(This is not a chapter please go back to chapter 27 for the conclusion of the story.)

Author note: A moment of your time..

To the reader..

When creating stories it's not always easy to convert what you have in your mind to a blank canvas, being a writer for the best part of ten years i still have those moments of lostfulness or smash into the concrete writers block wall..

It is frustrating and damn right distracting.

But then something happens.. You get over that wall and you see that light shining across the meadow of your thoughts.. You carry on writing and before you know it.. You are at the end of the story..

Now i had many times with this story where i had to re-write many scenes or just delete the whole chapter and start again. It got to the point where i had to walk away for several days just to clear my head and approach certain scenes a different way one of those chapters was The leviathan. To which it switched perspectives many times.. Too many times. Then there was the creature itself.. There was also the chapter 'The one they call Wolf' there was many times i had to re-write how Wolf or Ra'zele as he is known would interact with Shane and Ghardeh. With that being said he has known Ghardeh a long time, but knows OF Shane. Eventually i had to just let the character pave the way by keeping to how he would interact or talk.. Hard work that chapter.. Now for the last few chapters you may have noticed a slight change in tone.. Or a smoother transition between conversations or actions.. Notably the Asteria chapters. That's because those chapters were in fact the original chapters to Ghardeh 3. Before it went through a massive change in story. I had to dive into the guts of the chapters and remove original plot devices and turn the conversation towards the Ghardeh 2 plot. It was hard work because these were the now closing chapters.. Originally Ghardeh 2 was 22 chapters rather than the now 27 chapters, the scenes i had written were too good to get rid of. It is also where my writing has now taken a better turn as i become more engrossed in the characters and their roles in the story. That brings me to my besty..

Werewolfbleu and i are great friends. We discuss our stories.. Our ideas.. And helped me with her characters. Often with comical and sometimes awesome moments.

I have created two and a quarter stories. Based in her characters universe. It isn't easy fitting in someone else's work within yours.. It takes a commitment. A drive to make sure you don't rip the characters away from their core that makes them so unique..

Ki'xal: Overture is the final short story to which is placed in Nina's universe. It highlights Ki'xals relationship to the clan Nina has worked towards, it highlights Ki'xals relationship to Danny.. Who more often than not act like brothers..

It highlights Ki'xals pivotal moments of him growing up into a world under constant threat by those who want taboo clans wiped from existence..

It isn't about how Ki'xal feels about the threats.. The question is.. What is he going to do about it?

It is a primer story to Ki'xal: Ghosts of the reach.

I wanted to take the time and thank you all for the views and visits, reading about Ghardeh and Shane.. Watching them grow and become a pairing. I have never written a story like this before. And i am very proud of these two characters. They will in fact have their own story set 100 years after Ki'xals story. It is currently in the planning stage. And i can't wait to show you all what i have next in line.

Again i thank you all..

And Werewolfbleu? You help me so much as you convinced me to get these stories out there and gave me a confidence boost whenever i got skittish, i truly appreciate it besty much love! Now with that said, as always..

Stay awesome everyone.. - Vakrian.