Hello everybody! Gosh it has been a while hasn't it? It has been one year since my journey began and I have to say it was one hell of a ride. I meant to post this on April 2nd, the day I origionally published this story, but it slipped my mind because I was busy with my current project "Strength Of One's Heart" which by the way is almost over and I will begin another story soon.

The reason I'm writing this is to thank you, all of you! I never imagined in my wildest dreams that I would receive the support I did when I wrote this story and had I not written this well...I would be a different person. Writing these stories has really changed me (for the better of course). It taught me responsibility, I could have easily slacked off and done other things instead of writing these chapters but I didn't do that because of you guys. It was up to me to provide material for everbody to enjoy and by slacking off I would have been hurting people.

The cost of me writing "The Betrayed Ones Return" and "Strength Of One's Heart" was spending time with the few friends I have and playing video games over the Internet with some of my other friends across the country and though I haven't met some of the people I play with (I have met a few though but it was by sheer chance) I consider them my closest friends. They have been a better support system for me during times of crisis and stress than people I physically know.

The question becomes if I regret sacrificing some of the precious time I could have been spending with my friends because I wrote a fanfiction? The answer is no, I would not trade the things I have learned, the people I have met and some I can even call friend, the enjoyment from every bodies feedback is just a better gift than I could ever recieve. Well as long as we aren't counting my birthday and Christmas haha.

Before I go I want to say something that I have thought about for a long time well more like a few days actually. A few days ago somebody messaged me and said I was their one of the best writers that he or she (the pen name didn't exactly make it clear) had ever seen. This person asked me something that bothered me: "Which of your followers was the most important?" The reason I'm telling you guys this is because I want to make a number is just a number, not saying that the amount of people who viewed, followed, favorited my stories or even me as an author isn't a big deal because when I say it is I mean it IS. When I say a number is just a number I mean that everybody is equal, meaning the first view is just as important as the second or the well...1,683,787 viewer...or that the first favorite is as important as the second and so on. If I was to single out a single person that would be unfair to the others who helped me by giving advice, tips, or guidance in regardless to writing a fanfiction. Everybody is equal and I love (no homo) you all equally.

One last thing before I go, a buddy of mine started a YouTube channel and he has been a bit nervous about his videos I know he would undoubtably appreciate it if you guys took a look at it and it will probably give him the boost of confidence he needs. Smooth advertisement Nexxus, smooth. Anyways his channel is "Evil Logo Le" and in one of his videos I'm in it I sound nothing like I actually do. I had a crappy mic which makes my voice sound high pitch and my god it sounds weird 0_o and was going cookoo for coco puffs. I know this really doesn't matter or relate to the importance of this letter but hey, why not help out a friend?

Ok this is the last thing I promise! If anybody EVER needs advice or help with writing a story or just life in general feel free to message me. I've been helping others and I would be more than glad to help out you ;) Want me to read a story you wrote? Well then let me know and I will do it. I want to be there for you guys like you were for me.

So thank you everybody, in the course of one year I accomplished so many things that I never thought possible. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

-Ethan