[DISCONTINUED] Kung Fu Panda [From Anarchy to Tranquility]

2: The Brewing Storm

It has gotten colder since last month. Now, in the middle of December, the civilian population had begun to question the authenticity of the SPD-led government. More soldiers from the front have returned home and would join the growing number of militia's that have formed in and around Berlin, most considerably around Leipzig, Düsseldorf, Dresden, and of course, near Hamburg. Our militia was the third largest, for we only chose the best capable soldiers. I, of course, was tested by the lieutenant, and he was satisfied that I indeed had the experience, formalities and training of an elite soldier.

Two days ago, crowds by the thousands marched in formations in honor of the 1848 revolution. There was a general concern by the SPD that a premature outbreak of disorder would be the result of this massive 'funeral procession'. Our commander, Vonnegut, the aforementioned lieutenant, ordered a detachment of 20 of us to survey the procession and keep a close eye on members of the Red Soldiers League, of whom were supported by the KPD, the arch nemesis of all that is holy.

Our country was turned to a democratic parliamentary republic. A jumbled mess of three or more major parties attempting to gain control over the Reichstag. The clash between the uprising parties also contributed to the disillusion of the people, for they each held a reputable ideology contrary to the other party. The SPD attempted to fix what was broken by the war, extending their power too much over the affairs of the country to the extent of civil disobedience being portrayed by the minority of civilian population. Yet the treaty was still unsigned. Most of the SPD felt that the punishment brought about by the treaty was too much for the country to handle. Uneconomically and unhonorably as it was, the victorious Entente still demanded the fragile government to sign the treaty. 

But what of us? We, the now called Freikorps, still felt loyal to the monarchy. As a result, we were not endorsed by any said party. Remnants of good people now see us as the last of Germany's finest men. We, who drank the cup of poison and have lived. We who had fought the mortal enemy, now are the people's last bastion of hope, comfort and freedom.

Vonnegut and many others have said countless times that they wished the Kaiser was still in power; we all hated the fact that our countries leadership was split into the hands of a weak and unpopular government. We have heard stories of the Bolshevik revolution in Russia, of how bloody, ruthless and intolerable the Communists are of personal liberty. What shocked me all the more was the death of Nicholas II, how he was murdered by those bastards. Though we went to war with Russia, I felt I had more respect for the Russians beyond any country in the world we had warred with. I cannot explain why I revere the Russians over the British or French, it seems as if my mind wishes to hate them, yet in my heart, it tells me to forgive them. But now, whatever respect I had left for the Russians, was crushed when the Communists abolished and destroyed what the good people of Russia had worked for all those hundreds of years.

They would do the same here in Germany, if they had the power. Now, more than ever, I felt justified to stay in the Freikorps so that I could protect what was left that the victorious Entente had taken from us. When I learned of the way how the Communists lie, cheat and murder to achieve what they most desire, I felt more than encompassed to guard myself from such slander the Communists promise to all who 'help' in their revolution, but offer nothing in return...Why dear God are they allowing the KDP to exist? Are these people blind once more? Do they not see the storm brewing from afar?...

Yesterday, I was just promoted to corporal. Vonnegut has seen my worth to be sufficient enough to give me my rank I originally acquired in the army. Now serving once more as an NCO, I am able to give orders to those who are below my rank. I told a man to go there, he does so, he reports back to me what he finds, I am not surprised. I tell others to report back to our superiors for them to tell me on what else to do.