I don't know if these are meant to be side profile practices, Or maybe I just want to draw the boys.

♫ - Gunners in the Rain, Mili

A crossover with Athrun Zala and Luze Crosszeria! This was all because I wanted to draw Athrun in his new outfit from the upcoming Gundam SEED movie.

Also, both Athrun Zala and Kanata Wakamiya from Uraboku are voiced by Akira Ishida in Japanese.

I thought of an alternate universe that takes place where they are criminal investigators as partners in a fantasy modern society. And following about reincarnation from Uraboku, what if Athrun was the reincarnated version from Kanata? The person Luze cared about.

The whole concept was inspired from Descendants of Darkness too. It has been my favorite old anime where they also have investigators that look into paranormal activities from beasts and Demons.

So, with Luze's knowledge of Demons and the like, he may be a lot of help sending information to Athrun.

Man, time sure does fly by so fast! Inktober 2023 Final Day

Thank you all for stopping by! Happy Halloween and stay safe out there! 🎃

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What, you thought they were going against each other? Naaah, they are fighting together this time.

Sketch from Day 1.

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While Luka's wings are based off of Hotaro Odagiri's fanarts of him,

I like to think Luze's alludes to Magpies. I associate ravens with him a lot like I do with Luka and wolves. But I thought ... Magpies are close to the corvid family.

And they seem to fit his personality if he enrages. "Many consider them an omen of luck, whether that is good luck or bad much depends on your local tales. Magpies are playful and resourceful, but often seen as tricksters and thieves."

Do you think he serves as an omen of good luck or bad?

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I-- Yep, went this route again.

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What's this? An outfit change? Hell yes. His new uniform from Chapter 59 of Uraboku Manga!

This is my favorite doodle to do too.

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What if Luze increased his arsenal? He could be a pure assassin. You know, have a couple of hidden daggers underneath to throw.

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Now for Luze's turn.

Much like him, I have some similarities that I can associate myself with. Both of us have long hair, I am more rational at my temper at times like he is, we both may have inner violent tendencies towards others if things push too far, we both seriously need to calm our older twin down, Luze and I may be annoying, we are more or less dependent. But not only that, he is such a vague character that leaves me so much room to interpret what his actions, stories, personality is like based on short scenes from both manga and anime.

He is the main reason I keep drawing this character from Uraboku. Thanks to him sporting a military uniform for one thing. But he also gives me so much room to think of many alternate scenes if this or that happens within Uraboku. It's really fun to think and type stories like those! And I should really get on that sooner, if not later at a blog I created for him: Luze Crosszeria (tumblr.com)

Anyway, just like how I thought Luka was similar to my twin sister, I think I could relate to what Luze has to deal with from his past situation and now. During and before college, I relied on some people to tell me what to do since I felt like I didn't have any choice in the matter from strict parents. I was quiet and reserved much like Luze who may have been a bit sheltered when he was younger. I also felt like I was an annoyance to my sister when we would always stick around each other.

Maybe Luze felt the same way during his teen years? Maybe he also felt that he didn't want to leave Luka's side at all until things happened in the far future. Maybe he felt that he was an annoyance as well. And this was like during college where my sister had to take a break from it. Not only was she not really ready for that life, but more of needing more space which I didn't know she needed. I've spent almost three years by myself in the total of five years in college after she left. It gave me a feeling like Luka where he left not only his world, but left Luze behind for centuries I assume in their Demon years.

Both of us were alone, we almost felt like we have no choice but to keep moving forward after what was said and done. We couldn't keep following our older twin forever. So, at that point, it felt like we were forced to follow what was given to us and deal with it our own way. And sometimes, it could lead to good things right after all the chaos was thrown at us. Luze finally found where he could belong in a different world that those he cares for lives in. And I could at least go back to where I can focus on life situations one step at a time and be back with my family.

Although, both of us still need some help with catching up with modern life things from our older twin. Maybe Luka shows Luze how to manage things here and there and catch up with each other just like how my sister was with me now that school was out of the way.

And there you have it. I am very glad I found Luze first only to find out that he had an older twin, which so happens to be the deuteragonist of Uraboku. The Crosszeria twins made it SO MUCH easier to one, create other stories with them along with others since they don't have much compacted stories behind them and they basically leave everything to interpretation. Two, relate to real life situations I have to deal with. And three, I really love their aesthetics.