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Chapter 2 - The Founding

Northern Dryadales Forest, 700 AB (Present)

Third-Person PoV

"Die you magicless barbarians!!!" yelled an elvish bowman as he fired an arrow toward a group of enemy infantry that exploded as it impacted the ground, killing 1 and injuring 2 men who were near it. "Over there! Fire!" musketeers got into firing positions and fired their matchlock muskets at the bowman, forcing him to duck for cover. "Sir Sebastian! The enemy's black powder weapons are too powerful! We have to retreat!" shouts an elvish knight as cannonballs and musket balls rain down on their position while elvish knights clashed with Kaze Samurai. "Blast! Our plans got leaked, get everyone back on the boats!" "Yes sir!".

21st April, 700 AB. Silvestrian knights were sent on a mission behind enemy lines by sea to wreak havoc and sabotage enemy communications. Their enemy? The Kaze Kingdom, a big adversary since the rulers of both kingdoms met 13 years ago. They have been at war for about 2 Years, with the Kaze pushing into the Silvestrian territory. The only thing stopping them is the difficulty in moving their cannons, one of their main advantages, through the elvish forests.

The Silvestrian Army planned for a counter-offensive to take back occupied territory. A group of elite Silvestrian knights had been sent to go behind enemy lines to take out Kaze manacomm stations. However, their plans had been found out by the High Command of the Kaze Imperial Army. The knights were ambushed by Kaze musketeers, armed with Matchlocks, as well as Samurai. The knights took heavy casualties and failed in their objectives. They were barely able to escape the clutches of the Imperial Navy. The counter-offensive was cancelled and the war rages on...

Terran Territory, Present

First-Person PoV

I sat down on a log next to a river and turned on the laptop that I was gifted. Apparently, all I can use is the Console and Google Chrome. I could use sites like Wikipedia, but I couldn't communicate with Earth, meaning that I couldn't post on Reddit or E-Mail anyone. I went back onto the console again and tried to figure out how to get it to work.

C\: /Help

System |\:

S\: Welcome to the help page.

S\: Please describe your problem:

C\: What to do now?

S\: Processing:

S\: 90%...

S\: Success!

S\: Response: Establish a base and settlement for the nation of < Terra >. Summon your starting settlement at a location of your choosing. You can do that by doing /EstablishSettlement.

C\: /EstablishSettlement

System |\:

S\: Summoning...

S\: 25%...

A loud rumbling was heard...

S\: 50%...

About a few kilometres south, a bright light shone from the ground...

S\: 75%...

The silhouette of buildings was seen coming from the ground...

S\: 80%...

A small city with 1940s architecture appeared, glowing silhouettes of people appeared on the streets...

S\: 99%...

The city's inhabitants had been summoned and were up and going about their daily lives.

S\: Success!

S\: Please name your city:

"Well, I guess Geneva was considered the capital of Earth so how about 'New Geneva'?"

S\: City of 'New Geneva' has been founded.

"Wow, that was really cool." I got up and started walking towards my first city.

As I entered the city, the inhabitants stopped what they were doing and cheered, welcoming me as their leader.

"So this is how it feels to be in power..." I say as I wave and shake the hands of a few people.

I raise my hand to signal that I was going to make a speech. My citizens realise this and immediately go quiet.

"I promise, as your leader, that I will do my best to serve this country and bring prestige and glory to Earth as the leader of the nation of Terra!" the crowd cheers and claps for me, full of faith and hope.

Nearby forest, Present

Third-Person PoV

A group of men, armed with swords and axes, hid in the bushes near the city of New Geneva. "That's the city of the newly summoned hero, if we strike now we can capture him and force him to do our bidding while he is still weak!" said one man. "I agree, round up our warriors. We strike at once."

About 20 warriors got up from their positions and began advancing toward New Geneva with the intent of razing it to the ground and capturing its ruler.

City of New Geneva, Present

First-Person PoV

A loud scream pierces through the streets of New Geneva. I turn around and see a large crowd of citizens, some injured, running away from a group of large men that looked like Vikings, armed with swords and large axes.

