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Follow this link to the two absolutely greatest reviews on any stories I have ever written in my life. Note that that opinion isn’t meant to beat down any reviews I’ve gotten on this site.

Approximately nine months or so, as I was thinking of story ideas, this tale seemed to come to life in my head for some reason. I have no idea how it did, I just knew that it was there, and it didn’t fit with the fanfiction I do on this site. So, I poured my mind, and my heart in many ways, into this piece. This work came from many ideas swimming through my head. Predominantly, it was meant to simply be a tale of the qualities of love, trust, and teamwork being put to the ultimate test against those of hatred, betrayal, and selfishness. As I looked back on that story, I suddenly realized that it seemed to say so much more. It seemed to tell me that, though it obviously can’t happen in the game(the player-killing thing, thank goodness), many things similar to it can. Many people can find themselves with a heavy burden, usually mental thrown on them as they progress through this game. I should know; I’ve been through a bunch of them. Even though MS is just a game, it’s a game played by real people everywhere, and lots of crap can ensue when people with negative qualities(no names being thrown out btw) make efforts to grief others for some reason. Heck, it happens in any mmorpg. Certain hordelings(again, no names) tearing apart quest-related and shop-providing npcs in an alliance town is something I remember very well.

However, that’s not the real message I want to send with this story. What I want people to know is that for all the jerks, griefers, hackers, and other wierdos we may run into, there is just as many, if not (hopefully) more, nice people, those willing to help out no matter what. I’ve met tons of these people as well. Usually I meet them in guilds, though I make plenty of other friends as well. It’s this reason primarily, among others, that I continue to play and enjoy mmorpgs the way I do. It’s basically like being a part of a circle of good friends. Heck, even just having one friend makes the game infinitely more enjoyable than none. It’s like the two lovers from the story; you always have someone to count on, through thick and thin.

Anyway, as far as the reviews go, these two reviews are more than detailed and well-written; they’re inspirational and filled with the support any writer can always use, no matter what the reason for writing. Even one review like this would have made my day. It even makes me wonder why I didn’t throw this story over there a long time ago. Maybe I never thought it would garner such attention. However, more and more story ideas are seeping into my head nowadays, so I figured I’d send it over there and see what I could get. What I got was something that no single dollar bill could ever give: what I got was heartfelt words from two readers I never met, cheering me on for writing I never thought could get that far.

So it is today that I give my thanks to all who read my stories and give me reviews, praising or critical as they are. Thank you all, readers, likers, and commenters all. It is because of you that I’m still on this site today.

Please let me know if the link doesn’t work, by the way.

Link to Unforgiven:
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Almost forgot, game related stuff- this weekend, I’m preparing for my first WoW dungeon, either at the stockades, or Gnomeregan.