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| A Pillar of Instability | |
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| Topic Started: Sep 29 2014, 01:00 PM (92 Views) | |
| meh | Sep 29 2014, 01:00 PM Post #1 |
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All of Salik and half of the Middle East was watching when it happened. The news conference, planned weeks in advanced, had garnered regional attention, with tens of thousands flocking to their television sets and computer screens. The announcement was set to solidify a regional alliance, cementing prosperity, security, and a mutual place in the sun. The crowds had gathered at the Presidential palace, eager for the news, while many more had the image digitally broadcasted to them. Guards, pacing back and forth before the president’s arrival, served as the pillar of stability and security that for so long had embodied the nation’s resolve. A single blast changed that. The explosion ripped through the floorboards of the podium. Plumes of fire engulfed the president and his guards, while the screams of the victims and the crowd was heard all over the Middle East. Chaos was abundant as the security officials ran, trying to evacuate the crowd. Subsiding, both the crowds and the fire gave way to a grim image. Between the plumes of smoke a lone body lay. The flesh, where it wasn’t covered in remnants of the podium and various shrapnel, sizzled. Millions watched him die. But little changed in the next hour. Despite the carnage, the scene remained much of the same. Ambulances came and went. The Presidential palace was placed on lockdown, while the field in which the crowd once applauded stood bare and desolate. Yet, the regional viewers kept watching. It was only hours later that the scene faded to a chaos of frantic news updates. Similar bombings had sprung up across the country, while brigades of heavily armed men ransacked government buildings. As the minutes ticked by, the reality of the situation burned its way into the screens and televisions. The Arab Independence Movement, AIM, spent the rest of the day galvanizing in the streets, waving their flags and their guns at anyone who dared challenged them. Their desire and passion flooded the streets, cementing their insurgency into law. Just two days later, the Republic of Salik advanced their armies across the Semitic border. |
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