Universe
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Ongoing, First published Jan 19, 2018
"You say you don't want war? Then die for nothing." A voice of a man says as I enter the building.
It is full of people, both sitting down and standing. They are intently listening to the man speaking on the podium. I observe that the people seem disciplined - the atmosphere is serious, the way they sit is straighter than normal, they act like they are already soldiers - I wonder how Nita would live in this, given the fact that she is never serious.
Personally, I would never survive in this kind of thing...and so I don't have to think myself being in it.
"It's starting. We're just in time." Nita, with a smile plaster on her face, says. We start to find ourselves seats.
"Unless we fight, we can never give people peace." The voice of man awhile ago continues to say.
"Here, take a seat." Nita says.
"This war is not about fighting them and killing them but this is about fighting them before they could kill us. This is about fighting to let them see that what they are doing is wrong. This war means disciplining them."
I take the seat beside her and watch the man speaking on the stage. He is clad in royal blue suit and looks like somewhere around 40.
"Sad to say, some soldiers see our enemies as someone to kill. It must not be like that. They are just blinded with power. A soldier's duty should be giving freedom, both for friends and for enemies."
"Woah! This man's speech is really something. Isn't it Auri?" She asks but I don't respond to it. I'm busy listening to the speech. This speech is against my so-called principle, after all.
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