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Due to a severe lack of interest in my West of Loathing story on here, I'll refrain from posting anymore work here until further notice.


I've since started posting on Ao3. If there's even a remote chance of anyone actually reading it on DA, you'll have to pick it up there, where I've submitted chapter 10.


https://archiveofourown.org/users/Aqua113/works


I know West of Loathing isn't as popular as the other franchises that I've written about. I know some of you do wish that I would resume work on those, but I lost that spark for them long ago. Halo 5 certainly didn't help. Besides, my window for writing about an uncertain Halo and Metroid future has already been shut. I never wanted to knowingly write against the canon and I was able to satisfy myself for awhile before the future was set in stone. Technically, a small crack of that window is still open since the current year of my story is set before the events of Halo 4. I don't know how many times I've brought that up.


As for Shadow of Hearts... Well, that was fun too. I'm not out of ideas, just the desire to write about it. Besides, Kingdom Hearts 3 and a few other KH entries might make things slightly difficult for what I had planned. Looking back, though, I think I went a little overboard on a couple of things, especially the parts involving Cloud and Sephiroth. Made things a bit too convenient.


Anyway, I'll still be around Deviant Art. I do hope some of you take a look at my new story. If not, I'll be disappointed, but I'll understand.


Take care.

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New story.

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Yes, I'm still alive. Yes, it's been awhile. Yada yada yada.

No, I will not be resuming Haloid or Shadow of Hearts. No, I have not yet played Halo: Infinity. I'm also way behind on my Halo novel reading. No, I have not watched the Halo tv series. Yes, I have played Metroid Dread. Yes, I have played Kingdom Hearts 3.

Just want to get some of those questions out of the way.

A little while back, I played an indie game called West of Loathing. Despite the stick figure art and silliness of the game, I still found the setting and characters to be so inspiring that I felt like I could create a serious story within this universe, while trying to make it *slightly* more realistic... well, as much as I can get away with.

Then I recently met someone online who works with horses every day, he's a huge history nerd and he's played the game as well. Thanks to him, I felt motivated to finally put my story into words.


In the original game, you the player had to pick a character class and you only had three options and you could only pick one ally to bring with you for the rest of your playthrough after the prologue. I wanted to make a story that included everyone. As for the main character, I figured that instead of having one person who could do everything, I decided to split the protag into 3 different people. Thanks to extensive research, both in game and from the predecessor, Kingdom of Loathing, I was able to craft these three individuals using their skills, perks and other traits to form their personalities as well as their backstories. I also divided certain aspects, possessions and skills of the main protag between them that you receive upon starting the game. Overall, I'm quite pleased with the results. Sadly, though, I haven't given a lot of thought into their physical appearances, mostly because I'm not good with such descriptions.


Boy howdy, did I forget how much energy and focus you needed to write. Just the very prologue of the game is taking WAY longer than I thought and I'm still working on it. Since it's so long, I may have to carve it out into chunks and post individual pieces of it, which is fine, because it'll give you people something to read and something to look forward to.


To anyone who's still interested in my work, I hope you enjoy it. To anyone who doesn't care, that's fine too. To anyone who's not happy about this new story and approach, please keep it to yourself.


Sorry if I've disappointed anyone who were expecting me to pick up where I left off. This is what I want to write now.


Also, please forgive me if I don't exactly remember who most of you are. It's been a hell of a long time and people often change their names on the internet.

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10 years ago, I had an idea for a Halo and Metroid crossover. The idea was so exciting that I pooled all of my knowledge of both franchises and wrote my story. It was so much fun.

But let's be real here. I'm not even as much of a Halo fan as I once was. I'm way behind on my reading, that's for sure. I only bring myself to write once a year, and it's around the time when Monty Oum died. He was my inspiration, my idol and hero.

I don't know when or if I'll ever finish that chapter, so please stop waiting. I'm very grateful to all of my loyal readers over the years and it has been a fun ride, but it's time to move on.

Hugs to all of you. Find more stories that you love.
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Renewal

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So, it's been announced that there will be two new Metroid games, one Prime and one classic.

I am very excited and with any luck, they just might rekindle my desire to write again. As I've stated before, my lack of activity isn't from lack of ideas, just passion.

No promises yet, but I have hope.

See you all next mission.
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Emptiness

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Another year gone by, with little to show for it.
By no means do I have writer's block. I've simply lost the passion to write the stories I used to love. I started the next chapter of Haloid awhile ago and the file is just sitting in my laptop, waiting for its parent to help it grow, a day that I don't know when will come.

Part of me wants that feeling back, that spark, that flame, the burning urge to write, but if I've come to the point that I have to force myself to write, to get that sensation, is it still the same? With effort comes reward, I suppose, but I still want things to be back as they were, when I wanted to write.

Doesn't help that my love for the franchises I'm writing about doesn't feel the same to me as it used to. I have several new Halo books that I haven't read yet. Metroid has gotten its first new game in 6 years and, while interesting, doesn't do me much good at this point in the story, but maybe later. Kingdom Hearts gets more and more complicated. I started playing Sonic Boom a long time ago and then stopped shortly afterwards.

For years, I've toyed with the idea of writing another crossover fan fic. American Mcgee's Alice and the Slender Man. The physical, supernatural and psychological threat that he poses would be a unique challenge for the deranged heroine, but I've held myself back for a few reasons. My lack of knowledge of Victorian England, for one thing. I was also hoping for more from Alice: Otherlands, so that I could gather more data, but they barely had enough crowd funding for two short films.

I feel so empty. My life is empty right now.

After so much idleness, I felt that my loyal readers should at least hear something from me. I owe you guys that much.

It all comes down to how I feel about my own ideas. I picture them on a shelf, gathering dust and neglect. Still, whenever I imagine myself picking one up, cleaning and making it shine, I feel better and that urge to write almost returns. It's not enough, though.

Someday, I may finish the chapter and could get back to business, but please don't hold your breath.

Try to enjoy your own lives.
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