Hello everyone. I've finally decided how my extensive rewrite of this story will play out. This is going to come across as very severe, but it's been a long time coming, and I feel that it's best for the story.

I'm going to start this story over again, ignoring the established plot entirely. I plan to be far more concise in my retelling while also focusing more on character development. I deeply apologize if it seems like I've been stringing those who have regularly followed this story along, but I sincerely think this move will produce a better fic in the end. If anything, I'm considerably more interested in this story again, and that alone should lead to an increase in quality.

The plot won't be completely different, and you may find many of the new chapters familiar, but the differences are extensive enough to warrant a new story.

This story will be left posted so anyone can reread it if they desire. The new story is up by the time of this update.

To give you an idea of what's coming, here are some of the changes I'd like to implement.

- As mentioned before, the story will be more concise, and major conflicts will be resolved more quickly. The old story never provided enough closure and was too quick to set up new plot arcs. For example, I plan for the new Act 1 to end with a major victory over the Grimleal, though there will still be a long way to go.

- There will be more characterization given to Ophelia, Soleil, and Caeldori. They'll be more independent of Chrom. At the same time, his relationship with the three will get more attention.

- Less OCs. Some have to show up in a story set so far in the future, but they'll be introduced more carefully and will be more fleshed out. I'll also have this same mentality with the minor villains. I really enjoyed writing characters like Vasto and Pheros, so expect to see more of them.

- The Grimleal is reimagined as a more theocratic regime, and Gangrel rules as a kind of god on Earth. Still, I'll try to reveal his nuanced reasons for doing everything he did, and the Grimleal as a whole will still be fleshed out as it was.

- The antagonists will be introduced in stages. The likes of Aversa and Grima itself will appear much later, and they'll be more threatening.

- I'll try to have characters who didn't do a whole lot, like Cordelia and Tiki, receive more attention.

- Archangel and the Arch Surg will probably be introduced earlier, and they'll be portrayed more heroically. That isn't to say the antagonistic role they partially played is entirely forgotten.

- Certain plot points, like the mystery of where Severa went or the purpose behind Corriveau and the not Shepherds, will be explored earlier.

- Expect to see certain developed characters like Gaius and Henry again. Others like Tharja will appear after significant reinterpretation of their role in the story.

Please feel free to contact me and let me know how you feel about these changes. I appreciate feedback. Again, I apologize for not providing true closure to this story, but the new fic is more planned out and will be much improved. As always, thanks for reading, and I appreciate you coming along for the ride.