Hi all.

After much consideration, I've decided to abandon this story. Surprisingly, this is the first abandonment notice I've given. Even the Fallen Messiah hasn't been officially abandoned simply because every once in a while, I do think of ways to continue. For my other "abandoned" stories, there is always the chance that I might update them.

This will not be the case for A Certain Group of Overpowered Espers.

There will be no more updates.

Ever.

This is not your fault. I was quite arrogant, I suppose, to have assumed that I could portray seven (give or take) characters that Kazuma Kamachi (Author of the A certain magical index series) spent years fleshing out and characterizing. Especially considering how rusty my Toaru knowledge is. Your reviews made that quite clear. No content creator feels happy when their work is criticized, and I am no exception. But they are important. They made me realize that despite the successes of my other stories, it doesn't mean that suddenly everything I write is above average.

So for that reminder, I suppose I am grateful.

I know there aren't a plethora of amazing Toaru Fanfics out there. That's one of the many reasons I wrote this in the first place. Seeing all your reviews made me quite happy that the Toaru fandom is active and passionate for good quality fics.

If that's the case, why aren't you writing them?

The Toaru world is amazing. I loved reading it, even via sub-quality translations, and one of the reasons I'm trying to learn Japanese now is so that I can enjoy the Toaru-verse in its natural state.

After reading your many (negative) reviews, I can't help but feel disappointed. There are so many of you who are way more knowledgeable and passionate about the Toaru-verse than I am. You should be writing too.

This is not some "Don't criticize me if you can't do it better than me" rant. This is a plea to all of you who feel the same way towards the Toaru-verse.

Write.

It doesn't matter if you're bad (most of you will probably start out bad, writing takes time, and even I know I'm not even close to the standard I need to be). But this is fanfiction, so no one expects anything from you, especially when you're a newbie. But as the fandom and community grows, so do the quality of the stories. I'm sure all of you want to read good fics. The fact that some of you can write reviews more than a hundred words long shows that you do.

There's a common saying that many of you should have heard of before. "Be the change you want to see."

I forced myself to come up with a story for the Toaru verse because I wanted to see more Toaru fics. Telling authors who are trying their best that they're not doing it right isn't enough. Set the example. Try it out yourself. And, inevitably, when someone tells you that you're not doing right, learn from it.

Don't give up just because you're not good at it. I'm not. I like the Toaru verse too much to give up on it like this. I'm going to improve, and keep working on my writing. And then one day I'm gonna write a freaking amazing Toaru fic.

But don't take my word for it. Be the change you want to see. Write you own fic. Start your own adventure. Let's make the Toaru fanfiction community as good as the FSN/DxD ones or something like that.

For all of you who have enjoyed these past few chapters, I thank you for your support and encouragement. They have been priceless. I'm sorry to keep y'all waiting for nothing.

But I'll be back, I promise.

-Paulzies.