Looks good! :)

What will happen next? Will the STN-A volunteer for the mission? Will Robin and Amon come out of hiding? Why does some of SOLOMONs agents want Robin dead while others are trying to protect her? Please post more as soon as possible.

Wow! For so long we have nothing, and then, KERPOW! Three new chapters! Awesome!

Well, it's been high time that I give you an indepth review, having read this fic in its earlier incarnations but never having told you in detail what I've thought of it. So sit back, 'cause here goes! ;;

It's great to see more of the plot evolving, as well as your OCs. Anne's Craft, "dreamweaving", seems particularly unique-and fascinating! The interaction between her and Hanako was good to read, and started to give me both more insight and a vested interest in both of their characters.

The revelation in "Darkening Skies" seemed appropriate with the direction Amon and Robin could have headed in post-series. Rehabilitating witches? Most definitely! I'm not certain that I believe what Anne says though, that Zaizen's beliefs were not aligned with SOLOMON's as a whole. I believe that Zaizen was kind of just acting upon what the organization had always stood for-the *complete* and total elimination of Witches. Amon says something to Doujima in ep 22 or 23 that reinforces this train of thought; he makes the comment, upon finding out what Zaizen's master plan is, that it really wasn't so far removed from SOLOMON's goals. However, you do give this information from a SOLOMON agent's perspective; and perhaps being that the entire truth is still shrouded from them, it makes sense for Anne to think such a way. Great job with this chapter.

On to "Truth and Fiction"-I *loved* Karasuma's admissions in this last one. Particularly the line: “I resolved to take her under my wing and give her a better chance than I had with Robin. Maybe I realized that I had been unfair to Robin; maybe it was just the fact that I felt I had changed in the time I knew her."

*YES*. That is exactly the feel for her character that I took away from the series. I didn't particularly *like* Karasuma in the beginning. She didn't really open herself up to Robin enough during the series, I felt; always criticizing Robin's motives, always accusing Robin of wanting to use her powers unnecessarily. Everyone in the series exposed to Robin's presence for a length of time, seems touched in some significant way; Karasuma and Amon, the show's SOLOMON veterans, are changed more dramatically-particularly after what they find out about Robin in Factory. Anyhow, I feel you have a wonderful grasp on that-the fact that her character has had to undergo this significant change.

I also liked the flashback to the Factory escape in this chapter-extremely well-written.

All in all, I'm very pleased to see that you haven't abandoned this story, and I hope you continue on with it very soon! (Did the end of ch 6 cut off, or did you intend to leave it with Anne's comment about 'picked the worst people to make enemies with'?) _

I really like the direction this story is going in. It seems well thought out and well planned. Kudos. I thought I'd add a constructive criticism or two though.

The idea that the STN-A's RFO-7 strike force is in middle of Kansas begs the question, why Kansas? It makes sense given the computer front, from what I hear there are quite a few businesses that do out-sourcing there (there's also a bunch in Idaho, I think. I knew a Dell Comp service tech from there. she answered phones)

There's a paragraph in this particular chapter that has some strange looping references that I thought I could point out.

"Hanako had replaced Robin in more than position as a craft-user; she had also replaced her as youngest on the team. She looked no older than Robin, and was dressed in a shirt and vest combination that made her appear professional and mature."

This section gets virtually repeated at the last line of the paragraph, though with less detail.

"Raised in England by another hunter-trainer, the young short brunette had been Solomon’s replacement for Robin following all that had happened a few months ago."

Also, and I'm sure someone else has mentioned this:

"Born and raised in Japan, Hanako had been recruited by Solomon at the age of four by a young age by a Solomon attaché visiting the country. "

"at the age of four by a young age" means very little, though I know what you were trying to say was that she was four when the Solomon attache recruited her.

Anywho, as I said, good deal. I like the story. Please continue.

What will happen next? Where is Robin? Does Robin have something to do with Amon coming out of hiding? Please post more as soon as possible.

Once again, terribly sorry that I didn't review sooner. I thought I did...brain glossed over it, I guess...

So uh, yes. Fic. I think the new version flows better, yes :D

I think I still have my concerns about your characters, in the sense that you tend to -tell- us more rather than -show- us. I mean, that's not bad or anything, but it'd be nice to be able to infer things or whatnot. (Though, with so many OCs, I guess that would be hard to keep track of them all. O.o;]

Now, I wonder if it'd be better to introduce some aspect of the STN-J at the very beginning first, or no? I guess it'd be hard to incorporate, but the effect might be good?

I find it interesting how one of your characters now has a blog. What'll she say about hunting Witches in it? XD

Nitpicking: [“What’s the word?” A semi-nasally voice asked from across the table.] The "A" shouldn't be captialized, because that segment can't stand on its own...I think?

So yeah. Will review the 2nd chapter and stuff...soon, I swear. But yeah, I like this version. :D