Man, this is hard to say and to do, it really is because I'm not a quitter when it comes to stories or characters. But, I've been giving a lot of thought to certain things over the past week and I realize that I don't want to finish Absolution. Mainly because I just want to start my own projects, not ones based on another property. And that sucks in a way because at first I was so pumped to write this story and to finish it. But I realize now that is why I struggled to write so much in August when I had a lot of time: I wanted to start my own stories. It doubly sucks too because I really wanted to finish Absolution, I had awesome fight scenes planned and all that jazz but I just don't have the motivation to write them. I wanted to go out with a bang but instead I'm going out on a whimper and I'm sorry.
And I apologize for that. I really wanted to finish but I cannot bring myself to do it. Thankfully I have everything planned out, so I'm gonna give you the rest of the story beats for Absolution:
Acadian and Winter would be told the story of the maidens and be told as well that Salem is a maiden. They get ready while the villains mobilize as well, everyone heading to the swamps of Northern Vacuo to get Raven Branwen. Along the way Acadian and Winter completely rekindle their relationship, which is good because when they land they are ambushed by the villains and the White Fang. Acadain is separated from the group and fights Nadia one-on-one, killing her in the end. He returns to see Adam Taurus and Mercury either killed or arrested, I couldn't decide, but I was leaning towards Adam dying and Mercury being arrested. They get Raven after a lot of convincing and prepare for one last fight. Acadian and Winter would've fully re-kindled their relationship, aka banged it out, before the final fight, which would've seen them entering Salem's plain and fighting Grimm and the other villains. Yura would die by Acadian and Winter's blades while team RWBY fought off the other villains. The last scene was going to be Cinder about to kill Weiss but was shot three times by Ruby or Blake, transferring the powers to one of them (Not Weiss though because if I remember correctly from the lore the person who killed the maiden got their powers or it just went to the next female that was of a young age). Salem would retreat with Neo and Crimson, vowing to have revenge. Time skip about a year and, more or less, Glynda is the new headmaster since Ozpin decided to step down and walk the earth, Qrow is her assistant like how he assisted Ozpin, Acadian the new combat teacher and Winter (couldn't decide if she would be two months pregnant or not) a special military adviser since Beacon would start a ROTC like program. The students make it to class where Acadian introduces himself and the story would end there, leaving it open ended concerning the villains but closed enough for the heroes.
Apologies for getting this out today, I live on the peninsula in Virginia and Matthew took out my power Sunday and Monday. Apologies for not finishing this story and apologies for the lack of communication. But most of all, thank you. I know it sucks and isn't fair that I'm doing this and I'm sorry, I really am. Do I wish I had done things a lot better in my stories? Fuck yeah. Do I regret any of my stories? Not at all. Thank you all for the support, reviews, favs, follows and even for looking at one chapter over the past two years. It honestly meant the world to me and I can't wait for what life has for me. I'm super excited for the rest of RWBY and can't wait to see how it goes. But again, thank you guys, I wouldn't have done all this without your support. I will always owe you guys that, especially since it got my writing confidence up so much. I love you guys. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Zachary Piggott