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War, a word that is used to describe the conflict going on between warring parties fighting each other for their own gains. As old as civilization itself, some can create new powers while old ones crumble. And more than seven decades since the last great war ended, it brought new questions with the appearance of a special place where the new and old intertwine.
1939. Germany invaded Poland in a blitzkrieg aimed to expand their borders for the belief of supremacy over the others. In response, Great Britain and France declared war over the agressor and soon, the Second World War came into action.
1941. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, sinking some of the most prized warships the United States. It, too, declared war on its agressor and Germany did the same declaration. Seven months prior, it invaded the former Soviet Union.
For less than six years, bloodshed has occured through the east and the west. Then, an organization known as the Office of Strategic Services stepped in to stop their advances. They succeeded, sending the Axis forces back to where they came from. Whatever special weapons they are about to deploy, the OSS either destroyed it or stole it from their grasp.
Then, in April of 1945, while the Allies continued pushing deep inside Germany, they have encountered the mythical Gate which leads to the holy ground of Alnus. Not wanting the Germans to get their hands on magic or any other dangerous objects, the Allies decided to enter themselves, encountering creatures which includes sirens, sorcerers, elves, dragons, among others. After a few months, the Germans were beaten in that realm and a new form of friendship was forged. Ideas, customs, anything fascinating was exchanged until 1953, when the Gate was closed for good.
Even before that, the Cold War was in full swing. The United States and the Soviet Union, once allies, became rivals for influence until 1991, when the latter collapsed. Whatever was known about that realm called the Special Region was sealed off to ordinary people, hoping that another crisis will never break out...
...until now.
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(Ginza, Tokyo, Japan - June 18, 2016, 0911 hrs.)
The city was booming with activity as the populace were moving about with their business. Some went to work with their somewhat pricey suits since they are heading to more established corporations. Others would head for nearby shops to buy some items. Tourists also prowled the district.
In a train station, a man wearing an orange T-shirt and brown shorts was heading for a doujinshi convention in Ginza. Looking at the window, he was a bit bored by the sights.
"Ah, at least I should be able to buy those works before I'm back to work." He said to himself.
As he went down the stairs, a speaker was heard broadcasting the news.
"This just in: President Mathew Gilther of the United States of America has arrived for a defense summit to be held from tomorrow until June 21st."
(Yokota Air Base - 0915 hrs.)
In the base, the presidential plane Air Force One arrived on the tarmac ready for a full-stop. Once the door is opened, it revealed President Mathew Gilther who is ready to disembark. Outside the plane, Japanese prime minister Ryoko Shinbei was waiting for him. Gilther went outside the plane to meet with his counterpart.
"Good morning, Mr. President." Shinbei greeted. "It's a warm welcome to see you here."
"Yeah, yes it is." Gilther replied. "I believe that your people are getting more confident even with the threat of North Korea looming around."
"Ah, don't worry about it. The navy and the anti-ballistic defense systems will be operational in due time."
"Good to hear."
The two leaders then went towards a waiting limousine. When they entered, the car drove off to the meeting.
"About the reports of various attacks in Europe, who do you think is responsible for that?" Shinbei asked regarding what happened recently in Europe.
"We still don't know." Gilther responded. "NATO is on high alert and we initially thought it could be from well-established terror organizations. But, when we looked more closely, things got complicated."
"You think it could be some unknown organization that is still under the radar?"
"Likely. I'm going to make contact with the leaders of the Middle East and Africa as a safe measure."
"Good. I will also increase our security in the coming days."
Then, a Secret Service agent received a call from the army. He then decided to hand over the phone to Gilther.
"Mr. President, it's for you." Once the president got the phone, he began responding.
"General Erston, what is the situation?" He asked.
"Sorry to call on short notice, Mr. President, but we have reports of an unknown object within Tokyo." Erston reported. "I'm sending a team to check it out."
"And where is the source?"
"Ginza, sir."
"Oh my..."
(Ginza - 0923 hrs.)
A lot of the citizens were staring at a marble arch that appeared out of nowhere in the street. As the citizens looked, the arch revealed an army wielding guns that resembled 18th century weapons. They also have horses and dragon riders with them.
"This place of marble and iron sure is unusual for a nation of Falmart." The general commented. "The reports are indeed accurate."
"General, may we request to start the conquest of this strange land?" A subordinate asked.
"You may."
Then, the horns of war were played as the army began shooting. Citizens ran in fear as the unknown force began their conquest. Gunshots were also fired. As the event progresses, the general took a pose of pride to announce their arrival.
"People of the unknown, I have come to conquer this unusual land in the name of King Lyare El Myiin." The general proclaimed. "By his holy name, I demand that you all bow before him."
