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Queen by day, metal singer by night

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Learn about how the Queen of Metal came to be

My name is Sassy, Queen of my kingdom, The Sasserial Veil. Growing up, I was raised by my parents, Stephen and Eleanor, who both were part of the royal family... that is, until they were executed by Malachai and his men, who were the creators of The Masking Initiative. Their sole purpose? To ensure not even a single soul show their true colors to the world or they'll be knocking on death's door.One day, I see my people roaming around not happy with their life, just... emotionless, and wondered to myself when someone will take a stand and give this kingdom, me included, a wake-up call, then as those thoughts cycled through my mind, a phoenix shows up to my door, dropping off an encased box and a letter attached that says "Open this when you feel lost." I quickly hid it, so no one would find it.At night, while all the townsfolk were asleep and Malachai's men were patrolling the streets, I started feeling alone and lost and without a second thought or second-guessing myself, I grabbed the box from the closet, grabbed the key that was taped at the bottom of the box, and unlocked it. As I opened the box, I felt streams of magic surrounding me, covering my vision, some even entering my throat which tasted of strawberries and mangos. Then after some time, that magic started going out into the kingdom, passing by all the houses and then summoning a stage near the entrance to the castle, fully prepped with what's needed to put on a show. The magic must've had a sleeping additive and became closer and closer to passing out, to which I went to bed and would strategize a course of action in the morning.The next morning, I see the townsfolk investigating the stage: questioning it's appearance, let alone it's purpose, even hear some chattering off in the distance. I look again at the box I opened and saw a letter hidden at the bottom of the box, which read as follows:

“Dear Sassy, Queen of the Sasserial Veil,
I am not your enemy. I know not what you are, but what you can be. You’re living a lie: deceiving yourself, in fear of execution, by masking the one thing that makes you… you. That’s not the life you deserve. Since you opened that box, I assumed you’re feeling lost about who you are, now the what or the why is none of my business, but my role is to help you rediscover yourself and to not be afraid doing so. In this box, as you no undoubtedly
could guess, let’s just say… you were overdue for a complete makeover. Oh yeah, and you also have a stage, fully prepped with what you need to show your true colors to the people.I hope this helps you and I’ll be watching from afar.
AP.S. I know Malachai and his men will most likely not be fond of you taking this initiative, so in case you were worried, your voice holds power. Remember that.

After giving the letter a read, I rushed to my full-lengthed mirror to see I was no longer wearing my usual royal gown that I've wore growing up, and instead this... outfit, that looks like something a rockstar would wear: leather jacket, pants, heels, even gloves. My face has gotten a complete makeover, too, rocking a shorter hairstyle and glasses. I don't know if this look was gonna be supported or not until I walk through those doors.Upon opening my door and making my way to the mysterious stage that appeared overnight, everyone working within the castle shifted their gaze towards me, surprised at my new outfit that replaced the royal gown. After some time, I made my way to the stage and started getting on and focusing on my people, tapping the microphone a few times to ensure it's feedback was being picked up before speaking out.“People of the Sasserial Veil, it is I, Sassy, your Queen. I know some of you have noticed… this near the castle: unannounced, unprompted, with many of you feeling confused as to why it’s even here in the first place.” I took a brief pause to look in the distance, beyond the walls of my kingdom, then shifted my focus back to my people. “Like many, if not most of you, I’ve felt afraid to show who I really am growing up, and still am to this very day, especially given my role within this kingdom and the responsibilities there of. Today, that changes and I’m here to not only say, but to also show that it’s okay to be yourself, to be who you really are, and you shall not be judged for it: not by me, not by anyone. As your Queen, I hereby decree that effective immediately, people are allowed to freely express themselves and furthermore, be unique in their own way: zero judgment. To commemorate this newly established decree, allow me to show you a part of me I hid for too long.”Once I concluded my speech, I felt a surge of anxiety creeping in, thoughts cycling of losing my people as their queen, if I would end up being disliked, and other thoughts of a similar nature. Hidden deep within the crowd lied Malachai's men, readying their weapons to assassinate me, fulfilling their duties as part of The Masking Initiative. Then suddenly, a random voice popped into my head, unknown to me nor could I make out who it was, to which they only say "Sassy, flip the letter over. You got this", which lied lyrics to a song, partially completed. I read through the lyrics, strategizing my approach to the song, to make it uniquely my own, then pressed play on the music player.

Music started playing, replaying the last bit of that letter in my head... "Your voice holds power. Remember that." Malachai's men are inching closer and closer, preparing the right opportunity to strike while the guitar started it off. As they lunged forward and held their knives forward, the brief silence in the song gave me the strength and courage to belt out into a screamo-like vocal stance, which knocked them back right before the instruments all came together: guitar, bass, drums, the whole deal. I started alternating between singing and screamo, to which I knock Malachai's men back every time. With enough time into the song, and enough screamo singing, their men were injured enough to make a hasty retreat, hoping they've learned not to step foot into my kingdom ever again. As the song was nearing completing, I belted out one more scream before the song ends. For a short period of time, the crowd became silent before roaring and cheering, in support of their Queen: unmasked and truly unique.Few months after what has transpired, I've freely been able to walk around my kingdom, outside my castle and free of Malachai, his men, and The Masking Initiative in its entirety. Not to mention that the townsfolk are feeling happier about themselves, showing off their unique talents and letting their personalities shine through. Every once in a while, I'll get people asking me how I'm able to do the screamo voice like I did back on stage, to which my only response was "Someone looked out for me at the right place and the right time." Still, part of me can't help but wonder about that phoenix, this "A" person, or even if the two are randomly connected somehow.I learned that day that it's okay to break traditions, to go outside the norms of what you were taught. My name is Sassy, Queen of the Sasserial Veil, and that is how I became the Queen of Metal.