Heroes

by The Four Crosses

A powerful figure has returned to Orario seeking Bell. What does this person want? What will happen to Bell and all those around him? How will the gods react, and, more importantly, what will they uncover upon their return? (My not so grand return to Fanfiction is here!)

52. Announcement: Requests

Hello guys. I debated for a while whether or not to make this its own "chapter" or wait for the next true chapter, but I decided that I didn't want to ruin the Bell X Aiz lemon with my own BS, so here it is.

I apologize if this comes across as rude, but from henceforth, I will no longer be accepting requests for this story. By this, I don't mean criticisms, those are important for the development and improvement of this story. If I make a mistake of some sort, please do tell me. No, what I mean are things like "Can you do this?" or "I'd really like it if X got with Y.". Things like that.

The reason for this is because I have lost control of this story. In my attempt to please you all, I sacrificed the integrity of this story and made it into a jumbled mess where I scrambled to try to make things work. The last few months have been exceedingly frustrating for me because of this and have, as you all have likely noticed, resulted in longer wait times for new chapters. To put it simply, I have come to dread writing this story a bit.

I do not blame any of those who have made requests for this, of course not, that would be monstrously unfair. This is entirely my fault, however, the problem remains. This story, in a sense, has been lost to me, because of my attempts to please those who made requests.

This has also caused, regrettably and despite my earlier words, quite a bit of resentment within me. This resentment is unjust and unfair, but it is there. I have felt for some time that some people have abused my generosity and tried to turn MY story into THEIR story. Again, this is unjust and very much NOT their fault, it is simply how I have felt in my frustration over the feeling of having lost both my own work -which I have dedicated thousands of hours to- and the enjoyment I receive from writing.

So, in order to rid myself of these bitter feelings and to recapture the joy I feel from writing by ensuring this story and all my stories are MY stories, I will no longer accept requests. I apologize for this and my past failures and I hope you can forgive me, though I will understand if think negatively of me.

On the matter of the story, I am working on the next chapter and I will make it to the best of my ability, of that I promise.

Thank you all, and have a wonderful day.