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Thursday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
I had some bread for breakfast with some coffee. General Saparata had us train today. He put us in full netherite and taught us how to use swords. I already knew how to do most of this stuff. I didnt really mind though. It was fun, a lot of players were playing and giggling, chasing each other around. Watched one guy eat shit when he fell. It was funny. Slept in the uncomfortable cot.
Friday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
I had some bread for breakfast with some coffee again. General Saparata had us run some courses, fight stronger soldiers. It wasnt that hard honestly. Some people were hurt afterwards though. Watch someone go to the medic again. Shouldve dodged faster buddy. We met a guy named Shoebilly, he said hes going to help train us for an upcoming mission.
Saturday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
Woke up to neighbors shouting. Got some bread with coffee. Went down to the training area. Billy told us that we soldiers were going to move areas. That we had an hour to pack up what we needed. “Carry light,” he said. I tried my best to get what i needed. Not like i had a lot. I really only had a blanket and pillow. Some armor. Thats about all my things. So i was one of the first people back at the course. Some other soldiers pointed us to were our barracks were. It wasnt anything special. Just a long hallway full of bunks. Typical.
Monday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
5 am, im tired and my back hurts. Went down to the training ground. Taught us formations. Got yelled at by Billy. Not fun. Scary man quite frankly. Got told what our upcoming mission was. They said itd be something easy. We were going to take over another village, General Saparata said it was because they kept stealing stuff from us. He said that we were going to give them a place here to live. Make them face punishment. I dont really care. I just want to go to bed.
Thursday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
Hectic few days. Been forced to train from 5am to 12am. Its not the worst thing but I can tell others are struggling. Theyll come around. Eventually. They gave us lunch. It was bread and coffee. Somehow the coffee has gotten worse. Hit some chud with a sword a little to hard today.
Monday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
5am, General Saparata called us for a meeting. He said we will be going on this mission tomorrow and that we need to get around. He told us we will leave before dawn. Because it was a long walk there. Said we might be marching for a few days. Listened to another player whine about marching. They must be newer.
Sunday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
Arrived back today. Watched some of the soldiers show the new people around. There's about 8 of them. Out of a 1000. We took some of their supply and headed back. Went back to camp. Sleeping on the ground hurts a lot. Not a fan. Note to self bring a sleeping bag.
Friday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
Forgot to write, sorry. The new players have been fine I guess. Nothing new has happened. Still training everyday. General Saparata and billy yelling at us. Coffee and bread in the morning. Nothings really changed.
Saturday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
Billy had us practice marching again. He said he's going to take the best ones on a mission later tonight. He didnt tell us what the mission was but honestly i just hope i dont get picked. Im tired after today.
Wednesday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
5 am again. Coffee and some bread today. Heard from another player that the mission Billy did was a bust. They lost five people during it. Glad i wasnt picked. Trained more today. Was told that i have a lot of potential. Ive heard that a lot though. They told me “You are the perfect soldier.” they are right, im quiet, im good at listening, im calm even during stressful situations.
Thursday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
5am. Bread and can you guess what? Coffee. Same thing everyday. Trained more today. I had to repair my sword. The old girl almost broke. Stay strong Retribution. We still have more work to do. The other players are nice. A bit chatty but thats not too much of an issue for me. I'm used to chatty fellows. There was a girl, i think her name was Summer? She was nice. She was newer to cindercrest like me. She told me she used to work for the mafia like me. She was an iron trim. She was friendly. I appreciated her company during dinner.
Friday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
5am training again. Switched up meals today. Canned corn. I know. Amazing meal choice Rectify. It was fine. I wont do it again though. Left me hungry. The other instructors are really bad at giving instructions. Got mad at us for not being able to keep up. Even though it was confusing. Feel bad for some of the more sensitive folks who were with me. One creeper boy looked like he was barely holding it together.
Sunday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
5am marching practice. Ate bread and coffee. Nothing interesting happened. Walked a lot today. It was cold. I dont have a lot of gear for cold climates. I might need to invest in some. General Saparata also had us do formation practice in the snow. That was annoying. People have a hard time listening clearly. Got yelled at.
Monday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
Practiced with my sword today. Nothing too interesting happened besides listening to the guy I was fighting scream at me that I was cheating. I threw sand in his eye for that comment. I play dirty but I am no cheater.
