The Paradise Army
Author's Notice



     Greetings.
     His lordship Chaos here.
     And here we are again, here to sit beneath a dark and starlit 
midnight, to retell the stories of old that we know so well like 
those ancient of Faery tales. For those of you who have already 
heard of my stories crafted from the universe of Naoko Takeuchi, I 
bid you welcome in your return. For those of you who have stumbled 
into my realms for the first time, let me invite you inside of my 
world. That of Sailormoon fanfiction.
     It is with mixed emotions that I present to you all the first 
four chapters of "The Paradise Army." For while it thrills me to be 
able to present them to you...they shall be the only chapters of 
this story I write.
     The fact of the matter is that shortly I shall be retiring as 
an SM fanfiction author. I feel I have contributed all that I can 
to the genre; it is time for me to step down and let aspiring new 
authors take my place. There are new projects I wish to try my hand 
at, new ideas I desire to play with. It has been both fun and a 
learning experience here upon the ASMR, but it is swiftly growing 
time for this author to quietly disappear into the shadows he so 
enjoys.
     I should clarify a few things about this fanfic first, 
though. "The Paradise Army" was begun late last summer, with the 
fourth chapter completed just before the new year. At the time I 
had academics and stories like "1101" and "Still Pretty Fly (For A 
Hentai)" to hold my focus. I was tempted to just not submit any of 
this story at all; uncompleted works irritate me like a challenge 
left unmet. Yet to remain working on this project would require of 
me another month or so, and about another 100 pages. The story has 
only just begun to explore the true conspiracy, after all. 
     Yet at the same time I felt that there were unexplored ideas 
presented within that were worth being seen. It is my hopes that 
what has been written in this tale will stimulate the imaginations 
of other authors who wish to write about Crystal Tokyo. To let them 
start to ask their own "what if?" questions about the smaller 
details often left unnoticed in fanfiction. 
     This is why I would rather you be given the chance to read 4 
chapters of an unfinished tale as opposed to nothing at all. For as 
much as I would like to complete it, I find that now is not the 
time.
     Will I ever return to "The Paradise Army"?
     Perhaps.
     Suffice to say, should I decide to come out of retirement and 
resume writing Sailormoon fanfiction, this story will be the first 
one I shall endeavour to complete. Until that time comes--if ever--
for now you shall have to find contentment in what has been written 
so far.
     Ah, but I have ranted so much already!
     There is a story in our midst which craves to be read. Let 
the sun set beyond the horizon, the lights be dimmed low, and the 
brilliant moonlit night come flooding in through your open windows. 
Let all other thoughts, worries and questions fade away tonight.
     For tonight, I am your storyteller.
     And I have a new tale to tell you.
     So where shall we begin? At the beginning would be the usual 
response...yet such old conventions do not become me. Once upon a 
time, then? Again, such a beginning does not become me. These imply 
something epic and grand from the start, which is wrong. Everything 
in this world that has ended in epic myth has always started out 
small, a seemingly negligible fraction of how it finally ends. 
     Perhaps for such a fanfic as this one, it is best to let 
everything unfold at the beginning of the end.
     Let me tell you a story....
     

                    -His lordship Chaos
                         hislordshipchaos@hotmail.com