Chapter 15: Closure to all Wars part 2
Author Note: Wow, that is the longest chapter I ever wrote in a month. But I would like to express my gratitude for the support from all of you of how you enjoy reading my story and for the reviews. To let you all know I will be going back to college next week. The next chapter will take longer but rest assure the locust horde will make a grand appearance in E-day soon. Stay safe.
One and a half month later
Supergirl charged through volleys of tracers through the bomb out street. Tracers firing from a ruined street left and right. Bullets bounced off of her as she bounced from an overturned car, flipped and flew into a machine gun nest inside a diner-like building with a pair of gunners manning a pair of turrets. She ripped a turret off the hands of the gunner and swing the turret on the next machine gun turret like a baseball bat hitting a baseball. She leaps out of the torn building into another street corner.
A street leads to an important-looking building, A city hall that resembles the combination of a citadel and a city hall. In the front bearing the UIR flag guarded by heavy weapon nests stacked to the brim, sandbags manned by UIR infantry. A pair of Parish tanks and an artillery piece. Automatic heavy-looking turrets on every corner of the city hall and snipers on the rooftop. Barricades on the roads with soldiers with whatever weapons at the ready. A heavy automation robot of bulky armor and heavy cannons.
"Kill the swine!" As more UIR infantrymen charging out of the two alleys. They all take positions around the city hall.
"Kill the Bane! Kill Supergirl! Heavy weapons." roared the commanding officer from a rooftop pointing at Supergirl who stood in the middle of the road. Her x-ray vision confirmed multiple shooters on the rooftop and more than a dozen UIR infantry variants. Her enhanced hearing sense guns clicked off the safety and loaded. Soldiers ran left and right to take positions inside or outside.
"Hold your fire!" Kara called out loud for the UIR forces in the city hall to hear. "Look instead of going out in a blaze of glory. Why don't we don't just chat this out." Taking further steps towards the kill zone. A UIR soldier shouted out a curse in Gorasni from the rooftop.
"Even better, you guys look great in your imaginably green coated outfits. Nice armor plating boys."
The infantry glazed at Supergirl and each other before someone yelled opened fire. The infantry from the barricades, roof tops and from the windows all opened fired first, the wave of small arms fire hit Supergirl who stood there with her hands on her hips. Bullets smashed into embers upon impact against her invincible form .
Heavy Machine gun Nests opened up with a stream of tracers. Autocannon turrets popping out heavy rounds from a slow rate of fire.
The Third wave joins in the continuous barrage, as snipers firing from the rooftops and UIR heavy weapons teams unleashed a combination of rocket and RPGs. The bulky artillery turrets firing explosive rounds from vantage points. The parish tanks firing their main cannons in flashing orange. The UIR mech firing its heavy cannons and a rocket launcher on the shoulders.
Supergirl disappeared in a flash from the barrage. Explosions mixture with heavy smoke to tracers peppered the entire street where Supergirl stood. The firing ceases, everyone, peeks out of cover to lend forward expecting to see her dead body once the smoke fades away revealing the roundabout in smoking carters.
"Hey boys!" reveal Supergirl as she hovered in mid-air infront of the horrified UIR forces. "You missed."
Inside the Cityhall, more than a dozen UIR infantrymen stood in front of a large lounge and lobby with weapons pointed at the barricaded grand doors. UIR soldiers stood by the grand staircase levelling assault lancers. One soldier positions a machine gun turret on the second level and the other loaded a heavy rocket launcher. With guns concentrated on the doors, they heard the commotion outside. Loud bangs, hand to hand combat, panicking shouts and gunfire. The ceiling shook twice with dust pouring from above. Soldiers flinched in fear with their guns shaking in fear. They heard a loud crashed outside.
The grand doors burst into splinters when a wreck UIR mech sliding out of the entrance. The entire UIR opened fire as Supergirl made her grand entrance. Kara in hands on her hips as she walked toward the UIR forces firing openly.
"Open fire!"
A rocket was fired from the UIR firing lines. Supergirl stood there for a second and her arms raised as the rocket flew toward. Suddenly Supergirl catches the rocket in a blink of an eye. The gun firing ceases at the sight of Supergirl holding the screaming rocket.
"Come on boys, we can play the same game over again." Teased Supergirl."Or thirsty for more?"
The Indies glazed at each other as Supergirl ripped the warhead off the rocket. The indies then opened fire again. Supergirl dashed into a blur as entire magazines empty at the blazing blur dashing left and right in seconds. With the guns click dry again, the UIR soldiers looked at each other with guns lower and Supergirl is nowhere in sight. They all turned around to see Supergirl holding a pile of bullets in both hands.
"Is the all you got indies?" as she let the bullets scattered on the floor at the shocked green armored soldiers stood there dumb fold.
Then a surprise came to her, the Indies dropped all of their weapons and had their hands raises in mid air as gestures of surrender. Guns placed on the ground, all UIR soldiers back away with hands raised.
"Wonderful choice, gentlemen. Supergirl would like to think you for your service." Said Supergirl made her way through the steps then she quickly shook hands with each UIR soldier on her way out.
Adam Fenix estate
"War isn't a life. Professor Fenix," said Kara as she seated in the patio chair with Adam sitting in another chair in front of her. A pair of coffee cups on the table. "You have such talent to make tools to make Sera a better place. Instead of making weapons of war." With disapproval in her voice.
Kara never thought about her sacrifice would catapult her to this different universe. She couldn't have the answer to how. This Sera is unlike her Earth, so much diversity in art and science to so many ethic parties from all walks of life across Sera. No aliens, no D.E.O just a very different environment, different cultures and people. This was the life of Sera.
Kara was horrified and disgusted by the wars to the worst of humanity in Sera especially the Pendulum Wars. Not like this. If Superman saw this, Clark would've been extremely disgusted to the core at the Seran warmongers and the carnage of war. War on a daily basis; that is unbelievable Clark would say. Kara never thought about losing her family and friends because of her sacrifice by her own choice. Not this fate of crash landing into another world and her destiny starts over again.
Kara gazed at Adam with an uneasy stare. "Supergirl, I hope you can understand. I do have the concept of world peace but the war comes first. Even if any kind of wars ended; peace will not an easy task maintain." But Supergirl did not buy it, shaking her head. "That doesn't work like that." Kara objected.
