Laura - The Story of a Fairy, Chapter 3 - The great Journey

Some time had passed after the sad visit of the grave of Amber. Laura was on a longer journey again. She wanted to visit a lot of worlds of her children, as the fairies had spread themselves out far beyond their original world, though also this one was like paradise again today. And after the beginning of her great work, to transform a burning universe into a paradisial garden, she now wanted to see how her children continued the work. She wanted to see life at all bloom again in all its richness...

Laura could now visit her worlds within an instant. Space and time did not matter to her, she could fly throughout the universe as long as she wanted. And she really enjoyed doing so. Laura did not hide like the old man before, she did not want to get a mystery and people spending lifetime to search for her. Instead she was visible for all creatures, no matter which world she chose to visit. In return all living supernatural races long since had accepted Laura as the goddess she was now, accepted as the mother - and wherever Laura appeared, people only were so happy and praised her...

Visiting all the new fairy worlds now, Laura was so proud for what she saw. Fairy life was spreading everywhere and in different forms, also living together in peace with other races. The nature all around had never been lovelier, and free living animals all around completed it all...

Laura visited a lot of different worlds, where the fairies settled now, and stayed there for a while. She then simply lived among their children and also worked together with them - and sometimes this way she really almost could feel like a simple, normal fairy again, like in happy old days. Laura really enjoyed such moments very much, though she never forgot about her through determination, of course...

In the end, sometime, Laura would have to return home again, to her home world, of course, happily and more than satisfied with all she had seen then. But not yet, as the great journey had just begun. Because now it was time to leave her roots behind for a while, with visiting much more worlds with totally different kinds of life...

Sometimes, on this long journey from Laura through her universe, she still decided to create new worlds with new life, as she thought there could never be enough variety of life out there. After the war against the forces of evil the whole universe now should be a one and only paradise with life in all forms and colours.

And there were also still worlds out there, in those countless galaxies, which were not yet healed from the wounds of war. Laura found them on her journey, she found them all. And if so, then she used her powers to heal those worlds. Straight out of the burning ashes of the past, she formed a new birth of the future, a new world raising from the flames. It was such an amazing sight to watch this, and Laura always was so happy about...

Laura had been made to the mother of all life without ever expecting anything like that, but now she was this goddess. She was the mother of all life and never could get enough of it. This was much better, so much better than battling demons and monsters, now creating a new and perfect universe. And this universe really was on a perfect way now...

But the journey, this more than wonderful, extensive journey of Laura, the mother of all life, continued...

And Laura continued her important journey, with visiting so many worlds, old ones being healed now, or completely new ones, with always knowing it would be the last time ever. It was a visiting, creating and also farewell journey at the same time for Laura, the last visit of a goddess, and all races were so happy to see the mother of life again...

Of course all those races did not know about the true meaning of the visit from Laura, as the mother of life simply didn't tell them. For good reasons, obviously, because Laura wanted to avoid sadness at all. All races had to learn to live on their own in the future, and Laura was sure they would. All her children would get adult in the end and govern their worlds on their own. Laura had pioneered, and her children would continue the good work...

Yes, this only should stay a beautiful journey with no tears and sadness, especially after such a horrible war like the latest and last one ever, there had been sadness enough. More than enough for eternity, for sure. But now there was only joy and happiness...

And so, Laura, the mother of all life, continued her great journey with visiting so many different races, as she had never done before so far. Only as a fairy she had not had any idea herself how much different races the universe contained in fact. But now she could see this variety of life, and even created further new races herself...

Laura travelled in every angle of the universe, to visit as many races as she could. Such like the "Giri", a race of angry looking, but really friendly and peaceful goblins...

And the mighty "Olwons", a race of different kinds of living plants, populating a huge forest-planet, far away at the other end of the known galaxy...

Or the "Egins", a race of beautiful fauns, living on another world with extrensive forests and huge lakes all over this impressing world...

