I really don't know how to say this. It's actually somewhat difficult, despite it being positive. I'll start with this: this story is dying. There's no denying that. My last few updates have been far and few between, the quality (at least in my mind) has been slowly degenerating, and I have been quickly losing my ideas and my will to write for it.
So, as of today, "Sinnoh Stories – The Legend of Volkner" is cancelled.
But this is for the better. I have long since been slowly losing my interest in this story, because of all the twists and turns I threw in – things thrown in because I wanted to take the lazy way out of certain plots, and continued only for the sake of continuity. I'm not going to lie. The story, the way it's heading at the moment? I hate it. But I don't want it to die.
But Ian! You said this was positive! How is that positive?
Simple, voice in my head. It will be started up again, under the new name of "Rebirth of Sinnoh – Volkner's Tale". Once again, why start it up new? Because this version will not only be a revised version of the original, but it will contain all new content, and it will remove some old content. I can guarantee two things: one, the premise of the story will be the same. Two, the characters will be the same – jerkish Volkner, excitable Gardenia and her accent, Jasmine and her shy demeanor, the mysterious Mana... all of the main characters will not be going anywhere. But other than these two guarantees, content will have the very high chance of being radically different.
I will be working on this very hard, and can guarantee one other thing: a release date!
The prologue and first chapter of "Rebirth of Sinnoh – Volkner's Tale" will be released on August 15th, 2011! Looking forward to seeing you guys again!