Summoning America

Chapter 1: The Transference

Author's Note:

Summoning America is a derivative work of Summoning Japan (aka Nihonkoku Shoukan) and reflects one of my first attempts at writing. If you're looking for something with significantly higher quality and an original setting, please check out Manifest Fantasy.

Manifest Fantasy is now available on RoyalRoad! Expect much better writing quality overall, from plot to character development. I know a lot of you are GATE fans as well. Manifest Fantasy is NOT a GATE fanfiction; it is an original piece. It'll be quite the breath of fresh air compared to GATE and Nihonkoku Shoukan themselves, so I think you all will enjoy it. I will be uploading new chapters once every two weeks. Summoning America updates will remain consistent.

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Washington D.C.

April 17, 2021; 48 hours before the Summoning

"Mister President!" A frantic aide burst through the Oval Office.

President Thomas Lee looked up from the reports on his desk. Recently sworn into office, Thomas was still vibrant, full of life and excitement unlike his many predecessors, who seemed to have aged decades during their terms. He hoped the urgency of this particular aide didn't signify the enlargement of his presidential responsibilities. "Yes? What's the matter?"

"Sir, NASA just discovered a large storm developing over Hawaii! It's like nothing we've ever seen!" The aide cried out.

"Woah, slow down there bud." President Lee stood up, curious about the situation. "Why am I just hearing about this all of a sudden?"

"The storm seems to have spontaneously appeared. NASA should be giving you a call sometime around now; one of their meteorologists will tell you about the emergency." As the aide finished his sentence, the phone on President Lee's desk began to ring.

Thomas walked back to his desk and picked up the phone. "President Lee speaking."

"Mister President," a strangely calm voice replied. "I'm Dr. Jenny Pollan, meteorologist. I'm sure you've heard of the storm developing over Hawaii. We're classifying it as a Category 2 and have urged local residents to take shelter. So far, the rate of growth has surpassed even the worst historical disasters, from Sandy to Katrina. It is also expanding at an unprecedented rate, covering a significant percentage of the globe's surface. It is moving toward California and is expected to make landfall by tomorrow."

"Goodness..." President Lee muttered. He sat down, resting his head on his left hand as he steeled himself for the coming disaster. "That doesn't make any sense... how could a storm move so quickly?"

A short silence followed. "We don't know, Mister President. It is by all means, anomalous. It still follows mathematical models, however and we can track and predict the storm's path. We speculate that it may encompass the entire world within 48 hours. Given the current rate of growth, we expect to lose contact with Hawaii in just over four hours. The interference from the storm will likely cut that time down to two or three hours."

President Lee closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Then, finding himself to be sufficiently composed, he motioned for the aide. "Steven, we need to declare a national emergency. Get everyone here ASAP, and make sure to ground all flights. Oh, and tell Jan to ready my press team."