Sins of the Father [MCL only](IC)

[Lethen Empire]

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From: Letheny
To: Fardhin
We, in turn, note that Fardhinon combat preparations are quite questionable. Not only is there certainly not a training operation being conducted, but this is highly disproportionate in response. Unless you are to provide a proper explanation or scale back your army on the Papuan border, we will be assuming that the Fardhinon state is preparing to invade.

We warn you of Letheny's status as a superweapons state and one that is not hesitant to wield them.

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Lethen forces began to lay out mines on its own side of the border. 500,000 Lethen soldiers stood, building up defenses as they continued gradually-shrinking training exercises, and the 600,000 in Australia had several of their own moves prepared. Fourty drones, no bigger than civilian quad-copter drones but much, much quieter and built to keep away radar detection, flew into New Guinea at night and began to attempt to log the positions of Fardhinon military assets, air bases, and missile sites.

Letheny's military reforms were, on land, complete, and Letheny's aerial reforms were mostly complete. Atop its swarm of thousands of jet fighters, Letheny had produced a good 1,200 or so UAVs which, in essence, were just as quick and ranged as their fighter counterparts but much cheaper, smaller, more agile, and much quicker to make. Fast-assault numbers leaped up to 320, now, and five more missile boats were deployed.

[Gagium]

Saint Louis, Capital of the United Commonwealths of Gagium

President Léopold Delon drank his coffee in his office, sifting through public news articles online on his office computer. He found several public articles speculating about the Fardhinese genocide, Lethen mobilization, and what the Angel's Alliance would do. Half of what the articles said was false or pure speculation; Delon glanced at his large stack of papers sitting next to him. He found it amusing how Gagium still used physical briefings in this space age; Nevertheless, he took comfort in his daily briefings. The nation had received no word back from the Angel's Alliance; However, an amusing message 'From the Lethen Empire' was received, informing of a full-on embargo. Several stock exchanges dropped following the embargo being put into effect, one of the largest in the previous decades of rapid economic prosperity.

In the afternoon, Léopold delivered a speech on the matter; Informing the assembled spectators and the nation of perceived Lethen aggression, and the ongoing Fardhinese genocide. He stated that his government was doing all they could to halt the genocide, and that the embargo the Lethens put would not be tolerated. He did all he could to drift into attacking the continued institution of colonialism and imperialism in the modern age; He quickly hastened to end the speech and return to the Residence.

In Gagium's Parliament, a vote to allocate billions towards contracting private armaments producers was passed, as industrial complexes across the nation utilized by various military producers began to double, and eventually triple, production. One such factory, located outside of Minneapolis, produced the latest military drone models by the dozens, while another factory in Kansas City chugged out plasma and laser weaponry. Parliament also began moving to introduce a bill encouraging the mobilization of local militias, many of which sat dormant for decades.

Pacific Ocean
The submarines split up once they reached about 1,100 miles from any shores, and began patrolling within a 250 mile radius, searching for enemy submarines to harass. The KCS Venture stayed back at a more comfortable 1,300 mile distance, along with a section of the Fifth Task Force.

Meanwhile, the Pacific Fleet based in Hawaii would cease movement 2,000 miles from Hawaii, still closer to the islands than any Fardhinese territory. They would begin a patrol within a several hundred mile radius north-south, with the 2 carriers launching routine aircraft for patrolling, yet making sure to keep them sparse enough to reserve fuel. The Fleet section deployed from California would continue a sail past Hawaii to meet up with the current fleet, while the infantry convoys in Californie, Washington, Nevada, and Mexique were nearly ready for shipment to Hawaii. The island of Ni‘ihau, heavily modified by the military for training purposes back at in the turn of the century, would be readied for the arrival of some of these forces; The rest would be sent to Honolulu.

Above the globe, Gagium's satellites and spacecraft were quick to note the departed Lethen ships from Falklands, moving in patterns likely to be produced by minelaying; However, they could easily just as well be naval exercises, very similar to those observed in the Pacific and Indian oceans. It became apparent that the Gulf fleet would have to stay in the Gulf.

No changes in Gagiumish space routine were changed.

[Fardhin]

There is no change in Fardhinon behavior; as Fardhin has no intention of striking against the enemy first. The first one to make a move in this war, is the one who loses the upper hand. It is only a matter of time and pressure, until someone snaps and does something rash. However, Fardhin nonetheless sends some messages to the world.