"Walk with me. Allow me to help you understand the full picture. Let me open your mind to this. It would be better if it makes sense to me." Said Adam simply. As Adam and Kara walked down the stairs through the Garden. "Before I was a scientist, I was a Gear in the 26th regiment for over the past fifteen years."
"Along with Major Helena Stroud." Kara filled in the blanks as she walked beside the Professor
"She was a friend. But I am grateful you save her. I will never forget that. I am sorry about Carlos. He was like a brother to Marcus since childhood. You tried to save him. You truly did." revealed Adam as they passed a vintage fence growing with flowers.
Kara nodded and lowered her head down to a beautiful looking flower in her hands. "During the time of my service, every battle and loss took a toll on me. I only pray and wish that I find another way to…. End it all" Adam paused as his past slowly surfaced. "I wish I could save those who fought beside me. I had a version of alternatives to new methods to end the war. I want to break the cycle of war. A deterrent that can bring governments to their sense for once in their lives. An orbital weapon that can bring a swift end to all wars."
"But at what cost? Another year of war and another million people die horribly with this orbital weapon that you call the hammer? This is not you." exclaimed Kara in disgust. "Not like this. Weapons kill people. Weapons of horrible kinds are this what you dream of and without common senses; the consequences are inevitable."
"Oh Supergirl, this is hard for you to believe. In my life, I had made many hard decisions and I once lived a life of war. But I understand morals and principles. It reminds me of my responsibilities." Countered Adam "But I am not like you."
Kara felt pity for Adam and sadness formed on her face however it didn't change the way Adam believed in his project. "Killing is morally wrong and you knew it all this time." Scoffed Kara "This war I am part of. I just want nothing to do with all this."
"Supergirl, I understand this is a hard topic to discuss; war is complicated. Like I said I was once a soldier before. My past in the military is difficult to express That why I left the army to developed methods on ending the war sooner." Said Adam with a hint of grit" You may think I was like them, you are wrong but that time is different."
Adam paused as he gazed at the flowery parterre.
"I am not a soldier like you. I am this moral compass person with kindness and compassion not this stone-cold ruthless killing machine." Kara stated "I can't be this person. I don't want bloodshed, I want nothing from those people and I just want to bring peace and safety."
"I perfectly understand Supergirl. It is not common for Superheroes to think they are turning the tides of war by appearing from thin air or from the skies." Only for Supergirl and Adam Fenix to agree lightly.
"I respect your service back in the Army, for what you did for your country and family. I still respect it" Said Kara patting the flower. "What happened to you was all in the past. I just couldn't see a different explanation for…" Kara hesitated and turning to pick up another flower from a large bush.
"People who couldn't let go of the past and keep fighting the same battles until there is none to fight."
"Yes, it is true Supergirl. I am not them." Said Adam softly. Kara didn't want to believe him but the reality of war was bitter to believe.
"You are talking about the cycle of war that never ends. War is about expanding and taking other territories. Clashing with ideas with people that agree or disagree. But Killing isn't justified." Kara addressed.
"But at what cost? Look around you, everyone just thinks that war is their culture. Oh, look at them, why can't people just learned to accept peace and learn from an actual history book. They could've learned their lessons but no they don't care. Mankind is just too consumed in war since they can't move on from the past. They can't just live like hell not like this." Kara continued "I just had no idea that this is bad in Sera."
"Strongpoint of view Supergirl. What happens in Sera is all in the past at first. History and course of actions are based on our ancestors' choices and the people who started wars are all in the past era a ruse.?" Said Adam as they paused at a fountain of water. "I will say there are no right answers when it comes to causalities of war. Those answers would be blurrier to explain."
Kara just didn't how she would counter his theory of war.
"You weren't there in Sera. so how could you judge history if you didn't see the full stories? Judging everyone as the same because of their history with conflict. That what you believe at first but those kinds of narrow beliefs or misjudgement can lead to dangerous misunderstandings. This is how these narrow mind opinions would be dangerous to restraining people into thinking proper or express better opinions. That kind of people like you. Supergirl that is what I see of you. The reason is that you overthink too quickly."
Kara remained silent as the professor said every single word. She believed in her family crest even Clark with everything they stood. But in Sera, her views on humanity began to crumble when she saw the worst colours of humanity reveal from behind the curtain.
A hopeless Kara let a silent nodded as she slowly paced around the fountain. "Oh, Professor Fenix, what can I do? You are right. I can't change all of this; I can't change the history of what happened. I can't even make people change." A grim sign came from her own lips. "My own Earth will never start a thousand wars over any ridiculous power like this imulsion. Then why are people not think about the past? They could've thought about peace for the future."
"Thinking about making peace, you are correct but keeping the peace wouldn't change the past. Other parties would do whatever they had to disrupt and repeat the cycle of conflict again."
"What can I do? I can't stop what already has happened, everywhere I go this conflict is still going on, people dying and I feel like I was drowning in this wave of blurry black and white. I just feel like I am falling about because of this." Adam listen and understood to Kara's breaking voice filled with emotions bubbling in her grim tone. "I don't know what I can do? There are no right or wrong answers and there has to be another way."
Kara had more tears in her eyes and closed them. "I don't know what to do. I just want to go back to my own world which is war free. But I will never ever take the life of a human being."
"You are not a killer, you never forsake a life." Sympathized Adam "I know in your heart that you have a kindler soul I never saw."
"No one cares if there was no right or wrong path just disaster." Kara turned with a haunted look "But I understand about what Sera went through. But I accepted that I can't change history and the past Professor Fenix. But people have to be better than this."
"It is okay to talk about this Supergirl. But you can call me Adam." Said Adam putting a hand on her shoulder "I know how you feel the same thing. I been there before and time takes time to heal wounds. Sometimes wounds can't be fade away. I move on after I accept what has already been done. What done is done."
"Leaving only scars of the past." Concluded Supergirl as she stared down into her reflection in the water from the bowl of the fountain. "You are only human and I am not." Kara turned to Adam who offer a supportive simile and a bittersweet look.
"But I never imaged if Sera and my Earth would even be meant meet to together." Said Kara.
