The Eagle Rises in a new world

Downfall of a superpower(3)

Esthirant military base ruins

(It's so dark... my whole body hurts... What happened to me...?)

Imperial Capital Defense Army magical technician Paie regained consciousness. She was a bit alarmed at how much pain her body was in, but she thought hard, grasping at the threads of her memory. After they had heard those shrill noises, that sounded like flutes, she had been blown off her feet, hitting someone else, then she blacked out. Then she remembered hearing what sounded like the building collapsing. The Imperial Capital Defense Army's base had been attacked by Russia.Much to her misfortune,one of the bombs hit the building she was in.

"Light!"

When she looked up, she saw a bit of light shining down.Her body hurt, but it could also move. She didn't think any bones were broken.She had been out for many hours.

"All right!"

She concentrated, then tried to put some strength into lifting the rubble on top of her. It moved a little!!!

"Someone, help!"

There should still be a lot of people in the base... so if she yelled, someone should come running... however,no one responded.

"......Ah, I see."

They were probably wary of the enemy's second attack and running around frantically, hoping to repel it.

"Ur... gh!!!"

Paie put as much strength as she could into her entire body. There had to be a crack or a hole somewhere that she could use to get outside. With a ripping noise, her clothes rubbed against the bricks, tearing in various places.Once she got out, she'd probably draw looks from everyone and get embarrassed, but her life was paramount.

"Just a bit mo... yes!!!"

She got out! Then she looked around.

"N-No way!"

All she saw was the destroyed wreckage of buildings, the ruins of what once used to be a military base. Nothing else moved aside from her.The devastation was total.

"How did... How did this..."

The superpower Papaldia Empire's strongest fortification, with its dominant ground army, its proud land dragons with their unparalleled offensive power, its magic cannon squad capable of suppressing entire countries, its wyvern overlords that ruled the skies... it was all gone, vanished without a trace.

She didn't know what could possibly have done this such a sturdy, reinforced base. Magical technician Paie could only stand there, shocked silent, as she took in the horrifying scene.

Papaldia Empire, imperial capital Esthirant, Remille's mansion

Remille was lying on her back on the bed in her room, her comforter wrapped over her body. She was remembering what happened earlier.

She had woken up from a horrible dream.That had put her in a bad mood,so,to change things up, she had gone out onto the balcony. The sky was dark, the evening breeze felt a bit chilly against her skin.She took a deep breath...it felt extraordinarily good. When she looked to the south, she barely saw the Imperial Capital Defense Army's wyvern overlords flying in formation, monitoring the skies over the capital. They looked so powerful, so proud, that she couldn't help thinking how fitting of the Papaldia Empire's, a superpower's, main forces.

"Maybe I was overthinking things..."

Perhaps she allowed herself to be swayed by the words of Mu's ambassador. There were no shortcomings with regards to the wyvern overlord's aerial combat capabilities; they could even defend against Mu's latest weapons. No matter who their enemies were, even if they came from another world, the empire wouldn't be destroyed so easily.