7/12/2020 God, how long has it been? Well, I'm sure you can guess, based on my last update/publish and now. Yes, I have updated finally. A good few years in the making. I was hesitant, I really was, but I consider it a selfish journey of mine, so I hope you guys don't mind.

I posted a lot about my thoughts and ideas in the first chapter of Years of Lost Redux, but I'll do my best to give a more succinct version on my profile.

1) I've been wanting to re-write Years of Lost Find Their Owner ever since chapter 6, and I pretty much used chapter 7 as a testing ground for that. I was unsure, but I eventually decided to re-write it. I've grown a lot since first publishing that story, over 6 years to be exact, and I wanted to do the story justice. I apologize if you wanted me to continue the original, and I can only hope you enjoy my rework, this time with an ending. :p

2) I'm keeping the content of Years of Lost Redux pretty much as it was back then; that is, pre-volume 3 for the most part. There may be a few tweaks or additions, but nothing game-changing like Salem. Maybe in the future (See points 4 and 5 for further explanation).

3) I have no idea if I'll continue or rework my other stories. Years of Lost is too special to me to let sit like I did. I love all of my stories, I do, but Years of Lost was my first foray into something more unique and using, for the most part, my own ideas. I'm already taking a huge risk with this re-write, and I don't think it's fair to my other stories to try the same thing without putting the heart in them that they deserve.

4) Let's talk about the RWBY franchise itself. Hoo boy. Lot to unpack. Back when volume 4 came out, I found it increasingly difficult to watch. Not because the show just nose-dived in quality (though if that's what you think, more power to you. Everyone has their own opinions), but between Monty Oum's passing and how my life was kinda spiraling out of control at the time, I wasn't sure how I felt about it. As such, I stopped watching, and have only recently regained the desire to catch up on the show. And since then, a lot has changed. I honestly don't know how I feel about writing RWBY anymore. That's why rewriting Years of Lost is such a big risk. I don't know how this is going to turn out, but I'm sticking with it, and I can promise there will be a conclusion. After that though, I honestly don't know. I really don't. And I refuse to make any more promises in regards to that.

5) Final thoughts, I guess. First off, I don't promise a schedule. I'll only say that I'll try to update once a month, if not, I can almost guarantee once every other month. I'm sticking with this, but after I finish, we'll see how I feel about writing RWBY. If I do feel the spark, then I hope you guys are willing to put up with me again. If I don't though, then this will be the last time you guys see me upload it. It'll suck, it really will, but, and call me selfish, I want some actual closure, send myself off on a semi-high note, or at least with a smile on my face, and I hope I can leave you guys with some closure as well. We all grow up, grow out of things we once loved. Some stick, some don't, and all we can do is give it a proper home in our minds as something we look back on fondly. That's what I want RWBY to be, good writing or bad, poor decisions and otherwise. This show is very special to me, as I'm sure it is to all of you who have read or are currently reading my stories, and it's my hope that, whether it ends with Years of Lost Redux or I continue writing RWBY for at least a little bit longer, that I write something that you all enjoy.