Somewhere in the Sereano Ocean, a large island with a forestry background and mountain surrounded by a mini-city near the shoreline. A satellite like a cannon was load into the rocket's warhead by an automation crane.
A silo on the island opened its hatches and out of the silo was a large-scale rocket ascendance toward the atmosphere before the rocket head detached its cargo letting out five mysterious objects into space. Before the rocket fell back to Sera's surface. Another rocket was loaded into the silo pad.
Chairman's office
House of Sovereigns
Ephyra
"Yes, Colonel I am aware of the current progress in the frontlines." Said Dalyell on the phone. "Not to mention the intervention and assistance of Supergirl." The Chairman was in his office sitting in a chair overseeing paperwork. His secretary places a file on the desk before exiting the office.
"But Chairman, this is about what is going on at the frontlines. My concern is her. Supergirl is not like us, she is like a living god and a loose cannon ready to explode." Loomis was on the other line. "We cannot control this living weapon. That one way to describe her behaviours and tendencies."
"Supergirl is many things, she can be predictable, to meeting a being with powers off the charts with mortal men is beyond immeasurable." The Chairman has shown no indication of his true thoughts.
"Your concerns are always being addressed. But rest assured that the Coalition will remain vigilant in the coming conclusion of the war. But Supergirl will never allow herself to become a threat. Your personal task force will deal with it when I tell you." Revealed Dalyell.
"That is not good enough! I say this Supergirl should disappear! We all are in the same fear with her around and letting her breathing down our necks with our back turned." A frustrated voice of Loomis became loud as it overstepped against the Chairman's mood. "She is the damned National threat. Highly dangerous Chairman. You knew it."
"Colonel! You are treading on dangerous waters," warned Chairman in a stern tone.
"But we don't oblige our own troops unlike her. All we need is this god complex creeping behind us and breathing down our necks. You agreed that the god complex had to be stopped at all costs! You are trying to do Chairman, defending this alien like false god complex. That sounds treasonous!"
Anger flare on Dalyell 's face "You need to oblige me! Understood? Speak to me in that tone again, accused me of being a traitor twice or be demoted right away at my office in my face. Do not forget to remember your place Colonel Loomis in the military." He addressed harshly on the phone. "We cannot afford to fight on two fronts. The second front is against Supergirl. Are we clear Colonel?"
"Yes, Chairman Dalyell. For the COG." The line went still. Lowering the phone away, The Chairman sighed again as his doubts about Supergirl resurfaces. A future after the Pendulum War was a foreseeable one.
Office of Premier Yori Deschenko
Republic of Pella
A furious Yori Deschenko slammed the phone on the receiver with irritation, alone in his office and he sat in his office chair with both hands on his head. His desk was in a mess with paperwork scattered on the desk. Yori Deschenko was a mid-thirty man with brown hair and had an accent related to Russian and French language. The Premier of Pella never felt this horrified and incensed as the news unfolded.
He did not like what he heard on the phone.
"We are losing the war." Yori murmured to himself. "To this Angel of Steel? Under the name is Supergirl? That is not possible."
This Supergirl has been causing havoc over UIR armed forces, halting their battles, stopping them from capture vital imulsion facilities especially the COG and destroying morale. The Premier shook his head from the reflection of the situation especially this superbeing. He didn't want to believe it at first until the reports came franticly into his office about her from all fronts of Sera. He has seen her on the tv and the internet with powers the UIR had no idea of.
The entire UIR was becoming more scared.
"General, send a message to all of the respective states under our banner, to highest-ranking brass of the UIR armed forces and the high council of Gorasnaya. I declare an emergency session and all officials present must be attended immediately." Ordered Premier Yori to one of the UIR generals who step into the office.
Yori continued "Get me a line with every general, commander or Marshall from all branches."
Ghato City
Independent Republic of Furlin
"So, things are a lot different now. Funny I never took the indies are now running scared for once." Said Marcus as he stood against a broken window only glazed out at the heavily damaged city during the night. Gunfire was echoing through the war-torn city. He and his squad were inside a damaged apartment complex, resting for the night. His squad: Dominic, Tai Kaliso and Padrick Salton resting on a ruined sofa in living.
"The rest of the Indies are packing their bags if you all heard." Said Marcus. "They are getting batshit scared."
"Hell, yeah Marcus, it is this weird to believe the indies are now scared of the one person with the complete god complex." Said Dom "Never though Supergirl took it too far to scare them with superpowers."
"I was there." Said Marcus returning to the window. Glazing the night without the fear of shot by a sniper.
"Yes, but I never expected such anticipate of a true heroine bold to light the darkness." Said Tai finishing his MRE.
"Oh please, you do not tell me the answer is Supergirl right or we call her the angel of retribution." Said Pad pointing out. "She is faster than a bullet and yeah she is five hundred percent bulletproof. I heard back in F.O.B that she catches bullets and bitch slam an artillery shell from above."
The Gears let out a light chuckle expect for Marcus who stood with his hands crossed staring deep.
"Well none of us have Superpowers. Even, if we did we would've been on the same playfield with her?" said Marcus.
"At least, the indies never thought about giving up right away without a fight." Added Dom. "Makes the war so much easier for us and harder with shit for the UIR. They are going to think twice about facing Supergirl."
"Her hope is inspiring and reliving fear to those who wish to disrupts hope." Said Tai "I wish I could learn one of her important advice one day."
"Yeah speaking of which, when is the last time you have eyes on Supergirl." Asked Dom. Marcus turned to face the entire squad glazing at him for more information.
"If I knew where Supergirl is. She is anywhere. Two, Supergirl can take care of herself. Three, she is strong and she is like a survivor like I did. She is off to save the world when she told me and hey what the hell can go wrong?"
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Far from Tyrus, across the Serano Ocean lies the continents and countries of the Union of Independent Republics, the rival of the Coalition of Order Governments. Away from the battlefields raging across Sera back at the homefronts of the UIR was chaotic from the news of Supergirl's offensive. UIR and COG forces had their battles intervened by this Girl of Steel, halting advances on both sides and Supergirl display her awe shocking god complex in front of them. However, the UIR homefront didn't expect Supergirl to come to their doorstep until today
Republic of Gorsanaya
A major industrial district of the UIR war machine holds facilities, manufacturing plants and factories that maintain the steady production of munitions, weapons, tanks and equipment for the UIR. A major war factory in the heart of the districts known to produced Heavy troop transport fixed-wing aircraft, Fighter jets, Heavy artillery, Parish Tanks, Khimera heavy gunships, bombers and large artillery munitions.
