Introduction Chapter 4
Well, actually the end of the third chapter of my Laura Bretan fantasy story really could have been a well deserved ending for the whole novel. And in fact, in the first version, it also was like that, as the story itself ended with Laura's well deserved place in heaven. And chapter four only was meant as epilogue to the complete story before. This fourth chapter plays in another time, centuries after the so far happenings of the main story. This was meant as a kind of prospects in the end, to see how the universe and the known races developed in this time...
But of course the epilogue not only told us about this general point. It should also been revealed whatever became of Laura and the mysterious old man. Simply disappearing in heaven seemed not enough. And in the end it all came entirely different, as this final ending of the story only was a whole new beginning of it all...
Well, the reason simply was, at a certain point of writing, and near the end, I changed my mind. Getting so close to the definite final ending of my story, I was so in love with it, and so much into writing, that I simply wouldn't want to end it totally. There were new ides yet, floating around in my head, and finally the decision was made, the end of my fantasy story really only would be a new beginning then...
In the original first version of chapter four, part 53 in there was the real and final ending of my story. The former epilogue ended with this part, and also the whole story then. And so, there it all would have been totally over then. All parts following now from that point are new material, to create the crossover to chapter six then. And it worked fine...
So, I hope you will enjoy this new chapter again, knowing now it will not be the end of the whole story, but a new beginning of it. And at the end you will get a first clue of where the story will lead in the future. There is still much material left for being told...