Or the "Vontax", a race of beautiful mermaids, living on a world only composed of water all around and huge cities on the ocean floor...

Or the "Bleggeds", a race of nobly and majestic centaurs on a far away world in another galaxy, but also related to the other races by huge dimensional portals...

And also the "Youtols" and the "Evrons", races of dwarfs and elfs, being almost destroyed by the war of forces, but now blooming again to new glory in solidarity...

And of course there were still so much more wondrous and beautiful races, populating all those wonderful worlds again or completely new in the endless universe...

But sadly the time came when this wonderful but also painful journey had to end. To end forever then...

It was about time for another part of this journey. The last one, as Laura knew, because after all this time, after all development, things would change one more time, and she was prepared. As she always had been prepared, since her very first meeting with the old man back then, meanwhile felt countless centuries ago. But Laura did not forget this being, of course, she thought about the old man very often. And she missed him so much...

Oh yes, all of this, really all happenings since her very first meeting with this old man, all development since then had been the plan of this being, and after succeeding at last, after the last war against the forces of evil, he had disappeared forever. Not that he would have died, of course, as Laura knew this godhead was immortal, but he now lives in another form, another existence, and without any corporal body. He would never return as before, and he did not do less than letting Laura take his place. He had given all his powers to her, making her a goddess then...

This was more than only any gift, of course. It was more than Laura could ever conceive, but of course she accepted. And she lived this godly life, doing her best at all to create a new universe as paradise. And she had succeeded meanwhile, hoping the old man would be satisfied with her work. But Laura really believed so...

And so, after her important work done now, and after visiting all her worlds throughout the universe, it now was time to make another visit, and a so much pleasing one too. It would be a journey back to where it started for Laura as a goddess, back to the first two elements she created herself after the sad and vast war of all forces...

It was strange somehow now. As this moment meant two things for Laura, a sad last farewell on the one hand, and an exciting whole new beginning beyond. But at the moment the sadness outweighed obviously, as it always was bidding a last farewell. But this had to be done, and even Laura as a goddess could not change the things which had to happen now. It all was predetermined since such a long time yet, and it all would happen...

So Laura arrived finally. She arrived at the final point of her long journey, and she smiled so happily. It simply was such a pleasure to be here again, at the place where it all began and ended now...

Oh, yes, Laura was happy. And sad at the same moment, of course. So her smiling face could not prevent some lonely tears flowing down the cheeks. Especially as Laura saw all this glory again, the magical power and atmosphere of the elements of life at all, as she created them new. And the first of two places to visit was the well of life...

No life ever without water. And this magical water from here would flow forever, energizing the whole universe. This well had been Laura's first work after taking her godly place, and she was very satisfied with. Not that there still would have been any need for guards - and though it had to be this way. The elements of life had been to protect from the eyes of all mortal beings, and those heavenly guards ensured it would stay this way. And so Laura could visit her last destination finally...

Only a little further way, then the last destination lay in front of Laura. And once more she was so happy, smiling all over her face. She was hanging in the air, looking straight onto the new and mighty tree of life. The wonderful tree of all life in the universe, blooming in full splendour as never before. Laura could never get enough of this view...

The old tree of life, the until then first and only one, had not survived the horrible war of forces. The awful demons really had burned it to ashes, and the fairies had not been able to save it. This had almost meant the defeature in this war, as all the immortal life would have been doomed without the tree of life. Those supernatural forces and races could not exist without their tree, and without the well of life. So those elements had been the very first things to recreate for Laura after the war...

And now she was so proud. The old man had trusted her so much, and she had not disappointed him at all. Now her work was done, and all things were going the way they should...

Laura could feel the impressing aura of the tree of life. It was not only a plant, not only a tree, it was so much more. And at this point she finally understood, she understood it all. Her eyes dilated obviously, and also her mouth remained open wide. She really had no idea before where the material came from, she could use, all the mighty energy out of heaven, to recreate the well and tree of life. But all possible normal material and energy would certainly not have been enough, not at all...