It was a routine schedule ensuring all vehicles and munitions are produced over time. Until today the bane of the UIR shows up. The sky was now packed with tracer fire as AA turrets firing franticly against a flying blur of blue.
UIR garrison infantrymen forming a chokepoint of sandbags, barricades and supported by machine-gun post along with two Asp with autocannons. Gunfire pounding the charging blur as she flew past the chokepoint. She flew through the districts weaving in and out of gunfire in mid air. Workers on the ground scrambled to evacuate. A trio of gun turrets entrenched between a steel wall blasted by heat vision before Supergirl made a grand entrance as she burst through the ceiling of the factory in the middle of a munition assembly line. She saw various Mechanical metal arms working on artillery munitions, tanks, vehicle parts, weapons and battle armor of the UIR on the conveyor belts of the foundry. Various machines left and right build to produced weapons of war.
Workers on several platforms and three levels of the factory are too involved in their work in the production lines. Without warning, debris busted from the ceiling revealing the Bane of the UIR herself in the flesh.
Startled workers looked up from their work with horror plastered on their faces. The foreman at another platform recoiled in absolute horror of seeing Supergirl and franticly screaming for security.
"GET OUT! GET OUT! GET OUT!" Supergirl roared as workers flew into a panic to screams, running away from the assembly lines and joined the sea of the fleeing to the exits. Supergirl waited until the last of the workers evacuated the area and did an x-ray scan to ensure no one was there.
She blasted every single production machine and conveyer belts containing products of war with her heat vision from every floor and caused two manufacturing platforms to collapse into a rumble. Explosions peppered the area. She did not stop in her rampage until every machinery, console to manufacturing automation was destroyed. "Boom!" she commented.
She smashed through another wall revealing another hanger set filled with a set of new vehicles standing in a row. A two-legged machine with heavy biped legs coated with armor thick plating and a turret with a tank cannon, a machine gun and autocannons. All twelve of them on a mass train platform waiting to be shipped to the front lines. But Supergirl wasn't going to let that happen. The entire crew on board flee for their lives as Supergirl prepares her next assault.
Her heat vision powered up and let a beam of blue melted through the mysterious walker legs in a matter of minutes. Metal melting slowly causing the walkers to collapsed one by one. Once that was done, she detonated a munition cargo cart destroying the train platform along with the prototype walkers for good measure.
She let out a loud cheer as Kara flew out of the trashed factory as an entire war plant peppering with large explosions.
Supergirl let out a breath of relief as she flew along with the clouds. "I love a good raid," she exclaimed out loud
She let out a chucked with a smirk on her face to herself watching the factory reduced to flaming rumble
This month was described with one-word hell.
Since Supergirl had arrived on Sera and since she has been wreaking havoc on their frontlines. The news was devastating for the UIR since she attacked Aspho Point. With thin, the inside of UIR armed forces was chaotic since the news spread about the Superhuman and the given situation. They called her the Bane of the UIR, they call her the war angel and they called her the ultimate weapon. Worse they had no idea what they were up against.
This Supergirl was their ultimate nightmare of the war.
Morale has been crippled since the humiliating defeats upon the UIR conducted by Supergirl. Riots and mutinies already broke out and continued rampantly in the entire UIR armed forces. Large scale operations to offensives were cancelled. UIR forces were abandoning entire Forward Operation Bases and garrisons in full mass in Ostri, Kashkur and the Eastern front in order to retreat to more fortified defensive lines. Majority of UIR army already withdrawal from warzones which became a surprise for COG. This course of action was allowing COG troops to cross freely through enemy territory.
Based on the testimonies from so many multiple witnesses who had seen the power of Supergirl, it got to the point that no one wants to come face to face with this god complex like being. But it was becoming pointless when the civilian population horrify found out of the humiliating outcome of the war and the War Angel the COG called her. No matter the UIR government tried hard to cover it up but word got out too fast. Mass protesting to full-scale riots in every UIR city demanding a cease-fire. Propaganda was doing nothing to convince the public that the COG was behind this.
All those who survived Supergirl told the tale of the Bane. Supergirl did send allot of their infantry to the hospitals alive. They all staring at Supergirl in the midst of battle nothing but her invincible form however it was a miracle they all survived only to spread the tale of Supergirl only further to deepen the mutinies.
Every UIR soldier and officer in all regiments, platoons to brigades refusing to go to the front lines in out of fear of having Supergirl appeared in mid-air and getting a beat down from her. She ripped through tanks, LAVs, airplanes, helicopters then she was unfazed by artillery and gunfire. Like it was nothing to her.
Worse, she already flew into the heart of the UIR, attacked and demolished a major war production factory critical to the UIR, before sabotaging a three ICBM launch silos. Premier Yori was so going to be furious about this and put a massive headache on the UIR.
Supergirl delivered the UIR the ultimate message that the entire UIR is not safe from her wraith.
With the damage already done, a majority of the workforce of the entire UIR war effort resigned without a word in out of fear of a second retaliation, leaving most factories to shorten of men's power, nearly crippled and as the results, production for military supplies slow down.
It terrified the UIR to no point of return when the situation became pointless when the UIR was forced to fight between the COG and Supergirl.
Debates between the UIR command brass were all times high; half of them wants to keep fighting and the other half want to negotiate a cease-fire with Supergirl or the COG. But the third party of the UIR wants to use nuclear weapons on the COG.
The UIR government especially premier Yori Deschenko agreed that Supergirl was doing more damage to their military than the war. But how much longer would they last against Supergirl. Others said the war is lost and surrender is the only option for mercy.
Sereano Ocean
UIR joint third fleet
UIR submarine Zephary
Navy commander Miran Trescu of UIR navy and native of the Republic of was in his mid-forties with a close-trimmed beard and buzz-cut hair and born to serve alongside General Egar Trescu of the Gorasni navy. Fighting for long as he remembers on the front lines at sea. Until that changes everything when this angel came from the skies. The UIR had endured more than a dozen major defeats by the actions of Supergirl.
