Important Announcement
Hello, readers. I am sorry to say this, but this story will be under an indefinite hiatus. I may or may not delete the story, but I will leave it as-is until I decide. The chance of me coming back to finish this story is highly unlikely, and it will stay unfinished until further notice.
Please know that this decision is not due to reception or the media I have written the stories about, but rather a set of circumstances that have led me to abandon this story, which I will explain later. Do also note that these circumstances may be issues I personally have with the story that readers may not have, but make me want to drop it.
I just wanted to let you all know so you can stop waiting for updates, as they will likely never come. If there is a demand, I will post a chapter containing a simple overview of what would have happened in the story had I finished it.
Do note that this story will not reflect any stories I make in the future, and I will likely never revisit these concepts.
Now, for some explaining.
The reason I have chosen to drop this story is mainly due to one personal glaring issue I have with it: it is a product of an unfortunate time for my writing.
See, at the time of writing this story, I had no plan for the plot. All it really was about was "Shove Soundwave in the Riordanverse and let hijinks ensue" and nothing else. I had no plan for a plot, and it showed. If I had a penny for every time I went back to revise/edit/completely change an earlier chapter while writing a new chapter, I'd be able to buy the Robot Paradise RP-01 Acoustic Wave (3rd Party Masterpiece-style Soundwave) and the Cassetticon pack. I truly had no idea what I was doing, and there are the abandoned plot points, arcs that go nowhere, and lack of a plot to show for it. Hell, I changed the identity of "The Dreamer" five times.
In addition, I just really hate how I characterized everyone. I made Soundwave too strong, made the demigods too weak, made some questionable characterization choices, and made Clarisse and Ares' characters solely revolve around being "the jerks." Hell, I believe I had butchered everyone. I think the only ones I didn't butcher were Rumble and Frenzy. And that's saying something considering those guys' characters are as flat as a cereal box.
Lastly, I just don't like the quality of the story overall. It was a much younger me's first attempt at a story where I didn't know what I was doing nor how to make a story, and it is glaringly obvious (to me, at least). Also, the grammar was just abysmal. Couldn't go five seconds without a large flaw. I know you probably don't mind, but I really do.
I did have some fun with this story's creation, don't get me wrong. And, for what it is, it could have been way worse. I just can't see myself finishing it because of how many problems I have with it. And it sucks because the story is so close to being done, but I just can't finish it for the time being.
In all, this is the unfortunate product of a young, aspiring writer who had no idea what they were writing nor how to write it, and it shows.
Of course, I have learned some things from this.
One: at least have a general plan for what the story is, as it avoids me going back and fixing the first chapter while I'm writing the ninth chapter.
Two: balance the characters. Making one character disproportionately powerful compared to the others with no good reason just makes a bland story.
Three: make sure I know what I'm doing. Don't just barf up ideas.
Four: invest in spell check. I've thankfully downloaded Grammarly, and that has done wonders with my grammar.
Until the next time I find the motivation to continue this story, farewell.