Laura shook her head in disbelief. And finally there were some tears flowing down her face, as she was overwhelmed with emotions. Then she began to speak silently to herself...

Laura:

It is you. It is really you, old man, and I should have known better. This was your sacrifice for us all, the reason for your disappearance, as your body transformed into mighty energy. I did not recognize you then, your cover was perfect. But now, in the moment of my own farewell, now your true presence speaks again to me, and I feel your love and warmth so much like I did in earlier days...

Laura took a deep breath and also sighed deeply. She simply could not stop her tears in these wonderful moments...

Laura finally turned away from the tree of life, the mighty tree, which had been the old man in a former life. Also this was a last farewell now, and a sad one, but things had to continue...

Laura prepared to left the area finally, returning home to the race of the fairies a very last time. There was only one thing left to do for her there, before her known life would end in this world...

It was not yet the time to leave. Laura still remained in the area of the tree of life, listening to the mighty silent voice in her heart. It was the voice of the former old man, and now the tree of life, who still had one wish left, and Laura heard it in herself. She was wondering again, as it seemed not possible, but then she saw it in front of her inner eyes. The tree sent her a vision, a clear picture of what work was still to do for Laura...

Laura began to smile. In fact, with the current knowledge of the power and energy of the tree of life, with understanding what could be possible, she could fulfil the last wish of her former mentor. And so, from now on, there would no longer be two elements of life, not the tree and well separated. There should only still be one element, and with the help and advice of the tree, Laura now knew how to create this new mighty element...

Laura raised her arms, holding her magic wand in both hands above her head. It began to glow at once, and soon the sky reacted. Glaring flashes flickered out of the sky, down straight into the magic wand, one by one. Laura collected the energy, and then it was thrown out of the magic wand again - straight into the tree of life. One flash after the other flickered away, until the whole tree disappeared in light and energy...

Laura still intensified her efforts, holding the magic wand in one hand now, which further threw flashes at the no longer visible tree of life, while her other hand pointed into another direction. And then the water came, as Laura absorbed it from the well of life. And from her hand it further flew towards the mass of light and energy, which covered the whole area meanwhile. And Laura could see something then, shadows of matter forming within the light. Something was happening and changing now, and the face of Laura showed happiness and satisfaction...

Laura also had disappeared in this expanding mass of energy and light. And it needed still some time before there was a change again. Slowly but certainly the huge mass of energy-cloud began to dissolve then. Colours and forms became visible, until the light and energy mass finally was totally gone. Laura still was hanging in the air, watching her work satisfied. The vision she had seen from the tree of life, it now was reality. And so the former tree and well of life were no longer existent in their separated forms, now they were combined to a one most powerful one and only tree of life, and all water was now flowing straight out of this magnificent tree...

What an incredible sight! All heavenly guards also were back und took there new places in this area. And Laura heard it again, the inner voice of the tree of life, the voice of this mighty being, who had been the mysterious old man and golden stag in a former life. And his last wish would now also be fulfilled, the creation of a new, but actually rather ancient race. They would return soon, and Laura of course would have loved it to see this return. But there was no time left for waiting, she had to finish her own important journey now...

With a last deep breath and look at this wonderful tree of life, Laura turned away. Slowly she began to move again and flew away - back home to the world of the fairies...

The wonderful long journey of Laura was over finally. The mighty goddess, the mother of love and life, returned home on her own homeworld. The world of the fairies. But before returning into the main city, and into the royal palace there, Laura had to do something first. A short additional visit, though of course she would not find again, what she was longing for. The old man, the golden stag, they were gone forever...

And though, the spell from this place, the magical forest near the royal palace, was too high. She could not ignore that, especially with her knowledge of never returning to this world afterwards again. Not in this form and body, as this life soon would fade away. But now, in her human form, she could visit this magical place one time again, the place where it all began. The place where this circle would close now...