Trescu was angry while he strode through the command centre of his submarine. His beard bristling with anger at what is happening during the course of the war. He just got off the phone from UIR High Command. His only orders are that all navy vessels must be returned to UIR waters and withdraw effective immediately. He had no idea why UIR starting to act like cowards until he learned this Supergirl was the main reason for the humiliation upon the UIR. Trescu never took his countrymen as cowards when it comes to war and never took this Supergirl as the ultimate weapon of the COG.
"This Supergirl is no god but a lie," Murmured Trescu to himself "This is all a lie to make us scared. I don't care if this Supergirl is a nuisance. The COG is now using cowering lies to scare us. I never took them as fools if they are using bureaucrats to do their bidding."
Addressed to his crew. "You all heard the humiliating defeats in the hands of this so-called Supergirl. She is not a god. It is all lies, she is just propaganda tying to making us listen to fairy tales."
"The COG is playing us for fools." The Crewmen jeered and yelled with agreement. "Yes, we never took the Coalition as cowards before." The Navy commander let out a laughter. "But never again our glorious nation Gorasnaya will never fold!"
Somewhere in Sera
Supergirl standing in attendance at the UIR forces who positioned on the battle rigged ridge. A wave of tanks, Asps armed with autocannons turrets or missile launcher, APCs filled with infantry and mobile artillery slowly joined the trench lines filled with UIR infantry. Artillery guns loaded. UIR soldiers levelled their belt feed machine guns, lancers Assault rifles, RPGs, rocket launchers and grenade launchers variants at her.
Supergirl hovering closer toward them with a defining stare at them as she prepares for a fight. A green armored caddied soldier removed his helmet revealing a short hair and look of a 30-year-old man. He took a step out of the trench and stood there. Supergirl watched as he placed his weapon on the ground and raised a makeshift white flag. Sounds of weapons dropped to the ground.
Entire firing lines lay down their weapons, and combat drivers and crewmen deactivate their vehicles and joined the surrender without a word.
Supergirl nodded with approval with a soft smile on her face.
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Ephyra
"I am just wondering what happens if the department was shut down if Supergirl ended this war?" asked Nevil . "At least she didn't know about the hammer of dawn, we are creating."
"I am not sure how she will be thrill about this. She will not like it but, if I was there I would explain and hoping I could be reasonable. At least I could do make her understand the work. I want to end this war for a long time. I do. But Supergirl doing it for me for what I should've done a long fifteen years ago." Said Adam glazing at the window in the view of the city. Before turning to the board with the hammer of dawn blueprints stapled on.
"I am worried about Supergirl. God, she is something from a comic book. Her powers are immeasurable that we are facing if she is pissed off. " Said Nevil. "The last thing we expect is having Supergirl being disregarded for collateral damage.
"I don't know about this Nevil." Said Adam with doubts in his mind. "I hope Supergirl would be careful of how she will change the rest of Sera around. But I doubt if she can be talked down about the hammer."
"She has a great depth in believing in morals and principles but killing is not her doing." Said Adam to Nevil still doubted about the heroine.
A week later, He and his assistant along with a few COG brasses were at the testing field. They watched from inside Packwagons to see two orange beams firing from above the atmosphere into a makeshift town.
A low power beam of intensive energy smashed directly into town and a massive explosion was made. It burned through the entire town in a wave of orange in seconds.
The Hammer of Dawn was finally activated. Little does Adam know that Supergirl would not like this.
In another part of Ephyra, a local park packed with a farmer market. A row of vendors selling fruits and vegetables from parts of Tyrus. Packs of people walking around the park and looking at vendors. Another vendor was selling a different: Artwork and paintings of Supergirl. A painting reveals Supergirl with shedding tears walking through a grimed trench line carrying a fallen COG soldier. Titled "Angel of tears".
A little girl with her mother strolled down the park wearing the iconic cape of Supergirl
Worldwide across Sera, New networks and the internet captures Supergirl in the most iconic moments throughout the war. The press portrays Supergirl was like this god walking along with mortals and they stated she was the spark that light the darkness. The people saw her as strong free and true plus her iconic S is the symbol of hope to all hopes.
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Sera Global News Network
"UIR forces are in full retreat across the battlefields of Ostri and Eastern front."
"An emergency session is arranged for Premier Yori, UIR high Command and the UIR senate to address the situation regarding the status of the war."
"Supergirl routine the UIR fifth naval fleet away from COG waters without a single shot."
"Is the Pendulum Wars coming to an end in a month or shorten to just 3 weeks?"
"People across Tyus are continuing to voice their support for Supergirl and mass public support continues to build. Gears even voicing their own support for the heroine."
"State media reports of large-scale mass riots and protesting's were exploding across every UIR state in every city since the leaks regarding the Supergirl's involvement spread. Security forces mobilizing to contain the riots."
"UIR officials declare a state of emergency and all UIR loyal citizens must stay indoors or arrested on site."
"Over eighty-five percent of the UIR armed forces went into full-scale strike despite orders from the UIR chain of command."
{ Cheers to chants of Cole Train were echoed in the background}
"The Cole Train wants to deliver a message to Supergirl. Supergirl! Baby if you are seeing this. Come to Hanover see the Cougars playoffs. You hear that Supergirl is winning the war for our side. Coagulation Supergirl you are officially a VIP on the Cole Train's list! A golden seat waiting for you. Right on the house, brought you by the Cole Train baby! God is on my side! WOOOAAAHHH!"
"We are dealing with a god along with us with power immeasurable. So many questions we going to ask her? What happens is she is pissed off or worse? She is the first living god on Sera and god knows she is the ultimate enemy of a lifetime."
"Entire Indie regiments, platoons and armour divisions are just giving up when Supergirl shows up with her hands on her hips. Yes, just like that."
"University of Ephyra ignited mass debates if there was any life beyond Sera in the stars."
"An angel exploded from the wicked skies from the heavens from the darkest moment. Lighting away the darkness. In the darkest days, we pray and cry for forgiveness and salvation for the moment. God delivers us an angel. A Guardian Angel. True and bright."
"She stared down at death if like it was nothing to her."
"Chairman Tomas Dayell will address a news conference with the Sovereign press corps in the afternoon."
