Chapter 2
Philippines, Manila
January 24, 2026
Malacañang Palace, Cabinet Room
An old aged man is looking through the reports and paperwork given to him for work. His appearance looks like a 40-year-old man with wrinkles on his face, black hair with small strands of gray hair, tan skin, and a big flat nose. The clothes, he is wearing is a traditional Barong and black pants and also brown leather shoes.
No such position can't be overwhelming as the president of his country. Trying to take down corruption in the government and recovering the economy from the Covid-19 pandemic and sanctions from the Russo-Ukraine War that plague the country's economy.
The former predecessor managed to decrease the crime rates and corruption inside the government while committing some human rights violations. And the next predecessor tries to make the economy stable and makes better relations with other countries for trading relation after the pandemic.
Pres. Emmanuel Sanchez is having a big decision for a situation that would never be a possibility for his country despite being elected for barely a year.
He's in the Cabinet room with his secretary and advisors having a cabinet meeting for the next act of order.
"Mister President, we need to respond now! Our national security is at risk of unknown threats from this recent discovery." The Secretary of National Defence alarmed him.
"Before we go jumping to conclusions. Has there been any information on this Ring?" Pres. Emmanuel mentioned.
"Affirmative, from the additional research from the scientific personnel attached to the coast guard. They measure the Ring to be two miles wide and sixty meters in height, also the Ring is located about five miles on the coastline of Manila and three and a half miles on Cavite City." The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency or (NICA) minister explained.
"As for the flying creature that came out of the Ring and attacked the investigation team? "
"Well, sir, the Coast guard managed to fish out the body, and surprisingly the creature is not recognized by the coast guard."
"What do you mean? Is it a native animal from the Ring?"
The NICA minister shows a picture of the dead creature's body being dissected by the scientist that is trying to figure out the creature.
"That looks like a dragon that came out of a fantasy book!" A four star general gasped of the dead body.
"The scientist said that it retains no records of any comparison of this creature. But the scientist examined the subject and hypothesize that it was probably related to a dragon or more likely a wyvern in certain terms."
"What is the difference between a dragon and a wyvern?" Pres. Emmanuel questioned.
"A dragon has two wings and four legs on the body while a wyvern has two wings and legs." The NICA minister informed.
"But the most peculiar thing that they found on the creature was a saddle on it's back."
"Wait! You mean a saddle for a mount."
"Yes, and it bears symbolic marks and some crystal tubes for an unknown purpose. Our researchers are still finding answers to that. It also guesses there are intelligent species on the other side of the Ring."
Seems problematic if the locals there are actually hostile to outsiders. The Minister of Defence pointed out."
"Why does it attack the investigation team?" The Pres.Emmanuel questioned.
It was probably at a feral state and hostile to other animals while it is roaming the ocean for food and place to rest. They opened the underbelly and dissected the stomach which is nearly empty from its travels.
The President takes a cold cup of water from his table and changes topics in the conversation.
"Is there any more investigation on the other side?" He added.
"On the way sir, we send UAVs of the Hermes 900 drones to be surveying the other side of the Ring." One of the advisors asked.
The Hermes 900 is an Israeli medium-size, multi-payload, medium-altitude long-endurance UAV designed for tactical missions. It is given by the Israeli company named Elbit Systems an acquisition after the Siege of Marawi against ISIS-backed terrorists.
He signals his assistants to turn on the flat-screen tv in the room and it reveals a live drone feed. It is operated by the PAF's 303rd Aerial Reconnaissance Group of the 300th Air Intelligence and Security Wing.They are stationed near Danilo Atienza Air Base on their trailer inside with the drone operator and his operating crew.
The drone is on the Danilo Atienza Air Base runway trying to take off. The drone operator is now communicating with the tower control.
This PDF Hermes 900 drone, Requesting to take off on Runway 7, /Over/.
This Tower, affirmative to take off /Over/.
/Roger/ that Tower, /Copy and Out/.
Philippines, Cavite City
Danilo Atienza Air Base
January 24, 2026
As the drone began to fly in the air, it now flew to the sea to enter its target.
The drone operator swoops low attitude near the water and enters the Ring. The world on the other side of the Ring is very similar to the sky and waters except for its evening with a bright moon on there.
Everyone who is witnessing the live feed saw a pinkish shade color on the horizon.
