Wow.

It's honestly hard to believe that MONSTER is finally over.

So first, thank you. As always, your support means the world to me. I'm so glad to have people that enjoy my stories.

It doesn't matter how far you got through this one or the others, or if you've even read this one at all.

I will always appreciate your support.

With that said, let's move on to the first part of this chapter, and that's my thoughts about MONSTER. Skip to the bold if you're only interested in the second part, what's coming next!

Part 1: MONSTER - The OG

For those of you interested, let's have a quick little history lesson.

MONSTER was my first ever original story, predating even MOB. It had started in 2021, before I had even finished my first work, my fate fanfiction.

When I first started this story, I was at a much different level than I am now. Throughout these three years I feel I've grown as an author in many ways and have vastly improved my writing and storytelling abilities.

Back then, the idea for the first arc - about the first thirteen chapters, was made in an hour. This includes all of the characters and the world as well. A really short amount of time.

When I had started this story, there was no end goal in mind. I didn't have character arcs for the characters to go through, a clear antagonist, nor a final end to the book.

None of that was planned at the time. And as a result, MONSTER suffered. It didn't age well, unlike my other story at that time, MOB.

And honestly, it was starting to drag on me. I enjoyed MOB so much I finished the story in half a year, but MONSTER was always lagging behind.

My motivation for writing the story was dropping and dropping. And then, in 2022, MONSTER was put on hiatus.

For those of you who were there during that time, you'll probably remember this. Because this was the legendary one year hiatus of MONSTER.

Chapter 70 was published June 14th, 2022.

Chapter 71 came out June 13th, 2023.

Almost exactly a full year.

I brought back MONSTER because I wanted to finally bring an end to the story. I didn't want to leave it as an incomplete original, especially considering it was my very first.

And now, ten chapters later, it finally has.

It's been three years since this story started. A story that should've been ended so, so much sooner than it actually was.

MONSTER has a lot of glaring issues. It started out with no clear end goal, and became too ambitious too late.

There was originally going to be much more content, but I could never bring myself the motivation to continue. I kept telling myself that I would finish it someday.

And then that whole year passed and I realized I never would have that motivation again. I've grown to a different spot since I started the story, and there was no changing that.

So I had to give MONSTER a proper conclusion.

It's not my best work, including the most recent chapters. I won't ever deny that. But this story holds a dear place to my heart.

Because at the end, this story was the very first original I wrote. This story would lead to MOB, which would lead to TSI, which would lead to TSOS, which would lead to JAOH.

And so I say, despite the issues, despite the struggle, despite the one year hiatus, it is a story very dear to me.

So let's remember this story for the good, for the moments of joy and the moments it has led to. It may not be the best story I've written, but it has helped me grow to where I am now.

It is with a smile and optimistic hope for the future that I finally bring MONSTER to rest. After so many trials and tribulations, this story has finally come to an end three years later in 2024.

And now, we look towards the future.

What comes next?

Now that MONSTER has finally finished, what now?

Part 2: WHAT'S NEXT?

This coming May you'll be able to expect my next story, which will be taking over MONSTER's Saturday chapter spot.

Until then the spot will be vacant. I'll try to write an extra chapter of MOB or JAOH if possible, but I won't promise any chapters on Saturdays in the meantime.

As for my next story, as you can expect, it's going to be yandere and harem. I mean, come on, it's my trademark, is it not?

MONSTER was my beginning.

MOB was my first time planning a story.

TSI was my first experimental work.

In TSOS I worked on incorporating themes into my work.

In JAOH I worked on character arc and depth.

With this newest story, I plan on trying to improve my writing ability when it comes to Worldbuilding and Fight Scenes.

This newest story will feature my first fully original world. It should be a very interesting one, for sure.

But I should give you more than that, shouldn't I?

My next story, coming this May, is...

Drumroll, please...

Villain's Second Chance Coming this May!

A fantasy regression story in which the villain has been granted a second chance to live his life. And thus, he's going to make sure that things don't lead to his death once more.

But there's a problem.

As he changes things, he seems to start to attract the attention of the...crazy variety.

Expect to see VSC's trailer dropping sometime inbetween now and May, when the official release date will be announced~!

I hope you guys are excited, because I sure am.

Thank you everyone for your support as always.

Here's to the future!