The following chapter was included 3 years ago, to inform my readers that I was going to discontinue the story. It is, in fact, obsolete. Go on to Chapter 6 to read on, or continue below if you would like to know why I stopped writing it those years ago.

HOWEVER, BE WARNED THAT IT INCLUDES (A) MASSIVE SPOILER(S)!

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Hello, everyone. I'm sure that many of you who read this are repeat readers. I know for a fact
that I would be. Still, the news I bear will certainly anger, if not sadden, you. I have decided
to discontinue this story. Yes, that is correct: the Dual Realms Saga will no longer exist. I
will still keep this story up here, but no updates will come.

SPOILERS

Explanations are in order, I guess. Writing this story has been a very, very arduous task for
me. I have not written a third-person story for a long, long time, and I was testing my hand
at working with pre-made characters, not ones I designed fully on my own. Plus, handling all
the concepts and sub-plots was a complete and insane hassle, and that tore up the story for
me. The most annoying sub-plot to maintain was the fact that Shin/Tenshi was Lan and Mayl's
daughter (oh my!), since I had to try to keep the relationship a secret while hinting at it for a while.

END SPOILERS

I am eternally grateful for all the feedback I received for writing this. I have forged some
good friendships, even becoming a member of a reviewer's website. The only thing that kept
me going was all the fans. I never actually had people respond to my work personally,
without my asking beforehand.

Alas, this is not the end of my work. I am writing a new story, but it will be an original story.
I am not sure how it will work, but it may just be a one-shot, sort of a transition until I can
find a bigger story to work on. For the time being, my other stories are still up. The
Phantom's Kiss, which is my most proud work of my lifetime of fifteen years, is there and
just waiting to be experienced again. I urge you to read it if you liked Dual Realms. IceFire
Sanctuary only has its first chapter up right now, and continuation is pending. It is a
suspense fic, with some more gruesome scenes but there is plenty of other, more heartening
events, including the ever great romance. The Covenant of the Antimagics is actually a
co-written story, which I helped produce with my younger sister of twelve years. It is really,
really funny and a great place to turn after such a dark time here.

Remember, this is not the end. If you would like to respond to this, just review. I will be in
dormancy for a small while, searching for an inspiration to write about. Until then, keep me
and the art of writing with you always.

Pyrestrike

If you would like to be updated to my work, just send an e-mail w/ the subject "Update me". That's
all it will take, and I will bookmark you and keep you posted on anything I do. My e-mail address is remember to check out my other fics. The link is on my pen name. Thanks again.