Sorry for the "ding!" everybody, I didn't know if I wanted to turn off notifications for this update or not. Decided it was better to let you all know.
Well, my story got stolen. It was bound to happen sooner or later, so I'm not too bothered by it. In fact, I'm amused. The pirate even copied my status updates, everything. However, it could be problematic if I want to publish this to Kindle Unlimited. They removed all references to this website (Royal Road), and they removed my p a t r e o n links. So I'm posting this update to let people know that I only post my fiction on the following platforms:
Royal Road, Scribblehub, Archive of Our Own, Furaffinity, and Spacebattles. (I'll include links in the author's note below.) If you find it anywhere else, know that that's not me. If you spot my fiction popping up anywhere it shouldn't be, let me know!
It's clear the content scraper is using bots to do his or her dirty work, so they won't be vetting story updates like this. So I'm going to take this moment to address the readers on any illicit websites this may show up on:
This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.
Hey guys, you're reading a stolen story. If you got this far, it must mean you really enjoy my work! So I'll take advantage of the free advertising while I can! If you want to support me, the actual author, look up "A Chronicle of Lies" or "MekanipTheWriter" or "Mekanip", on google and you can find where I post my story legitimately! (I have links to my p a t r e o n page on these websites.) I'd love to have you onboard, whether it's a supporter or a reader!
Plus, you'll get a much better reading experience, as I sometimes post art to accompany my chapters! The thieves didn't steal the art, thankfully. And you can tell me your thoughts, provide feedback, etc! You can't get that sort of reader/author interaction from some degenerate scriptkiddy scrub. So look me up!
EDIT: Just adding this for clarity purposes, I don't give ANYBODY permission to repost my story anywhere. I retain all ownership, copyrights, etc.