Many have noticed that they realized that dawn is coming near.
This is the drone operator, commencing traveling the path where the creature came from /Over/. The drone operator called them.
'We deduce that the creature came from a coast that is not far from here." The NICA minister informed.
"What if you're wrong? What if the creature was much farther than we anticipated and what if we unable find a landmass on this ocean?" The President worried on the decision.
"Well, sir, there is more time to explore further." His Cabinet Secretary elaborate.
As the President and his advisors are watching the operation ongoing, a person came out of the doors and disturbs them.
"Mister President, you need to see this!" A government official came bursting into the door with a warning.
He changes the drone feed to a news channel and it's having a news report about the Ring.
The news channel is called 24/7 Oras and it's showing the latest news about the mysterious Ring on Manila Bay.
January 24, 2026
News Channel 24/7 Oras
Hello there, and welcome to 24/7 Oras on bringing the latest news to your seats. A news anchor welcomed the audience.
"I am Alvin Hernandez, bringing you the upcoming news of the nation." The anchorman introduced himself.
"Our most famous controversy is about a mysterious Ring shape object near the capital of Manila on Manila Bay."
"Many bystanders near 'The Ring' as many called it from its shape, are sending images of its appearance to social media that illustrate a dark circle with a blue outline on the edges."
"The government has sent the Coast Guard by sending its coast guard vessel the BRP Teresa Magbanua a multi-role response vessel to examine this mysterious object."
"When the BRP Teresa Magbanua arrived on the scene. A few minutes later, a burst of gunshots can be heard near the coastal waters of Manila, like firecrackers have been set off near the block."
"Nobody knows what happened on the arrival till now."
"One eyewitness in his fishing boat managed to take a video on the South breakwater of a gun battle with the coast guard vessel the BRP Teresa Magbanua against an unidentified flying object or UFO that came out of the Ring. The UFO seems like a giant bird about the size of Cessna 172 aircraft that attempted to pursue a patrol boat sent by the coast guard for a closer view of the Ring itself."
"The video is verified to be genuine and it does brings more questions about what transpired in the Ring. The government hasn't had any talks on this matter."
"The video was turned off and cuts back to the video feed of the drone still exploring the land but the sun is already rising."
"Buysit and aming araw." The Secretary of Foreign Affairs swearing at the news report.
Ok, we need to secure the Ring to prevent anything from coming in or out. And I want to have a press briefing on this matter, the people are panicking and asking questions.
One of the cabinet secretaries raised his hand and got up to ask a question.
"On how we could secure an object of the size of a mile long?" One of the cabinet secretaries mentioned.
"Deploy warships, helicopters, airplanes even place underwater mines if you have to. As long nothing will come in or out without any further orders! Got that?" The president demanded.
"Yes sir!" All of the cabinet members answered back.
"Also, contact the US government. We need some of their warships incase something else comes out that we can't handle." The
"On the way sir."
While the government staff is working the clock. The video feed on the drone shows a wide strand of land on the horizon. The Cabinets members and even the President are surprised by the discovery of land. The staff in the room suddenly stopped and looked at the video.
Is that land on the distance? The president asked.
"This is the drone operator, I have discovered landmass on 10 miles in front of me."
As the drone got closer to the shoreline. Suddenly the screen began to show static and the people who are watching are shocked by the lost video feed.
"What happened to the video?" The President complained at the static screen.
The screen came back online and the static began to disperse to the normal view on the video.
"This is the drone operator, we merely lost the connection to the UAV for a moment there due to a weak signal connection. Unable to go farther on the journey. /Over/."
"Are there any drones that could travel much further?" He replied.
"Negative sir, there are no UAVs in our inventory that could travel much distance without losing connection." The Chief of Staff of the AFP answered.
"Mister President, we need permission to send a manned aerial flight to the other side of the Ring." The Secretary of National Defence emphasized.
"Permission granted and also we need to address this matter to the public."
The newsroom is flooded with reporters finding answers for the mysterious Ring on Manila Bay. They want more explanations from the Philippine government about a burst of gunfire sounds heard near the bay by multiple spectators that are observing the investigation ongoing.
Many are debating the nature of the Ring. But they are very far from the truth, and they will eventually reveal in a single speech.
The spokesperson came up to the podium with every newscaster and camera facing him.
