A Path To Freedom

by Vinzelles

Kamakura Orochi, despite being an orphan and somewhat of a loner, leads a fairly decent life, and yet he's unsatisfied by it. One evening a black haired woman appears before him and asks for his help. This is the encounter that will change everything... (Hiatus, gonna try to write something different to get back my groove. Details in the latest chapter)

21. Arc 3 Update

Hello, Vinzelles here.

Just thought I'd give you a quick update on the progression for Arc 3. Sorry, no chapter today! e.e

Currently I'm halfway through the fight against Kokabiel. I've concocted a few new things to differentiate the arc from what you people would be used to. As usual, since I'm trash at transitions, some of the original scenes won't appear, and the arc itself is probably going to end up a little shorter than the previous one.

First of all, since I'm a huge Fire Emblem fan, I'm going to swap one of the main characters of the arc with a certain character appeared a few years ago on the 3DS in the Fates games. I wanted a girl with a bubbly and cheerful personality, without having to deal with a certain person's backstory due to a lack of Issei. Obviously I'm talking about Irina, but the girl subbing in will be a surprise.

After that, I will be applying a bunch of concepts that I've wanted to try out, based on the potential capabilities of a bunch of people including the new girl.

Finally, I'm still deliberating if I should introduce in this arc the person that will induce Orochi's participation in the Youkai War, or wait for the start of the next.

All that said, I should be able to finish writing the arc in 2 weeks, 3 at worst. If I dived nose-first into it I'd be done in a few days but I'm investing some time into GBA hacks of Fire Emblem. Sue me.

I already wrote a bunch this morning, and would even have continued if it wasn't for the fact that I'm stuck at my father's house this afternoon, FeelsBadMan. XD

I saw a review, but I'm currently writing this from my phone and don't have easy access to its contents. Tonight I will edit this chapter and answer it, I promise.

EDIT: Ok, ready to answer now.

Ulysses07: I see your point, but my answer will have to be similar to the one I gave to the last reviewer. It's a struggle for me to put space between the various important events, because I suck in general at establishing how much time should pass in between. Generally I tend to decide on very short periods, such as "3 days" in the Rating Game's case. As a consequence, whenever I introduce new stuff, it inevitably sounds Mary Sue-ish. It is indeed a problem, but it's the kind of problem that I don't know how to address due to my inexperience, so I have to apologize. That said, I'm glad that you like the way I handled Riser and I hope you'll still be around when Arc 3 rolls in. :)

Be patient, oh readers, and I swear I will deliver to the best of my capabilities!

Have a great day, those of you who don't have to deal with rain in July!