Hello everyone, I hope you've been well!

Enough time has passed for me to announce the results of the poll (The one about the story, not the favorite character poll. Though as a side note I'm surprised to see Fable tied for winning given their initial reception haha), and by a wide margin option 1 won! This means I will continue the story with the original plan. Sorry to the people who voted for the rewrite option; I'll try to make sure the "Above" portion of the story isn't too jarring.

Speaking of the "Above" section, I've decided I'll post it as a new fiction, just because it feels a little odd to keep the old synopsis when so much will have changed. I'll post a link to it here once it's out, so it'll be easy to find!

This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience.

Again, it'll be some time before the "Above" section starts. I'm posting that story I mentioned last time at the end of this month/the beginning of March (it's still open to beta readers if anyone's interested!), and I'm also planning on building a backlog for the "Above" section like I did for Arc 4 so that it can have consistent updates. I'll try to post periodic updates on my Discord server, and you can always message me there or on Royal Road with questions!

Thank you so much for following along with this story. Your support truly does mean the world.

Until next time!