The citizens didn't listen while they are running for their lives.
"I don't think they are taking your proclamation too kindly, General Kriev." His lieutenant suggested.
"Fine, then. We must enslave them."
At the station, the man was heading for the escalator full of confidence. It was then replaced by concern when gunshots and screaming can be heard.
"Huhh..." He wondered. "I wonder what is it."
The citizens ran while the man was checking out what is going on.
"Wh-what the hell?"
All he can see is bloodbath and men with old guns shooting. When he found someone hiding, he ran towards her.
"Ma'am, we have to go!" He said.
"But, what about the others?" The woman asked.
"I'll try to get as many as I can. For now, get out of here!"
The man ran to find anyone in the crossfire.
(0940 hrs.)
A United States Army MH-60 Blackhawk was flying towards Ginza to provide relief with the local law enforcement. Onboard, the leader of the relief team, Jim Patterson, was ready to lead his team, the 75th Ranger Regiment, to buy time for the reinforcements to arrive and to evacuate the local populace.
"Listen up. We have guys that looked like they are mixing the Revolutionary War and the Dark Ages together and they are slaughtering citizens." Patterson said. "If we're gonna rescue as many lives as we can, we need to fire once we are in the fire zone. Command will send reinforcements in a while so we are the only guys between them and Ginza. Are we clear?"
"Sir, yes sir!" His subordinates responded.
"Get ready to rock n' roll!" Then, they armed their weapons.
As soon as the helicopter reached the fire zone, the gunners prepared their miniguns. The man below was looking in awe.
"Reinforcements!" He commented. "Guess we can buy some time."
"We reached fire zone. I repeat, we reached fire zone." The pilot reported.
"Copy!" One of the gunners responded. "Weapons hot, weapons hot!"
The miniguns fired the rounds which decimated a large number of soldiers and dragon riders.
"Argh! What is that thing?!" General Kriev wondered about the beast.
"It's an iron pegasus." A subordinate answered. "What strange land are we dealing right now?!"
"Grrr...fire at it!"
His soldiers opened fire at the helicopter. It sustained some hits.
"Bravo 1-6, mind if you can drop in the building?" The pilot asked. "I don't think we could stay aloft for much longer here."
"Roger that." Patterson replied. "Get home safe. We'll take things from here."
The pilot nodded before hovering in the rooftop.
"Go, go, go!" The men dropped from the helicopter safely and they began to fire with their weapons.
"Contacts, 300 meters below!" A soldier reported before firing his M4A1. "Watch it when you get down!"
"Copy that." Patterson agreed. "Let's go, troops!"
Patterson and his men ran downstairs to see the soldiers outside. They began firing their weapons and a few of the invaders are dead.
"Contacts eliminated." Dante confirmed. "Boss, we better bring the big guns."
Dante then got hold of a M240 light machine gun before running to heavy resistance.
"Eat this, SOBs!" He shouted before firing the machine gun.
The soldiers were a little deterred by the fire but they fired back to try and kill Dante.
"What kind of gun is he using?" One of the enemies wondered.
"This is more advance than ours can handle." Another noted of his weapon.
Suddenly, Dante's friends arrived to help him. An exchange of gunfire was ensued between a large, average army and a small but highly-experienced team of soldiers.
"Reloading!" Patterson shouted.
"Sir, we need to launch a grenade attack!" A subordinate suggested.
"Do it! We can't just sit here!"
A U.S. soldier then pulled the safety pin on the grenade.
"Grenade out!" The soldier shouted and the grenade was tossed to the opposition.
They didn't noticed it until it was too late. It killed anyone beside it.
"They're pulling back!" Dante observed. "Maintain your cover to avoid any bullets."
The soldiers then continued firing to keep their edge. In the middle of the crossfire, they can see a man with shorts.
"Sir, we have a civilian!" One soldier confirmed.
Patterson then signaled the man to come to the Rangers. Braving gunfire, the civilian then went towards the soldiers.
"You okay, sir?" Dante asked.
"Yes, I'm fine." The man replied.
"Mind if you can give us your name?"
"Itami. Youji Itami from the Self-Defense Forces."
"What where you doing in the middle of a firefight?" Patterson asked. "You're not supposed to be here like this."
"I'm trying to get the civilians to safety." Itami explained. "Those guys kept on killing after they started shooting."
"Sorry. Thanks for the help, anyway."
Then, the sound of a dragon's roar caught the attention of the team. Dante fired his machine gun before the dragon and its rider are killed.
"Man, if those dragons aren't the least of our worries, we could have gotten ourselves a good kicking." Dante commented.
"Possibly." Patterson agreed before firing his gun. "But we need to get the civilians out of here."
He then turned his attention to Itami before offering one of his pistols.
