《The Forgotten War》 Letters From The Front, November to December, year unknown. November 6th Hey momma, How have you been? I know its been a while since my last letter and I am sorry about that. It seems something happened up north and we went on high alert. That was four weeks ago, nothing new has come from northern HQ that I¡¯m aware of but no one seems outwardly worried. Either way I¡¯m just happy the restrictions on letters and other base communication back home is allowed. How is Shelly? I know she turned 12 last week, wish her a late birthday for me will ya! I¡¯ll try to keep the letters as frequent as I can, I love you. May the Seeker watch over us. Love, Harold ----------------------------- November 11th Dear mother, This week we got fresh recruits from down south, they are definitely green. They can barely hold a gun let alone portal unsupervised. A new guide on training was released from HQ yesterday, it¡¯s heavy on jungle and thick woodland fighting. It is a little strange as no jungles and not much woodlands are in our area. I fear there is more to this than we know, a few soldiers have started to whisper about new move orders, but I doubt this is true. We have not transferred in over a year. How is Shelly, I got your letter a few days ago. I pray she is feeling better. Is her fever still high? Do I need to send a transfer of funds or something? Please keep me informed when you can, I love you both. May the Seeker watch over us. Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit. Love, Harold ----------------------------- November 16th Hey momma, I¡¯m so glad to hear about Shelly¡¯s fast recovery! I can only pray for her and our luck keeps going. We have received word that the enemy has fallen back fully in the West, as of yesterday at 1200 we are fully in control of the lower 48! I am overjoyed by this, maybe the war will end soon? High hopes I know, but I just wish for a brighter tomorrow. Not all are happy though, some whispers in the barracks claim the upper north is no longer in HQ hands, and that they are lying to us. They would not do such things I am sure, I will be reporting them to their C.O. post haste. Have no fear momma, the fighting is far away and I am safe, I pray to come home soon. May the Seeker watch over us. Love, Harold ----------------------------- November 30th Dear Momma, Your last letter worries me greatly. What do you mean you hear whispers that D.C. has fallen? I can assure you it has not, the great fort still stands proud! I am a mere 40 miles from its great white doors, and you are to tell me the foul enemy has taken its halls and we have not heard of it? Absurd mother, I will not tolerate this traitors talk! I pray you seek the Seeker¡¯s gudicane and learn your straying from the grand path. I will check up on you soon, I love you. May the Seeker watch over us. Yours, Harold ----------------------------- December 10th Dear Mother, I have received your many letters and your blasphemy will not taint me. I can no longer continue this series of letters if you keep trying to claim these lies about D.C.! I have worked hard to keep you and Shelly safe, do not destroy it with this madness! I love you, and I write this mostly for one reason. I have been assigned to escort the delegate of Maryland to D.C. . I leave as soon as I send this letter to you, please find guidance. I love you both. May the Seeker watch over us. Signed, Harold Report 34 Date: 05/15/88 Dr. Kain Department of Archaeology The below document was downloaded off an old world tablet like device, the document has been severely damaged and parts of the information have been corrupted. This is what we were able to salvage, we are still working on the other two documents found on this device. This document was labeled Report 34 within the said device. Note, this device was found at site Delta, in an area that was fully searched a year before. Note, the device is still connecting to some off grid server. Where is it? How is it still operating after all these years? ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.SIGNAL FOUND¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. 0700, on the 2????4?????t????h??? ????o???f??? ????J?????a???n????u?????a???r????y????? they moved from Alpha point to Charlie point. No witnesses to this 20 mile movement. Trees still appear to b?????e????? ???o?????a???k????? in nature yet, some have spruce pines on the end of branches. Commander D????u???n???k???e????n??? has been informed of t????h?????e????? ???i????s???s????u????e???? ????a?????t???? site Bravo, trees at Charlie p???o???i????n????t???? ????a????r?????e???? ????t????o????? ???b????e??? ignored until further notice. May the Seeker watch over us. No new information from HQ, but the trees have multiplied over night, we can no longer see the road ?????l???e????a?????d????i????n?????g??? ????s????o???u?????t???h????to Alpha point. There are spruce trees now, roughly 2 miles into the new forest ?????l???i?????n?????e????. Reports from the W???a?????t???c?????h????e????r???? squad claims there are strange guttural sounds emanating from within the forest. Danger a?????t???? ????f????o?????u????r??? miles into the forest, W?????a????t???c?????h????e???r????? ?????S????q????u?????a?????d???? claims entities of unknown nature pursued ?????a????n????d???? ????a????t???t????a????c???k????e?????d???? ????t????h????e????m????. They lost private J???o?????s???e???p?????h?????, his fate was not disclosed but reports s???e????e?????m???? ????t????o??? fear the worst. His family will be informed u???p?????o????n???? ????t????h????e???? ????f????i?????r????s?????t??? moon. May the Seeker watch over us. Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more. We received reports from outpost H?????o???p????e?????, no survivors. H?????Q??? ????i?????s???? ???o????n???? ????a????b?????o???u????t??? something regarding a j????o?????u????r????n????a????l???? that seems to have gone missing from the store room. No one seems to know what they are speaking of, nothing came back from H?????o???p????e????? besides a messenger that told us e?????v???e????r????y?????o????n???e????? ?????w????a????s???? ????d????e????a???d????. Something is off, reports from HQ claim H?????o???p????e?????is fine and fully operational. How c????o????u????l????d???? ????t????h????i?????s????? ?????b????e????? Seeker watch over us. Outpost H?????o???p????e????? knew what was happening, I don¡¯t believe they are of the Nation. We are doomed, something has infiltrated C?????h????a????r????l???i????e????? ????p?????o???s????t????. New faces are everywhere, y?????e???t???? ???n?????o????? ?????r?????o????t????a???t????i???o???n????? How is no one else seeing this? I fear they will notice me s?????o?????o????n????, I must warn someone, b???u????t???? ???who?! Seeker watch over me¡­ I failed, C????h?????a???r???l????i????e??? point has fallen, nuke this hell hole. D????O??? ????N????O?????T???? ????S????E???N????D??? ?????P????E????R????S?????O?????N?????A???L??? ???H???E????R?????E????! I don¡¯t have much time left, my wounds are ????t???o????o???? ????g???r???e?????a????t????, please tell L????u???c?????y????? ???I????¡¯???m???? ????s?????o?????r????r???y????. I¡¯m sorry we cannot see the falls again. I am setting off the fail safe n???u????k????e?? after I send this to HQ. I REPEAT, C???H????A???R?????L?????I????E???? ????POINT HAS FALLEN, MAINE IS LOST¡­¡­¡­ ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.SIGNAL LOST¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. Part of a Soldiers Journal September 28th, 2045 They claim to know, but do they really have any idea what it¡¯s like out here? They give those speeches, those false promises of what ¡®we¡¯ and ¡®you¡¯ will receive for doing this or that for them. They lie¡­.they always lie. It¡¯s been hard out here, there are no breaks, it''s just shelling non stop. Something has to give, we cannot take much more. Those captains and so called leaders will pay, they will know what it''s like deep in the trenches. We will teach them¡­. October 2nd, 2045 Today Gray died, he was posted to the north guard. No one knows how it happened, they just found his lower half and tags in the tower. It had a good meal it seems, I just pray Gray went quick...I hope we all do. Those things are getting more bold, they even attack in the light of day now, what can we really do? I can¡¯t think of such things though, I have to report at 2100 to the north tower. May the seeker watch over me. October 3rd, 2045 The first night was not as bad as I was told, the screams from the tree line were unsettling but it¡¯s not new here. I think back over last night while eating my breakfast, it was odd I believe, but I am not sure. I have to report back tonight, I should rest. May the seeker watch over me. I know I should not write this while on duty, but I can hear her voice coming from the trees. This should not be possible right? I thought we lost her, yet I can hear her clear as day crying out my name. I need to ignore this, no? What if we were wrong? Seeker please watch over me¡­. A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. October 4th, 2045 I was told by James that the woods play tricks on our mind. I¡¯m not sure I believe him, but I will for now push last night out of my mind. I only pray tonight will be easier. There were reports of the eastern front getting hit, but no injured have come from there. We wonder if any survived but our C.O.s claim they are in control and it is not lost. No one trusts them anymore, I must rest, may the seeker watch over me. October 5th, 2045 Nothing happened last night on duty, but why do I feel so off? Something is watching the camp from the trees. I¡¯ve seen figures moving around the tree line, I fear they are in the camp. I see someone I do not recognize, no new soldiers have arrived at the camp. Seeker watch over us. October 6th, 2045 There was an attack last night. The enemy mortared the camp at 0300 and caught most off guard. Twenty dead so far, I pray no more. We are moving to Alpha 23-C, this is the farthest back we have retreated in the last 3 years of this war. Seeker watch over us. October 8th, 2045 The enemy does not stalk us yet it does, it is not the enemy of our nation and Lord. No, this is something foul, the screams from the rear guard have made the line fall into disarray. Caption claims it is all the woods at work, I do not trust him. We are marching to our doom. The Seeker has forsaken us. October 10th, 2045 We made it to outpost Hope, ironic name as this is where we all die. The beast of the woods is something far worse than we could ever understand, we have made a monster in our arrogant