The Inner War Saga

Apart from a shameless attempt to boost the number of posts, I also intended the previous two posts as a sort of introduction for this one.

However, I hadn’t really decided beforehand on the approach for this article. I was playing with the idea of using fantasy metaphors to describe my “dark” and “light” sides without any explanation beforehand. Something like this, only better worked out:

For years, the dark forces have oppressed the lands of Danteoria, while the light forces were too weak and too disorganized to oppose the dark forces. However, rather than give up, the light forces laid in hiding, building up their strength while waiting for the right moment to fight back. A few years ago, that moment finally arrived, and against all odds, the light forces were actually able to hold their own against the dark forces, and were even able to regain most of the territories. Once again, the people of Danteoria feel hope that one day the dark forces will be defeated.

Of course, this is incredibly nerdy, no matter how much of a nerd I still feel like sometimes :-). And I was afraid people will get confused if I just start writing like that. But still, I like the idea too much to abandon it altogether, so I decided to do this explanation thing as well.

However, despite regaining some key territories like Labouria and Socialia, the capital of Amouria is still in enemy hands. But all attempts to date to regain control have failed miserably, and the light forces suffered heavy losses as a result. The leaders are now discussing whether it is wiser to leave Amouria to the enemy. Most other territories are firmly under Light control, and they are confident that the enemy does not have the necessary troops to regain them. However, if they keep expending too much energy towards regaining Amouria, these other territories will come under heavy pressure. Maybe the time has come to propose some sort of peace, awkward though it may be.

If this was a real (real in this case meaning imaginary of course) story, then the protagonist will object against making peace with the dark forces, while in the end triumphing against all odds. Of course, it will take at least three books to accomplish that (somehow it’s not really fantasy when it’s not at least a trilogy), so the road is long and hard.

But since this is a fake (fake in this case meaning real - I hope you’re still with me :-)) story, I’m not sure it will necessarily end that way. I hope the protagonist in me is strong enough. It’s just that I feel that it’s not really worth the trouble anymore. I’ve really tried my best, and it’s far from enough, so why bother? Still, I haven’t entirely given up hope yet, guess that part of me refuses to go away. So who knows, maybe it will still work out in the end like above (though I wonder on which book I am in that case).

P.S. I apologize if this was a bit too weird for your tastes, but I was just experimenting. It’s not something I would do again, I think it loses its coolness(?) after you’ve done it once. And please don't mind the bad writing, I was too lazy to edit the whole story.