An update on this AU
So, as Iâm sure as youâve noticed (or maybe not, either way-) that this blog has been rather inactive for a while now. This started as us not knowing how to continue the plot in the way that we wanted, and made us realize the greater problem of story structure and flow within the blog. As such, mod Thorn and I took a step away from the story as it currently is. And, after some deliberation, decided to do a reboot of the story. So, what does this mean? Iâll go over that in this post.
1: All sprites will be finished before starting the story
When we first started this blog, I knew that I wasnât going to be able to do all of the sprites in a reasonable amount of time. I wanted to get the story going, and that was a mistake on my part- as such I finished the sprites needed to start (that being the first 8 characters that we introduced) and we started the story. This is what lead to the system of Chihiro needed to improve and strengthen his magic to be able to add other groups, as it was to allow me time to get the sprites finished: And while we intend to keep this so as to introduce each group and not overwhelm you with characters from the beginning, it will be made much better paced, as this also lead to extreme lulls in the story, as well as mod Thorn and I not knowing what to do next in the meantime as I finished the sprites. As such, before we start this story, we intend to have every sprite needed finished so we can call in any character we need as needed. This will mean that it will take a while for this reboot to actually start: However, some good news is that the third group is indeed finished, and I am working on the third character for the fourth group.
2: All story beats will be pre-planned
At a glance this doesnât mean much, however it is much bigger than you may think. Mod Thorn and I had an idea as to what we wanted the end goal for story to be, as well as a few major beats in between: however, we decided to let the stuff between all of that to be decided on as we got to that part of the story. This is part of what lead to the story feeling a little muddy, and the pacing feeling a little slow. And so, in this reboot, we have planned out everything that we want to have happen with each group and each event.
And... thatâs about it! As I stated before, it will take a bit for the rest of the sprites needed to be finished: however, if you are willing to wait for us, we promise an epic story of hope and despair that we hope you will love! Apologies for the long hiatus, and feel free to ask any questions (that donât involve spoilers) you would like.
-Mod Hazel