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TO: Gagium
FROM: Fardhin
Our fleets have encountered yours near our waters. We demand you to back off and leave us alone, unless you want trouble. To refuse is to declare war.


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TO: The Nations of the World
FROM: Fardhin
We do not seek war with any of you, and thus promise that our increasing militarization is not meant for any offensive invasion or aggression against any country.


Bagumbayan, Manila

In what the Tagalogs had called "Rizal Park", a Tagalog had been forced to march in front of a firing squad and shot at by his own countrymen. His name was Jose Rizal, and he had written two books that propagandized against the Spanish Empire at the time; and that was his crime. The Tagalogs had their own revolt afterwards, to overthrow what was known back then as Filipinos(Spaniards born in the Philippine Islands), and never had truly succeeded. In the days of Tagalog rule, they built a monument in honor of the revolutionary to celebrate their freedom. Contrary to popular belief that Rizal was a stout nationalist and revolutionary; he was in fact, a shill and bootlicker to the Spaniards just like Lakandula. He did not want freedom for Tagalogs, he wanted to be Spanish; which was undoubtedly laughable for the Spaniards.

The monument had now been torn down, and replaced with a statue of Jose Rizal kissing the boots of a Chinese Warlord, a Bruneian Datu, a Spanish Friar, an American Pig, a Japanese Otaku, and a Korean Popstar; while behind him, Lakandula, King of the Tagalogs, stood proud of the Tagalog people following in his footsteps of licking whatever foreign boots come upon their shores.

Now, Buinton Lucio A. Manalo, former Governor of Luzon and head of the Iglesia ni Cristo Protestant Church, stood now in front of this monument to bootlicking; in the nicest suit "borrowed" government funds could afford. His hands were tied behind his back with a gag over his mouth, as he stood above a platform in front of a crowd of people. These people included the other Luzonite peoples that the Tagalogs had long oppressed under foreign boots, as well as the Malay citizens of the Fardhinon Nation. Guards dotted the area, as helicopters patrolled the skies. By his side, stood a man in all black garb; as he held a Lantaka in his hand. At the other side, stood a man, well-dressed and with a stern passionate look on his face and a mike in his hand. All around the place, cameras broadcasted live alongside a news helicopter; as media took images and reporters watched with intrigue.

"Salam comrades, I believe we have all come here for one thing and one thing only." the man said, as he suddenly took out a long list. "The execution of Buinton Lucio A. Manalo, accused of corruption, treachery, tax embezzlement, rigging of elections, blasphemy, and many more things! The Shariah Court, as well as the Luzonite Secular Court; has indeed deemed this man guilty of all charges, and to be executed!"

Suddenly there were cries and cheering in the background as Manalo would almost scream behind his gag. He was not at all a very well-liked man.

"We all know this man, and the Church he leads. He has claimed, that his Church; is the Church founded by Jesus Christ himself, and that all others are apostates, including the much older Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches; as well as claiming that they do not believe in the Holy Trinity, and that such beliefs are heresy! There is also such a claim, that only Iglesia ni Cristo has the god-given right to interpret biblical history; thus immediately discrediting not only all Christianity, but Judaism as well as ISLAM!"

"OFF WITH HIS HEAD!" Someone from the crows shouted, which was followed by chanting of "MANALO, MATALO, WALA KA NANG ULO!", which had meant "Win or Lose, you have no more head!" and was a pun as "Manalo" also meant to win.

"He has also been caught spending tax money on a..." the man looked at the list for a moment, taking time to read it. "...constructing a 50 story tall Private Orgy Building on a private island in an undisclosed location where no less than four hundred children from ages one to nineteen were rescued."

"Disgusting degenerate filth." he muttered under his breath, before continuing. "He has also been accused of attempting to dethrone the Imperial Couple, by blackmailing a member of the Legacy Council to select a candidate for the throne which Manalo could control. The said member had refused to do so, and had had valuable government information leaked in the process; which could still be blamed upon Manalo. He had also been caught attempting to rig the regional elections to secure his position as governor by throwing money towards the LNN to avoid giving other candidates any showtime as well as by blackmailing supporters of other candidates. It had also been revealed, that he was conspiring with revolutionaries; in order to overthrow the Islamic Monarchy of Fardhin to create an INC Theocratic Republic in its place."