"Good afternoon citizens, I heard numerous reports of unusual rumors of our recent activity today." The spokesperson announced to the reporters.
"I even heard topics and inaccurate rumors about them, so from today and on behalf of the President of the Phillippines, we will clear some statements."
"At 7:AM, A report of a mysterious ring-shaped object suddenly appeared near the coast of Manila on an unspecified arrival."
"At 11:AM, the government has taken notice of the concerns about the arrival of the mysterious object recently named the 'Ring' which had been officially classified by the public at its shape appearance. The government has sent the Phillippines Coast Guard with the members of the Naval Meteorological and Oceanographic Center (NAVMETOC) short, to investigate this object on believing as a weather phenomenon."
"The investigation team are transported by the Coast Guard on the coastal ship of the BRP Teresa Magbanua and arrived on the Ring at 11:30 AM."
"We have received unbelievable reports from the investigation team stating claims that are from science fiction. But visual and physical evidence backed this claim to be true."
"It was later confirmed by our scientific institution that the team found an interdimensional portal on our territorial waters."
As the presidential spokesperson mentioned an interdimensional portal in the speech. The entire news outlets roared more questions in the press room.
"But while it was happening, the investigation team was later attacked by a flying creature, that is not native to our land."
"The good news is that the Coast Guard on the BRP Teresa Magbanua have taken down the hostile creature before it harmed the investigation team."
The entire room is roared with questions and they growing louder by the second.
"Everyone calm down, I will be accepting your question one by one."
All of the news reporters stand up and raise their hands wanting to give questions.
"You there." The spokesperson pointed at the woman with a blue suit in the middle of the crowd.
"Could you tell me what will happen next, after you secured the Ring". The blue suit lady asked.
"We already send a drone for a reconnaissance mission and it is still underway." The spokesperson lied, he knew that the mission is finished. He needs time for the government to gather more information before telling away unreliable knowledge.
"As for right now, our main concern is our national security from possible threats that may appear on our territory."
"But we will send a manned flight later on, next question!" He added while being a half-truth on the prepared manned flight.
"There on the front of the seats." He pointed at the man in a black suit.
"Can you tell me about the creature that came out of the Ring that is not native to our land?"
"I can't disclose the nature of the biology of the creature. But the creature can fly and was hostile to the investigation team when they were sighted. Last question, please."
You there on the last row?
The man in the last row stand up and asked a question. "There are reports of people making assumptions of the Phillippine government is hiding secrets of the 'Ring' and its true origin."
"Well, they are false rumors, the findings of the cause of the sudden appearance of the 'Ring' is not created by our government, but our top scientist is working tirelessly to get the true answers. We also collaborate with other international institutions to help our research."
"Thank you and that be all." The spokesperson concluded the discussion and finished his address.
Philippines, Manila
January 24, 2026
Manila Bay, The Ring
5:30 PM
The light on the sky is getting dimmer as nighttime is getting closer by the minute. The Ring is quite the opposite, the former black color is now replaced by bright lights petruding the other side. But on Earth, a fleet of warships began to guard the Ring by the government.
After discovering the true nature of the Ring from the Philippine government. They send Navy warships and Coast Guard patrol craft to secure the Ring from being trespassed by people who are coming in or out.
The types of warships are somewhere from small patrol vessels to a frigate armed with the newest armament that the Philippines Navy can buy from the foreign arms trade.
Eight ships are guarding the Ring against intrusion from internal or external forces, even on the other side. They are combined ships of the Offshore Combat Force (OCF)and Littoral Combat Force (LCF), the ships that are deployed is BRP Jose Rizal frigate, BRP Conrado Yap corvette, BRP Tarlac landing-platform dock, and five Jose Andrada-class patrol craft that are BRP Carlos Albert, BRP Liberato Picar, and lastly BRP Manuel Lopez.
The Philippine Navy and Coast Guard have devised a formation to secured the Ring. They put BRP Jose Rizal and BRP Conrado Yap on the two side of the Ring. While the BRP Tarlac and the rest of the Jose Andrada-class patrol craft to form a protective circle to further widen the perimeter for better security.
The fleet name is Joint Task Fleet 1 from the joint forces of the Navy and Coast Guard to guard on the Ring.
