Weekly Update and Thank You
My beloved readers, thank you so much for your continued support. It is a true delight to entertain you, to read through your comments, and share your creativity to the world. I've decided to make these updates a weekly thing in order to keep you all up-to-date on the progress of the story and give myself the necessary time to thank you all for your contributions. So without further ado, let us get right to it. Before beginning, I would like to first give a general thank-you to ALL of my readers. It gives me true delight to know that this story is delighting you. Thank you AngeLight952, CorinnetheAnime, Epsilon Tarantula, FanOfKings, Ghost83, Greninja, kaploblast, Kurogane Fang, Nox Descious, Shimmering Sky, Solphage, and now MaesLawliet for each of your contributions. I love them all and promise to feature them in future chapters. Remember that if I haven't shown any of your characters yet, it doesn't mean I don't like them, and it doesn't mean I have forgotten about them. However, as I have received numerous messages concerning the appearances of certain characters, I wish to once again assure each of my contributors that I plan on featuring each of their contributions. There may be a wait time, similar to the wait time all Ruri fans suffered through, but one thing I wish to avoid is featuring a character just for the sake of featuring the character rather than because it would make sense to introduce that character at that given time in the story.
Nevertheless, I have recently received a wonderful idea from Greninja which I have taken the liberty of adapting into something a little bigger. It is my great delight to announce that in addition to each of these weekly updates featuring a progress report and thank you, I will be providing readers with an opportunity to get to know the original characters introduced in "Signs of Renewal" by hosting weekly Question and Answer segments for the characters! Here's how it will work:
Each reader can submit exactly ONE question to any character of their choice. This can be an original character contributed by the fans or any anime original character featured in "Signs of Renewal." I will compile your questions together, and then next week, you will get an answer directly from the mouth of the character you asked the question to. So without further ado, let's begin by listing the Original Characters who have appeared thus far in "Signs of Renewal." (Characters are listed in alphabetical order).
Name: Elizaveta Ivanov / Original concept by: Donjusticia / Deck: Unrevealed / Allegiance: Dark Signers / Status: Active / Brief overview: Elezaveta is an Arrest Corps officer and Pyotr's sister. Initially distrustful of Ruri, she decided to join her cause in order to provide a future for her sick father.
Emma Grayson / Original concept by: Donjusticia / Deck: Stygian / Allegiance: Phoenix Guard / Status: Active / Brief overview: A retired Security officer who took part in the arrest of Sergey Volkov.
Garret Kinsley / Original concept by: Donjusticia / Deck: Unknown / Allegiance: Dark Signers / Status: Active / Brief overview: One of Ruri's disciples.
Gin Tami / Original concept by: Greninja / Deck: Unknown / Allegiance: None / Status: Active / Brief overview: A Tops civilian who recently witnessed the arrest of her father.
Kyosuke Kiryu II / Original concept by: FanOfKings / Deck: Infernity / Allegiance: Phoenix Guard / Status: Active / Brief overview: The adopted son of Kyosuke Kiryu, and later, of Emma and Enoch Grayson.
Mita Takeda / Original concept by: Donjusticia / Deck: Unknown / Allegiance: Dark Signers / Status: Active / Brief overview: One of Ruri's disciples.
Pyotr Ivanov / Original concept by: Donjusticia / Deck: Unknown / Allegiance: Dark Signers / Status: Active / Brief overview: Joined Ruri as one of her disciples in order to build a better future for his family.
Santiago Guevarra / Original concept by: Donjusticia / Deck: Unknown but presumably has Accel Synchro monsters / Status: Active / Brief overview: One of Ruri's disciples.
Most of these characters are my own original characters, but by next week, I hope to be introducing A LOT of your original characters. In the meantime, I hope you will all take advantage of the wonderful opportunity to get to know the characters that have been shown so far. If you have any questions about what to do for this, please PM me.
Now for a progress report. I was happy to be able to complete yet another chapter of "Signs of Renewal" this week. However, as you all may have suspected, with the return of the school year, you may be seeing a slow-down in new content. I will continue to post these weekly updates, but new chapters may not be submitted on a weekly basis as they have been in the past. I have no intention of quitting, but expect to see a slow-down of new content. Thank you all very much for your continued support. I know it can feel excruciatingly painful having to wait for your characters to make an appearance, but know that I am mindful of the wait, and I am constantly working to make each of their debuts the best they can be! If you need some therapy while you're waiting, let me know and I'll see what I can do. Until then, this is Donjusticia, comparing the blackness of the circles underneath my eyes to the darkness of space, and finding the night sky bright by comparison. ;)
And now, in order to comply with guidelines, here's a sneak peek of the upcoming chapter:
Part 1: Chapter 11 – Folktales
The professor rubbed the metal plate on his head as he scrolled through various recordings of Ruri and Rin staying in their towers, submitting to academia experiments in the labs, and occasionally, interacting with each other under close supervision. It was maddening to think that someone had managed to take both girls away from him and he needed to know everything that had led up to the incident.
Ruri and Rin had been escorted from their towers the night previous to the incident in order to take part in various tests whose success was contingent upon their interactions with one another. Selena had, of course, been unavailable for participation, but one of Leo's top agents, known simply as The Doctor, had assured him that a great deal of useful information would be gained from the experimentation.
Now, barely a day later, The Doctor and the girl's bodyguards, Apollo, and Diana, had all been destroyed, and Ruri and Rin had fled Academia.
