Prologue: The Warning

"Get me a status report, what the hell is going on down there?!" the mayor yelled into his speaker. All he could tell from his office was that there were gunshots going off all through the capital building.

A weak voice came through the com-link.

"Sir, a….a monster is infiltrating the building."

"Preposterous, there's no such thing as mon………" Just then, the door flew into the room, broken in by a strong kick. A creature with black, scaly skin, but otherwise human appearance, walked through the doorway.

"Are you the one in charge here, right?" he inquires.

"W…what do you want?"

"Do not worry. I am only here with a message. I come from the realm of creatures, a dimension directly parallel to your world."

"What does this possibly have to do with anything? I just want to know what you're here for."

"Your impatience knows no bounds. Very well, I shall cut to the chase. We creatures will give you humans 1 year to tear down all major cities worldwide. If you have not done so by then, we shall come thru and do so ourselves, and we won't wait for people to evacuate."

"You're mad, what gives you the right to demand….."

"You are destroying our world, but I have had enough of this. Consult with your fellow leaders, you have a year yet. But by the end of this time, we better see some demolition." With this the creature proceeds to walk through the wall and vanish.

The mayor, with a dumbfounded look, reaches into his pocket and pulls out his phone. "Janice, cancel my plans for the rest of the month. I need to go to Washington."