Setting the password lock... okay and the biometrics... c'mon you piece of junk....
There! Gotcha. Okay, so this is completely locked up, only for me. Okay, good. Super good. This'll make things easier. How do I start this? Dear Diary seems a little silly but eh, this whole thing is silly.
Dear Diary,
I'm Ellie and I made you work. Well, actually my name is Ellona but my brothers call me Ellie. It's either because they're being sweet or three whole syllables is too much for them to grasp. Most likely both. I'll try and find out when they come back from their military service. And isn't that just the thing?
Look, I'm happy with my family. It's not like I was ever treated badly. And even if I had been, I'd survive. I'd push my way through it. That's how we do things here, right? In the Empire, we strive. We push. We resist and we forge everything into our strength. That's why Kalidan is our capital. That's why we all do our part for the good of everyone. It's why all noble and aristocratic families must serve. My dad did. My mom did. My brothers do and I'm going to have to.
I just don't think I'll be very good at it. I struggle to take orders from teachers, never mind actual military command. And when I say struggle, I don't mean it in the Empire way. I mean it in the 'cannot do it very well' way. How am I supposed to cope with a blaster in my hands, decked out in that scary armor, hunting down rebels and undesirables? Even if I get something easy to start with, like peacekeeping, how will I cope? That's not even thinking about those creepy Bl*~"wat$* file corrupted people skulking around.
And that's not even starting on those weird things I've been seeing. And this is 100% my deepest, darkest secret that you're not allowed to tell anyone or I'll make you self-destruct in the most painful way possible, okay?!
They're happening more and more. They start in different ways. Sometimes it's just like normal life, me in the academy or at home, or out in the city. Me in a classroom or on the training grounds. Sometimes they're freaky and weird, like in the middle of a battle or the remains of one. And not one involving the Empire either. At least, they don't look like the Empire. Different soldiers in different armor, fighting strange things I've never seen before. Flurries of lights, blades slashing, blasts of repeating lasers...
Always, always ending with that tree. The Silver Tree. I don't know how, but I know that's capitalised. They keep happening more and more and it makes me scared. I don't think I'm supposed to keep seeing this. I had to say it though. I had to tell someone, or something. It was the only way I could keep myself from going insane. I need to find out what this is about and stop it before I end up attracting some attention. I won't bring that down on my family.
If anyone else reads this, I'm probably going to be dead. So you better blow up in someone's face.
I mean it.
She who hesitates is lost.
Ellona Jorel.
