《Listonia Online》ANNOUNCEMENT
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This announcement is to let you know that I will not be continuing with Listonia Online.
I have been putting this off for a bit now, and
I just want to say I appreciate all of you who regularly read my story and were keeping up with the current releases. I really appreciate all of the comments and support i've received and I'm glad you were able to get some element of enjoyment out of my writing.
If you're interested in my reasoning for making this decision, feel free to keep reading, otherwise you can ignore the rest.
The main reason behind this decision, is the fact that I have lost my passion and desire to continue this story. To give you a little bit of context, I wrote the first 2-3 chapters, including the prologue, over 5 years ago. A few months ago I purchased a new computer and stumbled across these old chapters (which I did initially intend to upload here). As I read them, I felt inspired and wanted to try fleshing out the story that I started. In the process, I also decided to challenge myself to write on a regular schedule, which is something I had never done before.
At first, I was enjoying writing what I wanted and it was really easy to write large chunks of the story. I uploaded initially without any thought and planning on where to go or expectations for what would happen. As I went along though, I noticed that what I really wanted to do was create the VRmmo game world and mechanics itself. The characters and "story" were really just a way for me to convey that information to the reader and as a result there is no real conflict and the characters are really weak.
As I read what I was writing, I felt more and more dissatisfied with the characters and story and really the entire thing is just not up to the standards I want it to be. More importantly, it doesn't feel like something that I would want to read personally. I feel that if I try to continue writing this story with this mindset, the quality of everything will drop and not only would the stress build up for me, but you as the reader would only get a subpar story.
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This was initially just a little side hobby where I could enjoy exploring some of my writing skills and get feedback from others, but recently it's just become stressful for me and I've dreaded having to write each chapter. The issue really comes from me not planning everything out and just writing on a whim with no plan for an actual plot, but I really dont want to go back and do a re-write as I really never had a plan other than Gii reaching tier 5 and having some epic "OP main character moments".
I'm not going to stop writing altogether, as I do have plans for other stories I want to write. However I feel like I need to plan things out better and organize it before I present those ideas for others to read.
For now I'll be taking a break, but I hope that you can continue to support me if and when I decide to upload a new novel.
Thank You
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The Forgotten Lands
The lands close to the edge of the world, which is marked by an ever-present fog, are known as the barrens. A blighted land in which crops struggle to grow , with only the very poor and desperate to occupy the scarce villages. Naturally making it a haven for outlaws.It is in one of these barrens that a raider called Raegan was born and raised, feared and respected by the cut-throats he grew up around.The world has been told that magic is responsible for cursed regions known as the Forgotten Lands. For this reason anyone with the gift of magic are labelled abominations, a crime punishable by death and enforced by the Malleus Maleficarum, the worlds leading religion. Raegan is one such abomination, untrained in whatever magic he may have.Even in the lawless barrens those with magic aren't looked upon favourably, and so Raegan has kept his 'gift' hidden from all but his closest friend. But now he wants to leave behind the dangerous wasteland that is his home and everything he has ever known, in the effort to seek new experiences.No matter where this new path will take him, good or bad.
8 86Dawn of Antiquity
The ground breaking virtual reality game "Dawn of Antiquity" and the "Virtual Pod" capsule that is used to play this prevailing game has gained tremendous popularity worldwide since the announcement that it would become available for purchase in one month. This game is to be set in a world of endless wilderness, except for the one city that all players start from. Players will have the ability to hunt monsters, animals, and even one another to level up in this virtual fantasy world. Every player will also have the ability to settle down on these uninhabited lands to build a small home or a sprawling kingdom. The game's state of the art AI will be constantly adding new content in the form of monsters, quests, lore and even new lands.This means that Dawn of Antiquity will be an ever growing world with unexplored lands always beyond the next horizon. This being the first real virtual reality game ever is quite enough to make it popular, but to have a virtual world that continues to always grow has stirred excitement and imaginations of people around the world. Nathan Bryant, an avid PC gamer is one of the many excitedly waiting to make the step from PC to VR gaming. There is just one problem on the day the game is finally open to the public Nathan will miss out on the ingame opening ceremony due to a previously scheduled appointment. This turn of events will leave Nathan with a life changing decision to make. How will he choose to live out his life? Will he continue to live the way he has for the past few years or will he throw caution to the wind for a fresh new start at life?
8 140No Longer Alive
"Sometimes, I wonder who is more human? Dazai or the world." Inspired by Dazai Osamu's "No Longer Human" (Ningen Shikkaku)
8 169Character Origins; Shaynen
“Shaynen, what do we do?” Ila yelled. Shaynen looked over at them, at a loss for words. Another rope snapped, and the bridge jerked. “Hold on!” Shaynen shut his eyes as the weight on the weakened trees and ropes became too much and they snapped. The bridge dropped, and Ila screamed. Shaynen’s life is violently and literally dropped from the treetops when a strange black ooze infects his home. With his village destroyed, his family migrates out of the forest and over the mountains for the promise of safety. But of all the people in the village, only Shaynen makes it to the other side. Check out my Behind the Scenes page for cool facts, clips, art, and music. Behind The Page (google.com)
8 258the rain → lashton
"he only comes outside when it rains."
8 70Anime Zodiac Signs
There will be some that have nothing to do with anime but oh well
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