I didn't know what was going on or why exactly I was supposed to run to the hunting lodge, but that didn't matter. What matters is that I would trust Benjamin with my life and even if he is sometimes harsh, he always wants the best for me. It wasn't long before I was far from home and deep in the forest. For someone who hasn't spent their whole life in this area like me, this forest might seem like a labyrinth. The same trees everywhere and there is no real path here. For outsiders, it is also quite dangerous here. If you don't pay attention for a moment, you could fall off a cliff to your certain death. This means that you should move with caution in this area if you value your life. The unstable ground and the obstacles on it would make it impossible for most people to pick up speed anyway. But that doesn't apply to me, I've been doing my daily running sessions here since I was little and I've never been injured on them since I was 12. I ran in a slalom past the trees and animals until I arrived at my destination completely exhausted. The distance from the estate to the hut is not really far, but I was running at over 20 kmh through the forest and the feeling that something was wrong made my heart race even faster.
After calming down for a moment, I opened the wooden door which made a shrill sound that scared the birds in the area. The hut was getting on in years and the electricity and water supply had been faulty for as long as I could remember. The only light we had was a few rays of sunlight shining through the windows and the interior was anything but modern. When I entered the hut, I was reminded of last winter, as the fur from the bear that Benjamin and I had killed was still hanging on the wall. And once again I had the thought of returning to the estate and looking after him, even though he would probably punish me for it. But I was already here, so I decided to do what Benjamin had sent me here to do. I went to the cupboard in the right-hand corner and pushed it aside with all my strength, which caused the dust to swirl up on the old wooden beams. My vision was slightly limited because of all the dust, but I bent down on the floor where the cupboard had previously been and immediately noticed that the sound of the wooden beams was different at this point. Apparently something is actually hidden under here. The beams were only attached with a few pins, so they were easy to pull out and the storage space was revealed.
The first thing I noticed was the rucksack Benjamin had told me about, but that wasn't the only thing in the hiding place. A laptop, 6 numbered letters and something that threw me for a moment..... a gun. It wasn't the first time I'd held a weapon in my hands - on the contrary, I'd been taught how to use all kinds of weapons while hunting. What shocked me was the scratched serial number on the side of the gun. I knew there weren't really many good reasons to make a serial number unrecognizable, in fact there was only one reason that came to mind. A crime. If you use a gun in a crime you don't want it to be traceable, so the only thing you can do is cross out the serial number. I had hoped to find some more answers here as to what this is all about, but now there are just more questions on top of the countless others. I have to stay calm and think clearly for now. Benjamin has made it clear to me that I shouldn't return even if I find the things here. Now the question is what I have to do next. He also said that there was a video on the USB stick that would answer my questions, and since I didn't know what to do, I should watch the video first. I pushed the hunting equipment to one side on the wooden counter in the middle of the room and placed the laptop from its hiding place on top. Then I opened the rucksack to take out the USB stick and made the next crazy discovery. Several bundles of banknotes fell to the floor when I opened the rucksack. As I was carrying it out of the hiding place, I noticed that the rucksack was quite heavy, but I would never have thought that this weight was due to a huge amount of cash. It must be several thousand euros and that wasn't even the craziest thing that was in the backpack with the USB. What I previously thought was impossible happened, my heart began to beat even faster when I found several documents, ID cards and a passport. All the documents had the face of the same person on them, namely me, only they weren't my documents because the name Blaze Coleman was written all over them. Even though I was in shock again, I realized that I wouldn't be able to find any answers on my own. I put everything aside except for the USB stick, switched on the laptop and started the video.
The video started and for the first time my pulse calmed down a little when my father appeared on the screen in an armchair. He was in a room I had never seen before, but he was always traveling so I assume it was a hotel room. ,,Hello Blaze my boy, if you are watching this video it probably means that something has happened to me".
Something happened to him? What does that mean?
