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Suva
2315 UTC
2 January 2012
Although it was technically midday, the sky was dark. It was a dark, hellish red, which turned orange as you looked down. This was due in no part to the clouds themselves, for they were a perfect volcanic black. The sky was tinted this shade due to the massive fires in Suva. What was left of the citizens of the island after the first attacks had fled to Australis, far away from the Neuroi hordes but still not completely safe. Left abandoned, the entire island chain was quickly engulfed by the fires started by the Neuroi's beam attacks. While much of the city had been burned away a year ago, the rainforests had survived thanks to an unusually wet year.
But it hadn't rained here in weeks, and the Neuroi here were free to do as they please, after all, the islands were less than fifty miles away from being directly under the core. Nothing can last forever. Earlier that morning, a flight of seven Neuroi had begun circling the island, firing their lasers without the slightest hint of emotion. And now, they flew low over the island, practically in admiration of the chaos that they had wrought: Half the main island of Fiji was burning, and it didn't look like it would stop for quite some time. Here, the Neuroi held absolute power, and here, chaos reigned.
Townsville, Queensland, Australis
6:32 local time
3 January 2012
Being an officer has its perks, I guess, thought Captain Ruya el-Amin as she headed down to the city base's mess hall. And indeed, it was a good day to fly. The sun shone in a cloud-free sky, and while it was oppressively hot and humid already, that let up the higher you got. Best of all, there hadn't been a Neuroi attack in a week, and she had managed to sleep an extra 5 minutes. It wasn't much, but in this system it was a miracle. On this thought, she pushed open the door to the mess, which was already filling with ground crews, engineers, and AWACS drivers.
