Hello. It's been a long, long time. And it's so great to see you all! This book... it's... messy.

TTIABAD has a weird place in my heart. It's, probably, my favorite book series I've made. Even more than my current new book lol. Not that I don't like that one or anything, I love it, but this book was something really special to me. It started out as a sexual and adult story. I mean, hell, that was what it was meant to be! Not *purely* or anything, not smut, but a real full story with a large portion and attention on that side of things. Then, later on, I pulled it back a little... or a lot. Trust me, you should see some of my rough draft ideas, they were crazy and insane. I truly, really, loved this book series.

And then it didn't do well. Oh, it did alright on other websites, but bombed on royalroad. I wrote 2 books for this series and it bombed. I could've done more to bring it up, a lot more in hindsight, but at the time it was really a rough pill to swallow, especially over time. Especially when I had another book series I was writing at the same time that was so successful. But I hadn't lost any kind of hope yet. Sure, popularity was a bit low, but that was okay! I was going to release it on amazon, where surely, it was going to be a super success or at least a moderate one. How could it not be?

And then... I couldn't find any publishers. Oh, I talked to more than a few, but they actually read my book and were like "nope." It was... particularly disheartening. And the reason why? The sexual elements. Something I'd practically baked into the story, even though I'd turned down the heat quite a bit. But that was okay! So what if I couldn't find a publisher? People self publish all the time! I'll just do that and-

Failure. Abject, undeniable, failure. 2 books. A damn good chunk of a year's worth of effort, maybe more, in failure. Some money coming in from some great supporters (thank you so much) but it wasn't... a living wage. Not even close. Not even kinda.

So I pushed harder! And harder and harder and-

Broke like fine china. I finished the second book for this you know? The last chapters of book 2 are buried somewhere in my patreon still. And after that, just, all the spirit just went out of me. Life kept on going on, happening, problem after problem after problem. God, the last 2 years have been some of the most, personal, in a lot of ways. I feel at least a decade older.

That all said... I have no idea what to do with this book series now.

I stubbed the first book, so new readers won't exactly be flocking towards it unless I can get that popular. Getting a stubbed book popular after it's stubbed is just, It's like trying to get someone really into an incomplete puzzle. They *need* the first part. So, okay, I just make my amazon book of this popular right? ...How? Like literally how. All momentum for it has died and that's a very real thing, not just a throwaway word choice here. A new book is infinitely easier to get people towards on amazon, than an old one. So, what, do I take it down and re-publish? It doesn't really quite work that way. Do I take it down and find a publisher to publish it for me, that's okay with all the adult things? It's not like my search was shallow last time. I messaged and reached out to more than a few.

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I would love to continue this series. But who am I making it for? Who's going to actually read it? I, I really do need an audience. Not to mention the wiggling brain worm that says working on a failure means not working on a success. I'm not a full time author, I have limited time, hell I have a day job. I can't just, work forever on something that doesn't bring in any real money.

Stubbed, unpopular, and unsuccessful. An amazing book series that's been, ironically, damned to hell. I want you all to know that I would continue this book and make it my main thing forever if it was more successful. Even it didn't bring in any money, as long as I thought I had a decent sized audience, I'd still continue it!

It doesn't. It just, doesn't. I don't know how to repair what's been broken here or make the unpopular popular again. It's really sad. But, what I can do, is move on. Not fully, not entirely. I intend to still work on this, for my own enjoyment. Slowly, at my own pace. When I feel like it. Now that I have a new book, one that should hopefully start my inevitable rise into having me be a full time author, I'll try to spare some more time for this. But it's truly just for me and the few readers I have here at this point. Not that the massive haitus helped anything lol.

Sorry I don't have better news for the future of this book. I failed. But not all is lost. I will continue it, over time, slowly. At my own pace. And not only that. After all... I do have a new book.

And it's a good book. I like the book. It'll never be TTIABAD for me, but it's good. And I hope you all will enjoy it too.

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Ki Horizons

In the world of Vega, two things connect everyone.

Power Level and Fear.

Whether it’s the standard [5] of an adult human, the [10] of a civilian pro athlete, or the [100] of an old grandmaster able to destroy buildings with a single blow. It determines your power, strength, speed, durability, and entire life.

Mutai was born at [1]. Normal for a human. He remained at [1] his entire life. Unheard of for any creature. And yet, it was a peaceful village life… until the Fear of the world paid his village a visit.

King Vega. Ruler of the planet. Destroyer of civilizations. - Power Level [9999]...

In a world of endless horizons. In a world of Ki. Where cities with flying cars exist next to lands roamed by dinosaurs; Where martial artists workout next to sentient dolls and stop by the local shop owned by a rock elemental; Where chain wraiths and zombies fight in the sewers; A world of myriad races and myriad realities. In such a world…

Does Mutai even stand a chance?

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* Inspired by the Original Dragon Ball.

* Features an incredibly diverse range of species and world elements.

* Strips down the litrpg elements to a single Power Level (More on this in the book!)

* A heavy, heavy focus on training, learning, and growing through blood, sweat, and tears. On real effort spent training. Don’t expect smashing planets within a hundred chapters or anything. Do expect many, numerous training arcs and character growth.

* Martial arts focused.

From ashes a new story arises. I hope you all will give it a shot and I hope you all will like it! I really put a lot of time and effort in, so hopefully, it all pans out this time lol.