Imperial Apocalypse
Part Four: World War III
American Invasion
While Daniel and the Army were taking Taiwan, the Axis Powers were gearing up to invade the United States of America. Millions would be killed. Entire cities would be wiped off the map. Jordan was desperately trying to stop the invasion. The only way out, he discovered, was war.
Daniel had been put on a plane and shipped out to New York City, the target of the invasion, and told that he would lead an army to defend the United States. Once he arrived, he was loaded into a truck and shipped to Times Square. When he got there, he was led to an underground bunker, out of sight of the public.
He opened the door to the bunker and found a massive cave system that housed literally millions of Special Forces troops with hundreds of robotic suits that enhanced the troops' ability to fight. Daniel was handed a slip of paper and told that the first number was his suit number and the second one was his weapons number.
"Hey, I'm David. You new here?" "I'm Daniel Hartwell. I'm your Commander. And yes, I'm new here." The soldier was unnervingly calm in the face of disaster. It reminded Daniel of himself. David took him on a tour through the immense system of caverns that held everything from a nuclear missile silo to tanks and Jeeps to massive starships and Apache gunship helicopters. The other soldiers had gathered around Daniel and, while he was walking around, formed a sort of body guard around him. Daniel looked to his right and above the soldiers to see the Allied world leaders, Jordan and a group of men that he had never seen before.
"Attention!" a deep voice boomed over the intercom before giving a four number code. Three men escorted Daniel to an SUV and they drove him to what appeared to be a massive fortress. They got out and walked in through the gates. The room was quite large and there were several banners with a strange symbol and the phrase "NOVUS ORDO SECORUM" on them. At the back center was a platform with three chairs. Surrounding the platform was hundreds of chairs and tables. Daniel was escorted to the platform and told that he would receive an award that would change his life. "Daniel Hartwell. You have been selected to rule." A scepter was placed in his hands and he was seated on the center chair. "All hail the King of the New World Order!" Robin was seated next to him and within the next ten minutes, they were married. Robin was the Queen of the New World Order.
Daniel thought now of all the people that he had killed to come to this point. Thousands had died for this to happen. They would stay with him for the rest of his life. Daniel never figured out what happened to Athena.