So I know you were expecting this update to be a new chapter, and it was almost finished. As I was writing the newest chapter I had reread the entire fic to get myself reacquainted with the story and characters. However when I got to parts containing Apollo or Hyperion I could not help but feel it was…off.
Now I'm not sure if it was because of how the characters were written or how they were represented or maybe I'm just overthinking it lol.
But after reading the fic again while I was writing the newest chapter the idea to do something about it stuck to me and at the moment there are two paths I can take.
The first one is revamping the old chapters. Correct errors I made and change certain dialouge or interactions. It certainly is the easiest course of action and would see the fic return to a maybe consistent upload schedule.
The second path is completely revamping the plot by taking out Apollo and Hyperion completely. This course of action might come as a shock but I'm highly considering this course of action. Apollo and Hyperion were…I'm not sure how to describe it but after reading their scenes I can't help but feel they destabilize the fic. Apollo being the captain from the future was okay but having Hyperion as Death felt like a good idea at first but after a while I've come to kind of regret it.
Its just hard to incorporate something like Death in this universe(for me) in a meaningful way and I feel like I have to force his relevancy after Nagazora(Hell even before the end of the arc it was a struggle). Anytime he pops up he doesn't act like Death but acts more like Haruto's second thoughts/voice and aside from certain scenes/interactions he doesn't add much to the story.
He was going to become relevant later on in the story but I felt by the time we actually got there he would just pop up and be like "Hello there" and I feel like I would be forcing a Deus Ex Machina.
Now to those who will say that a huge chunk of the story will be affected I do have a contingency plan. Other Haruto a.k.a Excalibur will be taking their spots. Of course not exactly taking their spots as I have to adapt the spot but you get what I mean. Other Haruto has a more significant role in the story(Hell he's a significant chunk of the last half of the story).
A mix of Honkai Star Rail and Gundam Witch From Mercury influenced this course of action.
Now some of you might say that you guys don't care about them and that I should continue on with the story. I know that if I don't fix this it'll nag me whenever I write and kill off my enjoyment of writing this fic which will lead to me scrapping it.
Which I don't want to do after pouring so much time and energy into this story.
So for the foreseeable future this fic will be on a Hiatus while I think of the best course of action and editing the fic accordingly. If you have thoughts on my dilemma you're welcome to share but at the end of the the final decision is made by me, the writer.
Until then everyone!
