So, before anyone says anything, this story is not getting canned. You can relax. I've got this bitch planned out and everything, and it would be very, very poor taste to delete something when I feel like it's just getting to the good shit, especially since the next chapter is gonna focus more on Zarc and Ray's relationship (which I've done a poor job of showing in this fanfic, all things considered).

Having said that... You all probably expected this, but Pendulum's Fifth Swing is going into hiatus. When it will end, I have no idea. As I said earlier, the story is planned out from start to finish.

The main problem...is the duels. (sigh) I don't know how other YGO authors do it, but writing the duels, much less actually making the outlines and doing card research for said duels, really takes the piss out of me. That goes double for making original cards. That's why I've almost always asked for help from Donjusticia, a YGO author himself, in making the duels and I just make it come to life. The amount of duels I've made and featured in this story is dismal, to say the least. Not helping matters is that my interest in YGO has severely waned over the last couple of months.

To reiterate, this story is not being deleted, it's just going to take a long ass break. When it will be back from hiatus, I have no idea. Apologies in advance, everyone.

On an unrelated note, there will be another updated notice that should be up in, say, a few days? Saturday? Sunday? Honestly, it depends on how active I am around then and if I've got everything all set up. It's, well, something I've been working on for a very long time and is, in fact, why I've been gone from writing fanfiction for so long. The announcement and notice will be posted across all of my fanfics, including those on Sufficient Velocity.

That's it for now. Cheers everyone.