Author's Note:

This chapter is just a review reply- likely a long (enough) update. I took way too long before writing this, so I guess I'd like to apologize for that. I have been writing the chapter, though it isn't done yet, so I decided to do this first.

I'm doing this because I want to show that I'm alive and that this story is alive, all while having something for my readers to look at while I work on the second chapter, since it's not quite done yet. I've been taking too long with uploading some sort of content.

So what I'm going to do is kinda different from what I've normally done. I'm going to paste the review first, which I normally do, but instead of posting a long, possibly confusing reply, I'm going to review this in portions. But to the review reply!

InfernoZola chapter 1 . May 19

*sees this is based off of the game* Eeeeeesees that you prefer Jiro/Kluke to Shu/Kluke* EEEEEEEEEEE Jokes aside, I can say that I would like to see more. I would request that you try to explain a few things, such as how cyborgs are actually made, and perhaps what happened between Jiro and Kluke that made them get together. A minor issue is that I'm a little put off by the central formatting, but I'll probably get used to it in due time. Besides that, I am interested to see where you'll go with this! I too am not the biggest fan of Shu. I don't hate him, but he's my least favourite of the main characters and the butt of many shoe jokes by my friends. Overall, my favourite is probably King Jibral (InfernoKingJibral does NOT roll off the tongue that well) followed by either Kluke or Zola, then Marumaro. Yes. I really like little Brockachu over there, I don't mind his voice at all. Sorry you haven't gotten much recognition for this. The fandom is a little... dead right now, but I will fix that! I am the noble knight of Blue Dragon! Yelling at people about it and pretending to be Jibral on Reddit and trolling men by saying I won't go out with them! (context, I am a female and the guy was asking girls out) Besides that, I have a request. Would you join our roleplay? The person RPing Kluke loves Jiro/Kluke with a burning fervor and the Jiro spot is free. *wink wink nudge nudge* Do update soon mein freund(in).

Now to review the portions.

*sees this is based off of the game* Eeeeeesees that you prefer Jiro/Kluke to Shu/Kluke* EEEEEEEEEEE Jokes aside, I can say that I would like to see more.

Yeah, I haven't watched the anime at all- nor do I really care to. There's a lot of differences in personalities from what I've read about, though I haven't read about much, just Jiro, Kluke, Bouquet, and such. I'm also kinda put off that there's no Sahlia. Aside from that, it just doesn't interest me. Admittedly, I've never considered myself an "anime watcher", despite wanting to look into quite a few animes. Animes like Fairy Tale and One Piece kinda push me away, because even though I love fantasy, there's just something about them that kinda push me away, but I tried watching the Corpse Party anime and it just left a bad taste in my mouth. I went into things like Corpse Party, Saw, and Mortal Kombat for the blood, gore, and brutality, but I left off loving them for the story. Maybe my timing in trying to watch it was just bad, because the Corpse Party anime had no regards for living up to the game, instead feeling like the Heavenly Host portions of it were forced- despite character interactions before being really good. In a way, the Blue Dragon anime avoided that by disregarding the game entirely, however that's the same reason why I refuse to watch it and why I used the Corpse Party anime as an example. Yeah, I this part of this portion's response was probably too long, but I guess I just wanted to explain myself, despite that you said you were joking- and I get it. And yeah, I just feel like Shu/Kluke makes them bring out the worst in each other. I guess the reason why I resent that is because I've seen too many of those relationships, and I used to be in that type of relationship myself. It also really twisted the story's arm behind its back if you can picture that personification. But hey, don't worry, I'm gonna make a lot more of this story. It's gonna be a full story that'll eventually end, maybe even with a sequel- though I'm really not sure about it so far.

I would request that you try to explain a few things, such as how cyborgs are actually made, and perhaps what happened between Jiro and Kluke that made them get together. A minor issue is that I'm a little put off by the central formatting, but I'll probably get used to it in due time.

Don't worry, I'm definitely planning on having that be explained- though in due time. I think some parts of it will be explained by Alyvia, while some of it will be shown, ultimately leaving the reader to connect the dots- or at least that's how I'm hoping it'll end up. Authors usually have a picture painted out in their head, and I'm definitely one of those authors that meticulously plans every little detail- a bit to my dismay. The same exact thing applies to Jiro and Kluke. I saw a bit of connection between them every now and then in the game- and I feel like that should've been built upon in the game a bit more. I will say though, I also wish they properly built up Shu and Kluke's connection with a bit of actual chemistry, instead of just half forcing it down our throats and half taking it out of our throats, as if they were undecided on where to go with it. However, the ending does it all a lot of justice. Yeah, I've gotten a lot of complaints about central formatting in the past, and I know it puts people off, but for one reason or another I started writing with it- and now it's a staple that it just looks weird to me if I don't have that formatting. It probably is something to get used to, I suppose.

