So, as you all have no doubt noticed, I have all but abandoned this story.
Despite my constant assurances, I have not dedicated more time to Heroes and improving my turn-over schedule for chapters. I have also utterly failed to keep my promises to check my Private Messages, in large part out of shame for the first failure.
The reason for my near abandonment is multifold. One: I have dedicated more time to my own writing. I have continued my Triumvirate series and even started an audio-series/novelette series called Lord Rakesbane, both of which have had a lot of my focus. Secondly and sadly, I'm less interested in Danmachi and anime in general. I can't remember the last time I binged a series or watched an episode with Bell and our band of adventurers. Or...perhaps it's not that I've lost interest, as I still read manga almost daily, but I may have lost patience. Now it seems I only have the time for a quick chapter update or clip on Youtube, not full series. It's an admittedly odd place to be. Thirdly, life in general has gotten in the way, as it does. Work and my weight loss journey have eaten a huge amount of my time and energy, often leaving me an unmotivated mess. What's left of my motivation usually goes to the previous mentioned personal works.
All that said, I can't, in good consciousness, just drop this story. In the last five years, there have been times that this story has been an anchor for me and quite literally given me a reason not to end my life. Bell's struggles in this story are deeply personal to me and echo a lot of my own experiences with suicidal thoughts. Many times I have said to myself, "I can't die yet, I have to finish this story. It would be unfair to leave people hanging forever." So…I will not abandon the story.
However…in the spirit of fairness and in acknowledgment of my own colossal failure to keep my own promises, I am opening this story up for others. If you are interested in either rewriting this story so it's less titanic and jumbled or if you'd like to continue it down your own path, I grant you full permission to do so. If you would like to know the plan I have in mind for the rest of the story, feel free to message me, I will read them this time, if only to give you my personal email which I not fail to check.
I don't know how many fans I have left for this story given my bumbling about and horrible update schedule, but for you that remain, thank you. Truly, for all your support and criticisms. Hard though it often is for me to accept negative responses to my creations, they have helped me improve and are often very valid points to problems in my story. And those who have given me kind words and encouragement have lifted my spirits in many a dark times. So, to everyone who has taken the time to read this gigantic mess of mine, thank you.