Leading A Charge, and Going It Alone

You read that title correct.

I don't know how much longer I can keep on going as an SIA operative. No matter how long we fight, despite the number of people we have saved, it feels like this fight of mine has been going on for too long.

I am starting to get weary of the struggle. The Count, he's been at this war for centuries, and he still continues to go at it. I've been at this fight for only 7 years.

I began the journey wanting to debunk a myth. I wound up completely caught up in my own myth. Fighting battles I never should have taken part in, defending people I never would have met otherwise, losing people I never was meant to. I have lost and regained my memory so many times. I have explored the darkest places that very few have ever returned from. I have faced creatures that by all rights shouldn't even exist.

We have the Threat. We have the FBI. We have The Bleeding Tree. Natural and supernatural entities that have caused so much pain and suffering to so many people, for too damn long.

I know that my chances of surviving, let alone winning, are slim to none, but at this point, I'm not sure that I care anymore.

I have set a date for myself. Its kind of an anniversary date, marking something important in this journey of mine.

October 31. Halloween. In 2011, that was the day I entered the Path for my experiment in testing the theory of constants.

And now, that day, will mark the day of what will most likely be my final stand.

On that day, I will go back to The Path one last time. Whether I remain there, return to the world of the Bleeding Tree, or something else, I take the fight to them. I am leading the charge against them one last time, and I am going it alone. Maybe something good will come from this, maybe not.

But Lucien Drage will have his final battle.

Another 2 Years Gone By

Nearly 2 years since I've made my presence known. Doing everything I can to stay hidden, and so far, it's seemed to work. But whispers on the wind, signs appearing everywhere, has forced me to reveal myself again.

Brown and I have had no contact with anybody else, outside of other SIA members. He has shown excellent skill in his research and organization. He has been able to coordinate multiple other agents in raids to save fighters and runners, both from the FBI and The Threat. Several have become new agents, willing to be trained in all we know.

There have been a few glimmers of hope. There have been updates on blogs from former fighters and runners from my time over these past few years. The first is Ava. She developed an interesting relationship with Zeke, Celie, and a few others during that period. Unfortunately, I was unable to form a connection with her, as only certain people are allowed to view her blog now.

However, the biggest glimmer of hope comes from a source I never thought.

Zero.

He is somehow still alive, after everything. For those that do follow me, for my fellow agents, if you aren't fully updated on his story, please read his blogs.

And with him having survived everything, it encourages me to believe one more things.

It gives me hope that somehow, somewhere, Kay has survived too.

Zero, I don't know if you will read this or not, but please, if you do, tell me you have some sort of update on her.