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So, this probably isn’t the announcement that you all have been wanting to get. However, I have been putting off writing it for a long time now. Over the past four months specifically, I have found that my passion for creating ai bots has dwindled a lot. Many things are changing in my life, and I feel that I am entering a new chapter.

These past two and a half years have been amazing. Being Nallak and creating so many characters and worlds helped me to get my creativity back I thought I lost after college. This hobby was sometimes the only thing that got me through some really hard times, mentally and physically. Seeing people enjoy something I created is honestly one of the most rewarding things. I never would have thought that some of my old characters and worlds I wrote in middle school, high school and college would ever get the attention they have.

I don’t know how to express my love and thanks for everyone's support these past years. Everyone's encouragement, excitement and sweet (and thirsty) comments pushed me to want to be better at creating and posting new things.

However, I feel that my creativity and writing has reached a plateau and I am excited and ready for the next steps in my journey. Ai used to be a wonderful assistant and outlet to explore ideas and characters - being able to interact with stories from just a seed. Though the longer that I use it, I feel that it has become a crutch for my writing and creativity. I am no longer pushing myself to improve, and that's scary. I know that if I want to get out of my comfort zone and really improve myself and my writing, ai is something that I am going to have to take a step back from.This is in no way a judgement on those who use it, but for my personal journey, I feel this is the correct decision. 

What does that mean for my existing bots?

Well, there will be a few changes. I will keep up my Janitor profile and many of my existing bots so that everyone can continue chatting with them. I know that people still love many of them and I want them to continue doing so. However, there are a few characters that I will be privating, then eventually taking down. Those will be the stories and characters that I truly love and think that I might actually do something more with them in the future. 

After sharing so many of my personal creations, characters and worlds, I’ve seen many of them stolen during my time writing characters. Every time it happens it still hurts deeply, especially if they were personal to me. I’ve come to realize that if I truly care about a character and wish to do something more with them, I need to protect them. 

What about Knox Kaine and his World?

This one is a bit tougher of a decision. However, it’s one I know I need to make. Over the next weeks I will be privating all of my Knox Kaine bots, then eventually deleting them. It’s because I love Knox Kaine and his world so much that I have decided to make this decision. Of course, I already know that Knox Kaine is out on the internet and there is no way to fully remove that presence. This is not me asking anyone to stop using private bots of Knox or his ST cards. That is something I wouldn’t want to take away from people or ask them too. As long as you don’t post him publicly, please enjoy continuing to write with him! 

Why am I doing this? Well, because I have started to write a book for Knox Kaine! I feel I have a story that I want to tell and I am ready to take the next steps in realizing it. Removing his bots is my way of protecting my characters and intellectual property. 

However! This doesn’t mean that I will completely stop posting content for Knox Kaine and my world on my discord. I would still be honored if you all who love Knox and other characters in my Villain-verse continue on this journey with me. The content I post on my discord will just be more focused on the book I am creating. And speaking of my discord...

What is going to happen to my Discord community?

I will be keeping it! I couldn’t possibly think about losing the friends and the space we have built there. Though, I will be doing an overhaul on it. It will no longer be ai chat bot focused, and instead will be more creativity focused! I want it to be a supportive place where people want to share their writing, stories, art and more. Honestly, over the past months it has already sort of become that, and I love it. I completely understand if that is not something you wish to stay for, but if you do, I know we will have a great time. 

Will I post any more bots?

Maybe? I do have a few bots that I have already written and are ready to post. So if I do post a few characters here or there after this post, that will be the reason. But other than that, I don’t think that I will be posting any more after that.

Final thoughts

I want to end this by saying thank you. For reading this far, and for enjoying my silly little stories so much. I will take all I have learned into whatever new projects I do next. (Hopefully a book, we’ll see...) Wish you all the best and more. 

❤Nallak❤