Zene Oneshots

The Queen's Thank You

"It really is amazing how far someone can go, isn't it?"

The girl in front of the camera had to be around a young teenager's age. There was an avatar behind her, one everyone was familiar with. A pale white Dragon Hybrid with black hair and wings, horns, and a tail. The girl herself, however, was pale as well, but with dark brown hair that had a faint purplish pinkish streak of dye in it, with beautiful blue green eyes... at least, everyone said they were beautiful. She was far from beautiful, though.

"It takes time and effort, but doesn't everything?" She went on, gesturing to all that was around her. "While what you see now is all from the imagination, it can become real... it could, and I want to make it real."

The camera started moving with her as she walked along the corridors, which had framed pictures of artwork of the characters. The place itself was made entirely of metal, with high-tech gadgets and systems.

"I'm not talking about making my characters into real beings, that would start something the world should never deal with." She went on to explain, a set of doors opening up. "But to bring the ideas of my writing into physical forms. To turn my work from a digital work in progress to a finalized, physical copy sold in stores."

Turning her head, she looked into the lens of the camera.

"And I owe it all to you, don't I?" She asked with a small smile, refusing to show her teeth. "If it weren't for anyone who supported my work, then I never would have tried to make my writing better. To make new ideas and new characters."

she walked to the end of the room, an open balcony overlooking a wide expanse of space, pure energy... the imagination. She stared into that untamed void, before looking at the camera again.

"I am Stargazer_Nightwing, and this is my thank you."

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So... we've really come far, haven't we?

This thank you letter makes it 200 parts, you know? I never thought it would even get past 10 parts when I fist made this book, back in... I don't even remember when.

I guess I never really had confidence in myself, and I still don't. But writing just feels like the one thing I can do without doubting myself so much. Have you ever gotten that feeling?

Even if what I write isn't close to reality, it sometimes is better off that way. Writing about futures that should never exist, characters that reenact historical figures and create new kinds of people or beings. Worlds that should never be discovered. Forces that should never be tampered with.

When you think about it, it's a bit of a shock on how far humanity as a whole has come. But at what cost? Our planet, the thing that created us in the first place, and our own selves. It is true that without this progression to humanity I never would have been able to make all this writing, or possibly even be born at all, I will not deny that. But, putting it all aside, is all that we have really worth it?

Social media makes the human less social, especially if you already are antisocial. But people get along better when they can't see the person behind the screen. Yes, there is cyberbullying, but this online connection has brought the world so much closer together. I know for a fact that I would have never met anyone on here in real life, and if I did, we probably wouldn't have acted in the same way as we do on here. In real life, patience is limited. But here, in this digital world, patience seems almost infinite.

Look, guys... I've been trying to accept something. I can't make everyone happy in the world, even if I do all the right things or follow all the rules. There will always be that one thing, whether it be big or small, that someone is upset about with me.

This goes for you guys, too. You can't make everyone happy. You certainly can try your best to make those you care about happy, but to try and make everyone in the world happy... you'd lose yourself. It's kinda what happened to me.. all I still really have of myself is my imagination, my body, and my writing skills.

If there's anything that I admit I'm afraid of, apart from spiders and insects, it's... a bit of cheesy or shocking things.

Happiness, surprisingly. I've always worried about being happy when someone else wasn't, and then being blind to their problems and issues.

Love, which is a more common fear, I think. This one is a bit self explanatory, so I'll just move on.

Emotion. Yeah, I said it. Emotions... especially when you realize that they're just things stimulated by a section of the brain.

God dammit. This was supposed to be a thank you letter, and it's becoming a speech. Please, bear with me.

It's just... Everything I have ever made... every book written... I owe it all to you guys. Your support towards my writing and ideas is what drove me to get better at it, to actually pay attention and apply effort in my Language Arts classes!

.... I have good grades, I promise.

But... this really is the end, you hear?

No more oneshots, crack pieces... nothing.

Thank you all for your support. If it weren't for every single person reading this, I never would have gotten this far. I never would have established my dream of being an author.

Don't forget to follow your own dreams, your own path. Don't let anyone tell you who to be, or that there's only one way for something to be done.

Thank you all.

......

What are you still doing here?

Wait....

Don't tell me.....

You actually thought this was over?

I am the Queen of Zene for a reason~.