pride. I only hope someone finds this, I¡¯m sorry I could not explain more. Just know, the woods of D.C. are not safe! DO NOT COME BACK! We have lost the capital to them. Prepare, May the Seeker protect us. Report 2 Date: 07/02/88 Dr. Kain Department of Archaeology Report two was heavily damaged and corrupted on the tablet device now called -Redacted-. As a result only a few pieces of information were able to be recovered and transcribed. Note, this report is not dated due to corrupt data, but it is assumed this report happened before Report 34 but by how long is still unknown. ¡ª---------SINGLE FOUND¡ª--------- April Unknown entities have been spotted on radar off the west coast, several scout parties have been launched. Base is now at high alert, the country will be notified. If this is an attack, we are prepared, the Seeker will guide us. This tale has been unlawfully obtained from Royal Road. If you discover it on Amazon, kindly report it. The west coast is mostly a blaze of ruin and corpses, the enemy attacked without mercy. Four states fell within three days of contact, morale is falling, we need reinforcements. We have fortified an old mine system up in the mountains, we will fight. May D.C. has ordered the movement of all remaining forces to Delta point. The coast is lost, evacuate all personal to point Omega if Delta cannot be reached. May the Seeker watch over us. The enemy is brutal and has left no survivors in their wake. New details are listed below. Though we still do not know where they came from, we know they cannot stand ultraviolet light for long. They can shed skin to hide among us for easier hunting. Until now they have been rare and seen only in the fringes of our world. July Contact over seas is lost, no one has reported in over a month. D.C. has issues order -Redacted- all personal will report to Charlie point. The Seeker has guided us, we shall not fall. ¡ª---------SINGLE LOST¡ª--------- Report 88 Date: 07/18/88 Dr. Kain Department of Archaeology The last known report we discovered on the table -Redacted- was extremely damaged and all that could be salvaged was the coordinates -Redacted- which lead the team to -Redacted-. At this location two items were found, one being a small metal cube, its surface is made of a -Redacted- and has -Redacted- covering most of its surface. Along with this a note was found, it was written on an unknown kind of paper. As a result the writing has not aged or weathered over the many years of being -Redacted-. The letter was transcribed below and the original, along with the artifact have been relocated to -Redacted- as ordered by -Redacted-. Note, the cube has begun to vibrate at -Redacted- , its output is equal to -Redacted-, this has caused many to speculate. Note, all information beyond this will now be classified due to an internal leak. We are running out of time. ¡ª----------------------------------------- We are the ones at fault for all of this, we are the ones at fault for everything. I have located the cube, it still hums with hate. Why did we open this door? It does not matter either way, they are outside trying to get in, time is running out. The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. I have done terrible things to get here, I killed so many to achieve my goals, but for what? Now it''s just me, them, and the millions of rotting corpses. This will be my final testimony, here I will spill my sins and pray the Seeker can forgive me, but I doubt it. Several years ago we found a door, nothing remarkable about it, just a damn door in the middle of no fucking where. Yet the government foamed at the mouth for it, they locked the area down and began their research. Months later they figured out how to open it and soon prisoners were forced inside, no one ever came back. Blood and meat did, it was always when no one was around. At night, nothing, first thing in the morning, several bloody blocks of meat staked a few feet from the door with bloody footprints walking away from said door and back to it. Something was on the other side and yet we still kept sending people over there! It doesn''t matter, I can hear them inside now, it won''t be long before they find me. This is all I know or care to share. If you find this, then I have failed and the artifact was a lie, do not trust its words! If it does work then this is all for nothing. Huh, oh well. We opened a door, and welcomed them into our home. I know not what they are but they look like us, they sound like us, they smell like us, but they are not us. They eat the flesh of us, drink our blood, and do horrible things to what I can only describe as a soul. They are hungry, and most of this world is now nothing but rotting flesh and burned cities. I found this cube, it claims to be able to fix everything. I pray this will end it all, they are now breaking down the door to my room. I am activating the cube as I write this, I pray this works. I PRAY THE SEEKER FORGIVES US! ¡ª----------------------------------------- Note, there was more written below the last sentence, but what we assume is blood has ruined the last part. After finding and reading the letter the cube started its humming. It has been four months since then, and it still hums. Note, They have found another site, we will need to move quickly. They describe the new site as a door.