Philippines
Bridge of the BRP Jose Rizal
5:45 PM
The captain of the BRP Jose Rizal is standing on his bridge performing his duties as a captain. His mission given to his fleet, is to secure the Ring and the surrounding areas around it.
It's probably the first mobilized navy operation assembled in his country. And it was something out of the ordinary.
A sailor came up to him and voiced out. Sir,
the reconnaissance plane have arrived at the area and commenced to enter the Ring.
The captain hear a buzzing sound and took out his binocular to look up at the sky. He saw the plane flying on the sky and diving low to enter the Ring.
The aircraft being deployed is a Cessna 208B Caravan model given by the United States on July 27, 2017. It was liftoff on Villamor Air Base, Pasay City to conduct a reconnaissance mission to the other side of the Ring and survey the landscape further due to the limited transmission to the UAV usage and range.
The Captain looked at the aircraft lowering down on altitude and went straight to the Ring of the other side. That was his last look before the airplane entered the Ring.
Godspeed men! As he prayed to the pilots that is going to dangerous mission.
The New World, The Other Side of the Ring
Rodenuis Sea
6:00 PM
The two pilots of the Cessna 208B Caravan is leveling the aircraft to cruising altitude and heading to the spotted land from the last reconnaissance mission from the unmanned drone.
What do you think is on the other side?
Probably aliens creatures or probably people on the new Avatar movie from 2022 ago.
The GPS and other navigation system began to shut down.
There's seems to be no GPS connection over here. Then we must use maps to locate the landmass the UAV has spotted.
They grabbed a map and followed the path on the UAV trailed to there.
As they flew to the landmass for survey purposes. They didn't know it will cause turmoil for their actions.
Principality of Qua-toyne
January 24, Central Calendar year 1639, 8:00AM
6th Wyvern Squadron
He catches sight of blue clear skies as he flew with his wyvern for a patrol mission on the northeast of the Principality. His daily patrol routine has been sighting of farmland and farmers tending their crops.
Mark Patima is a Dragon Knight of the Principality Sixth Wyvern Squadron. His duty is to patrol the lands for hostile enemies and protect the citizens. The patrol is now more frequent and stricter due to the growing military build-up from their neighborhood country the Louria Kingdom.
A few hours ago, an border conflict in the northern seas started, when a Lourian warships been sighted by the Principality Navy have caught on trespassed there territorial waters. But alas, the Lourians has decided to send there Wyvern Corps for air support that escalate the conflict. The Tenth Wyvern Squadron have been deployed to deal with the situation. But when they arrived, an air battle ensued to a miscommunication that the 10th Wyvern Squadron managed to pushed back the Lourians Wyvern Corps to a 1/5 of there original forces while inflicting 2/5 of casualties to the 10th Wyvern Squadron.
"Seem everything is normal." That what he said when he started to relaxed.
After an hour of patrolling the skies, he started to loosen up and closed his eyes, and feel the refreshing wind blowing through his body because nothing is happening right now.
That was he thought it would happened. But he then hears a buzzing sound through his ear and opens his eyes to find the source of the sound.
He spotted a flying gray object on a far distance. The object began to come closer to his location in a very faster speed while the buzzing sound began to sound much louder as it came closer.
He started to noticed it's not a wyvern but something much alien to him. The object has wings that seems to be fixed and the body is look like it's covered of metal.
He tried to intercept the flying object, but it maneuvers out the path of his direction and tries to run away.
His wyvern instinctly backed out to avoid collision from the flying object.
"Woah, that was almost kill me!" He gasped as the flying object."
He grabbed his manacom and to alert for his HQ.
"HQ, This is Sixth Wyvern Squadron!" Mark Patima called upon to his manacom.
"This is Control, go ahead!" A male communication officer replied.
"Contact with unit of unknown origin. On the Borderland's farmland area. Moving to pursuit."
"We hear you, what are the distinct features?"
It's gray colored with a stiff appearance that flies without moving it's wings and makes a buzzing sound while moving very fast.
"What is going on officer?" The head officer of the Qua-Toyne Wyvern control tower asked the communication officer.
"A knight of the 6th Wyvern Squadron has intercepted an unknown flying object on the Borderland's farmland area. It's not a normal wyvern or dragon the knight describes."
The manacom began to voiced out on a different female communication officer.