The man then proceeded to take out Manalo's gag, who was now sweaty with his eyes wide open. "They're lying! I didn't do nothing! This is all a government ploy to keep you under control, under wraps-

He was interrupted by a sudden slap across the face, as the man stood to the crowd. "See how the man continues to lie despite the clear evidence presented against his case! Should we give him a chance to live?"

"NO!"

"Listen all you ignorant ungrateful lot! Right in your own backyard! Fardhin has been killing all of you without your knowing! I have saved you all with my acts-

His blabber stops, as the executioner's blade cuts through his neck; and the man's head is lifted from the hair, eyes and mouth still wide open; gaping angrily at the audience. "Even when faced by death, does this man lie! Long live Fardhin!"

[Purnelaw]

Presidential Office, Gradivostok, Purnelaw.
President Syvmon was leaned over his desk, one hand held his head up, while his other thumbed through a stack of files. His eyes glazed over the words, he had read these reports time and time again, not to mention the footage from both his own intelligence agencies and now Amenria's proclamation. He sighed, running his free hand through his graying hair. The reports had only landed on his desk a few weeks ago, but he felt each number and letter had already burned deep into his mind, like every second of a car crash. Much like a car crash, there was not much he could do but watch, at least for the time being. The Senate was voting on the action plan he had proposed, it was radical, and perhaps even controversial, but the wording was clear. By any means necessary, he thought. Only three action plans had that exact wording before, as restraint was one of the many Great Purnelewian Principles, after all. But now was not the time for restraint, not when the Fardhinon Government was willingly exterminating millions of innocent lives.

A staffer opened the door and peeked over at him, saying, "Mr. Syvmon, Sir? The results from the Senate are in."

"Well? What did they vote?" He asked, shifting himself to a more upright posture.

"It's passed, sir, no concessions or adjustments were made." The staffer replied, they walked over to his desk and placed the file on top of the stack.

Syvmon nodded quietly, paged through the document, and slowly smiled to himself.

A Nondescript Building, Manila, Fardhin.
Raja sat and watched a procession of civilians being shuffled out of a building and into unmarked military trucks, he brought his camera to bear on the faces, the shutter clicked rapidly as he took numerous photos. It was all they could do until the order was given to intervene, but since Purnelaw and Fardhin weren't officially at war yet, that order seemed so far away. The pictures he took were just a formality, they already had footage of the extermination camps themselves, it's hard to disguise 1 million people going missing with a theme park, after all.

Three highly encrypted messages were sent to Atkemri, Gagium, and Exodia.

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To: Atkemri, Gagium, Exodia
From: Purnelaw Foreign Affairs Office
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Following the White Widow and Amenrian reports, we have conducted our own investigation and now have good reason to believe that the nation of Fardhin is actively conducting a systematic genocide of the Tagalog people. This is a morally reprehensible act that must be stopped and those responsible be put to justice by any means necessary, up to and including a full-scale military conflict upon all fronts. We as members of the Angels Alliance must not let this flagrant abuse of our founding morals continue and immediate action must be taken. With your support our nations combined can put a stop to this terrible act.

Attached is a file containing everything our investigation has uncovered, discretion is advised.

The orders were given in absolute secrecy, and a procession of disguised men and materiel began to file out of Purnelaw and across the Asian continent, Army Group East, a total of 350,000 men were to be deployed against the Fardhinon government in order to stop the genocide, and they sat hidden in the jungle a mere 100 kilometers away from the border. The PASC space forces centered around Earth took up a defensive posture, and shells for the Casaba Howitzers were authorized and distributed for a 'training exercise'. Fardhinon satellites and major military sites were also marked by Purnelewian intelligence.

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REACTION TO FARDHIN'S MOST RECENT POST:
A message was sent to the Fardhinon Government, and troop movements were accelerated, it may be slightly less covert, but the PAC now realizes the situation is now increasingly time-sensitive. Army Group East will now arrive to the staging points in 5 weeks, rather than a month.

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To: Fardhin
From: Purnelaw Foreign Affairs Office
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We have good reason to believe that you are committing an atrocity upon a civilian populace. This is completely unacceptable and we demand that you cease such actions immediately, if you do not comply we will have no choice but to halt your unfounded genocide by force. You have one month to cease your actions, or we will have no choice.

