KookiNinja

Might have to delay the remastered Chapter 1 a little longer. I do remember this arc being the hardest to write when I first wrote this story too, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I'm kind of facing the same problem where it's like, I know I have to introduce characters, relationships and various dynamics, but a big part of my brain is dying to skip to the excitement and the big plot twists! On the bright side, the others probably won't be too far behind 1 when it finally releases since I've written big chunks of them too. I probably should've waited on announcing that I was remastering TFS until I had a bunch of chapters ready like I did when I first released the story on dA... hindsight is 20/20 I suppose? But yeah. I'm not dead, not disappearing again, just struggling to get through the intro yet again. Writer problems, amirite?

Pushing back the release of Chapter 1 to Monday or Tuesday unless it's out earlier. Did not expect there to be almost a month gap between the prologue and Chapter 1, but I guess I should've anticipated as much when I picked up a bunch of overtime. Sometimes I wish laying on the floor for 8 to 10 hours per day was a viable way to generate consistent, livable income and keep my bills paid, but nay.

I swear to dead I’m not god, just been working a lot lately. The new Chapter 1 should be ready either today or Thursday :)

I’ve had to block two idiot scammers in the same week. For anyone who’s more active than I am, whether you’ve come across this or not, keep an eye out for comments that start off with “constructive criticism” or start by telling you they really like your story and immediately jump to “I can make you famous/draw you something for a price/add me on Discord”. AND DO NOT REPLY OR ENGAGE. Just ignore, block and report  hopefully they’ll go away and won’t harass anyone else.
          
          It feels like this crap is inescapable these days, no matter what site you use. I’m so tired of it, man.

Not 100% sure when the next chapter will be ready, I've got a crazy work schedule coming up, but it's in the works! Oh how I missed writing this damn story. It's like I'm getting to do it all over again with a (somewhat) fresh brain!
          
          And here's a small surprise for longtime readers: all remastered chapters will have new names and (2026 Version) in the title. It's both to avoid confusion on my end and differentiate them from the old versions because there will, of course, be more little changes like with the 2026 prologue. New readers won't really care about this detail, but I figure it's worth mentioning regardless. Idk man, it might be important later!

So in case it isn't obvious by me posting the 2026 version of the prologue a little bit ago, I will be remastering (and eventually finishing) The Final Stand: Ludwig's Reign.
          
          I was originally gonna reupload the old chapters and finish the story starting from Chapter 71, but my writing style has changed so much and there was material in the old chapters that made adult me uncomfortable with reuploading them as is. So, instead of changing the original chapters or letting the gap between the old writing vs. new writing be jarringly apparent, I think this will work out better. Plus, now I can write this story the way my younger self would've wanted to if she could've!
          
          Not sure when the new Chapter 1 will be ready, as I am now an adult with adult responsibilities and obligations, but I'll have each chapter out as soon as I can. I'm determined to finish this story, you guys.

The new prologue is now out!

The 2026 version of The Final Stand’s prologue will drop tomorrow!

Keep your eyes peeled for something cool this weekend. It should be ready by then!

So… y’all wanna see me do the funniest and totally least predictable thing ever?