AN: to those of you wondering what this story is, let me give you a bit of background; A little over three years ago, I was introduced to the world of Warhammer 40k by my best friend, whom I have now eclipsed in terms of knowledge about the setting. It wasn't until just over a year ago that I actually got into the tabletop and into the deeper aspects of the lore, with my knowledge of it coming to a head more recently.
About two years ago I published the first chapter of my currently longest fic on any site; Warhammer, Adventures of the Two. This was a collabrative project with the person who introduced me to 40k, and who has helped me start several stories in the past (he's often gone under the moniker 'JohnElysium') and was an effort to recreate one of the genre's of fanfiction that I've always been fascinated by, that being Self Inserts. There are dozens of these stories on all platforms, many of which are excellently well written and I enjoy whole-heartedly, and others that are… well… less well written. I'll readily admit, when I first published that story, I was very limited in my knowledge of the lore; I hadn't read any of the books, hadn't played any of the games, and didn't even own any products from Games Workshop. This… has changed, in recent times. As it stands I currently own just under 6000 points of necrons, with various models from other factions, probably enough to run in killteam but I'm unsure.
Along with my collection of models, my knowledge of the lore has also grown heavily. I own and have read several books published by Black Library, and have actually studied the lore in excessive detail, including trolling the Wiki, reading fanfiction by other authors, reading codexes and other books by GW, or watching/listening to videos by lore youtubers such as 40k Theories, Lutien09, and Arch Warhammer. Because of this, I have gone back and read through my original story and… well, there's a lot I got wrong. A lot.
It's honestly to the point where I've pretty much considered it unsalvagable at this point. From how Chaos works, to the complete misconceptions of the Necrons, to my utter failure at understanding Eldar society and social structure. Not to mention several grammar and sentence structure mistakes that, as I have grown older and more experienced, have started to make me cringe. In a way, I'm glad I wrote the story, as it was a writing experience that made me the author I am today, and I hope to continue writing other fics as well as my own original story (if I can ever finish it).
All that said; Warhammer, Adventures of the two will not be continuing. I've considered doing a rewrite, maybe just keep going and ignore all the problems it has, but I can't bring myself to do that. I can't just keep going because all of those problems are so glaring and I can't get past how much it urks me due to the fact that I know the lore now and can better write it, but I can't just rewrite it because many of the major plot-points rely on flawed information on my part. Instead, I've decided to write a new story.
'Eight Pointed Star' will, in a way, be very similar to Adventures of the Two. It will feature some of the same characters, and some of the less-flawed plot hooks, as well as be an attempt at a self insert in a way that isn't so blatant and flawed. If you know anything about 40k, that title should tell you more about what I'm planning than anything else.
Regardless, thank you to everyone who has read this mess of a story, and thank you for leaving whatever praise or criticism you have, as I can safely say it has done more to make me a better writer than you may know.