Afterword

Everything that has a start will eventually come to an end, and this story is not an exception. Well, it is now time to part ways– for a while!

If you’ve reached this point, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I’ve written this story as a rehabilitation, and I think it shows because I do feel it was kinda empty at the start. When I realized that, it was too late to turn back and do a rewrite. Haha.

As you might have noticed, I uploaded my first chapter very late. September 3. Less than a month remaining.

Well, I had a lot of things going on and I actually have nothing else better to do. In a way, pre-reincarnation Lapis is a reflection of my current situation.

I won’t specify it anymore, but you get the point.

It has been four years since I’ve truly managed to finish writing a story. A lot of things happened to me during those four years and most of them were unpleasant, so I grew jaded with writing.

Now, you must be wondering why I picked up writing again, right?

I do admit that I deteriorated compared to how I was before, and I honestly lost my fire already. This is just a sorry attempt to rekindle it and hoping that I could find it in myself to write again, to pick up the drafts that I haven’t touched in years.

To be honest, I’m not confident with writing anymore. I know that there are a lot of more talented and younger writers than me now. I am way past my prime, and I accept that with my whole heart.

Still, writing has a special place in my heart, and I can’t seem to give it up even if I tried to. I may take a break that takes years, but I will always return to writing in some other way or form.

Ah, but since this rehabilitation worked, I will keep on writing here for the meantime.

I’ve also picked up drawing, did you see my art on the cover? Hehe, I enjoyed drawing that.

I still have room for improvement, but the fact that I managed to create something, whether it be the art or the story, is something to be celebrated for.

For now, being able to finish this is a huge achievement for my current self.

I mean, it is still not technically finished, but at least this part is finished. Do you get me?

Nevermind that.

If you are still reading this, thank you very much. Thank you for supporting What Lies Beyond the Denouement!

That’s all!

-Rinka