"Ladies and Gentles of the Tyrus front. Will this be the grand end of the Pendulum War?"
Vasgar
North
At a desert-like landscape where a large tent city stationed at a highway. "This is Sofia Hendriks of Ephyran News, Live reporting in Vasgar, at the largest refugee centre at the borders of Kashkur."A red hair woman in a light shirt and news vest stood in the middle of a camp. The Camera framed toward a large area filled with a mixture of emergency tents or makeshift tents and a wired fence guard by COG peacekeepers. Refugees were surrounding a makeshift soup kitchen begging for more food. The Staff did little to quell the hungry crowd.
"Refugees desperately need dire supplies. What I was told that they were low on vital essentials." A large commotion was heard on the other side. The red-haired reporter saw the refugee staff, volunteers, Gears and refugees turned their attention to the skies
"What is that?"
"Up there!"
"Oh my god? It can't be. Supergirl?"
"IT IS SUPERGIRL!"
Upon the skies was Supergirl hovering in the skies carrying a UIR supply train cart on her shoulders. Gears raised their rifles. A Gear lowered his rifle "What the?"
"I don't believe what I just saw." Gasped the reporter " Supergirl has come…to their …aid. Bearing gifts."
"Who is hunger? Dinner is on the house," shouted Supergirl as she hovers down to the ground and placing the supply cart on the sand without breaking a sweat. She ripped the door open of the supply train revealing large crates medical, food, water and essential supplies.
The crowd stood there with dumbstruck stares and exchanged looks before rushing toward Supergirl who just pull a crate of MREs to the ground. Joy, relief and tears formed on the crowd. Sofia watched from the touching moment as people pass water containers, food packages and medical supplies to each other. Volunteers rushed to grab as many supplies as possible.
Sofia watched as refugees surrounded Supergirl as she hovers off on top of the train cart like children gathering for Christmas, others in the crowd pushed and shoved to get closer to her. As Supergirl walked through the crowd with compassion and sadness in her eyes. Arms raised to reach, hands to touch her. Through the bittersweet moment of Supergirl brought just hope to the camp that Sofia had never seen for the first time. A young girl wrapped her arms around the heroine's legs.
Pain, despair and desperation all slowly melted away through the crowd into something in their hearts never felt for a long time. Hope.
A pair of tears poured down from Kara's eyes as she pities the suffering. So many refugees driven out of their homes and journeying for days to find safety. She wishes she had words to comfort them but little she could say. It was too heartbreaking to Kara of seeing suffering never like this. Too many people lost everything because of the war for imulsion. If Superman or J'onn J'onzz was here with her, they would be horrified into shedding tears.
"Oh Raos, shield them from the terrible horrors of this conflict." Her mind whispered. The site of the camp was beyond words. The smell of sweat, clothes unwashed and makeshift latrines was horrible.
People living in cramped tents or in their cars. Kara saw a makeshift hospital with too many sick patients on cots in the corner. It was a heartbreaking sight that Kara never seen and pains her heart. Too many than many more. Kara shed more tears of silence with her hand placed on her chest. Shedding tears for the refugees who suffered in their journey. She offers some comfort to the sick patient on a cot.
"This is the most touching moment I had never seen. Supergirl saved the whole camp from starvation. I wish I had more words to describe what Supergirl was doing to inspiring hope." Sofia held her breath through the microphone with the Cameraman sniffing through tears.
Then she realized Supergirl was approaching her.
"Supergirl…" Sofia slowly asked, "What is your comment on the refugee crisis near the border?" As she raised the microphone
"I wish I had words to say about those people. But I couldn't bring myself to say. It pains me to see them like this." Said Supergirl crumbled with pain. Then an idea flashed in front of her.
"What is your name?" Supergirl asked the reporter.
"Sofia Hendriks." Said the red hair woman. "It is a real honour to meet you in person."
"Sofia Hendrik. How about you and I go for an interview? At the same time, I am going to make you journalist of the year?" asked Supergirl and Sofia's eyes widen with the excitement of the opportunity to interview the Girl of Steel. Her boss at the press will so be going to flip over this.
"Yes! I do!" squealed Sofia. "I have all the clearance! Anything for Supergirl"
"We are going to make history." Said Supergirl with fire in her eyes. "I am going to address the whole planet."
Supergirl plugged in the large conductor into a mobile power generator that connects power to a tall cellular tower with dozen antennas and satellite dishes on every corner of the tower. Outside, a group of volunteers and the new crew setting up shop at the abandoned Vasgar government radar station on the hill. That radar station has a pair of towers and a small station. Preparations were made for the broadcast. The News Truck had thick cable wires connect to the tower base and the truck's antenna.
Supergirl and her band of volunteers were able to get the radar station active and they were almost ready to broadcast to the entire planet.
"Supergirl ! We got the power on. The signal is already connected and transmitting to every satellite frequency." Called out one of the volunteers on the catwalk of the tower. Some of the volunteers stood on the platform were on the lookout for any UIR forces in the valley or on the cliffs.
"Great work." Called out Supergirl to the volunteers while she set up another power generator powering up the station.
"We are ready on your mark, I got the signal running." called out the technician standing the inside of the news truck. "Once we are live, the Indies will be coming for us and you know that right. I got kids back home and it is a reckoning risk you are taking Supergirl. This better be worth it."
"I wouldn't let anything happen to all of you, I will deal with them and I will show them ferocity." Said Supergirl with determination to reassure the technician "Let them come."
"Thank you for this." Said Supergirl next to Sofia resting against the truck. "This means a lot to me. In return back home, they are going to make you reporter of the year."
"This is the first time, I interview a Superhero and counts as a rare opportunity," Said Sofia shaking hands with Supergirl who returned the simile. "If we do this, I am buying you a drink. My boss is going to kill me for this." Said Sofia pointing a finger.
The cameraman set up a pair of cameras like floating automated robots from another container. The two-camera bot took position on both sides, Sofia took a deep breath, brushing down her red hair and Supergirl stood in front of a cliff with her hands behind her back.
