Sorry to everyone that thought this was a legitimate update; I know I've been slacking in posting a new chapter when I said there'd be one up soon but I need to address something.

I do not write for profit, nor do I wish to. I write for fun. I do it because for one reason or another, a game/movie/anime/TV show/whatever has touched my person and gave me the inspiration to create an original scenario based on pre-existing characters and story. I do it to share the love with fellow fans of a genre, to connect, and to entertain.

Thus, I cannot quite accurately describe the utter betrayal and rage I currently feel to learn that someone has blatantly taken my work and reposted it as their own. I am all for inspiration, as Reverence was the result of being inspired by Resident Evil, but I cannot condone outright plagiarizing another individual's time, effort, and creativity. I can't believe you would stoop so low; it's pathetic.

That being said, this incident certainly does not put me in the best of moods to continue with Reverence, or any other story that I was planning on posting. It is absolutely disheartening to find out that this individual sought to capitalize and take the credit for my own work and quite frankly I have half a mind to rip the entire thing down from . The other half wants to slam my fist through the laptop screen, but that seems to be a more expensive endeavor.

I want you to know that you have been reported to the appropriate individuals and I will do everything in my power to ensure that you never do this to anyone else again. In fact, if I have it my way… well… you'll find out soon enough. Nice try, but you failed.

I want to extend my deepest gratitude to the individual that alerted me to the presence of this fic on another website. I simply cannot thank you enough; I dread to think of what else could have been stolen had I not found out sooner.

I suppose this means I will have to remain hyper-vigilant and constantly be on the lookout for other transgressions, as much as it bothers me that I even have to do this in the first place. I know I'm not the first victim of such a violation and I unfortunately won't be the last but again it is difficult to accurately describe how this has affected me without being utterly profane.

To everyone else, I'm sorry that you had to get this message but I felt that it needed to get out there. I love and appreciate all the support I've been given thus far but as I mentioned previously, I do not know if Reverence will be continued after this; my morale is so exceedingly low at this point. We'll see how these events unfold, I suppose.

Cheers.

-Reaper