An important message/possible goodbye

Hello everyone. JustAnotherGuy04 here.

I wanted to write this message to explain my situation, both as to why it took so long for me to release the last chapters of this story and as to how I'll be continuing from this point on. I feel like I need to get this off my chest and that you all deserve to know.

There were a couple of reasons as to why I took so long to finally finish this story. For starters, I've been trying to find a job for myself, but haven't had much luck. I did get employed at one place, but I was unfortunately abused there and I had to leave. My unemployment has been a big source of discomfort for my mental state, which hasn't helped me get into writing.

However, my biggest issue was my feelings towards the current state of RWBY. Because of this, I not only lost a good amount of my willpower to continue writing these stories, but I think I may have unconsciously not have wanted to finish this story due to what it would mean for me.

When I first got into RWBY, I honestly fell in love with it. I loved the great world that had been created and I especially loved the characters, who were just a ton of fun to follow. Knowing that this was a passion project created by a few individuals made it feel even better, as it felt like something truly special. In short, I was a big fan.

Unfortunately, that is no longer the case, as the RWBY I once loved is now dead and gone, destroyed by the current scumbags that call themselves writers.

At first, I began hearing all sorts of terrible stories surrounding RT. These included Shane's message, the whole KickVic mess (before anyone starts commenting about how Vic's accusers wouldn't have lied, check out Brian Banks or Kenan Basic), Michael Quinn (RT's VP) getting arrested for domestic abuse that the other people in the company were aware of, the doxxing done by Shannon McCormick, plagiarism as well as their voice actors and other employees acting horribly and making terrible comments. To my great shame, on some of these cases I often tried to rationalize these horrible things, like there was another way to look at it. In the end, I had to face the facts and see the truth about RT.

However, one could still separate the art from the artist, which is something a lot of people do. Sadly for me, that didn't help me at all. The people currently behind RWBY have destroyed the series with their horrendous writing. I tried my best to focus on the good and ignore the bad, but to no avail. It was clear to me the show was no longer what it was.

The worst for me was how the characters I used to love were all ruined. Ruby was supposed to be the protagonist of the series, but a lot of times felt like a mascot that said cliché anime lines about friendship. Adam was reduced from an imposing figure from Blake's past into a whiny yandere ex-boyfriend. The most heartbreaking for me was how my favorite character, Yang, was reduced from the fun big sister of the group into the girlfriend (in the most forced and terribly-written romance) of what became the absolute worst character of the series, Blake. Blake herself used to be one of my favorite characters, until she became a whiny, angsty, runaway teenage princess, who was gifted with a harem for no reason. And before anyone says anything, I am very aware of the type of pairings I've written in my stories, but I would NEVER force them to become canon, even if I was given the chance to do so.

I once called Miles and Kerry thieves, but that was an insult to thieves. These bastards, along with everyone else that took part in destroying RWBY, are absolute scum. They called Monty their friend, only to completely defile his legacy while using his name with smiles on their faces. This shows me that they never gave a damn about him and only wanted to take his creation for themselves to do whatever they wanted with it, while harassing the people that actually cared about him and his vision, including his wife.

Because of the current state of RWBY, I no longer can bring myself to write these stories any longer. It has basically killed all of my motivation and passion to do so. This is a real shame to me, as I actually had a bunch of stories I still wanted to write on this site, but I no longer can bring myself to do so. I fear it would only lead to poor quality stories and I want to give you all better stuff to read.

My departure from this site is not something I am doing easily. Ever since I started posting stories here, I've had a truly great time. I've made some very dear friends through this site, met some incredible people and felt absolutely blessed from all the great experiences I've had. I never wanted to leave like this, but without something to be passionate to write about, I just can't go on. In this situation, I have to leave this community even if I don't want to.

I've even tried to find new things to write about without any success. I tried stories like My Hero Academia, Jujutsu Kaisen, Black Clover and many others, but it never helped. Even if I liked some of these series, I just couldn't get as passionate over them as I was with RWBY. Even if I were to try, I doubt I'd be able to do any stories with those series. My heart just isn't with them. I'm not saying this as any type of an attack on these series or their fans. This is just how I feel.

However, me leaving fanfiction doesn't mean I'm quitting writing completely. For some time now, I've been working on my original stories and I'm planning to release them as web-novels sometime in the future. Maybe I will see some of you again when I start publishing those. That would make me very happy.

Sadly, me writing fanfiction on this site isn't going to continue for long at the very least. I need something to be passionate about in order to continue doing this and I no longer have that.

In some of my author's notes I talked about possibly doing one last story, but I'm no longer sure if I can find the motivation for it. I need to really think about it and see what I truly want to do. At the earliest, I would come back within a year, but I'm not making any promises.

If there are those who think I'm doing this in order to have a "popular opinion", let me end that idea right here. I don't care about how popular my opinion is. In fact, I'm sure my opinion will make me very unpopular. I would rather be here and love RWBY the same way I used to, but I would just be lying to myself. I have to be honest with myself and this is unfortunately how I truly feel. I wish this wasn't the case, but that's how it is.

I will always cherish the good times and great friends I had during my time on this site. To all of you who have supported me through this, I give you my thanks. You all made this a pretty great ride.

With love to all my supporters

JustAnotherGuy04