I deeply apologize to everyone for these continued annoying notices. I promise this will be the last.

Due to overwhelming requests, I have decided to allow specific authors to continue each of my open stories (Aijou & Aitou, The Ice Princess of Konoha, and Transcending Time). I went through quite the process of trying to find the correct person for each, and the final decision has been made. In this final posting from me , I will list who is going to take over this story.

Before I do though, please note that I wanted to mention a few things.

1) I have decided to keep my account open on this site. The purpose is two-fold. First, if I remove the account my RaK C2 will disappear, which would be a disservice to not only the subscribers, but all the Ranma & Kasumi fans out there. There are plenty of staff members to continue adding stories, and people can still PM me with requests. I will simply pass them on to a trusted staff member to handle. Also, by leaving the account open, I can then direct people to the authors that are taking over my open works.

2) Several people expressed the opinion that I was totally correct in my original rant, and didn't understand what I meant by justifying. I have therefore replaced my old rant with a new one. It contains much of what the original did (because I did agree with it for the most part), but also some clarifications that will hopefully help people understand why I took the stance I did. If not, that's okay. It was simply my wish to clear the air a little.

3) In regards to the images I had commissioned, they are still available to the public, but since I have passed on ownership of my stories, the pictures are still considered to be the "official" pictures for those works. Please keep that in mind (links are still located in my profile).

That about covers it. If you visit my profile, you will find that I have added the authors who are taking on my stories under my Favorite Authors section in order to make them easier to find. I sifted through many possible candidates for each, and the finalists have not only demonstrated excellent writing ability, but also their passion for continuing the respective stories. As most of you know, for this story I also engaged in a voting system, which this person did exceedingly well in. Please be sure to encourage him and give them your full support.

For The Ice Princess of Konoha, the author I have chosen is DsirinWsdm. Make sure to check his profile and add him to your author alerts (or favorites) list. He has begun the process of refining the existing chapters (correcting a few mistakes and making a few continuity updates to change where the story diverges from the manga) and will begin by uploading the first today or tomorrow. Keep an eye out and be sure to encourage him as you have me.

One last note, I will soon remove all chapters to this story except this notice. It will remain for people coming here from old links in order to point them to the new version. Thanks again to everyone for all your support and encouragement.

Best,
John (aka JohnnyG)