Not this Time, Fate

Cover art for Not this Time, Fate by Sa-Dui

***Not this Time, Fate* (NTF or NTTF)** is the eighth literary work published by Coeur Al'Aran on 2016 March 3. The work spans for 51 chapters concluding on 2017 August 12. It replaced *Professor Arc* as Coeur's oldest piece in active syndication from 2017 July 2 to August 12, before it was supplanted by *Forged Destiny*. It follows Jaune Arc as he attempts to break a cycle imposed on him by Fate. The beta reader for this work was College Fool.

> "*I am Jaune Arc, cursed by fate. My story, my gimmick if you want to call it that, is that I'm cursed to live the same period over and over and over again.*"
> ― Fate, Arc Royale, Chapter 2
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## Background

According to Coeur in the first chapter's author note, the planning for *Not this time, Fate* started seven months in advance, around August 2015, but had little time to initiate it since he was focusing on other works. It is unknown when the work was first mentioned on his profile, but it is shown to have appeared as an upcoming work by at least 2015 November 11 according to the WebArchive. Coeur previously criticized the idea of Jaune having an immortality semblance in an author note for chapter 15 of *One Good Turn Deserves Another.* He remarks *t*hat an immortality semblance would only result in a short story where Jaune wins because he cannot die.

## Plot

### Prelude

After the death of Pyrrha Nikos at the hands of Cinder Fall, Jaune entered a state of depression which led him to walk into the Emerald Forest to be killed by a Beowulf. After discovering that he was not killed, he proclaimed that he would change the future for the better based off the information he knew.

To Jaune's perspective, he has been living the same ten or so years for at least 1000 years, although there are no means to determine any specific interval. What is known is that he has worked directly for Headmaster Ozpin, been tortured by James Ironwood, and worked for Cinder and Roman Torchwick as henchmen. None of the attempts worked; however, leaving Jaune apathetic by the beginning of *NTTF*.

Eventually, Jaune learned that it was better to make smaller changes and keep the timeline consistent than to make large changes that drastically alter events. He has occasionally forgotten about this principledue to lack of recent experience from being used to key events happening regardless of his involvement, often by intervention from Fate*.*

### Pre-Beacon

#### Back to the Past

After waking up, Jaune found himself in his bed again. According to Juniper Arc in chapter 1, Jaune was aged 14 at the time, meaning he was sent back to 3 BB.

## Impact and Legacy

During the time of writing, at around June 2016, Coeur revealed that *Not this Time, Fate* was his personal most enjoyable story ahead of *One Good Turn Deserves Another*, *Professor Arc*, *Stress Relief,* and *From Beyond*. However, the rating would go down by the end of August to the third position behind *Stress Relief* and *One Good Turn* and ahead of *Forged Destiny*, *Professor Arc*, and *From Beyond*.

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## Timeline

### 2015

* **August:** *Not this Time, Fate* enters the planning stage.
* **Tuesday, November 10**: Coeur Al'Aran first mentions *NTTF* on his profile after updating it.

### 2016

* **Monday, February 8**: Last chapter of *Professor Arc: Staffroom Chronicles* is released.
* **Friday, February 12**: Coeur Al'Aran mentions *NTTF* in a Reddit post.
* **Monday, February 29**: Projected date that Coeur says *NTTF* will be released.
* **Friday, March 3**: Chapter 1 published.
* **Friday, March 18**: Chapter 2 published.
* **Friday, April 1**: Chapter 3 published
* **Friday, April 15**: Chapter 4 published
* **Friday, April 29**: Chapter 5 published.
* **Friday, May 13**: Chapter 6 published
* **Friday, May 27**: Chapter 7 published.
* **Saturday, May 28**:
	+ Norlending creates a forum thread
	+ *NTTF* discussion thread created by The Immortal Doctor Reid
* **Friday, June 10**: Chapter 8 published
* **Friday, June 24**: Chapter 9 published.
* **Friday, July 8**: Chapter 10 published
* **Friday, July 22**: Chapter 11 published.
* **Friday, August 5**: Chapter 12 published
* **Friday, August 19**: Chapter 13 published.
* **Friday, September 2**: Chapter 14 published.
* **Friday, September 16**: Chapter 15 published.
* **Friday, September 30**: Chapter 16 published.
* **Friday, October 14**: Chapter 17 published.
* **Friday, October 28**: Chapter 18 published.
* **Friday, November 11**: Chapter 19 published.
* **Friday, November 25**: Chapter 20 published.
* **Friday, December 9**: Chapter 21 published.
* **Friday, December 23**: Chapter 22 published.

### 2017

* **Friday, January 6**: Chapter 23 published.
* **Friday, January 20**: Chapter 24 published.
* **Friday, February 3**: Chapter 25 published.
* **Saturday, February 11**: Chapter 26 published.
* **Saturday, February 18**: Chapter 27 published.
* **Saturday, February 25**: Chapter 28 published.
* **Saturday, March 4**: Chapter 29 published.
* **Saturday, March 11**: Chapter 30 published.
* **Saturday, March 18**: Chapter 31 published.
* **Saturday, March 25**: Chapter 32 published.
* **Saturday, April 1**: Chapter 33 published.
* **Saturday, April 8**: Chapter 34 published.
* **Saturday, April 15**: Chapter 35 published.
* **Saturday, April 22**: Chapter 36 published.
* **Saturday, April 29**: Chapter 37 published.
* **Saturday, May 6**: Chapter 38 published.
* **Saturday, May 20**: Chapter 39 published.
* **Saturday, May 27**: Chapter 40 published.
* **Saturday,** **June 3**: Chapter 41 published.
* **Saturday,** **June 10**: Chapter 42 published.
* **Saturday, June 17**: Chapter 43 published.
* **Saturday, June 24**: Chapter 44 published.
* **Saturday, July 1**: Chapter 45 published.
* **Saturday, July 8**: Chapter 46 published.
* **Saturday, July 15**: Chapter 47 published.
* **Saturday, July 22**: Chapter 48 published.
* **Saturday, July 29**: Chapter 49 published.
* **Saturday, August 5**: Chapter 50 published.
* **Saturday, August 12**: Chapter 51 published.

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