Laura found the forest glade again, where she met the golden stag the first time, though even this place had changed a little bit after the sad war of the forces now. There were mighty trees again, and the wonderful atmosphere - the magic of this place, after almost the whole world had been recreated after the destruction of this horrible war...

With her appearing out of bright light Laura found some fairies playing in the air, and animals grazing on the ground. It was such am wonderful, peaceful atmosphere, only perfect, and the fairies greeted Laura with so much pleasure when noticing her...

Laura enjoyed this scene for a while, just hanging in the air and sending her powerful energy out of her hands, energy which attracted butterflies and other animals around. And one last time Laura began to sing with her wonderful voice, making this peaceful aura perfect...

Time didn't matter in those wonderful moments, and though, some time later, Laura had to leave again. There was still an important duty to fulfil, and so she was on her way to the royal palace again...

Laura began to smile as she saw those many fascinated and happy faces of the young fairies, who had come together in the huge story room again, as they did several days meanwhile. But now the large story was over. There was an almost devout silence in the room now, during all fairies began to process what they had heard. And before one fairy could say anything in the end, it was Laura herself taking the floor once more...

Laura could see, how happiness of the young fairies was replaced by fear and unsureness. And one of the assembled fairies finally had the courage to ask this question, a question all fairies now were thinking about...

Laura sighed deeply before she answered. Of course she wasn't surprised about this reaction of her children...

Laura paused for a few moments, looking into the group of fairies meaningful, before she continued speaking...

The faces of the young fairies brightened again after the hopeful words of the closing queen. And Laura finally got up from her stony throne, looking at her children smiling...

With these last words Laura finally left the story room, prepared for the beginning of her last important journey. Laura really didn't know yet what would happen to her, but she did know where this journey would lead her, where it would end. And she was happy, totally happy. And so she left the royal palace of the fairies a last time...

Well, this did not work the way Laura hoped. She could not "escape" so easily from her children, and straight after leaving the royal palace, her eyes dilated visible. the news of Laura leaving forever, it must had been taken throughout the universe in such a short time, and almost all races of supernatural beings had send delegates to the world of the fairies at once. And now they all gathered not far away from the royal palace, in order to bid farewell to their goddess the way it had to be. And nothing less...

Laura did not know how to react now, and she had no words at all. This was too much for her, and the situation, with all those children rejoicing in her now, she could no longer blink back tears any longer. They began to flow down her face, while Laura kept hanging in the air immovable. She simply was totally overwhelmed in those touchingly moments...

After some time, as Laura could control her emotions again, she finally began to smile at all her children. And of course she knew she still had to speak to them some final words now. And so she did...

This at least is for sure. But if there ever will be any third force, on purpose or unintended, opening the portals of hell again, then it all could start all over again. This is one reason next to others, why the old man once founded the council of guards, formed out of all living supernatural races and guarding over the universe since then. Only all together we have been able to win this war, and now, as the gods have to leave, this council will be the highest executive body for our races. You always may be careful and watchful, rule your worlds wisely and with caution...

The mother of all life paused for a short time meaningfully, before she spoke to her children once more, but this time only in a low voice. Though everybody could understand her, of course...

Laura ended her speech finally. And this was the point of the definite farewell then. While all her children - and many really with tears in their eyes - were waving at their beloved goddess a last time, Laura soared higher into the air, and finally she flew away. Without turning back again, while she fought against her feelings and tears. Now it had been a painful farewell though, exactly what Laura had hoped to avoid before. But some things simply were not avoidable, and finally some tears left the eyes of Laura...

Well, Laura did not yet begin her very last journey ever. At least there was one last thing to do here, one last important farewell, and Laura could never had left without it. And so, not noticed from the population and visitors of Lauhaven, Laura cam back in darkness, as the evening yet was far advanced, to visit a very special location for a last time. This was something she really wanted to do whole on her own...