"This is Control, go ahead."
"This is 3rd Wyvern Squadron, I have discovered an unknown flying object on a my patrol area. It's heading straight to Maihark on a tremendous pace."
"Sir, what are we gonna do?"
"What else! Scramble all available wyvern squadrons to bring down this object. And call the city garrison to set up the defenses."
Principality of Qua-toyne
Cessna 208B Caravan
8:00 AM
The aircraft is now passed on the area that their UAV bailed out due to being out of the radio signal range.
"This is Koala 1-1, do you copy."
(Static)
"I repeat, this is Koala 1-1, do you copy."
(Static)
"Seems like were out of the communication range."
"We then go to the initiative, proceed on the mission."
As they flew above the land, they saw farmland and windmills on the ground.
"Is that a windmills and a crop fields?"
"Yeah! The surveillance camera are showing farmland and windmills on the land. So there's intelligent life right here."
As they observed in the ground below. The inboard radar rang out to notify the pilots of an flying aircraft is near them.
"Hey! The radar has picked up a bogey on the sky."
The pilot looked at the radar screen and checked around to find the flying aircraft.
A red dot far away is seen in the skies while getting bigger as they close in the distance.
A flying wyvern is flying towards them and what to be a human riding its back as a ride.
The two pilots came to realize the red dot actual figure. "Is that a dragon and a man riding on it?"
The wyvern knight tried to intercept the aircraft head-to-head. And then the pilot saw what is happening.
"Fuck! Break out!" The pilot shouted as he maneuver out of the wyvern.
The aircraft try to maneuver so hard that the wings is tilting vertically. It barely crashes upon the wyvern on impact. While they narrowly evade the collision, the camera managed to take a shot of the wyvern image.
"Holy shit! You saw that?"
"Yeah, we almost crashes that thing and us from each other."
"We did a mugshot on the dragon from the camera close-up." The copilot boasted.
The co-pilot looked at the back of the plane to see the wyvern knight chasing them.
"Hey, that dragon is trying to catch up to us."
"Really?" The pilot look at the back of the plane and saw the wyvern knight trying to catch them. "Fuck! We don't have any weapons on the plane to defend ourselves."
"Sir! There's another bogey on our left side." The copilot mentioned.
Then increase speed and altitude to avoid them. "They probably can't follow us in high attitudes."
As they flee from the pursuing wyverns on their tail. They accidentally found a town in their escape.
"Is that a town?" The pilot pointed out the organized buildings and walls on the exterior. "Try to capture some images before we retreat to the base."
Qua-Toyne Principality, Trade City of Maihark
8:40 AM
The entire city garrison has been mobilized and all of the wyvern knights are present to protect the town defenses.
The Maihark Defense Knight Corps is also stationed there to defend the city on the ground while the wyverns protect the skies.
As all of the garrison forces are now stationed in their battle stations. A loud buzzing sound have been heard in the sky as everyone in the city looked at the skies for the source of it.
Captain Ine the Captain of Maihark Defense Knight Corp is on the top of the walls ordering troops to defend the city from the incoming flying object.
She saw a gray flying object with wings being stiff and accompanied by a loud humming sound that can't be related to anything she has heard.
The unknown flying object has flown over the city at an unremarkable speed that no wyvern can achieve. It shocks many city residents and soldiers, who are witnessing on the ground with its unusual shape and loud buzzing sound.
"Look there! Is that a dragon?"
"What is that sound?"
"It's might be magic! Cover your ears."
"Hold on to your position! Ignore the strange sound and focus on the enemy!" Captain Ine tried to disciplined the guards from breaking positions.
The city guards are thrown into panic as the sounds and appearance make them think it is a ancient dragon of death.
The Garrison and Sixth Wyvern Squadron are now presented in the city. However, the aircraft now stands high above the service ceiling of the wyverns that can fly upon it.
Captain Ine looks up at the aircraft and aimed her bow and arrow against the aircraft. But due to being out of range, the arrow completely misses the aircraft.
"Huh, it's useless." As remarks to her inability to attacked the object at a higher altitude
High Above the City of Maihark
8:45 AM
"Hey look down." The pilot asked to his co-pilot besides him. "They are circling the city, they are like bees trying to protect the hive. But unable to come and get us over here."
