The Fall by M.D. Krix

Author:M.D. Krix [Krix, M.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grivs Publishing
Published: 2021-02-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6 — The Day of Intergalactic Friendship

The entire world witnessed the events of that day. It was on all TV channels, everywhere on Virtualia… Not a single person on our planet dared to miss a moment that was sure to be remembered through history.

Millions were there, in Worldsend Beach. Maybe tens of millions, it’s hard to say. It was only estimations and projections back then, and after that nobody cared to do an exact count. The whole city was teeming with men, women and youngsters, all looking towards the bay.

They had settled in the desert as well. They had come with tents and campervans to be a part of that moment, so they later could tell to their grandchildren: “You know, I was there at the Day of Intergalactic Friendship.”

People showed up from the entire Great Republic, but not only. Many residents of the southern continent had been crossing the Valkyan Sea on their boat to be there. Citizens of the Free Western Territories had flown over the Great Ocean to be present.

As far as the eye could see, the tip of the Karabia Peninsula was densely crowded, and more cars could be observed on the highway traversing the desert.

The only place that was not black with people was the area on the beach in front of Worldsend Garrison, where tribunes had been installed and space kept free for the visitors to come. Wyverns were sure to appear, and rumors said that their master himself would be present.

Can the Dark Shadow fly over the water like the other aliens?

Will he be talking, or will he send transmissions for the AI to translate?

Those were the type of questions being debated at length on the forums of Virtualia and on TV sets. Everyone had an answer, even if they were only making wild guesses based on nothing other than their own personal wishes. It could be that Nacer Cornelius and those in Worldsend Garrison had more information but it never appeared in any of their daily reports.

Only the exact time when the aliens would come was known. They proved to be punctual, if not especially polite towards their host.

***

At 8 PM on the Day of Intergalactic Friendship, Wyverns appeared above the ocean. Hundreds of them hovered above the bay, slowly heading towards the shore in tight ranks. They kept on coming, reaching thousands, maybe even ten of thousands. No official count exists. It could be that the computer in Worldsend Garrison managed to number them, but it was destroyed before the information was made public.

The crowd cheered. Even if they couldn’t see anything, they knew it had started. They were part of an historic event.

I wonder how Sergeant Greta felt in those moments. Nacer Cornelius was outside, standing between President Puhi and the King of Valkya. As Head of the Institute for Alien Communication, he had been invited to the main tribune, together with the most powerful men and women of every nation in the world.

But Sergeant Greta was Commander of Worldsend Garrison and her place was in the war room, with the Shooters.

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