Hi everyone, sorry for the lack of a new chapter, but I wanted to let you all know that I haven't abandoned the series. My writings just had to take a back seat for a while, as I was dealing with some family matters.

It's been about two weeks or so, but ... unfortunately, me and my family had to put our last dog to sleep. It is a bit complicated, and I will not give our dog's name just for privacy sake, but I want to give a bit of background for why this time was particularly difficult for my family. Losing a pet is never easy, they become a part of your family as I am sure many of you can understand, but the decision was particularly hard as there was no one key issue with him that made the decision simple nor was there a clear indication that there was anything we could do to help him. it was a very unclear situation and there was no real clear cut answers either way.

To start with, our dog had a lot of chronic conditions; he had had early-onset arthritis, granted he was nine years old, but his bread can live up to 13 years old. Not to mention he also had mild hip dysplasia; the vets never picked up on it. Besides some quicks, there were no signs of anything wrong, and spondylitis, a condition that affects the spine and, in his case, resulted in bone marrow growing between his vertebrate.

All of these issues were primarily focused on his back, and as a result, he was in a ridiculous amount of pain for ages. We knew something was wrong but never could figure out how to help him. Part of that was because many dogs and other animals tend to hide any signs of weakness and we were already giving him pain relief for his arthritis that more than likely helped him hide how bad it.

He had been in and out of the vet since around May 2020; if I remember correctly, we thought it might have been pancreatitis since that killed our other dog last year. I think he did have a mild case, but he had been unwell on and off all last year as far as I can remember. It took a toll on him psychologically as well. He was always on guard, seeming to be frightened of his own shadow at times.

The worst part was that if things were just slightly different, we could have saved him. We could have given him an operation to fix his hips, but each hip would have taken its separate operation and required 6 months to recover after each operation, and they couldn't be done at the done time. It would have meant a year or so of recovery time, plus there was a good chance he would have passed away under the knife.

We discussed just sorting one hip and having the vet amputate the other leg, it takes some time, but dogs can learn to move around in just three legs. Unfortunately, there was still the chance of him dying due to the anaesthesia, and it would not have solved the problem of his spondylitis. It wasn't just one thing that was wrong with him, but all these different issues together and his age that just made it too much to fix.

The vet even agreed… It was the best thing that we could do for him. We got a few days left with him; we even gave him some extra pain medication so we could take him out to the beach. I think it was the first week we were allowed to go out to the beaches here in Scotland, and fortunately, we had a nice day with some lovely weather and had a good day out.

It was good weather the whole week. Actually, I'm glad we could just let him out of the back garden and just play with his toys, and fortunately, we were able to have the vet come to the house for the … procedure. We didn't have the heart to drag him to the vet hospital about 15 miles away for the whole event; he always hated the damn place. We were lucky that the weather remained good, and we were able to do it outside.

In the end, it was… quick. This was not the first time I had been there for my pet; we had to put our first dog down. It wasn't easy either time, but I knew what was going to happened, and I was determined to be there through it. The hardest part, though, was how lively he seemed at times; he wasn't just laying down on the floor half dead.

We were all devastated, and it's still hard to try and get back to any semblance of 'normality at the moment. It's getting easier, but after everything that happened, my motivation is still a bit non-existent right now, and I am taking it bit by bit for now.

Overall, it has been a rough couple of weeks for my family and me, to say the least. We are all still adjusting to the loss; he was such a massive part of our lives that even now, sometimes I think I hear him running around my parent's house when I'm there, only to realise a moment later that he isn't there anymore.

I'm sure more than a few of you who will read this will be able to relate, have been or are still pet owners yourself. Many people will say just to get over it, that they were just animals. Though they are never just animals, are they, when they are your pets. They are your family, end of the story.

He had been with us ever since I was in my second year of high school; I think I was only about 12 or 13 years old, not exactly sure, to be honest, all the way through to the end of my fourth year of university last year. Looking back on it all, it was clear that he had been suffering for about a year.

Needless to say that my motivation to write, or to do anything really, has been shot to hell. I'm getting better, the excellent weather and the gyms having finally reopened again have certainly helped me get up and go, but it will still be a while before I get into a proper floor for writing again.

Sorry if I started to repeat myself or go in circles; I just wanted to let you all know what has been going on and just get some stuff off my chest. I hope that you guys can understand why I haven't kept to my original update deadline.

For a while, I seriously considered just abandoning this story and starting something else, but I have honestly been just overwhelmed by the amount of attention this story has received. At last, I check, this story has over 200 followers and at least 100 favourites of this story. I didn't expect that so many people would like this story; the first chapter was a bit rushed and

I won't be updating for a while, but I haven't given up on the series. I've been thinking of story ideas as of late and pondering on how to take the series moving forward. As you all can see, a lot has changed for both me and this story.

Originally, the Jewel Loving Sekire I was meant to be a short story for a writing competition for Alex-Kellar, an incredible artist that you should check out. If any of you are on Deviantart, you will not be disappointed.

I have a lot of ideas for the new version of the story played out and will be refining the ideas as I go on, but I want to layout—a lot of the details before I start committing to the storylines.

For starters, I will include a lot more Sekirei than there was in Canon. I have an in-universe reason for why there are many more Sekirei running around, but I won't spoil it for now, though I will say that I wasn't satisfied with everything regarding the Sekirei's backstory. Having 108 'Feathers' as it were and the past Sekirei could have been a bit more interesting if things were elaborated.

I intend to make the vast majority of the new Sekirei characters from other series; I won't spoil it but be on the lookout for the names of random Sekirei and their descriptions. Not every crossover Sekirei will be significant for the story but

I'll also be including some Ashikabi from other series where I think it would be better either for A) Storytelling or B) for a good laugh. If you want to suggest characters either for Sekirei or Ashikabi roles, just now that I will be putting all the hot and unordinary characters as Sekirei and the Ashikabi as the … 'normal' guys.

Lastly, I have decided to make the Jewel Loving Sekirei into an Emiya Clan level Harem story. And by that I mean, Shirou is going to have a massive flock of Sekirei. Shirou has had a lot of love in both the canon and fandom circles, and given that he has taken on at least half of the Protagonist role for Fate Grand Order, he has quite a few women in love with him in this timeline, to say the least.

I intend to make it a bit interesting by having more and more of the servants who fell in love with Shirou, either at Chaldea or in their own timelines, be reincarnated as Sekirei as well. Whether or not they still look the same as they did in their previous life will be up to how I decide to introduce them into the story, though if you do want a 'real' explanation for this in-universe, Zelretch or Merlin did it for a laugh. Whichever one of those two magical assholes you want to believe did, it is up to you.

Anyway, that went on longer than I thought it would, but I wanted to thank all of you, my dear readers, for all the love you have given this story. Knowing how many of yous enjoyed this s little project of mine has given me the desire to see it through to the end, and I hope you will all stay along for the ride.

I will be replacing this little notice with a proper second chapter and will have a new, re-edited version of the first chapter up for you fine folks by the end of May. I heard many of your comments about the issues in the first, and while I don't quite yet feel comfortable getting a prof reader, don't ask me why. I have gotten a premium Grammarly membership, and I have started some writing courses on Udemy to improve my skills, hopefully.

Goodbye for now, and I hope you will all continue looking forward to the next update; and I promise you to work my hardest to make it the best I can for all of you fine readers.