New chapter.
I am sorry I am dragging out the pre-war I just think that several things need to happen.
Please review.
Warnings: Language, drama, angst, death and mention of rape

Chapter 12: The Poll

"The time has come" Yukimura announced to his specially chosen war council who were with him. Yanagi, Sanada, Akaya, Shiraishi, Tachibana, Fuji, Tezuka, Yagyuu and Dan.
"Ryuuko if you please" the girl nodded and a screen appeared in front of her and she started typing on it. She was raised up, floating surrounded by screens and electricity.


"It is done." she announced as she pressed the last button. She waved her hand and all the screens joined. In each there were many people all looking into the screen at Yukimura.
Yukimura walked forward and sat down in front of it.

"Humans. You have tortured, segregated and killed us. And for what purpose? We are mutants." All in the room stood up.
"I am here to say, No More. In Japan this ends."
cheers echoed around the room and from some people in the screen.
"Today there will be a poll. Everyone who doesn't vote will be killed. The poll with give you two choices. Are you with the mutants or humans? If you choose us we guarantee you all the protection we can muster to keep you safe. However if you choose the humans until you surrender there is a threat of you dying." A lot of people's eyes widened at this surprised at what was about to happen within their country
"Many of you will think you do not wish to be involved and if you do choose Mutant as we will keep you safe. Many of you will wonder why we are doing this and my response is 5 stories.
Firstly Tachibana."
Yukimura gestured to Tachibana who was standing further into the room.
"Tachibana is the only person in the entire place we live who hasn't had a horrible life at home. He was raised by caring parents and a lovely sister. He was sent to the camp to try to learn how to control his powers. His sister, a human, came with him to cook. We slowly accepted her and learnt that not all humans are terrible.
HOWEVER.
Once the government found out how pro-mutant Tachibana's family were and how Tachibana's sister wouldn't give information to them. They sent an assassin to kill Tachibana's parents they escaped and boarded a boat to take there somewhere new but on the boat a bomb went off and died. The only person who managed to comfort Tachibana and persuade him it wasn't his fault was a boy named Chitose. They fell in love and were inseparable. But then he was taken away to a facility to have his 'mutantism cured'. This took him away from Tachibana for over a year and they still haven't seen each other. Chitose is no longer a mutant but I know some humans will be thinking why is this bad? This is bad because it is like loosing an eye or an arm. It is horrible to loose your powers.
I know this as Chitose has contacted us to explain what it feels like. He has fallen into depression and seen a friend die because of this. Chitose is 15 years old."
Tachibana head was lowered and Dan had gone over and hugged him.


Yukimura slowly told Akaya's, Yanagi's, Sanada's and his stories. In the crowd he could see several people crying. Usually those accompanied by children.
"Some people will see me as a abomination because I have fallen for a man but Sanada saved me from so much. A mutant able to induce fertility on people used her powers on me and I became pregnant despite being male. I now have two beautiful daughters. Yukimura picked up his children who were in the room with him. These are my children. I, like any parent, wish to see my children grow up in a world where they will be safe and not lose control because they have not been taught, become orphaned because of their parents belief or- or be raped at the age of six." many parents looked kindly through the screen and Dan said
"The parents are empathising with you. They wish the same for their children."
Yukimura smiled at the boy and turned his attention back to the people
"I also have another announcement. In case you were to be swayed by the president of Japan's beliefs, here his is to talk about what he truly believes."


A screen appeared and Niou, as the president, was smiling on it. Many people looked around suprised and confused as to why, the president who was a notorious mutant hater was siding with the mutants.
"People of Japan. I am not the president. I have been pretending for about a month and no-one has noticed." Niou changed back and many people on the screen gasped.
"I am a mutant. However I have done a pretty good job of being president. I am on the mutants side so for the war. Choose a new general. I will send the poll out as, even though I am not the person you voted in, I am still the president."
"Thank you Niou." Yukimura smiled and Niou split a grin. Then that screen disappeared.
"Well humans you have a choice" Then all the screens vanished and the crowds were left in panic.


People rushed home to secure their houses and many people screamed however one man in the middle of Shibuya was calm.
"Ah Genichirou. I am a great-grandfather now?" he smiled and hailed a taxi leaving the square.


Later that day the poll came out and everyone in Japan voted. It was a record, 100% turnout.
The next day it was counted and it was found that 72% had voted human. Yukimura sent people bustling around finding the ones who had voted mutant to bring them to the house. The house was now the only place of sanctuary in Japan, the only place that was not a war zone. They had decided to hide the house in a pocket dimension in order to hide it from the enemy. The psychics would alert when they were coming back and Nobunaga would open it for them.


And so the battle was set. The humans had announced their generals. One was the man responsible for so many mutant's and mutant-friendly people's deaths. The other the one responsible for carrying out these orders.
The Japanese foreign minister and the head of the government defence force.


The war had begun and no-one in Japan was safe.