"Hey don't jinx us." The copilot replied back. "There could be a bigger dragon that could climb higher and outpace us if you boasts about it."
"Oh sure, but would there be any retiliation because we invade their teritorial airspace."
"Crap! Let's just return back to our side before we talked about our next moves."
"Well, I think that all we have got now. Let's hope this doesn't bring any problems."
Qua-Toyne Principality, Trade City of Maihark
8:47AM
"What is that object trying to do? It didn't attacked the wyvern squadrons or city the itself. Except that horrible noice did spook our guards with paranoia." Ine muttered at the flying object traveled around the city.
They set up a defensive perimeter to prevent the object on possibly threaten the city. There's more wyverns squadrons on aiding the city but have no avail to intercept or come closer to the object.
Sooner or later, the object began to fly away the city and head towards the sea. While some of the wyverns attempted to follow it, but returned back because they are unable to travel a long distance while catching up with the object at a high speed.
Qua-Toyne Principality, Maihark Naval Base
9:20 AM
A middle-aged man with a short beard. Dressed in medieval attire, he also wears a short-shoulder cape and a circle around his forehead. The man is holding a lit cigarette and then used it that released huge amount of smoke on the room.
Commander Nouka is the Commander of the Defense Command Room and Commander of the Second Fleet of Qua-Toyne Naval Force is in his office trying to piece together the events happening today. He is with a secretary discussing the topic.
"Sir, is it possible that the creature is spying on our lands? It's more reasonable the Lourians have sent that dragon to gather more information on the lands for their expansion conquest." His secretary questioned.
"Look, I could not tell if it's that is a wyvern or a dragon. I don't think that is a living being either. But what we shouldn't do, is to find a way to identify the origin of that flying object." Nouka answered back to his secretary while puffing another smoke.
"Then who could it be? The only country that would do this action is Louria. Because of the events from the latest border clashes and the increasing military build-up, they are the most likely candidate to perform that stunt."
The Louria Kingdom is ruled by a faction of radical human supremacists that want to purge of all non-human species, while expanding their influence on the continent. But they don't have any wyverns or dragons that match the one from Maihark.
While the superpowers could be possible for the object might be sent by the growing Parpaldia Empire on the Philades Continent.
He then puffed his last smoke and throw away the used cigarette and grabbed a another cigarette and ordered to his secretary.
"The object must take-off somewhere near the coast and could have returned there. Go and send in the Second Fleet to investigate the coastal regions. There must be a naval vessel or a land that the object must have flew in." The Commander then lit up his cigar and continued smoking.
"Yes Commander, sending a message to the Captain of the Second Fleet." His secretary replied and leave the room.
Commander Nouka looked at the documents and trying to figure out the unknown flying object.
What really are you?
Qua-Toyne Principality, Off the coast of Maihark
9:15 AM
"Okay, we need to returned back to base and report them of the other side is to be occupied by another civilization." The pilot talked to his co-pilot.
While there talking to each other. The radio communication have returned back from being on the radio signal range.
"This is Koala 1-1, any stations do you read me."
A moment of pause came and a reply came back on the radio.
"This is BRP Jose Rizal, we read you on loud and clear, / Over/."
" Thank God!, that we managed to hear to some friendly voice."
"Koala 1-1, what is the situation on the other side?/ Over/"
"Well, It's hard to explain to, but we probably have discovered a civilization on the other side./Over/
"Copy that Koala 1-1, you returned back to our side of the Ring. /Over/"
Copy that, /Over and Out/.
Philippines, Manila
January 24, 2026
Malacañang Palace, Presidential Room
9:20 PM
"So, you're telling me there an alien race on the other side of the Ring, is that all you found?" President Emmanuel asked his intelligence agents of the new uncovered information on the Ring.
"Yes mister president, all of the images and with testifying evidence from the pilots on the reconnaissance plane also backed this up."
"So, how is our side of the Ring?"
"Well mister president, the US government has pledged to sended their warships and on their way for one hour and thirty minutes. While our navy and coast guard still maintain the perimeter of the Ring."
"And how are our Asian neighbors? What are their responses to the Ring."
"Almost all of the countries are still having their normal activities. Even North Korea is still testing IBCMs on the Korean peninsula. But some are asking some questions on the Ring and wanting to joined the investigation of it."
"Who are asking to joined the investigation?"
