~~~Osaka Japan~~~
~~~January 1943~~~
The once crystal clear waters off the coast of Osaka City were marred by smoke, blood, and oil dripping into the waters from the dozens of warships destroyed in the tide.
Ships burned endlessly, and fish and sea animals feasted on the bodies of Japanese marines floating in the water. In the city, the sight was no better or more hopeful, the old military buildings and warehouses were in pieces, and the imposing buildings looked like sieves, with huge holes in their walls, as if a polystyrene had been punctured several times with a soldering iron.
The sight was terrifying and disastrous, the streets were full of ashes and momentary bodies could be seen under the rubble.
And in the middle of the battlefield that had formed a few hours ago, something strange could be seen amid all the death and destruction, every two minutes groups of men dressed in medieval armor rode by on huge war horses.
They were using swords or spears, and if the sight of men taken from the 17th century was completely strange and out of context, then the sight of a huge dragon flying over the destroyed city of Osaka came as complete madness.
A total of four Dothraki legions had landed in the city. Gone were the savage hordes that rode through The Great Sea of Grass pillaging and slaughtering anyone they came across, now, though they still had many innate customs in their groups, they were composed with much greater power.
As a separate group commanded by a Ko but subject to Azrael as their Khal, they had much the same freedoms as in ancient times, but now had stricter rules and regulations, as well as greater power.
The Dothraki, as semi-active members of the Xandarian army, had access to body enhancement potions on hand, given by the Arcane Center with the Gamma witches as intermediaries, which meant that as a whole, over three hundred thousand Dothraki were under the effects of the potions 24/7.
And now, over eighty thousand Dothraki had landed in the city of Osaka, bringing destruction to every Japanese soldier who did not surrender, destroying supply stores, docks, and airfields, and leaving the city in ruins.
This site was also taking place in Fukuoka, where six Dothraki legions and hundreds of Wyverns had landed in the city, all to advance from Fukuoka to Kyoto, to destroy every Japanese military complex, factory, and industrial sector stationed in the surrounding cities, as in the case of Nagasaki, Yamaguchi, and Hiroshima.
In the case of the forces stationed in Osaka, their purpose was to take over the Japanese capital from the southern city and seize the palace, thus putting all of Japan in checkmate and ending the war in the Pacific.
~~~Panama Canal~~~
~~~Azrael Jaesyrian~~~
I had never in my old life been to Panama and to be honest, I wanted to go back to Xandar, it was amazing the level of familiarity I had felt with my city, my realm, my world. The prosperous feeling that Xandar offered filled me with relief since it was now that I was leaving Xandar, that I could see for myself the level of development that differentiated Xandar at such an abysmal level from the rest of the world.
Panama, although it maintained constant American intervention, was seen as a nation submerged in a backward and sad development. Although we were in the midst of World War II, it gave it a point in favor, since compared to the nations of Europe, Panama was 'safe' because of the United States. Now that I had become involved with the Panamanian government due to the handover of the Canal, Panama's situation could not be more secure.
"Your Majesty, it is a pleasure for me to meet you, your struggle against Japanese tyranny is commendable," the current president of Panama, whom I had not taken the trouble to remember his name, greeted me the moment I arrived at the site of the locks that allowed the Canal to operate.
But I couldn't be rude, so I gave a modest nod, "When we heard about the sale of the Canal, we were angry, while the United States has, or had control of the Canal because of the Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty, that doesn't take away from the fact that they didn't have the power to sell the facilities to a foreign nation and only a few months ago we didn't know about it." Yes, I knew why I hadn't remembered his name, the annoying meaningless chatter was giving me a migraine.
"He understands Spanish?" I heard the president quietly ask a man next to him, which made my patience wear thin, "yes, I speak your language, Spanish is his name, correct?" I told him, which made the man upset, god, how much he wanted to get back to Xandar as quickly as possible.
"As for the Canal issue, it is already under Xandarian jurisdiction, signed by President Roosevelt himself, now, if the Panamanian power decides to ask for something concerning the Canal, it will have to be dealt with by the specialized personnel stationed at the Canal."
"The canal will be subject to a complete remodeling, so it will be closed to the world, and amid this remodeling, every bridge that crosses the canal will be destroyed." And before the man let out his jabber again, I continued speaking, "As I know that this will affect the east and west part of Panama, we will arrange for subway vehicular tunnels, two to be precise, with them, we hope that the contact between the two contributions will remain stable."
Without more to say, I withdrew, without giving any farewell to the man or anything like that, I do not know how the situation had been between the United States and Panama on the Canal issue, but now that Xandar was in control, things would be different, and I did not want outside intervention in something of mine.
With the president's complaints in the distance, I kept looking at the Canal facilities, from the treaty I made with the Americans, Xandar had control of the canal and three kilometers of surrounding land at both ends, which gave me room to expand it.
And after thinking about it, I had a concise idea.
The size of the canal in its gates would be enlarged, from the twenty-five meter wide Gatun locks to a size of one hundred meters wide, which would allow even an aircraft carrier to pass, not only that, but after passing the locks, the canal would be widened to a new size, specifically to three hundred meters wide and one hundred meters deep, this would be so until the Pedro Miguel and Miraflores locks were reached.
In addition to that, the canal, with the new modification, would look like a canal, since it will be surrounded by two walls and a Bedrock floor, which would prevent the water inside the canal from leaking because it is subject to the water of Gatun Lake, and at the same time, it would be much easier to refill its surface in case it is needed.
On the Pacific coast, at the time of reaching the Pedro Miguel and Miraflores locks, the canal would be set to the width of the one hundred meters of the Gatun locks, this being the plan for the renovation of the canal.
"Sounds perfect to me Your Majesty," a chief blacksmith agreed with my proposal. "Do you have a plan for the metal chosen for the gates?"
"Netherite," I answered instantly. The metal may be highly prized in Xandar, used for weapons and warships, as well as soldiers' armor, but at the same time, it made it perfect for construction, with its ability to weigh next to nothing. Compared to steel, to equalize weights, one would have to place one ingot of steel on one side of a scale, while the other would need to be able to hold at least twenty.
This made its control and mobility adequate, and for this reason, the Sunset Gates, the gates of the wall of Xandar, and the Fjord chain were made of precious metal.
On top of that, its durability made it impossible to tear down or otherwise affect the structures created with the metal, as Netherite was a very tough metal. As for the danger of keeping Netherite steel off Xandar, well, unless someone wanted to go to war with Xandar and take on the Enderman, that would be a bad idea.
"I will be in charge of creating the new channel with the use of the Bedrock block, I leave the creation of the eight new airlocks in your hands, the Minister of Advancement is busy devising a mechanism with Redstone that will replace the use of backward engines, so you have at least two weeks to complete the airlocks," I told him, willing to finish this construction quickly and get back to Xandar as soon as possible. Because I no longer felt enjoyable being away from my homeland.