[Lethen Empire]

Told they would be deported to Fardhin as mere laborers, a little over a thousand minor political dissidents were loaded up onto autopiloted trucks and sent off across the Papuan border. For the first half-hour or so, everything seemed fine. Suddenly, Fardhinon anti-vehicular mines obliterated these trucks in droves, and the remainder were remotely detonated. Trees, jungles, forests nearby erupted into flame. Just like that, over 1000 people and several hundred trucks vanished. The little Lethen drones overhead performing spy work acquired many pictures of these events, and staged radio comms footage.

"Wait, what's that? Over."

"Dissident caravan, has to be. Using old civilian trucks. Over."

"Copy that, over. Why h- OH GOD."

"Status, over."

"The humanity! Oh my god...they're all getting hit!"

"Status, over!"

With proof that Fardhin has hordes of mines on the border, and the sight of such destruction, Letheny then pretended to accidentally screw up the encryption on the files on these events, and then prepared a fake cover-up operation.

[Fardhin]

Presidential Office, Gradivostok, Purnelaw.
A Nondescript Building, Manila, Fardhin.
Raja sat and watched a procession of civilians being shuffled out of a building and into unmarked military trucks, he brought his camera to bear on the faces, the shutter clicked rapidly as he took numerous photos. It was all they could do until the order was given to intervene, but since Purnelaw and Fardhin weren't officially at war yet, that order seemed so far away. The pictures he took were just a formality, they already had footage of the extermination camps themselves, it's hard to disguise 1 million people going missing with a theme park, after all.

Three highly encrypted messages were sent to Atkemri, Gagium, and Exodia.

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To: Atkemri, Gagium, Exodia
From: Purnelaw Foreign Affairs Office
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Following the White Widow and Amenrian reports, we have conducted our own investigation and now have good reason to believe that the nation of Fardhin is actively conducting a systematic genocide of the Tagalog people. This is a morally reprehensible act that must be stopped and those responsible be put to justice by any means necessary, up to and including a full-scale military conflict upon all fronts. We as members of the Angels Alliance must not let this flagrant abuse of our founding morals continue and immediate action must be taken. With your support our nations combined can put a stop to this terrible act.

Attached is a file containing everything our investigation has uncovered, discretion is advised.

The orders were given in absolute secrecy, and a procession of disguised men and materiel began to file out of Purnelaw and across the Asian continent, Army Group East, a total of 350,000 men were to be deployed against the Fardhinon government in order to stop the genocide, and they sat hidden in the jungle a mere 100 kilometers away from the border. The PASC space forces centered around Earth took up a defensive posture, and shells for the Casaba Howitzers were authorized and distributed for a 'training exercise'. Fardhinon satellites and major military sites were also marked by Purnelewian intelligence.

Apologies, but this part will be voided. There has neither been any IC moves to indicate you have inserted spies, and neither did you ask permission.


Live Broadcast from Fardhin

In front of the flag of Fardhin, is a wooden lectern with a mike. Cameras flash, and murmurs can be heard; as a woman in uniform and hijab walks above the podium and behind the lectern. She places her holotablet upon the lectern, and leans into the microphone; preparing to read before taking a look at the crowd. Silence, as she stands still before looking back at her holotablet. She adjusts the mike, and leans closer. "Good evening everyone, I am Azura binti Biru; here today to speak for Fardhin. It is truly my regret to inform you all, of the tragedy that had occurred some time earlier. In the Fardhinon-Lethen Border in Papua, a Lethen truck had illegally crossed the border; and triggered several vehicular mines, ultimately ending their lives. Nevertheless, we will admit to the world that: Yes, we do have vehicular mines along our land borders. However, they are in no way illegal; as only personnel and naval mines are illegal. We would also like to remind the world; that Fardhin has closed borders, and will regard unregistered foreigners as trespassers or invaders. We have indeed clearly stated in the past, that unless one goes through the necessary entry points for trade or diplomatic reasons; entry into our country is illegal. We did indeed have the right to take down those Lethens, as we were only defending our borders accordingly. However, we would like to demand now, the answer to what a Lethen truck was doing crossing our borders illegally. It is to our knowledge, that Letheny practices a similar closed borders policy; and find it unlikely that a civilian truck could have simply slipped through Lethen patrols, especially with Lethen militarization across the border. Nevertheless, we are not at fault here; and would like to request that you respect our territorial and sovereign rights; by staying out of our borders and not interfering with Fardhinon affairs. Thank you, and good day."