"We go live in three, two, one." Addressed the Cameraman signal them to begin
"This is Sofia Hendriks reporting live in Vasgar. With me is the Girl of Steel or we call her Supergirl. I have the honour of having Supergirl on air with us and she would like to share a message for the entire planet of Sera." Turning to the woman who stood in blue and red with the iconic S crest
"People of Sera! Greetings!" Supergirl turned around to face the cameras "My name is Supergirl and by now many who had seen me in action across Sera. You already have seen who I am and what I am? The Girl of steel. But my reason for this world will be all revealed."
The entire world of Sera had their eyes on the mysterious Superhero who spoke to anyone in her reach.
"To anyone living under the banner of the Superpowers neither the Coalition of Ordered Governments or the rival Union of Independent Republics. I would like your attention on me. No matter where you came from or born what country, city, or what island in the corner to any continent. I hope you can hear me where ever you are."
In all the COG or UIR cities during the live broadcast, everywhere citizens glued to the radios, computers and TV that was live streaming with Supergirl. A large crowd of people on the streets gathering around a TV store watching the broadcast. On a highway during a traffic jam, drivers listen on the radios in their cars and trucks.
"All people across Sera: Tyrans, Pesangs, Kashkuri, Gorasni, Ostrini, South Islanders, Vasgari, Tennad. Hear me out loud. Hear my voice for the first time."
Chairman Dalyell along with every one of the House of Sovereigns gathering around a holographic screen in the lounge as they watch as listen. "What are you doing Supergirl?" whispered Dalyell with uncertainty.
"To all the cultures and people living in any corner of Sera, if you are fighting in the frontlines or in trenches, in the air or sailing in the seas. I would like to have your attention."
Onboard a UIR battleship, a UIR admiral and his crew listen inside the bridge. In the COG side, crewmen aboard a Raven carrier stood in attention at the speech of Supergirl.
"You will be finding ….war is unlike anything I had never seen. I may not know your planet's history and reputation for war that well. War is all your people have known for centuries. For so long there was being an endless cycle of continuous bloodshed and conflict raging. Now the Pendulum Wars."
"What the hell Supergirl doing?" Dom asked with five words. He, Marcus, Tai and Pad along with Major Stroud and the rest of the 26th infantry gathering around a portable tv screen inside the Forward Operation Base cafeteria.
"Issuing a challenge or a rallying cry? Educational guess corporal." Said Major Stroud crossing her arms.
"I never thought Supergirl this good in making speeches, unlike Dad." Said Marcus with an eyebrow raised at the radio
"In the past, war is about determining who is right or wrong, a power struggle over territories or putting kinds of beliefs into force, fighting for freedom and independence at the same time. Conflict after conflict during the stone age, ancient times, the stream to the diesel era. People kill each other with swords, bow with an arrow and to tanks and guns. The history books claim there are no bounds in the cost of war. But there was a moment of peace after the ultimate price of bloodshed, tears, pain and destruction until the invention of imulsion." Said Supergirl placed left and right.
Premier Yori and the UIR war cabinet watched the broadcast in the war centre. Yori's eyes narrowed at the sight of Supergirl in her cheerleading suit and skirt and red cape behind her back in the flat-screen monitors.
"Countries at each other throats fighting over control of how much imulsion they want from each other. But I never took anyone to put their faith in some ridiculous cheap reliable fuel source at the cost of a million people? I would say too much has been lost. Too many people died fighting for the same yellow crap." expressed Supergirl with disgust in her voice. "But I do believe in the good of people but I was wrong. When I saw the worst of humanity reveal from behind their inner shadows. Some say I had this god complex but I like to be a very honest one."
Deputy Chairman Prescott who stood beside Chairman Dayell, frowned at the accessions of Supergirl just announced out loud. Military officers exchanged confused stares at each other. General Ivy presented in the crowd let out a low growl from his throat.
"Why? Where I came from, my own world would never spill blood in itself. I remember my world healthily, with a care for everyone. Happy, loved and so much to value in life." Said Supergirl who paused. "Please understand. Where I came from. I had a life in my Earth. I was Supergirl to my world."
A group of COG engineers gathering in a garage listening to the radio and Diaz was listening as paused in his work. Diaz joined the small group to listen to what Supergirl had to say.
In a battlefield taking place in urban background. UIR and COG infantry took a temporary ceasefire to listen to the heroine broadcast.
"When my world was the brick of destruction, I came because I had no choice. What I did, I only did it to save the people I care about the most. I made the ultimate choice, I was willing to die for everyone and sacrifice myself to save my home. I was cast away into space, now I clashed landed on this world. But I am still alive. That how I was all alone." Supergirl sadly revealed. "In the world of Sera far from my galaxy."
Sofia wiped a tear off her cheek, and the volunteers listen in their hearts meanwhile back at Halvo Bay, Colonel Loomis pushed through the crowd of Onyx Guard cadets watching the tv screens in a lounge. Colonel Loomis paused at his track to see the screen with disbelief forming on his face.
"In this world, I saw so much astonishing cultures, unspeakable wonders and the diversity of people I never knew. So much history in war, I never imagined I would be part of the Pendulum Wars. The Pendulum Wars is beyond what I never have seen."
In Hanover Stadium, all Spectators seated in their seats all paid attention to the speech recorded on the loudspeakers, Trashball players and the Cole Train of the Cougars along with their opponents on the field stood rapt listen to the message of Supergirl. Cole felt the words touching his heart.
"Damn, that woman has a real heart of gold; pure as gold." Said Cole to himself
"Why can't Sera just all try to be fair and share the imulsion? Instead of fighting over a single gallon of it." Supergirl questioned as she came close to. "Do you think war is your culture? It is not. I see acts of violence in war, I watched people die and saw utter destruction. Too much despair and the worse of people coming to light. Too many people living under the cruelty of war. But it ends now." continued on Supergirl with fire in her words.
"It pains me to see such acts of war, let me ask all of you; What kind of life is this? How many more lives are going to be destroyed by the Pendulum Wars? How many more will die? How many more families destroyed. But the truth is I can't change what happens in the past and I couldn't change Sera's history. I cannot support either the COG or the UIR since they keep fighting the same battles. Not until I change it."
Trescu frowned at the screen that was live on the sub's command bridge and his crew were watching and listen to every word. Crewmen exchanged looks as Supergirl speech continues on.
"Helmsmen locate that transmission!" Trescu ordered, "Ready a surface missle."