Wednesday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
Skipped a few weeks. Sorry. Nothing has happened in a few weeks to be fair. Still nothing honestly other than Summer talking to me a bunch, She tried to get me to join her group. She said id ‘fit right in!’ in her squeaky voice. I told her i wasnt too super interested on it. That they wouldnt like me much. She said they would and that i should. Told her id think about it. It got her to leave me alone about it. But between me and you, i dont want to join another group ever again. Too risky.
Thursday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
Got some bow training done today. It was relaxing honestly. No one really trains with their bows here unless its mandatory. Its kinda disappointing. They are missing out. I love using my bow. Sure they arent good for close combat like an axe and sword are but they are still deadly if used right. And they arent super flashy. Plus if you have the right arrows you could take a mace user in a fight.
Friday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
Billy had a few of us fight him. Hes strong. Its kinda frighting. I know hes one of the stronger players in the server but I underestimated what that really meant. Though from what i observed he seems to be a little. Insecure about his fighting. Maybe his nerves are still worked up from that mission he did. But it seems like he hasnt been the same since.
Monday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
5am. Had sword practice. The sounds of metal hitting metal made it hard to think right. It felt like i was on auto pilot. Though i suppose thats a good thing. If i think too hard i might hesitate and mess up. Had a nice walk by myself through cindercrest. Its a nice place. Cozy. reminds me a lot of how the mafia looked in its prime.
Thursday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
3am. Having a bit of an issue sleeping. So I took a walk through cindercrest. The stars are so nice. It really leaves you thinking. I wish we were allowed to leave cindercrest, id like to walk through the forest. But I guess it's probably safer to keep us here. 5am, ate, got washed up, and did training. More marching. Formation. Etc. its nothing new. They took some of our bad fighters and decided to make them on field medics. They seem like they are prepping for something big. Ate dinner. Went to bed early.
Sunday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
They are getting more aggressive when training. Yelling at us more. Telling us we have a big mission soon. They seem to love to leave us out of the loop when it comes to big missions. But i dont blame them, dont want the wrong people to hear about it. Though some players were saying its cause we are going to war.
Monday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
They put us in small groups. I got paired up with Summer and a few other chuds i dont really care to get the name of. I dont think ive ever seen a girl look so happy. She jumped up and down and yelled yes sir at the top of her lungs.
Tuesday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
More marching practice. General Saparata told us to get winter gear since the next mission will have a part where we will be in the snow. I guess ill have to go to the market later and buy some gear.
Wednesday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
While i was practicing with my bow, Summer asked me why i named my bow Mirage. Told her because of an old friend. Which isnt too far from the truth. My bow was a gift from said friend. She said its was named that because when she looks at me she thinks of the word. At the time i didnt understand why. But now i think i understand what she meant.
Thursday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
Some of the younger players in cindercrest asked if we wanted to play hide and seek with them. I didnt want to but they were very convincing. I won. 3 times. They compared me to a bloodhound and asked how i got so good. I just told them that this isnt the first army ive been apart of. Safe to say they wont be asking me to play again.
Friday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
General Saparata gathered us for a meeting. He introduced us to a new ally. He was this invisible guy with blue trims. He said he will be helping us. He also told us what this mission was. I guess the rumors were true. We are going to war and taking a march to spawn. We are going to war with the ‘king of unstable.’ bit of a pretentious title but whatever.
Saturday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
The immortal demon is here. It's been a while since ive seen him. Much less work alongside him. He was going to be leading the march with Billy. We were told to get a lot of sleep because we will be fighting tomorrow.
Monday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
The march was a huge success. We took over their training grounds. We moved all of our stuff over here and it sounds like we will be using this place now. A lot of the soldiers were celebrating. A few of them were having a bon fire and dancing and singing. It was sweet. I didnt join in because i know this is far from the end. War doesnt stop at one victory.
Thursday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
Im so tired.
Thursday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
Had to kill some royal soldiers today. Watching them collapse onto the ground. Blood poured out of their wounds. It was a little horrifying. It wasnt like I've never seen this before. I've killed dozens of people. But i can never get over hearing others, who’ve never done this before react. Hearing their breath hitch, seeing their eyes go wide. Watching them start hyperventilating. The realization that they just took a life. Dawn on them. Its something I will never get over. It truly does change you. Life will never be the same after you take someone else's.