Besides that, I am interested to see where you'll go with this! I too am not the biggest fan of Shu. I don't hate him, but he's my least favourite of the main characters and the butt of many shoe jokes by my friends.

Yeah, I agree with that, I personally find all of the other main characters just less annoying. I'm not gonna lie, I found Shu and Kluke to be absolutely insufferable in disc one, with Jiro being decently alright, but they all improved over discs two and three. I quite like Kluke and Jiro now, and when Shu is at his best- which is rare, pretty much only in disc three's Devour Village story arc- I find him to be a really compelling main character, even if it is late. But of course, they quickly pushed him back to being just okay. It's a shame really, because I found that the Devour Village arc showed Shu to be an amazing character, even despite how brief it was. I don't have the main structure of the story quite planned out yet... But to be honest, I'm very happy with that. It actually really bugs me how much I plan everything out and leave little room for proper spontaneous, just at the moment writing, so I'm really excited for this!

Overall, my favourite is probably King Jibral (InfernoKingJibral does NOT roll off the tongue that well) followed by either Kluke or Zola, then Marumaro. Yes. I really like little Brockachu over there, I don't mind his voice at all. Sorry you haven't gotten much recognition for this. The fandom is a little... dead right now, but I will fix that! I am the noble knight of Blue Dragon!

Yeah, I think despite how one dimensional/mysterious his character seems on the surface... He's honestly characterized very well. Even if his popularity with NPCs seem to be random, it actually turns out because of his actions that you see off-camera. Off-camera King Jibral and his moment with Zola in the courtyard are what really bring him to be a surprisingly amazing character for me, and I think it's all exemplified by how mysterious he is on-camera. While that may not seem to make sense, it just shows how three dimensional his character truly is, just by what we don't see. I really like Zola, and I always have. She's also mysterious, but incredibly smart. She shows how splitting up can actually be a really good strategy, though I find it to contain an interesting concept for a Fanfiction.. The "what if" of if she was really a double agent for Nene. I find it to be incredibly interesting, though I'm definitely not the author who could write that to its greatest potential and justification. Yeah, I've seen it's been dead, and that's a huge shame to be honest. I feel like Blue Dragon is an unspoken, yet great one-hit-wonder game that tried to go on and failed. It's a shame. I don't think the anime, manga (which was cancelled) or the games after the original could ever replicate the magic and success that the original game did.. And while it could be amazing for a sequel, and did set up for one.. It doesn't need one. I think the developers see that. Though I think if the franchise is to go on with a huge success, a sequel or reboot may be needed. To be honest though, I think a sequel is a much better option. Recreating the original won't bring any new fans in, unless if old features were altered, which could even take away from the game and irritate the old fans. I personally think that the sequel could add a lot of much needed characterization for the characters and the world, though I would like the Shu/Jiro/Kluke love triangle to remain ambiguous, and it definitely shouldn't be "fanfictiony"... But I think the developers can definitely make it work. Aside from that, a reboot wouldn't make sense, because the graphics are still really good, at least to me. I think some fan-created content and energizing is really needed, because it's all kinda just a ghost town if you ask me. It's a shame yet again.

Yelling at people about it and pretending to be Jibral on Reddit and trolling men by saying I won't go out with them! (context, I am a female and the guy was asking girls out) Besides that, I have a request. Would you join our roleplay? The person RPing Kluke loves Jiro/Kluke with a burning fervor and the Jiro spot is free. *wink wink nudge nudge* Do update soon mein freund(in).

That honestly sounds like it was funny as hell, and I would've liked to have seen it. As for your roleplay...

Send me a link to it, whether in PM or review, and I'd absolutely love to join in. I'm not sure if you guys do OCs or not (not that I really have any that I could think up of, though that could change- and I'm not counting Alyvia here), but being Jiro sounds pretty good! The reason why I mention that is because I'm always scared to twist a character or have an out-of-character moment. I apologize if I've taken too long and Jiro's been taken, or if it's been cancelled/ended or something. As for updating, while I do have an incredibly tough schedule now, I'll do my absolute best to keep on a better schedule.

My Final Message

Thank you greatly for reviewing! I hope you continue reading this, review again, and I would be happy to join your roleplay! I apologize for taking so long, but I've finally replied! I hope I also have more readers review, even if there's just two, twenty, or two thousand. I encourage it!

The next chapter will likely be up within the next month; I don't want to say within next week, because I can't guarantee that and I need to be generous with the scheduling. I just wanted to give something to show that this story is not dead! It's taken way too long, and I've been too busy, but I want to let each and every one of you know that I appreciate you taking the time out of your day to read my material. I'll reply to any reviews I get, though it may or may not be like this! Please let me know if you like the formatting of my reply, if you liked the story, what you would change, or just your thoughts in general! Thanks for reading!