"I don't care which side started the war. Another thing I learned that everyone couldn't let go of the painful past that comes from the same conflict you are born to destroy. Therefore, I see the picture now. I understand why people fight." Said Supergirl with her hands behind her back. Her voice changed with understanding and bittersweetness.
"Soldiers or Gears, pilots, sailors. To the men and women everywhere fighting on the battlefield or wherever you are. You all fight because you want to defend your country, your home, and your families. You have every right to do serve. If you are listening to my voice, I see the long and terrible war. I never imagine how you much miss your home and your families. "
In a bunker, A squad of UIR soldiers gathering around a radio as Supergirl continues to address the planet. A lone soldier standing in the corner fingering his knife as he glazed at his squad listening with rapt attention. "I never thought the Bane will be this politically motived to speak out." Said the UIR soldier in the corner. But the rest shush him as they all listen.
"I never took anyone that would endure the scars of war and loss so bad that it will never fade away. It is painful from experience. I felt it first-hand for the experience." Said Kara with regret in her tone. "War takes a chunk from your soul that you will never get it back."
"It doesn't matter if you are UIR or COG , in the end, no one wins. You all fight not because you want to but you have to." Continued on Supergirl as she slowly changes the topic. "I can't change that and I understand why. It is all black and white. But too many lines during this war already been crossed."
"I cannot believe I am even listening to this bullshit." Murmured Hoffman as he stood next to Lieutenant Anya Stroud while they both watched on the large flat screen of the Operations Centre.
" I don't know how but Supergirl got her own ways to put words together. Got to give it to her." Commented Anya only for Hoffman to glazed at her.
"Many of you will not believe what I just said, you will think I am naive or stubborn. No one deserved to be part of this war. But I am not like a soldier and I am a Super Hero. I will never take away a single life of a human being." Stated Kara as her eyes brightens with determination. "Sera would have to better than the past."
"You better be joking." Growled Hoffman without a hint of hesitation.
"I want all of you to know that I am not going to fight for this war. I will end it." Announced Supergirl pointing a finger. "All of you live under the comforts of war but it ends today!"
In a UIR city, where a massive riot was taking place, Rioters and security forces were about to clash. Someone on the rooftop shouting them to stop. The two opposing sides suddenly halted listening to the live broadcast from a local loudspeaker addressing a speech on the rooftop.
"But I have a message for every warmonger still fighting across Sera. You think war is a never lasting cycle, you are wrong. Too long, you spill blood over the lands of Sera, too many innocents lives destroyed and you will never successes in destroying everything you touch. I am coming for you to face justice. I will dismantle every gun, tank, every battleship mass weapons of destruction. I will also disband any army, shut down any imulsion plant or military base, any war effort factory left on Sera if I have to."
At a UIR army base, the soldiers at the assemble hall recoiled with horror at what Supergirl was planning to do. Major Paduk with his arms crossed as he stood against the corner with a scowl formed on his face. A UIR general in his office shook his head with dismay and sat down before pulling his sidearm against his head and then pulled the trigger with a bang.
Loomis looked outraged, his fist clenched with disgust. The Onyx Guard cadets erupted into loud pitching cheers and applauses.
"The difference is I am Supergirl! I am truth, Justice and Freedom! I am still standing and I am still here!" roared out Supergirl spread her arms wide open as she hovers off the ground in mid-air. Fire and enthusiasm in her voice. Everywhere across Sera people were quickly hyper further by Supergirl's words further.
"I cannot do it alone. To anyone sicken of the war! join me and end this war. I ask any man, woman or child in the darkest hour to say no more war. Bring peace and golden era once were. If anyone remembers the times of the Golden age of Peace, Silence and Prosperity, it will be delivered. I will bring freedom, unlike anything you seen. The freedom to enrich your own life and your own destiny."
Loud cheers were heard in Jacinto City, People cheered across their neighbourhoods, in their homes, and on the streets. Meanwhile, Gears at the front lines let out roars of cheers as morale sours high as light. Others firing their guns with joy.
"We are so going home! The War is OVER!" roared a Gear with fists in the air
Onboard, an imulsion tanker, a captain and his shipmates shared a toast to Supergirl.
" No more marks of war! Abandon all hate and the longer you and your family will live in fear from artillery and bombs falling from the skies. Start over and build bridges! End this war for your loved ones so you can come home and be a family again. Cease all fighting! Make every gun silent."
RAAM, Skorge, Karn and Ukkon growled while the four locust leaders watched the live speech with contempt. Myrrah views the screen with a stone-cold visage. Behind the corner of the council room, a heavily armoured locust Sarrak was secretly listening to the whole thing
"Generals, I want our forces to withdraw deployment to the surface. The invasion to the surface must be cancelled for now. I want to know more about this Supergirl." Myrrah declared.
"Do it for your brothers and sisters in arms who fought and die in your arms! Laid down your weapons for those who had fallen in battle."
Marcus only stared at what Supergirl had just said if it was her words that meant everything to him and his brothers. Major Stroud and all the Gears applauding and cheering like hell. Dom let out a cheer as he was patting Tai on the shoulders with joy.
"Supergirl has found her destiny and her path to greatness." Said Tai with a profound grin on his face.
"You are so right." Said Marcus with a supportive simile on his face. "Carlos would be proud."
" Do it for those who had suffered or fallen. End this war with me together as one. Watch your own children grow, so they could live in freedom and experience the greatest time of peace you never had. Do it for a future that one day all of you will be destined to sail across the stars. Please help me end this war for the good of humanity together." Continued on Supergirlin her speech in mid-air with everyone watching.
Back at the refugee camp, all the camp inhabitants danced, cheers and hugging each other in jubilation from another portable radio. Sofia and the others present at the radio station let out a cheer.
"I am still here! I want all of you to feel hope for the first time ever! Hope! I will make it the last day of war!"
Back in Epyhra, Adam smiled at Supergirl's performance on the tv screen in the breakroom. He stood watching with a profound respect for Supergirl.
"Well done Supergirl, you help us made it this far."
"I want all of you to know at this moment will be the end of all wars! I will only promise you this; not to the COG or the UIR but to the people of Sera. Remember this day, this will be the last day of the Pendulum Wars." roared Supergirl raising a finger