Disaster

17 March 2010

Somewhere in Doant Country

Soldier 1: That was a massive explosion at the General’s headquarters.

Soldier 2: The entire upper floor is covered in smoke… I can’t see a thing. Was it an attack?

Soldier 3: No way someone would dare attack that place. Must’ve been a short circuit or something…

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Inside the Headquarters

(Alarm blaring. Footsteps echo. Gunfire rings out.)

17th Floor

Second-in-Command: Find the intruders. Kill them all. If even one of them escapes, I’ll make sure none of you do. Alert all nearby command centers—tell them to report here immediately. Understood?

Soldier: Yes, sir!

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Basement

????: What’s our next move?

????: First, we destroy the monitoring room. That’ll shut down all their communications.

????: And what about the dead soldiers?

????: Burn them along with this room. They don’t deserve mercy.

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21st Floor – General’s Office

(Door creaks open.)

General: Who the hell are you?

????: You created me... and yet you don’t even recognize me? Feel the hellfire, General—it’ll burn you alive. Let’s see who’s faster on the trigger.

General: So… you’re the infamous leader of Hell’s Organization—Master Devil.

Devil: Hahahaha! So, you do know me after all.

(Gunfire echoes.)

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8 July 2004

Doant Military Base – General’s Office

Doant Colonel: Sir, Hooler forces have launched a surprise attack. Orders?

General Baqi: Don’t panic. Mobilize all troops and secure the border. Launch a counterattack with full force. Issue a Red Alert across the nation. Summon every man who can fight.

This... is war.

Colonel: Understood, sir!

General Baqi: Go! Prepare for battle. They started this, but we’ll finish it. They’ll pay for underestimating us. I’m going to see the King.

Soldiers: Long live Doant! Long live King Gulfam Shah!

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Royal Palace

Servant: Lord Gulfam, General Maddar is here to see you.

King: Hmm. Send him in.

General Maddar: Greetings, my Lord.

King: What’s the situation?

Maddar: My Lord… we’re losing control. The Hoolers outnumber us four to one. They have superior weapons.

King: What do you propose?

Maddar: We’ll fight to the last drop of our blood. But I urge you—go to your brother’s kingdom with your daughter. You’re not safe here.

King: You want me to abandon my country? My people? How dare you!

Maddar: If anything happens to you, Doant will fall. Think of your daughter...

King: It’s not your place to think about me. And as for her, I’ve already sent her to my brother’s land—with a letter requesting aid. Our communications are down. That letter is our only hope.

Now go. Defend the borders until help arrives.

Maddar (thinking): What a fool I was to doubt the King… He’s prepared for everything. Now it’s our turn to protect what’s left.

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Three Months Later – Doant Palace

King Gulfam: Any news of my daughter?

Maddar: None, my Lord. And the situation… it’s dire. We won’t hold out much longer. I beg you—leave while you still can. I’ll find your daughter and protect her.

King: Maddar… I will not abandon my land. If Doant falls, I fall with it. You go. Find her. From this moment, I will command the army personally.

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One Month Later – Somewhere in Doant

Villager 1: The Hoolers won. They broke through our last line of defense.

Villager 2: I heard they killed King Gulfam. What’ll become of us now?

Villager 3: We pray… and we survive.

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Hooler Country – Royal Mansion

King Zajoon: Hahahaha! Victory is ours! They fought hard, but fate was always mine to command.

General Roar, you’ve served me well. As a reward, I grant you control of Doant. Rule it as your own.

General Roar: I am honored, my Lord. I will not fail you.

King Zajoon: Good. Begin preparations to take control.

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Later

Prince Moon: Father, why give Roar the charge?

King Zajoon: Because I have another mission for you. Go to Doant… and find that object.

Prince Moon: This whole war… was it just for that item? Is it really that valuable?

King Zajoon: You’ll understand soon enough. Go now. Your journey will be long.

Prince Moon: As you wish, Father.

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Next Day – Doant Territory

General Roar: Commander Jozaf, inform the people they must pay 20% of their income in taxes every month. Build 23 military bases in every major city. Anyone who resists—kill them and hang their bodies at the city gates. Understood?

Jozaf: Yes, sir.

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Across the land, innocent people unable to pay were brutally murdered. Their wives and daughters were taken as slaves. Their sons and elders were forced to labor under cruel conditions to build enemy bases.

But in one village… they refused to surrender.

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