Fellow readers of "Symphony of Madness":
It makes me sad to say this, but this story is discontinued from this point on.
Reasons?
Because I simply see it as the best choice. And allow me to explain.
I have had a lot of ideas stored up ready to be written down, but I was more than anxious to get to the third part; yes, the series would be having a third part and it shall, only in a different way. After pondering and pondering, I've come to the realization I can't continue this story: I have unwillingly put myself in the middle of a messy storyline with, to my impression, several discontinuities. At the same time, I haven't felt quite satisfied with the latest chapters, as if I was forcing it. I may have suffered through Writer's Block, I don't doubt it, so I want to turn things around. So, I have decided to build a different kind of series. That series will be as following:
The first part of the series will still be "Dawn of Uroboros", since that was the beginning of everything and was too much of a good story (since I think I did quite well with that one) to be taken down. That sets the beginning.
The second part will be a bridge story, five-six chapters at the most, so as to build up the third part… which would pretty much act as the second part if it weren't for the bridge story, but since I want to write about the events that lead up to the third part and how everything gets solved, the bridge story will be SoM's substitute. Why? Because I have new ideas and I don't want to waste time wracking my brains and not getting anything. This bridge story, mind you, will include fragments previously seen in SoM; those, I consider vital for everything to flow out. More details will be coming out in my profile.
The third part has now its official title: "Everything We Fight For", and it will take place seven years after the bridge story. Its summary is as follows:
It's been seven years, seven years since Chris' suffering at the hands of the Uroboros virus. Now he and Jill, along with their seven year old son, must fight against the shadows threaten to drive them apart yet, at the same time, bring them closer than ever before. They must protect everything they've ever fought for, no matter the cost.
A final word of warning: the bridge story will feature a couple of twist that deviate from SoM's storyline, so there will be two independent series: that comprised of DoU and SoM, and the other one comprised of DoU, the bridge story (title pending), and "Everything We Fight For."
I do have to apologize if anybody feels bad or disappointed by this change, but I saw it as the best choice. My ideas were going slack and I came up with brand new ones during my Easter break, ones that have potential and backgrounds I hadn't explored before. So, new series, here I come!
You can re-read DoU again so as to get an idea of how things will flow out, but the bridge story will be up this weekend. I'll spend as much free time as I get building it so as it all goes smoothly and quickly. Those who enjoyed "Symphony of Madness" will still be able to go over it, since it won't be taken down.
Last, but not least, I have to thank everybody who stuck by me throughout the story, even those who dropped it after an endless period of time without updates. I was glad to see the attention it got during its first moments after its inception, and I shall see to it that the next series doesn't disappoint. In fact, I'm quite positive about it. And besides, we all need to start from scratch some other time, get a blank slate. It's my turn now.
One final thanks and I'll see you around in the next series!
.-SnipingWolf