Bab 9: Baffling Situation
Austronesian Empire, Imperial Maharlika, Maynilad, Malacanang Palace.
2000, 1, 1st Week, January.
Maximo the People's emperor was sitting in what seemed like a business chair, which the only difference from normal business chairs is that it is much more comfortable to sit at. He was, at the same time, talking simultaneously to multiple personnel of his empire. They were the three imperial governors of the three imperial provinces, along with the president and the prime minister, along with the personnel of the various departments.
The three imperial provinces are as follows: Imperial Maharlika, Imperial Tanah Melayu, and Imperial Majapahit. It then divided these three imperial provinces into their respective provinces and their own capital city. Which means the empire has three capitals in total, the people of Austronesia will not lose hope as long as they hold one of these capitals and when all is lost, the fervent love and patriotism of the people would never be extinguished.
Panning back to the emperor Maximo, it utterly baffled them at what was happening throughout Austronesia. Even though the North American Empire created a technology that can control the weather, they shouldn't be able to summon mythical creatures out of the blue.
Additionally, these creatures don't exist in this world. Those creatures that are being reported throughout Austronesia are mythical or can only be found in a book. Surely, such things are impossible? Unfortunately, reality is a cruel mistress. What is happening to them right now is a fact and is explainable by science. Since the creatures came, surely it will have an explanation. Right now, what they need is to stay afloat and not capitulate into total chaos.
Not only that, there is this unexplainable lightning and thunders, this is the first time possibly in history for such things to happen. Such a powerful storm that floods are rising slowly but surely. Who knows how long will the sewers will be able to last?
The flame that transpires when a lightning struck a house, it lits up into a blue flame, which is very hard to explain since blue flame means extreme heat. According to witnesses, the blue flame isn't being extinguished by the heavy rain, and when people go near the blue flame, they experience intense heat even though they are soaking wet from the rain along with the violent breeze of the wind.
The emperor Maximo raised his fist and put it down upwardly on the table to which he lay his head, while the other hand was stroking his chin, so he was in deep thought. While the other officials were also doing the same, albeit in unique positions.
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Austronesian Empire, Imperial Maharlika, Maynilad, Streets Of Maynilad.
2000, 1, 1st Week, January.
Deafening shots resounded throughout the storm, as thunderous thunders echoes in the surroundings. Below the sky, in the suburbs of the cities, they hastily built a fortification at the crossroads. Various men and women of age were kneeling on the ground with their armaments in the front.
Meanwhile, various people were huddled together in the back where the soldiers were protecting them as they wait for rescue.
"Private, on your right!" a woman said
"Yes, ma'am!" a man said
Upon hearing the command of his superior, the private redirected his assault rifle to his right where there are more monsters are. The said monsters are, are the same one's that were appearing overall of Austronesia, a winged monster with human like limbs and a deformed face with a set of horns at the top of its head.
"Go! Go! Go! To the left! Fire!" a woman shouted.
After the woman's command was given to fire, flickers of light erupted throughout the stormy night. The smell of diluted smoke fills the surroundings. The muffled sound of the shots resounds throughout the surroundings, as thunders and lightnings shone through the sky.
No matter how many times the soldiers shoot at the monsters, their numbers seemed endless as the time where the soldiers could be overwhelmed is nearing. Shots were being fired and grenades were being thrown. Alas, to the effect of the catastrophic storm, such things weren't even making a dent in the monsters.
Just when the soldiers were about to be overwhelmed, a deafening roar resounded from behind, which was followed by a flash of light and a thunderous explosion, where the group of monsters are. When the soldiers noticed this, they looked behind them and saw a humongous battle tank with the hatch open on it's top.
"The cavalry's arrived Lieutenant!" a man said
"Just in time!" The woman or the lieutenant said.
After which the group of mechanized with armor support company arrive, they then split up and further fortified the positions they currently hold at the crossroads. The lieutenant ordered for the wounded to be taken back to the triage.
However, it might seem like reinforcements had arrived. They still have another problem, and that is the rising level of water. It is now an inch thick with all the heavy rain going on. The Austronesian Empire, after the war, focused on infrastructures, and so they are now heavily fortified with sewers and where the rainwater accumulates.
Unfortunately, it isn't endless, which is now in the current situation. The waterways and storage are full to the brim.
The soldiers then kept on firing at the endless monsters to which they have now heavy armor and infantry vehicle support.
As time goes by, the ammunition that the reinforcement has brought is getting depleted at a rapid rate and now she, the lieutenant, has to decide now more than ever. Their mission is to provide humanitarian help to the people that were left behind. Unfortunately, those people aren't looking to be alive anymore.
The radio keeps on malfunctioning and stuttering. They couldn't wait for the next reinforcement to arrive, as it would be a few hours more behind. They'd get overwhelmed by that time.
However, just as when the lieutenant was about to order to retreat they heard a loud scream from behind the monsters.
"H-Help!"
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