Hello everyone,

Sorry for the essay, lol, I have a lot to say.

I'm very excited to be putting out the final chapter for Ballad! This project has been, like, 2 years in the making, and I'm super excited that I was able to see it through until the end, and put out something that I am extremely happy with. With some more polishing (Which will come, don't worry,) I think this could be elevated to be something incredible. I am very grateful to have been able to tell a story that has lived in my head for a long, long time, and in a medium I find very enjoyable to not only consume, but to create as well. 

With that being said, what's next?

First off, I will be coming back and polishing what I have here. It will be a bit slower since I will be working on other things as well, but some things I'm planning on editing are some of the backgrounds that I'm not huge on, off dialogue, and the way in which I utilize sprites. Additionally, I have begun working with someone who's done a lot of great work for other fvns more popular than mine, and am having a Spanish translation done for the entire script! Though it's money I know I'll never see back, I'm okay with that as this was a passion project first and foremost. I am extremely grateful to be able to work with Alex on this, and future projects (I'm linking his socials below the post so y'all can check him out :))

Additionally, I've already begun pre-production and designing my next project, which I will not detail here, but will at a later date on my Twitter (@DjmadeyeVN).

Finally, thank you all for sticking with me during the creation of this novel. I don't mean to sound obnoxiously artsy, but I'm so, so glad people were able to find meaning in this story. There was an incredible amount of planning and thought that went into these characters, and I'm curious to see how much of it people pick up on :p

Once again, thank each and every one of you, and I hope all of you enjoy the final chapter just as much as I enjoyed creating it

- Aidan :)

(P.S. There was like 30 minutes of cut content for the final build alone, and even more for other chapters, so if y'all are interested in a director's cut kinda thing, lmk)