"Itami, why not you help us." He suggested. "We need the men we can muster to fend these things off. Until we can get our reinforcements here, we are on our own."
Itami was having a bit of a hard time before agreeing.
"Alright. But how many minutes until the reinforcements arrive?"
"Fifteen minutes." Patterson answered. "That's the shortest time we could hope for."
"Then, we can hold the line for more than that."
"Copy that."
The team then fired back at the invaders. Dante then followed Itami as he began to help the civilians get out of the battle. Patterson, meanwhile was fending the enemies using anything they have.
"Keep firing, men!" He reminded.
After rescuing a large number of civilians, the teams weapons were reduced to their pistols.
"Everyone, fall back!" Itami shouted. "Fall back!"
Kriev was watching the enemy fall back with some enthusiasm.
"Yes, run for your lives, cowards." He mocked them. "You have not guts to take us on."
Then, a large noise filled the air.
"What the..."
Every soldier was wondering at the noise as well. When their physical forms showed up, Kriev and his army was in shock.
"No! This can't be real!"
Above, a mixed force of United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolts and Japan Air Self-Derense Force F-2 Viper Zeroes were flying above the city.
"There's our target, folks." The American leader confirmed. "Let's show then that this is not nice to enter someone's property."
"Copy that, Thunderhat 1." The Japanese leader responded. "We will help you as well. Be careful with civilian infrastructure."
"Roger, Shinden 1."
The jet made their descent and they prepared to fire their payloads.
"Cannons armed. Weapon's hot."
The A-10s attacked first, killing a large cluster of soldiers. Then, the JASDF fighters fired their guns as well. This forced the army to break up.
"What kind of sorcery is this?!" Kriev wondered before a cannon round hit his horse. He then fell flat.
As the battle was slowly turning in the defender's favor, JGSDF units mobilized their ground forces, sending their tanks and their IFVs to the site. This made Itami, Patterson and his team relieved.
"Whew!" Itami sighed. "What a fight."
"Yeah." Patterson agreed. "Those guys don't know who are they messin' with."
Then, a Humvee arrived before stopping near Kriev. A man in full officer uniform disembarked from the vehicle before approaching the general.
"So, how does it feel to see the full brunt of this country's military power?" The officer asked him. "Even from the words of a descendent of one of the Rose-Order of Knights, you wouldn't believe that."
"I won't say a word that would disgrace His Holiness!" Kriev rebuked.
"Then, I guess that you have to review it behind bars. Take him away."
The soldiers guarding him escorted the wounded general away. The officer then set his sights on Patterson's team and Itami.
"Sir, impedement of enemy unit has been successful, though we lost a good number of civilians." Patterson reported.
"Sorry to hear that." The officer apologized. "I hope that we can comfort those who are in grief."
"As well, an inactive SDF soldier helped with the evacuation of the survivors." The soldier then pointed at Itami.
"Are you the one who did this, son?"
"Y-yes, sir." Itami saluted before the officer patted his shoulder with a smile.
"Nice work. You showed bravery in times of need. I think I would be recommending you to the unit that you are with."
"Wait...for real?"
"Yes, my boy." The officer replied. "I'll see you later."
The general left to inspect the nearby areas along with the men under his command. Patterson, Itami and the rest of the team all smiled as relief came.
(September 22, 2016, 0803 hrs.)
The task force assigned to head for the other side of the gate was ready to move. Itami, who has since been promoted to Second Lieutenant, was waiting with Patterson and his team. Both are now part of Joint Advance Force Operations (JAFO) Team Dragon Spear, a multi-national unit.
"Ready Itami to head to the unknown?" Patterson asked.
"Yeah." Itami replied. "I guess so."
"You better, because we need to find out what's going on on the other side."
The officer from the Ginza Incident came towards Dragon Spear.
"You better need me for this." The officer suggested.
"You sure, sir?" Itami asked.
"Yes Itami, because, my family history is a bit complicated."
"Weird in the sense..."
"You'll know when we reach the other side."
As soon as the signal was received, Dragon Spear head inside first in their Humvee. The others followed a few minutes after. By the time Dragon Spear exited, a hill and the view of the mountain ranges dominated the landscape despite the nightfall. Then, when the officer and the elite unit exited the vehicle, they saw a female figure that looks like a young teenager wielding a halberd. She is also wearing clothing similar to gothic lolita. Then, a sea of lights dominated the horizon as if an army was waiting.
"Good evening, boys." The girl greeted before licking her lips and a meeting between the unit and her is at hand.
A/N: The fanfic will be a tie-in to the previous The OSS in Another World so you might be surprised by the hints being added. The next chapter would be relased after the last fanfic is done.
Just don't go anywhere.