"Shit! What the hell is going on?" men, women, and children pass me as they try to escape the intruders who were slaughtering everyone in their path. I immediately start getting people to run in the other direction. In my mind, all I can think of is 'Shit shit shit shit shit!'. Suddenly, I recall the book about The Game I had read. It was stated that the heroes could summon weapons and armies to aid them.

I pull out my laptop and try to do a command.

C\: /Summon

I prayed that it was the right command, as I had no time to open the help page.

S\: Opening Summoning Client...

A new console opened, named 'Summoning'.

S\: Welcome to the Summoning Client!

C\: /Summon M4A1 Assault Rifle

S\: Error: Invalid tech year.

"Ah, shit shit shit shit shit..." I heard another scream behind me.

C\: /Summon MP 40

S\: Success! Weapon < MP 40 > summoned. 5 SP Spent, (995/1000) SP Left

A German MP 40 and a few magazines appeared in my hands. Somehow, I knew how to use it. I checked to see that it was fully loaded and turned around. As I turned to face the enemy, I saw many of my citizens covered in blood, dead on the floor. Filled with rage, I pointed the submachine gun at one of them and fired. The sound of alien noise of automatic fire shocked the raiders who stopped what they were doing. They looked towards the source of the sound, to see their comrade falling to the ground with multiple bloody holes in his body. 9mm rounds easily pierced through his body armour.

"It's the new hero! Get him!" A group of 4 raiders yelled a battle cry and charged at me, brandishing their axes. I got into a stable firing position and took aim at the one closest to me.

Tatatatata

With 5 rounds directly to the chest, he looked down in pain and confusion before dropping his axe and falling down. He was dead before he hit the floor. The other 3 stared in shock as they saw their fellow warrior fall so easily.

Tatatatata

Another 5 rounds. While they were distracted, I manage to kill off another one. The remaining 2 stood rooted to the ground in shock. "He's using a magic weapon! We need our mages!" shouted one. "Run! We can't beat him without mages!" The 2 of them tried to run away but were subsequently gunned down.

The leader of the group, evident from his size, yelled "Gorm! Use your magic against him!" 'Magic?' I thought. I wasn't very surprised at this point. The one named Gorm approached me and raised what looked to be a staff. "Shield!" he shouted, a blue wall suddenly appeared. "Good luck hero, this magic shield will stop all of your invisible arrows, your magic weapon will be useles-"

Tatatatatatat

The shield shattered from the force of the 9mm rounds and hit the mage named Gorm, he stared at me with a look of shock and disbelief. With his dying breath, he muttered: "I-Impossible...". I loaded a new magazine and cocked the MP 40.

The leader stared at me, before opening his mouth. "Don't get cocky, hero. We'll be back..." the remaining 14 of them retreated to the forest. I looked around, there were many dead and injured civilians on the ground.

C\: /Summon Infantry Company

I summoned an infantry company with 500 SP. According to the system, I there is a levelling system in place. Currently, I am at level 3 with a maximum of 1,200 SP that replenishes every day. Every 5 levels, I will advance technologically by one year and raise my maximum SP.

Bright silhouettes of men and women armed with rifles appeared. The light subsided to reveal 250 men in Wehrmacht uniforms (Excluding all the no-no Germany stuff of course) armed with Kar98k Bolt-Action Rifles, MP 40 Submachineguns, MG 42s General-Purpose Machineguns, and other WW2 German equipment. I'm not really a wehraboo, but you have to admit, the Germans won the fashion war, those Hugo Boss designs are great.

A blond woman in an officer's uniform, armed with a Luger and an MP 40 Submachine gun walked up to me and saluted, not the no-no German kind obviously. "Captain Emilia Becker of the 204th Company at your service sir." I returned the salute "Nice to meet you, Captain. Get your men to secure the city and have your medics treat the wounded immediately!" "Right away sir."

The soldiers of the 204th, which was made up of 8 Platoons all under the command of Captain Emilia Becker, deployed themselves all over New Geneva. Any stragglers were disposed off and a field hospital was set up. Medics helped the injured civilians and bagged the deceased. The citizens of Terra were told to stay at home as Martial Law was imposed. About 50 civilians were killed or wounded during the raid.