History is such a fickle thing.
Oft disputed, oft debated, oft biased, oft manufactured.
The stories of the past are told by the victors.
The bare, ultimate truth is difficult to discern in all but the most well-documented of time periods.
Many facts are lost simply because they are never recorded, left to fade into the past like a wisp of smoke on the breeze.
Others, however, are buried under lies and the "classified" label to keep a disturbing story obscured. Too difficult for the young ones to understand, they say. Too traumatic. Thus keep it out of schools.
More often than not, there is a good reason for this secrecy. The ghastliest details of massacres, torture and wars are best reserved for adults. Sugar-coated and simplified versions are provided to satisfy the curiosity of children.
This does make the whole story more difficult to unearth, more frustrating for the aforementioned adults to find.
Sometimes, however, the entire truth is buried deep for reasons known only to the government. Only those pledged to silence and devoted to their cause are allowed to hear these stories.
In some cases, even the most dedicated of historians are denied the facts.
One such event is one I am most curious about. An occurrence so influential that its far-reaching effects can still be felt so many decades, perhaps a century, in the future. An incident so feared that any record of its passing was torn, sometimes literally, from the pages of history books. Not a single book or person, alive or dead, held the truth. Historians and journalists alike have been stumped for years.
I, however, differ from most. Though the official story may be hidden or destroyed, though the government may wish for the public to forget its grisly details, I will find another way. There will always be information left behind, and, over the course of several years, I believe I have almost pieced together the entire story.
The cause behind it all was a mysterious man, if he could even be called that, named Eldred. He had incited chaos beyond the worst nightmares of the peaceful populace, single-handedly and anonymously driving a wedge between two different ethnicities.
Come with me as I journey through the murky depths of the past. I may not have the highest IQ in the world or be the best equipped, but I am determined to get to the bottom of this mystery. My will to go on has carried me through countless situations and I have faith that it will not let me down.
It is high time for the truth to be revealed.
It is time I recovered the missing pages from history.
I see you have chosen to visit my story.
Interesting.
This is the first chapter, an introduction really, to what will hopefully become much more.
It will contain much in the ways of darker themes. You have been warned.
I sincerely hope this is not a disaster, and ends up offending no one.
Vyan out.