The dark and white suns in the sky shone brightly, abnormally closer to each other than before as if merging. Their edges touched, shining a pale grey light on the arena that progressively expanded with the passing seconds.
Yellow grains of sand, brown rocks, black and red blood. All colors deemed losing contrast.
And yet no one paid attention to it.
Speechless, the orc crowd had their eyes glued on the two figures fighting at the center of the arena, unwilling to miss a drop of the action.
They had never seen the Khan fight seriously before, not to that extent at least. Both man and orc's weapons spew sparks with each collision. The wind itself seemed to flee for dear life with sudden shock waves produced by Aito's skill, creating clouds of sand and dust.
Even if they looked carefully, the crowd missed 2 out of 3 blows.
"Grey light, moonlight, red light. Suns overlapping, moon shining crimson red. Fifth and Sixth floor. A coincidence? Of course, it wasn't. But where is the link? What is the meaning?"
Extract from, "Yggdrasil Chronicles, the Woodcutter of Iris," by Roan the Merchant.
AUTHOR ANNOUNCEMENT:
Hey guys, I'm truly sorry about my update speed during those past few weeks. Although it cost me your trust and a bit of money (lol not that I care about that), I actually feel it was right for me to do so. I can't give you a satisfying explanation, just an explanation.
I just didn't like what I was writing. This is happening too often as of late.
And so I canalized my frustration through another book rather than writing worse chapters. Interestingly enough, I feel better now.
However, I still intend to maintain Return of the Woodcutter slow update speed. There'll be weekly updates, but I can't guarantee more than three or four chaps. If I feel like writing more, I will. But I do not want to butcher my work. It's getting longer and harder to track the plot and characters' intentions.
And I'm not satisfied.
By recently reading through every previous chapter, I realized that I made a shit ton of mistakes. Grammar-wise, character-wise, plot-wise, you name it. I made it all. I know I can't be perfect and I accept that. But heck, I know I can do better than what I did, and so I will strive for more.
For now, I'll be updating it at a speed I feel comfortable with. It's true that writing two books at the same time is actually counterproductive, some might say. But writing the second book is what actually keeps me from falling apart and I would probably be still updating three or four ROW chaps a week even without the second book.
Sorry for the inconvenience, guys. Don't worry, I'll keep this story going. I don't want to leave it uncompleted.
Take care of yourselves.
I'll read you later.