"The United States, China, India, and Japan are requesting joint research on the Ring. ,"
"We are still researching the Ring on our own, but there are more difficulties on the Ring itself. Because they are lacking some expertise and equipment to progress."
"Well I could authorized most of their joint ventures, but with heavy supervision on them."
While they are talking about the Ring and other affairs. An official came over and asked the people of the meeting a crucial message from the Naval force on the Ring.
"Excuse me. I have a message from Joint Task Fleet 1 and it's about the detection of multiple unknown naval vessels from the other side of the Ring."
The president widens his eye and realized the developing implications.
Qua-toyne Navy Second Fleet
9:00 AM
The calming waters and the fresh breeze of the salty winds are vastly surrounded on the deep ocean. Till a swarm of wooden ships have entered the waters on a formation.
A man wearing a renaissance captain attire is Captain Midori. His career as a captain of his ship, is earned from the hardships and great leadership skills. With his distinctive sea-gut from the many experiences from his work as a sailor.
The galley ship he is now sailing is named the Pima. A galley warship is propelled mainly by oars with sails serving as secondary propulsion. The galley design is it's long, slender hull, shallow draft, and low freeboard. They armed with Ballista, oil jars for flaming arrows and the marines that are armed of swords and spears.
The mission that was given to him from Commander Nouka is to search for ships or islands that could have served as a landing zone for the unknown flying could have launched.
He was skeptical at first glance, but later give it a try to found some clues that could find the object's true origins.
"Sir, I have spotted an unidentified black circle figure on the starboard now now!" His helmsman pointed out.
"Gimme my telescope." The captain ordered one of his crewmates.
"Here you're telescope, Captain."
The captain then zoomed in the seas with his telescope to reveal a massive black circle on the horizon. He then ordered his fleet to approach the black circle with a blur outline.
"Keep the ship steady!"
"Captain, why are we approahing that black circle?"
"Because sailor, all of my time traveling this route, I never seen that black circle around here. It could be related to that flying object from Maihark that trespassed our airspaces."
As the warships came ever closer to the black circle figure. A grey floating vessel came out on the circle. As it fully came out on the black circle, it suddenly stopped moving and is now stationary from it's position.
"That grey vessel appears to have furled up its sails and stopped."
"Have the rest of the fleet on standby. I will personally investigate this vessel with my ship only allowed to come contact the vessel."
The entire Qua-toyne Navy Second fleet is ordered to standby and stay in formation while a lone warship is to investigate the unidentified vessel on a large dark circle.
As Captain Nouka and his ship came closer to the unidentified vessel. He then noticed some closer details of the ship. The grey ship is look like its made of metal with a mast that have no sails. The size of the ship is twiced the size of his own. And on the bow of the ship, is a single cannon on an encased shell. There are strange white markings on the hull that make no sense of their purpose of them, either for decoration.
He saw people on the top deck of the vessel waving at him and his crew. They started to pointing to the port of the ship which shows a bridge being erected on the port side of the vessel. He ordered his ship to go side-by-side with the grey vessel. A rope was thrown into his ship and his crewmate anchored his ship with the grey vessel.
The Captain saw the bridge being lowered down to his ship.
All stations be high alert and I want a bodyguards to protect me!"
Two armed guards followed him as he climbed on the bridge connecting the two ships.
As he stands on the grey vessel, he was met with a group of humans wearing blue messy uniforms and black staves on their hands.
BRP Jose Rizal
"I can't believe that this is happening on my ship." The captain of the BRP Jose Rizal was freaked out yet stoic to his face. A group of wooden ships have been detected by radar and amassing towards the Ring. He ordered his ship entered the Ring while ordering the other warships to stand by for a counterattack if they are proven hostile.
A single wooden ship is traveling alone to his ship. He alerted the entire crewmen to armed themselves and ready to meet them. He signals the wooden ship to dock near to his ship for a bridge they connect for entry.
Three men in renaissance-looking clothes board the ship and came up to him ready to talk.
He saw them talking to each other, so he take the first move.
"I'm the captain of the BRP Jose Rizal and behalf of my country. We come in peace."
This is more intensive than I thought it would be. Still I prevailed in the end of the story. I finally make the two nations meet each other.
Now the next step is the diplomatic phase of the story. And I'm excited to write this part of the story.