[Polish Prussian Commonwealth]

Over Manila
A Wiking VTOL light transport raced across the sky. Inside, a man was seated.
For course, he was Margrave Stanisław Augustus Pontawski, the military governor of Qingdao. The Fardhinons had offered Luzon once they were done removing undesirables, but that was not his concern. His concern was the establishment of naval bases to prevent Qingdao's isolation.

The VTOL entered Fardhinon airspace and sent out an encrypted message.

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This is Adler-4, out of Qingdao, PPC. We have on board one Margrave Pontawski, here to inspect our future territory of Luzon.

[Gagium]

Saint Louis, Capital of the United Commonwealths of Gagium

President Léopold Delon sipped at his coffee endlessly, by now a daily routine that never got old. Even as he reviewed the message threatening war between the United Commonwealths of Gagium and the Fardhino terrorist state, he smirked. He looked back at his console; His fleets were still a hell lot closer to Hawaii than they were to the Fardhinos..Not as if anyone would want to come close to them, anyways.

Léopold smiled. Only ten in the morning and he already was exiting his office for a press briefing on the situation. He usually didn't like speaking, but this one; Oh, this one would be fun for him. Léopold watched the streets of uptown St. Louis as his convoy passed through them; Oddly similar to how they looked two centuries prior, yet with subtly changes and acknowledgements to the massive technological leaps the nation's taken since then.

Mr. Delon shuffled onto the stage assembled before him, and looked at the assembled crowd of legislators and other goverment officials. Despite it still being called a press briefing, the only presence the press retained were through the various small drones hovering above the crowd, cameras fixed upon the President. He would begin his speech by reading, word from word, the message: Our fleets have encountered yours near our waters. We demand you to back off and leave us alone, unless you want trouble. To refuse is to declare war.. On the screen behind him, a rather simple diagram showing the approximate location of the fleet in comparison between Gagium and Fardhin, labelled with numbers even a kindergartner could understand, was shown. The President groaned before speaking about the now mostly-confirmed genocide in Fardhin. On the screen behind him, a brief moment of footage taken from Fardhino media on the execution of Buinton Manalo was shown. The crowd only stared at the screen, no apparent reaction in sight; Though there were some smirks at the mention of 50 story tall Private Orgy Building. Léopold spoke after this: "We certainly couldn't find any '50 story private orgy building' with any of our satellites on any islands owned by Mr. Buinton..I'm sure we're all as appalled and disgusted as I am at what the Fardhinos are doing. They have brought great shame and forever painted a stain upon their religion, and their country. We have taken appropriate measures against the rapidly-militarizing nation to defend our own shores, as I've shown earlier with the deployment of our fleet. Reinforcements to that fleet have been assembled from our available ships, and our fleets will be preforming exercises within the next few days to prepare for any conflict."

Léopold rushed to finish his speech with the showing of retrieved footage sent to the government through anonymous means (That was not not stated, of course) of mines along the Fardhino-Lethen border killing a caravan of hundreds, if not a thousand, immigrants. The crowd groaned at this. President Delon sighed, and condemned the genocide and deaths committed by Fardhino before he prepared to leave.

Pacific Ocean
The Gagiumish Pacific Fleet stayed in their patrol zone approximately 2,000 miles from Hawaii. By this time, the Fleet reinforcements deployed from the West Coast met up with the Hawaii section, creating a combined fleet of 4 aircraft carriers, 11 missile cruisers, 12 destroyers, 22 drone-destroyers, and 5 frigates. With the fleet's air wings being a total of 80 fighters, 120 VTOLs, and 40 helicopters, they were still outnumbered by the Fardhino's air by a large margin. The automated anti-aircraft installations aboard Gagium's vessels would be able to finish off a large portion of them should anything be attempted; The ship-to-air missiles aboard the fleet's missile cruisers another large portion; though the outlook still looked grim on the air.

Across the West Coast, the various convoys carrying hundreds of thousands of infantrymen and armored vehicles set out at their respective ports towards Hawaii. To defend these convoys, as well as to bolster the Gagiumish ships in the Pacific, a total of 5 missile cruisers, 14 destroyers, 10 frigates, and 12 submarines below the surface would be deployed.

[Fardhin]

ACSS Headquarters, Mecca

Kalifa Juanita had arrived at Mecca, and stayed there; waiting for the other members of the court. However, her husband had left nearly immediately; and took a shuttle to the Lion's Pride. Florentino's daughter would be safe in Mecca, and Fardhin would still have its Sultana even if the enemy could reach the temporary capital of Kotah Kalambagohan. In her husband's place, she could take a place as representative of Fardhin for the ACSS.

