An Apology

To whom it may concern,

I am writing this as an apology on behalf of my species to yours. Depending on when you are reading this we are either gone or long gone. If you are reading this I can only assume you have returned to the planet you once called home. Well, the rest of you have I should say. I carved this into a large stone so that it wouldn't fade quickly.

Even though it is not in your language with how advanced you are compared to us you should be able to decipher it. I apologize in advance for any rubble you had to clean to uncover it. In addition to that, I also apologize for the other messes we left behind. Hopefully, there are still some land animals left despite our rampage. If not then I guess the ones wherever you are from have a new home.

I know by now you've already looked at countless ruined buildings and mummified corpses and asked yourselves, "What did they do?". It was caused largely due to our own greed I'm afraid. We found those crystals you use. Don't worry. We only used a little bit of them. Two deep-sea explorers discovered the cave you kept them in.

They were quite remarkable and pretty. Just one was enough to power one of our cities. Not to mention we ended up discovering several colors because of them. Unfortunately, some of the more, let's say, destructive minded of us saw their potential as weapons.

I will explain how that led to how you see us currently despite you probably already knowing the answer.

To start I was an archeologist. I wasn't super well known or anything. However, I was, on occasion, part of several expedition teams of which I used to fund my solo trips.

I tended to explore the more dangerous parts of the world. Not to say I am brave but curiosity is a strong motivator.

I must say the temple belonging to you people was very well hidden. Whether that was intentional or not I do not know. Either way, it was a pain having to navigate those jungles. Not to mention the tribes I had to escape from. One of which tried to eat me I might add.

Despite that, I managed to make my way into the deepest part of the jungle. An area that was previously unexplored by humans. I know that doesn't mean much to you all but it's something I was proud of. I do have to admit, however, I was a bit let down at first. Mainly because I wasn't able to find anything.

One thing that struck me as odd, though, was how inactive the area was. I thought there would be some wildlife but there wasn't so much as a mosquito. Save for the bushes and trees I was the only animal there.

Now on all my expeditions while I did trek into dangerous areas, I made sure to do so well prepared and with caution. I began to wonder if perhaps there was something about this area that incentivized other animals to stay away.