The narrator begins by setting the stage for a story about a cardboard box that, when opened, releases clouds of black smoke and flocks of tiny, flying origami dragons. The box is kept under lock and key by the SCP Foundation, a covert operation dedicated to protecting the world from the unknowable and the anomalous. The dragons are alive, animate, and aware of their surroundings, and they seem to materialize from the box as if from another dimension.
The dragons communicate with the Foundation through letters, expressing their longing for their creators and their world. Over time, the dragons' numbers decrease, and their manifestations become weaker, until only a single red dragon remains. The box then becomes a miniature apocalypse, spewing out flames, torn paper, and the lifeless bodies of the paper dragons.
After a long period of silence, a final message arrives from the box, expressing the dragons' sadness and fear. The box then disintegrates, leaving behind a large chunk of amethyst and a leatherbound book titled "Beasts of The Old Letters". The book catalogs the many species and environments of the dragons' world, allowing the Fantasy to live on in the readers' minds.
The narrator concludes by emphasizing the importance of taking care of our ideas and the tools available to help us do so, such as World Anvil. The narrator encourages viewers to join the community and continue creating their own stories.
Here are some possible facts extracted from the text:
1. The text is a transcript of a video about a fictional story called "Where the Dragons Went".
2. The story is based on an SCP Foundation article about a cardboard box that contains a portal to a fantasy world.
3. The fantasy world is created and sustained by the imagination and belief of some children who visited it.
4. The fantasy world is populated by various creatures such as dragons, giants, elves, centaurs, and hybrids.
5. The fantasy world falls into war and destruction when the children stop visiting and believing in it.
6. The creatures of the fantasy world communicate with the SCP Foundation through letters made of paper.
7. The cardboard box eventually disintegrates and leaves behind a book and an amethyst as a final message.
8. The video explores the theme of how fantasies are precious and ephemeral, and how they can be shared and preserved through storytelling.
9. The video is sponsored by World Anvil, a worldbuilding and novel-writing platform for creatives.
10. The video invites the viewers to join the Tale Foundry community on Discord and Twitch.