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Delays: Family Matters

Due to unforeseen circumstances from the time of the first delay, I will be delaying Issue #4 of my comic book series until further notice. The team is still working on the book at the moment (we’re almost done!), so we thank everyone who is waiting patiently for the next episode in the Yscariot saga.

I will like to take this time to thank my grandmother, which some of you know the first book was dedicated to, for taking care of me throughout my entire life so far. She was my motivation for everything that I have done and it hurts to say that she has left us on February 24th of this year. She was surrounded by family who loved her dearly and she loved everyone in return. For all of the things I’ve done, she’s witnessed and I appreciate that she recognized what I’m trying to do now with my story, even though I wasn’t as successful as I hope.

Thank you, Granny. My wish is to keep making you proud and feel it for the years to come.

~M~

Corona virus impact & updates

As the creator of Yscariot, I hoped to bring the news as soon as I can about all things related to my life’s work. However, the Novel Coronavirus is reportedly causing a shutdown on the city of Shanghai as well as other cities in China. Schools, gyms, and businesses have all shut down. Does it mean more time to work on the story? Not quite, but it brings work home and there is a large amount of time researching solutions to any issue that may arise if I am unable to continue living in China. We are strong, and I believe that China will rise from this issue.

As far as Yscariot itself is concerned, it will be some time when I’ll release new material in a timely fashion. I will release new material, but in a slower capacity than usual, unless there is a lot of [financial] support from a community to help the story become more self-sufficient as my online work hours have been reduced significantly and that means it will be harder to produce work.

The novel-based Issue 04: Dark Memory was originally intended for a Valentine’s Day release and will be tentatively moved to March 4th. New songs (jingles) were also created as filler songs and may be released on a special page in the future for customers.

Chapter 2: Wrath of Royals sales were incredibly low, and that won’t stop its progression, however it does influence at lot of the progression towards a new chapter’s completion. With this, I’ll be creating a prequel to the events of the Yscariot: Awakening verse titled Yscariot: Verse Double Zero.

Although things are quite slow, don’t stop supporting the movement! We need all the help we can get! Thank you!

~M~

Yscariot in ARABIC!?

It happened a few days ago.

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A friend from the neighborhood in Shanghai read some of Yscariot during the holidays and took it upon himself to translate Verse 0: Prologue (Earth) in Arabic! It was perhaps one of the greatest random acts of kindness for the upcoming epic. Yes, the English version is still under development, but it would be awesome to see an ALPHA written entirely in Arabic.

Special thanks to Nazar Q. for his efforts on this draft.

Seventeen Years of Yscariot™!!! New Updates!

YsCardIn 1998, Yscariot started out as “Project H”. After experiencing a few troubles in the previous and following years and playing and reading through a few Japanese game and comic book stories, I took it upon myself to create a story of my own.

The background story on how Yscariot™ was created has already been told time and time again, but it is hard to refrain from telling and Continue reading Seventeen Years of Yscariot™!!! New Updates!

Happy Birthday, Marcus!

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Birthday card by Rin

The author of Yscariot™, Marcus Medina, was born on November 20th, 1983. Team X’el is proud to have Marcus as the President of the studio. We all hope that you continue following this novel project and help and watch it grow into something much more successful. Happy birthday, Marcus! Enjoy Korea on your 31st, and may you continue your light on the world!

Why this awesome work needs your rating!

With the free Neo-Alpha preview being 33% complete and available for immediate download, it is imperative that this book receives well-deserved attention. For one, it follows some of the traditional fantasy elements presented in a “hero’s story”, but it also introduces a fresh new complex world that happens in modern times. I will go a little into detail why I need ratings (you can rate it here: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=nXLBBAAAQBAJ)

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You can rate and comment via Google Account.

Why? Because ratings let the author know what he or she is doing right or wrong. Also, this is the first time I worked on something this major. Creatively, there are things I know I cannot change, but the way it will be presented may change in the future based on ratings. Just to simplify things, I just need your ratings from 1 to 5 with a personalized comment about what you like and/or don’t like about the book. It will be great to have ratings on display to encourage other readers into downloading it from Google Play.  Of course, this comment is geared towards the loyal followers, but all readers are encouraged to rate! I do appreciate it!

The overall mission is to write a masterpiece, but how will I know if my book serves it’s ultimate purpose without any readers to back it up? Sometimes, I wonder, but I must be persistent.

Thanks for reading!
~M~