Hey!

Unfortunately, today this note is not the fun one. You might have seen it coming with my life going awry in october, and my job needing most of my energy more recently. I've decided to continue differently with this novel. The schedule I'm forcing on myself is becoming too hard to follow, and I don't find any more joy in writing in these conditions.

Don't get me wrong. I'm still enjoying very much writing about Mahon's adventures, and every time I'm sitting in front of my computer and writing, I'm loving it. Unfortunately, these moments are becoming rarer and rarer. The publishing schedule, my patreon, and your enthusiasm were the only things driving me forward, but it's been some times now that I feel compelled to write rather than enjoying it.

Today, I feel it's too hard to follow along, and I've came to the decision to drop both my patreon and my schedule. Many things could happen after that, but I've always been honest with you, and I plan to stick to that resolution.

The most likely scenario is me droping writing entirely, and you and me will never see the end of this story. I'd prefer continue writing, but I've realized how much stress it put on me in the last two week break when everything flew away, and I know there are great chances that I'll not write anything in the following months. After that? I don't know. I might find joy in writing again, and maybe I'll continue at my own rhythm but nothing could be less certain.

The scenario I'd rather prefer is me finding the strength to write up to the end of book 2 (that is chapter 200) in the coming months before dropping this story for some time. As such, you would not be left halfway through a book, although the whole story wouldn't be completed.

Maybe. And that's a big maybe, I just need a big untimed break, and I'll get drawn back towards writing the next books like a moth to the light, but I'd rather say it's not happening than give you false hope.

I'm sorry for the bad news, and I wanted to thank you all again for your support and many comments along the way. I wouldn't even have make it this far without you.

I wish you the best of luck in your life,

YXplorer.

PS: I'll publish the next six chapters that were advanced chapters for my patreon over the next two weeks, with the usual schedule, before I'll revert to a no-schedule, and we'll all see what happens. I'll try to keep you updated if I've written anything.

PS2: If for any reason some of you want to drop this story righ here and right now, I completely understand it, and if for some reason you can't feel at ease without knowing answers to some secrets, I know them all. I've drafted the end of this story and the path to it. If you can promise not to spoil others, I will answer all of your questions in MP if you want to.