I am now preparing for the fightback - done the reccy's and ready to repulse the enemy - All is not lost. We are ready for one last desperate offensive into the enemy's territory.
We have had a stable front here over the last 6 years but with the enemy holding the upper hand, and we have had to use all our resources to keep them at bay, but we just managed to do it. All breaches were quickly sealed, although it weakened our defences elsewhere. We survived.
Originally we were told that the war would be over by summer 06 (wish it could have been christmas for authenticity)but the enemy just will not be beaten back.
The war has dragged on and has now drained all reinforcements and national resources, - our defences have been breached more than several times over the last 12 months - we are now being overrun and are in danger of being finished off by the enemy.
It wasn't always like this you know. Our world was a peaceful place where our people were just like any others, but then came the storms.
Out of nowhere they came and our harvest was decimated and our nation was plunged into chaos.
We needed time to gather in the remaining harvest and plan for a new one to repair the damage from the storms. It is times like this when you find out who you can count on my friends, and who will just look after themselves.
When the storms were over and we assessed the damage, it was clear that we did not have enough reserves to meet our obligations, so we tried to re-negotiate our contracts - but to no avail.
Our contracts were called in, and out nation was on the brink of being taken over. Our people were in real danger of becoming second class citizens, under the authoritarian rule of a dictator.
Out of the gloom and despondency which hit our nation, emerged hope - bright and beautiful was the hero who appeared, promising he could hold the wolves at bay.
We explained to this hero that our harvest would recover quickly, and with the power that radiated out from him he forced the would be predators back. We made some deals and the hero stayed with us to make sure they were stuck to.
We knew it would be tough, but we kept our nation intact, and although all our excess harvest would go to others instead of making our people richer, we were happy. Our debts would be met and 5 years from then we would be free of the contracts, and able to reap the rewards of the fruits of our labours again.
Oh how naive we were.
Our hero gradually started to change. At first the change was slight, but as time went on we started to feel the change as well as notice it. The hero's image began to tarnish, and he took more and more of our harvest for himself, and after the new contracts were met we began to struggle to supply our people. We had been tricked, (beware of Geeks bearing gifts my friends as they are never what they seem).
War was only ever going to be the result of such betrayals, and it was soon joined. However the former hero - now the enemy - had the upper hand, his forces controlled most of the harvest grounds and we could only defend just enough of them to feed our people. The struggle had begun.
The enemy was clever - he knew that if he controlled the harvest, he could deal with our neighbours and former partners. He made sure the new contracts were met and then he bled the harvest grounds dry to fuel his greed.
We were surrounded on all sides and the fight was bloody, the little piece of the harvest grounds we still held were producing less and less each year, but we hung on.
Allies were found, but they did not have the power to defeat our enemy, only to aid us in small but vital ways which kept our front line intact.
We made it through the first five years, just. We were on our knees and worn out, but we had made it. With our former contracts settled the enemy would lose his control, and we would be able to take back our harvest grounds and free our people from the demands of war.
One again we showed how naive we were.
The enemy had not been paying the contracts in full, but had been taking so much of the harvest that the contracts were left fully unpaid, and our people were left to suffer for longer - the war would drag on. The enemy had promised the contracts would be fulfilled in time and had therefore ensured that we would receive no aid.
Another 12 months has passed and we have found new allies, and we have through a new and expanded intelligence network received vital information to aid the war effort.
We know now that the enemy has been breaching the rules of war, and we about to get our evidence to the enemy's allies, hopefully forcing him at last, off our harvest lands. Or at the very least forcing him to the peace table to negotiate a staged withdrawal.
It won't be easy however, we have to get through the enemy's lines to get the intelligence out, and then we have to convince the world of our plight and the truth about the enemy. We have to do this before we are totally overrun - it's a desperate situation, but at least there is some hope.
Our people will hope and pray our mission is successful.......