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,,To be honest, I was hoping I'd never have to tell you this, but I'm not who you think I am. For one thing, there's my work, you're a clever boy so I'm sure you've noticed that my job isn't like that of normal people. I work for an organization that is involved in all kinds of illegal activities and often has a hand in important economic and political decisions around the world".
It's true I've often wondered what my father does for a living and at some point just decided it might be better never to find out. But a criminal organization?
"I have one more thing to tell you in this video...Blaze you are not my son"
What did dad just say? I must have misheard that. Shit why can't you rewind this video. I'm not his son? What does that mean?
,,Even if this information comes as a surprise to you, I want you to listen to me for a moment. After calling up this video, a second one will appear on the USB stick that will explain to you how you can find out more about your past, including who your physical parents are and what happened to them. But I want you to think carefully about whether you really want to see it first. The path you have to take is far more difficult than anything you can imagine. Even if you are upset right now and don't want to hear this from me, I personally would rather you decide to start a new life with the money in your backpack, the documents are all 100 percent real and will not be questioned by anyone in the world. I don't want you to look for me and don't tell anyone in the world about my or your old names. I hope you take my advice and one day you will be able to forget me and be happy."
My thoughts are a mess. Real parents? Old name? I hope you can forget me? None of this can be true. I'm overcome with nausea and feel like I'm about to lose consciousness. I don't accept that. What's going on here? You don't want me to click on the second video to find out more? For the first time in my life I felt such rage, rage against everything and everyone. I can't just start a new life. Not when there are still so many unanswered questions in my "old" life. And without a second thought I clicked on the second video.
"I really hoped you would decide differently Blaze, but inside I already knew what you would decide".
He knows exactly how I am. Originally I thought I knew who he was too, but now I don't really know anything anymore.
"I'll say it right at the beginning, in this video I won't tell you anything about your past myself"
You're keeping me in the dark? Then what exactly is this all about?
"Even if I told you everything I know, it wouldn't do you any good, you'd act rashly and end up dying without knowing anything"
I would die? How? He doesn't trust me that much. He still thinks I'm a child.
"I know that you are exceptional for your age, but that is exactly what leads you to overestimate yourself and fail in the end. Your birth parents weren't normal people, and neither are the ones who know anything about them. They are dangerous and would kill you immediately if they knew who you really were. As I told you in the first video, I worked for an organization. The name of this organization is "Trident" your parents were also a part of Trident".
Trident? Isn't that the name mentioned by the strange men who were at the door?
,,Trident is brutal and becoming a member is anything but easy, your first task will be to find a way to join, even if you manage this difficult task you would only be at the beginning of the hierarchy and would not learn anything at first. In the 6 letters you found, I wrote down different information in code. Each of the letters was encrypted differently and don't even try to crack the encryption, it's impossible. I use these different forms of encryption to communicate with the few in Trident that I call friends. You will get to know these people as you progress through Trident and if you tell them about me they will help you. The reason I took this roundabout way of communicating the information to you is to protect you, because as you are now, as I said, you would never be able to find out anything at all. Blaze even now I hope you decide to just live a normal life and forget all this. Finally, whatever you decide to do, don't trust anyone about Trident, don't go to the police and never tell anyone about me. Also never return to any of our estates no matter what, if you have broken up with Benjamin don't worry about him he already realized something was wrong with me and is covering up all traces that could lead to him or you, so don't try to find him either that might turn out to be impossible. Now you know what to do if you decide to go that way. I'm sorry my boy, I had hoped to protect you from all this".
That's it? You're sorry? That's all you have to say? You leave me here alone with some half-knowledge and think everything is settled. As my anger grew, I suddenly heard an explosion and felt a strong shock wave that threw me to the ground. My ears were completely deafened by the loud bang and my vision was severely impaired. I didn't know what had happened, but I didn't have time to think about it because the hut seemed to have taken a beating and was about to collapse. I quickly got up and packed everything from the hiding place into my rucksack. A few beams were already falling from the roof so I jumped out of the window just before the hut completely collapsed, just like my old life.