FAS Sultan bin Nawaar, Lion's Pride

In the center of a spread-out formation, hordes of fighters would swarm from and around it. The FAS Sultan bin Nawaar, a Florentino Fardo I Class Carrier; was the flagship of the Lion's Pride. Suddenly, one of its bays open; and a shuttle enters. Docking rings attach to the shuttle, and the hangar bay closes. Through the docking ring, men in military space suits come through, followed by a tall man in a military space suit with the insignia of the Grand Admiral. As he takes off his helmet, he is welcomed by the crew; whom all bow before him.

"It is an honor, Caliph; to be blessed with your presence on this vessel." says a tall muscular woman in military uniform and hijab, bearing the insignia of "admiral" as she gave the man a salute. "I assume you will be leading our military operations from now on."

"It is a pleasure to see you Miss Al-Abbas; indeed, do I appear now to assume my position in Fardhin as Grand Admiral." Faatrik replied.

Nichols Airbase, Kotah Selurong(Manila)

Called "Colonel Jesus Villamor Air Base" by the Tagalogs, the air base was founded by Americans as the Nichols Air base. As of the moment, it was in the process of being transferred from Fardhinon operation to PPC operation.

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This Nichols Airbase, to Alder-4. You are cleared for landing in Nichols Air Field. Over.

Pacific Ocean

Wings of fighters would stream through the skies in formation, performing patrols and maintaining air superiority wherever the Fardhinon Imperial Pacific Fleet went. They would make sure to at the very least deny the enemy the air advantage, and at best establish full air superiority.

Hunter-Killer submarines would continue patrols as always; and aided by various ASW tools, they would make sure that the underwater would be no threat to the Fardhinon Imperial Navy.

[Polish Prussian Commonwealth]

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Acknowledged. Please be aware that 4 Sokoly heavy transports will arrive within 5 hours, bearing the transition force.

The VTOL landed, and Margrave Pontawski stepped off and took his first look around his nation's soon-to-be colony.

OOC: Post not done.

[Fardhin]

Across the Fardhinon-Lethen Border, Papua

Past the fortified lines and past the mines, just right across the border; a hammer struck against a stick, digging it into the ground. Two men, brothers Sagari bin Hitam and Yunos bin Hitam, were both at work; nailing a stick into the ground. On the stick, was a sign saying "WARNING! THIS IS FARDHINON TERRITORY. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT TRESPASSING, YOU WILL BE SHOT."

"Well, I think that's good enough." Yunos told his brother. "What do you think?"

"Yeah, good enough." Sagari showed profane gestures, such as the middle finger, pointing them towards the Lethen border. "Fuck off Westerners!"

All across the border, many of these signs were put up; written in two languages: Lethen and German. As such, trespassers should be aware that they are trespassing; granting Fardhin the legal authority to shoot them down without problem.

[Lethen Empire]

The sound of crickets, cicadas, and whatever other hordes of minuscule jungle life resounded under the moonlight. A pair of Lethen soldiers, one a sniper, the other a spotter shuffled into place and giggled.

"This is gonna be great, Dreyse!" said the spotter, a woman in a frizzy ponytail.

"Too bad we can't put up our own sign." said the sniper, a man with a snake-like, menacing tone.

They stifled their giggles and held their breath.

Pew...

A shot, silenced heavily, pierced the border on Papua and punched out the sign.

[Fardhin]

Under the veil of night, soldiers all across the defensive line watched the border beyond the minefield. They watched carefully, keeping eyes on every single movement. Plant, animal, or human; anything beyond the border was watched carefully. Suddenly as they watch, one of the signs break without warning. Eyes open wide, and a scout is sent to examine the sign. He returns running with something in his hand, "BULLET!"

Across the defensive line, soldiers loaded all guns; aimed, and were ready to fire. Anything that crossed the border would be shot immediately. A report was also sent to the higher-ups, detailing how a sniper bullet was found shot into the border. Across Fardhin, news and media outlets began to chatter nonstop about how a bullet fired from the Lethen border was found in Fardhinon territory, destroying a sign. This would explode into international news as well, as Letheny had fired a shot into Fardhin. While they had no idea who fired the shot, it came from Letheny; and thus they were the prime suspect.

[Fardhin]

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