest war, I played around with the idea of making the main character OP, but eventually I decided that wasn't the direction I wanted to go with Carmen. I always found it much more interesting when the MC had assets (family, friends, subordinates, weaponry, etc) that were overpowered and could utilize them when needed. This is essentially where Azhane came to fill that role. Not only is she the queen of an entire nation, but she's also impossibly powerful in comparison to most people in Manifest War. She would do anything for Carmen, making her an irreplaceable asset for the MC.

Also with her being in Calamity Class, the SSS tier equivalent on my power scale, I wanted to make sure her abilities were something that clearly set her above everyone else. I always thought that manipulating dimensions was really cool, so I took that idea and fit them into Azhane's skill sets. She's about as broken as you can get as far as capabilities goes, but that honestly just adds to what makes her such an interesting character. Someone so strong that everyone around her might as well be ants.

Despite her overwhelming strength, she has a multitude of charming qualities about her. She's very overprotective, quick to spoil/dote, and just an incredibly kind soul for the most part. In a lot of ways Azhane fits an almost "mother-like" role for Carmen and her other sisters, being the one to keep everyone together and level headed.

With that being said, Azhane has some very dark undertones to her, especially when it comes to dealing with those that have wronged her in some way. She is absolutely not someone you want to piss off or irritate those around her. Hell, with the way her personality is, she 1000% would put her loved ones over her duties as Queen. Putting individuals before the many, essentially. Playing around with this aspect of her design has been interesting and a lot of fun for the most part. What do you all think about Azhane?

Thanks for reading!!