I usually hate making an entire chapter one, big author's note, but I really didn't know how else to say this. As you can obviously tell, this story hasn't been updated in a while, and it has missed it's promised update. So why is this? Why have I not updated this story? Well, I'll be upfront and honest with you. There are three big reasons for why this story hasn't been updated, and afterwards, I'm going to talk about the future of this story.

1. Busy. The ever so classic excuse that anyone gives to why they haven't done what they promised. Does it justify me leaving my readers hanging? No, but it is the honest truth. I have been busy, and I've been exhausted working on other responsibilities that I have.

2. Creating something original. Y'know, honestly you could just slip this under 1, but I wanted it to be it's own thing. I've been trying to work on making something original, made all from my mind, and it has been a tiring, time consuming process.

But honestly? I feel like I could still work on this story despite everything above, but number three is probably the most damning of factors.

3. Lack of interest in the source material.

I haven't watched a full season of RWBY since Volume 3. I watched all of that, but Volume 4, I just watched the Weiss and Team RNJR bits. I haven't even watched any of Volume 5 or 6, mostly just cause I don't really care for it anymore.

I like the characters, well, some of them, enough to still write or want to write one shots about Ruby and Jaune, but I've never really cared for Blake, or Yang, or some of the other characters, not as much as I've cared for Ruby, Jaune, Penny, or Weiss.

I'm not trying to badmouth the show, or fans of the characters I've mentioned. You like what you like, that's great, but I watched the Adam VS Yang and Blake fight, and I just wasn't invested. I wanted to be, but I wasn't, and I found myself more annoyed than anything else at how Adam died. Hell, I don't really care about the central conflict of Ozpin VS Salem in general.

If you enjoy the show still, more power to you, you're a smart individual, don't let my thoughts sway you, but it's hard writing for this story when you just don't care that much for the source material.

But enough about that. What's the future of this story?

I don't know. I don't know if I want to continue it or not, because I genuinely don't know. I'd love to continue telling Ruby and Jaune's story. Yang's eventual realization about how her actions have hurt others, Adam's return, Pyrrha's return, Ruby and Jaune meeting Summer, and god, I had quite the idea for Salem and Qrow, but...

I don't know, and I know that's probably the worst answer I can give to you guys. The limbo of, maybe it'll come back, maybe it won't. For now, I'm not sure what I'm going to do with this story.

I'd like to continue it, but I don't know if it's worth it, and I don't know if I should or can if I don't watch the source material more. Is this story lesser for me not watching the source material more? Does the quality of my work go down if I don't watch Season 7 or 8? Maybe.

I'll try to give you folks a real answer in the coming weeks/months. Until then, please, take care, be safe, and know that you are loved.

I'll see ya later.