Wednesday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
We did another assault. I didnt go on the mission but very few came back alive. Out of one of the ones who did come back alive, one of them was Summer’s friend. He said it was horrifying. That they had this arrow canon. But it wasnt a normal one it was shotting arrows out faster than theyve ever seen. That they had to watch people go limp in the sky. They somehow got down unscathed but the scene was gruesome. Just bodies. Floating down. All around you. I dont think any of us slept that night.
Thursday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
We marched towards another kingdom. To ask for an alliance. It worked. I just hope its enough to end this war.
Friday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
Got hurt pretty badly. The fight on smugglers pass went horribly. It was going fine until law showed up. Three, maybe four of them had me cornered against a hill. Its been a while since ive taken a fight like that. It hurt. Badly. They kept trying to stab me with their stupid spears. I almost died. They didnt give us enough gear for this fight. Two golden apples? Really? It was horrible. I had to use my TNT minecarts to even get away. It sucked.
Sunday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
Stuck in the medic tent now. We are still at smugglers' pass. The General is coming up with a new plan. Said we might be here for a few days. It sucks though Summer visited me. She was a ray of sunshine as always. She brought me my favorite. Bread and coffee. Me and her talked for a bit.
Monday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
Summer visited again. Brought the rest of her group to come visit. They were nice. They reminded me of my friends back home. They huddled around my cot and told me funny stories. It was great. It was the first time in months i had genuinely laughed and smiled. I miss having moments like these.
Tuesday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
Summer came by again. She told me some gossip she heard. Im not really interested in gossip but even I can't resist some things. It was funny, apparently a bunch of soldiers got catfished by some rando. It was fun. Summer is nice. I enjoy her company.
Wednesday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
She brought me some bread and coffee again. Shes so nice. I enjoy her company. She said that shes going to be going on another mission tomorrow. She's excited. Bouncing up and down as she's talking about it. I had a hard time sleeping. So i went on a walk. I know im not meant to but. I felt the need to. Though i ran into summer during it. She seemed not herself. We talked. It was strange. She hugged me and than walked me back to the medic tent.
Thursday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
Summer left today but before she left she gave me breakfast. She was acting like nothing ever happened. That the night before wasnt even real. Maybe it wasnt. But it was so strange. Shes acting. Strange. But i wont question it. Ill question her when she comes back.
Friday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
Worked out, I'm not too concerned if the medics said it wasnt a good idea. I just needed to do something instead of sitting in a medic tent all day. It felt like my own thoughts were eating me alive. I even got some practice with my sword.
Saturday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
Overheard some of the medics whispering to each other. They said that they will be doing a final march soon with all the people that are still alive. Including medics. That this march will be the final push to take over King Parrot's kingdom. Not sure how much i believe that. I dont know how they want us to push forward and take over with so little people left, but maybe it will be okay.
Sunday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
Her team still hasnt returned yet. They were meant to be back a few days ago. People are saying they are dead. But i dont want to believe it. Summer is there, and she wouldn’t go die. Not like that. Shes strong. She will make it back. Im sure of it.
Tuesday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
The medics said I was free to go back to training. So I did. I trained extra hard. To make up for the time loss.
Wednesday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
Bread and coffee again. Though theyve been given us better options. Someone had steak earlier. I dont really like fancy stuff like that though. Trained with my bow. Brushed up on some formation stuff. Fixed my armor up a bit. My red trims are fading a little bit but i dont really care. After this is over ill fix it.
Thursday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
General Saparata told us what the next mission is. He left is vague like always. Said we will be taking a march to highwaters. And that we need to fight. Hes confident that we will win. I really hope so. We leave in the morning.
Friday xx.xx.2026 - RectifyTheForest
I cant get the things Summer told me that night out of my head. I cant get summer out of my head. She told me she was glad i was her friend and that shes had a wonderful time being around me. I remember how her face looked. Her smile looked genuine, but also sad. It looked like she was holding back on saying more. The moonlight highlighted her features in such a specific way I truly don't know how to describe it. The way she braided the lily of the valley into her hair. It was somber moment. In my gut, i think she knew she wasnt going to make it out back alive and in my gut i think i knew that too. Maybe just at the time i didn’t want to admit it.
General Saparata said he was doing this for the good of the people. That we wont be starving anymore, but why is it up to him, or the king, or ANYONE on who gets to live and who deserves to die. The new players. They are struggling too. Why dont we come together and help. So no one dies. I dont know why im having second thoughts now. But tomorrow will be a big day. And i fear i might not live to see the end of it. Summer if you are out there. I hope you got away and if my old friends are out there. I'm sorry. I truly am.