Hey everyone!

  If you are a new reader, thanks for giving this story a chance. For the readers who have been following and realized that I deleted all old chapters, that's because I've been working hard and rewrote many things that didn't work structurally for the story. I needed some time to take a step back from the narrative and about a month ago started heavy rewrites that pertained to the LitRPG System I had in place for the book. In the last two years, I finished my bachelor's, got accepted into an MFA program for Creative Writing, and grew in my craft exponentially as a writer. I feel that with my knowledge and skills, I can finally tell the story I intended to share when I started this journey two years ago.

  The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.

  For those who have stuck around, I am so, so, grateful. And those who are reading the story for the first time, I am very glad you're here. The Royal Road community is one of my favorite places and I am happy to be writing on this platform, once again. This story will be solely self-edited, so If you see any glaring errors, don't be shy to point them out. I plan to post chapters for the next few days until I get caught up with my backlog, after which point, I'll post one chapter every Friday. I don't want to overload myself, especially when I start my MFA program this upcoming August; plus all my other responsibilities. However, I have the first and second books outlined, so I know the direction I want to take the story.

  Again, thank you for reading!

  Trevor S. Wells