Faithful Readers,

When I originally started writing "The Secret," I was merely for personal enjoyment before I started high school, and I had no idea FanFiction even existed. "The Secret" started with the idea that I wanted Ash to advance rather than forgetting everything after the Lily of the Valley Conference in Sinnoh. Two and a half years ago, after determining the crux of my plot, I published my first chapters of my first saga, and I have been surprised repeatedly by your enjoyment to this story.

However, although I know what I want from the plot, I have reached a stumbling block that has inhibited my story for the past year. This issue requires that I have a concrete definition of what Aura is, from its type of energy, how the energy is utilized, and its role in the Pokemon World. During my expedition of research, my library of Favorite Stories has more than doubled, yet I have made a very small number of academic advancements. This scarce number of advancement has been thanks to the works of the following stories and authors, which are listed in the order of the length of the story at this time}.

"Ashes of the Past" by Saphroneth

"Aura less: Black and White" by MrQuestionMark

"The Road You Choose" Series by Skylight Sparkle

"The Black Latios" by Mekon

"The Aura is With Me" by TestSubject 069

"Guardian's Rebirth" and "Kanto's Guardian" by Night of StarClan

"Convergence" by Testing123456

"Sinnoh Revamped" by Analon

"Angel In the Machine" by The Hollow Man

"Primary" by PhoenixLyric

"Of Hoops and Holists" by SamKo

"Legend of the Ice Drakes" by Dragontooth14

"The Pokemon Evolution Theory" by The Power Keeper

Right now, I am in the process of writing a formal research paper with the accumulation of my findings, though I feel as though I have reached the end of my capabilities. Therefore, if anyone has thoughts or ideas that they are willing to share, I would be extremely thankful for your assistance. At the moment, I am a college student at a private university and will be taking a full load of classes in the spring. This evening, I have messaged two Pokemon Theorists that I have admired for the last two years, and asked for their help in gathering ideas. When I hear a response from either of them, I will repost this message with the update beneath, and once the Research Essay on Aura is completed, "The Secret" series will be able to continue. Please do not be worried; the plot is still coming together very nicely.

I look forward to hearing from any of you that have ideas or theories about Aura; please send me what you have either in PM's or Reviews, and I will respond to the ones that I can.

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