Hello! This is the creator here. I'm sure you are waiting for a new chapter, and I assure you, it is being worked on. I write very weirdly in the way where I write in block text then go back and format it later. I have several chapters written, but I haven't had motivation to go back and format them, eheheh. Anyways, this is going to be an intermission chapter to give a little inside detail on the future of this fanfiction. But before I go on, I strongly encourage you to read my Bio on my account, as it gives more insight on my life struggles and what I aspire to be. I'll go through a small personal review of each of the chapters so far, then I'll go into a deep dive behind thought process on the new characters.

Chapter 1:

I wrote this chapter... like what? 3 years ago? It's crazy to see how much I've grown in my writing since starting. I've worked on other small project as well, but none finished and most left behind as a forgotten memorial of my growth. I'm glad I've stuck so long with this one though, it gives me extreme joy in life and fulfills a purpose I never knew I had. Anyways, for this chapter, this is one I'd like to rewrite in order to elongate and go further in depth of the heroes summoning. I was still learning my pacing at the time, and so it went by extremely quick with almost no flavor to it at all. This and chapter 7 (Which I will go over later) are the two I'd want to redo the most.

Chapter 2:

This one I think is better than Chapter 1, in terms of pacing and quality. In case you haven't realized, I ADORE Raphtalia. It goes a lot deeper than just "Oh, she's my favorite character." I won't go too much in depth (though it very much seems I am, I could go on for hours) but she gave my hope in a time of extreme despair. I had just lost my brother, who I knew for not more than 12 hours. I was in a really, really shitty scenario, and I may seem like I'm playing the victim, but it's true. Raphtalia gave me hope. What's actually crazy is what she did for Naofumi is what she did for me. This sounds asinine, but without Raphtalia, I, one hundred percent, without a doubt, would've ended my life by my own hands. It's crazy the love I have for a fictional character, but it gives me the option, every day, to continue living life. I'm a little insane, but aren't all great people of history know to have a little bit of crazy going on?

Chapter 3:

This chapter is... fine. Not exceptionally good nor bad, but honestly just eh. I wish I could tweak the big speech towards Raphtalia to make it flow better, but mistakes like that help me grow to be better in future writing. I will say, the Tavern did not discriminate against demi-humans as a business, but the overall demeanor of the waiters and some taverners have a negative bias towards demi-humans. The waiter we had talked to had supposedly been peer-pressured by some other employees to take the role of our waiter. Also, the term "Asexual" most likely doesn't exist in that world. I used the word accidentally without thinking that, so that's on me.

Chapter 4:

This is pretty standard dialogue, except for the bit with the Shield. I will say, the Spirit of the Shield and the voice heard in my ear are not the same. Take that as you will.

Chapter 5:

I enjoyed the last portion of this chapter, but not so much as the first. The currency in my mind is super wack, like how would a human be like 5 times cheaper than a toothbrush? Though that is the kind of world they live in I suppose.

Chapter 6:

Ahh, the moment of truth! Every part of Maddox's plan went accordingly, as if he was bending reality to his will. Malty can shove her BS accusation up her ass, and most Shield Hero fans would agree. However, this trial was a turning point, as this is most likely the last guaranteed expected outcome for the rest of the series. This part was written well in my opinion, but it suffered the same pacing issue as Chapter 1, though not as heavily.

Chapter 7:

The first half was actually really good, depsite saying how much I want to rewrite it. I actually almost forgot that the thief was in the first half of this chapter, and that's one of my favorite moments so far. However... the second half I want to completely scrap. Well, not completely. But the 3DS part was absolute dogshit and I wish I never wrote it. There was no point of ever writing that into existence, as it did nothing then and will continue to do nothing in the future. I will omit it when I eventuallygo back and rewrite this fanfic. Eventually.

Chapter 8:

Another good chapter. I think my quality of writing drastically picks up from here, and I love chapters 8-10 to death. I wasn't completely sure about Docs sudden outburst about Maddox's Tourettes, but I think it was okay to keep. Also, in future chapters, the medicine isn't written as being taken, but I assure you it is. I just wasn't sure how to implement it most times.

Chapter 9:

(OMYGOSH LYNN THE SKRUNKLY SCRIMBLO I LOVE HER SO MUCH.)

Ahem. So. Lynn. I wrote her. She is definitely a character who exists. I have had SO much fun writing her, in this and future chapters, and I dearly hope you all will love her as much as I do. I'll post more in her bio down below, but I didn't know how good it felt to be so proud of your own creation. Almost parental, though I have never wanted kids a day in my life. Strange.

Chapter 10:

The figure who has all but none of the features. A mysterious entity, not good nor bad, but one who watches over all. Interesting... very interesting indeed.

Character Bios!

I'll only go into a couple here, for the sake of doing more later, so I'll be going over Lynn, and Kaeya at the moment. I have pictures of Lynn and Kaeya that I drew myself! I'm not extremely proficient at drawing, but I was like, why not? I think I did well enough to get my point across.

Lynn:
Her personality isn't shown much in Chapters 9-10, but I have some Chapters planned to be the goober of the party, but having a lot of secrets and seems to understand more than she lets on. Unable to speak renders her past indescribable, but her future holds a lot more than an average side character. As it's said, she is deaf. I noticed I haven't even stated her other condition yet, which is something I corrected in Chapter 11 (Soon to be published, I promise). I'll just do it now, for the sake of ease. I wrote her to have some level of Autism. I'm not on the spectrum myself, as far as I know, so I wasn't exactly sure how to write it as such. I've heard that cases vary immensely, so I stuck with sensitivity to certain physical touches, as well as not liking light all to much. She wears the sweatshirt's hood Maddox gave her constantly, as it gives a feeling of security as well as reminding her of the person she cares for much so, (AKA, Maddox). The drawings I made don't show her wearing the hood, and that's definitely because I wanted to show her iconically large hair and not because I haven't figured out how to draw hoods yet. (Spoiler, it's both). I actually imagined her with hair similar to Haru's from Persona 5, except it was ash gray and curves inward a lot more. I like how I changed it though, it's a lot of fun to draw and I think it makes her pop a bit more.

Kaeya:

I'm uncertain about his backstory. I like the adventurer tag I gave him. "Fighter of Former Glory and The Avenger." I'm thinking of changing the tag to "Fighter of Former Glory and Honor." Similar, but I think it rolls off the tongue better. Let me know what you guys think. I think you guys have a pretty good description of his personality, so I think I'll leave this bit off here and let the rest come to me later, when I write his character arc.

Overall, I'm extremely grateful towards everyone reading. It means the world to me knowing people enjoy my content, and every viewer takes one step forward into my dream becoming my reality. Again, I encourage you to read my Bio if you are curious, but I understand if you are here for the fic alone. If you have any comments, questions, concerns, feedback, anything! Ask me and I'll be happy to answer. (No Spoilers Though!) And so, the journey of Maddox Fulbright continue, along with Raphtalia, hailing from Luralona Village and Lynn, the Prodigy of Unwieldable magic. Stay tuned, for the next couple chapters are filled with some interesting turns, revelations, and another showing of Bitch getting what she deserves (Chapter 13, I will go ahead and say) Thanks guys, and live on!

Edit: I realize you can't put images on these docs, so I posted a google doc instead. Here you go! (Let me know if something breaks or goes wrong)

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