The huge and old graveyard of the fairies, near the capital city Lauhaven, the last home of all fairies. Actually fairies were immortal beings, but as every supernatural life form they could though be killed, for example in the grand war. And the graveyard now was full of fairies killed in action. Laura only walked very slowly beyond this location...

There was a new small place here, built by the fairies meanwhile, for the wish of Laura. And now she stood in front of the statue, a memorial which had been created for Amber, the deceased and beloved sister of Laura, who should never got forgotten...

Laura remained for a while, but then she went away again. She entered the crypt where Amber was buried. Stony stairs led her down in the underground, and following a small corridor Laura reached the crypt. A huge stony sarcophagus was standing in the middle of this room. Candles were burning all the time, and Laura sighed deeply now...

Tears were flowing now. Laura had changed her outfit for this very special visit, looking now exactly as her sister, when she so paid her last respect to Amber. And the tears wouldn't want to stop flowing...

Laura could not say how long she had remained in the crypt. It seemed to have been donkey's years. But the moment came where she had to move again. With some last low words...

Laura finally went away and left the crypt. As she flew towards the sky then it really was her last farewell now. The mother of all life knew she would never return again...

Laura flew to the smaller harbour near the royal palace of the capital from the fairies world. This was her first station, and the way, all the further way from here, was yet clear and predefined. Laura knew it all exactly in her heart, and the spell from the still far away final destination got higher and higher. Laura was almost pulled forwards now...

On her way Laura thought about the last speech to her children. About all the words she had spoken. Until now she really had tried to block out those thoughts, as they simply had been too painful. But this was not longer possible now. On the contrary, now those thoughts caused much pain, but there was nothing, really nothing, what even a goddess could do any more. All living worlds and races now had to stand and live on their own - and deal with all things to come in the future...

Laura could not say that there were no sorrows at all in her mind, but the mighty queen not had to release now. The destiny of this universe was no longer of her concern, and she was sure to have done all she ever could to leave the universe behind in best condition. Only one exception caused those sorrows, the youngest civilization at all. Mankind on Earth was the only race not harmonizing with the rest of the universe, the only world which was expelled from the council of guards deliberately. Once the other races had visited Earth quite often, even with contacts to humans, but with the centuries those visits stopped totally. Mankind took a complete different evolution than all other races in the universe, and stayed the only race not using any magical powers. Instead mankind more and more fought each others in countless wars - and finally was classified as a threat and danger for all other races...

Laura knew mankind only too well. She had spend a lifetime among them voluntarily, and there had been such a lot of souls she could have guided on the right path back to heaven. But it had not been enough, and it would never have been enough. Mankind would stay a threat, and in the worst case, if they ever would expand into space, the council of guards would have to react in every necessary way...

Laura did not continue with those sad thoughts. There was nothing she could do any more for this world, she only had to follow her own determined way. Others now were responsible and would control the fate of the universe. And Laura had to find out what her new existence would be about for the future, with completing this last journey...

The goddess finally arrived at the harbour. Fairies yet were flying around, guards were present, and the ship for her further journey lay ahead of Laura. It was prepared to start at once...

And so the next part of this journey began, as Laura travelled over the ocean, which seemed endless. But it wasn't, in the end there was another harbour, a very special one. Water and clouds were flowing into each other here on one side of this island, on the other side there were only clouds - with flying ships travelling here. And Laura took one of those flying ships to continue her journey...

The journey with the air ship was over. The destination, from where Laura could continue her journey, had only been reachable with this ship, and now she was hanging in the air above a huge foreign planet. Laura was floating over beautiful clouds, looking over the top of the highest mountains of the foreign planet, and watching her further way to go...

Laura smiled happily with this beautiful sight. There were further planets nearby, and the closest of them both had a kind of comet's tail flying by into an unknown direction. And this was the further route for the goddess to continue, on this comet's tail...

Laura had no fear at all, of course. After some further moments with just watching this gorgeous scene, Laura began to move again. She flew to the comet's tail, standing on one of those countless rocks and flying away with the whole tail into unknown space...

