In a distant realm where magic thrives, ferocious beasts shake mountains and rivers with their mighty roars, and individuals wield superhuman strength capable of reshaping their surroundings. It is a magical world where the strong rules.
But rampant...
Deafening roar surrounds every corner of the entire Austronesia, shaking the very foundation of the nation. Thunderclaps vibrate through the surroundings as the flaps of the wind became strong and frequent with each moment that passes by. The seas became more virulent and much more violent than in a typical average storm. Bright flashes of light illuminated the sky as the loud bashing of thunders fills the ears and assaulted the senses.
The combination of thunder, lightning, the storm, and the monstrous roar was anything but ordinary. This flabbergasted the emperor and his officials.
"Have those North Americans created the Armageddon?" the Emperor wondered to himself, "If so, it might explain these abnormalities happening all around our nation. After all, if they have only created a way to control the weather, it wouldn't be this advance as yet, but it's definitely possible. Still, reports of strange flickers of light, and a thunderous roar seems to be very abnormal. Furthermore, the liberation navy was reporting of having reports of sightings of many shadows below the sea, and the passive sonar seems to say the same. Somehow, everything that seems to have happened points to one thing. It is that the North Americans may have already developed this technology long time ago, and we have only discovered it recently. So they may want to make an example of us, if there are other spies that may have discovered it."
Looking at the clock, the emperor noticed the clock had already struck twelve o' clock, signaling the arrival of the new year and the dawn of a new millennium. The emperor's mouth slanted downward even more and expression grew more somber as he muttered something silently.
"What a way to celebrate the new year,"
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Austronesian Empire, Imperial Tanah Melayu, Melaka, A Military Shelter In Melaka.
2000, 1, 1st Week, January
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A child frantically ran inside the military shelter, his small frame drenched and shaking. Several soldiers immediately let him in, noticing the panic etched across his face. Tears streamed down his cheeks as he clutched the arm of the nearest soldier, his voice trembling.
"Monster..." the child managed to utter.
It utterly confused the soldiers present as they exchanged puzzled glances, unsure of what the child could be referring to, so they try to confirm it by asking the child to repeat himself.
"I saw monsters!" the child cried out in fear.
The soldiers had a look of understanding, realizing the child's distress and tried to comfort him.
"Little one, there is nothing to fear. It's just the usual sound of the thunder and the occasional lightning strikes," one of the soldiers said gently.
