War of the Sun by Maloney Mack

Author:Maloney, Mack [Maloney, Mack]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781480406759
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2013-04-24T17:00:00+00:00

Twenty-six

Okinawa

MAJOR GENERAL NAUGA ZUZU was sweating so profusely his uniform jacket was almost soaked through.

He had reason to worry. He was the production manager for the vast underground industrial miracle beneath Okinawa, and as such, was responsible for everything that went on inside the strange subterranean world as well as above it. His position was one which gained him little praise when things went right and much criticism when things went wrong.

It was the first day after a full moon. In the past, this was the day the great Hashi Pushi himself would actually leave the safety of his palace and visit Okinawa to learn from Zuzu the factory output figures, production projections, estimated usage of raw materials, and slave labor depletion figures—subjects in which the Great Leader had unlimited interest and knowledge. During this review session, Zuzu would also be obligated to discuss overall strategy, defensive battle tactics, troop estimates, and general supply allocations for the island’s vast but almost secret garrison, though Zuzu felt Hashi Pushi never understood nor cared to understand the military half of his mission.

Although there was always an air of unpredictability whenever Zuzu made his monthly report to Hashi Pushi, the Great Leader would always impart a sense of fairness. Like any good CEO, Hashi Pushi would reward Zuzu if the numbers were good and chastise him if the numbers were bad. Then, after a short lecture on the Cult’s destiny in the world, the Great Leader would board his special transport plane and fly back to Tokyo, and not return for exactly another month.

All in all, it had been extremely nerve-wracking anytime the big boss was on the island; Zuzu’s ever-increasing number of gray hairs served to prove this.

But never did he think that he would actually long for those days. But he did, now that the woman was in charge.

Just who this strange woman was, Zuzu didn’t know. She’d suddenly appeared several days before, announcing that she was Hashi Pushi’s hand-picked successor. Though it seemed to be a fantastic claim, there was no doubt that Hashi Pushi had indeed sent her. The Great Leader himself had cabled Zuzu a few days before, and in a rambling, disjointed message, informed him that a young girl would soon succeed him as head of the Asian Mercenary Cult. After that, all communications with Tokyo had mysteriously ceased.

The woman fit Hashi Pushi’s description exactly—right down to her bright red hair—and she had dominated practically every aspect of the Okinawa Manufacturing Facility since her arrival. She seemed to enjoy terrorizing just about all who had come in contact with her. Bad service, bad food, a bad mood were enough to send her into a blind rage. Anyone unlucky enough to be in her presence during these fits more often than not paid with his life.

Any hopes that the woman would not require him to report his “full moon” figures were dashed an hour before. That’s when Zuzu got the word to report, unarmed and alone, to the woman’s underground living chamber.

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