After a while, and Laura could not say how long she had been travelling as time her didn't matter at all any longer, Laura left the comet's tail again, hanging in a new area of space. She looked at two further giant planets nearby, and she saw new comet's tails just behind them. So she knew her next step, this was the route to continue the journey...

Laura flew to those new roads through space, and some time later she could continue her journey on the next comet's tail...

And again some time had passed. Meanwhile Laura had left the last comet's tail, being located now on one single fragment of a comet, and flying further with standing on it. She just looked at three further planets, one blow her and two more in front of her. What a sight...

comet now took course straight at one of those planets. So Laura knew she had reached her destination. As the comet sopped within the atmosphere of this world, Laura left it again. She now flew herself towards this unknown world, being very curious what would wait for her there...

Laura had reached an unknown world with thick vegetation, a planet with extensive forests all around. There seemed no inhabitants, at least Laura found none. But she found something else, something most impressing, and something whole unexpected...

Somewhere, in the middle of the forest, there was a huge artificial construction, soaring out of some rocks. At the first sight it looked like a giant mirror, but it wasn't. Instead it was about a giant dimensional portal, and just the way for Laura to continue. So she knew she would finally leave this so far well known universe, travelling beyond and into whole unknown area. This was really exciting for Laura, and she smiled happily...

After some further time with only watching this construction fascinated, Laura slowly moved towards it in the air. Of course she had respect of it, but this was the only way for her to go...

In the end Laura got straight between the two pillars, getting into some beautiful light there. And this light began to spread all around, and it got brighter and brighter...

Finally the body of Laura began to poof in this wonderful light, until she totally disappeared in the dimensional portal...

As Laura was fully aware of herself again, and as her eyes could look around once more, she noticed where she was now. Standing on a small floating island with another dimensional portal, she saw further floating islands around - and all of them with further dimensional portals. As there was an invisible barrier around her island, the goddess knew her only way to go was through all those further portals...

What an incredible sight again. Laura knew that this was some kind of protection, so nobody wrong could follow this way. Those portal would only let a goddess pass through, and so she had no fear again, as she slowly walked towards the first portal...

And Laura continued her journey, by passing through one dimensional portal after the other. Finally she reached the last one, as she felt it, and she was so curious what would follow next...

Laura finally entered the last dimensional portal and got into it without any problems once more...

Laura was back in space again. After the last dimensional portal she now found herself hanging above a huge planet once more, and with two more planets to the left and right. And the world below was not an empty one, an unknown race lived there. Laura knew because of two small space ships arriving to her left and right. But who ever those inhabitants may have been, they did not attack and had no hostile intentions. As it seemed this was rather a kind of greeting command, and certainly they were much impressed themselves by what was going on above their world...

Laura had changed a little bit, at least her dress. It was of totally white colour now, and she had a clue why. But there was something else now going on and attracting all her attention then...

Looking at the background, not far away and also above this unknown planet, there was something strange going on. Some kind of huge cloud, filled with light and energy, was emerging out of nothing, in different colours, but with white light in the middle...

Laura was fascinated so much. The cloud grew bigger and bigger, and finally the two space ships flew away. The situation seemed not safe for them and so they wanted to rather keep some distance. But Lara stayed where she was, watching what was happening further...

The cloud changed then. Not only with growing bigger further, but also in the middle of it. The white light was forming a kind of canal, and in the end almost something like a wormhole. So this was her way again to continue this journey, wherever this all would end...

Laura did not hesitate. She moved again and flew towards the opening of the wormhole. Entering it she was pulled away at once, flying through the canal with incredible speed...

Laura could not say again how long she had travelled through this wormhole in incredible speed. But now she got slower and slower, until this travel ended. Though she was still inside the wormhole, she now could see the ending of it. This ending only was white light, vivid bright light, and almost so bright that normal eyes could not look into it...

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