Alrighty, impromptu afterword here we go, fasten your seat belts for grammar mistakes.

First things first, congratulations to those of you who've stayed with me until book 2. It is very flattering to know a large number of you like reading my stuff :3

(I know it isn't three of four five digits of readers, but to me it is plenty, I can barely remember names and I even forget my own birthday at times so you can imagine, no I don't have bad memory, it's just that less important things get wrung out of my mind, and that includes my own irl name and birthday, oh well)

I am also thinking about changing Volume 2 or Volume 1 (on the book cover) to Book 2: The Manifestation of Agony (since I also referred to my books as books instead of volumes)

****MEGA SPOILERS BELOW****

Book 2 is more of an official launching pad for John's story. Whereas book 1 is more of the origin story? I enjoy origin stories albeit far too much, compared to b2, b1 is mostly fluff and just exploration. I personally think I have set up way too many future events inside b2 and b3 (foreshadowing is fun) that I might bore people (doesn't matter anyways, this is my book, I write what I want, everything will make sense in time).

Personally, Palter is the highlight of b2 (for me), reasons being I have planned him for a long time ever since the appearance of the Harvests (ever wonder why they are named Harvest? Aside from being a farm family they got...you get what I'm saying). The guy is also a contrast to John, though John would not go down that insane route even if he were in Palter's shoes (different at their cores, you know, like if you wipe someone's personality and memories blank slate).

I mean, you can see the already dead Kahnira guiding John away from his mistakes in his memories, so if John were in Palter's situation, he'll probably kill himself at the worst case scenario instead of going around mass murdering and forsaking everything? Palter is a side character, we will see him in the future but not anytime soon (no revenge planned for John against palter even if he learned the vampire's true identity, that's something in the far future when His Evergrace returns or something ;) )

Kahnira will also continue to play a big role in John's development (though only in memories, she is something like his self conscious trying to steer him away from ruin?)

Speaking of ruin, the Demon Lord of Ruin, Loirmeil. Now that Evie has done something to her and almost all of Dezarith, things will definitely stir in the empire (behind the scenes continuing b3 and future events). Also, also, regarding Evie's rage, though she is a sweet girl, there may or may not be something in the future where it becomes unchecked (end of the world stuff, probably ties in with Raina's arc in the future *wink* nothing crazy) she has a lot of self control I assure you, if she doesn't I am fairly certain she would have razed Reperane Woods or destroyed the empire a long time ago (uhhh... that last part will make sense in book 3 since I'll expand on what happened seven years ago).

(I think I spelt Loirmeil's name correctly? Too lazy to check. This is what happens when you take too many name inspirations from Greek/Roman language for the West of the world of consignor, no I don't use direct translations of words to names, I mix and match what I like and alter them until I like how it sounds)

Regarding romance, yes, after John's major character arc (b1-b3) we'll focus more on those, it's more like growth instead of shallow attraction? (It's very hard to put in words) Oh, and with the genre being harem I already know how many girls he'll come to like and how he'll progress from not wanting to have more than one to ever expanding his love life to putting a stop gap further additions. Very fun stuff, and a lot of it will not just be decided by him alone, there's also character development between, also fun banter, also why he desires so (I will be expanding stuff regarding the way he thinks and love and so on, blah blah blah.)

I attribute his desire for abundance of romance because of his past (which we will see very soon in 13.0 and 13.2. 13.1 is for a certain elf)

Something about, having deprived of a certain need as a child can shape the mind of the individual greatly. (exhibit A: Palter Harvest and his need to belong and have a father figure, exhibit B: Raina and her gradual distaste for her own people because she is just the 'princess', made worse by John's exile)

I'll make things make sense for the romance (yes and smut, I am not sure how much of a percentage it will take going forward, maybe I need to make separate entries aside from the main scenes @[email protected], it feels a bit too intimate, I get embarrassed)

I knew this series is not written for mass audiences and is for myself, but if you have enjoyed it until this point all will be fine in future developments. I mean, what good is a story without the characters and the developments, that's just me though. (of course, combat and stuff is super fun, but you gotta have compelling characters)

For book 3, all I can say is to enjoy the roller coaster that is to come? I can't wait till everything is published here, I sure had fun writing it.

That's all for now, have a good one :)