Doomsday Pillars

Singapore was probably the one place that could effectively handle the incoming doomsday when the disease started and hit the entire world.

The place's advantageous geographical conditions, excellent information distribution, trained officers as well as citizens and, most importantly, its government's decisive policies during the apocalypse were the key factors of its survival.

Unfortunately, due to conflict of interests between the two parties, these past few months the government was divided among themselves. Mistrust and suspicion amidst its higher ups became the main reason for its downfall.

Prime Minister Sidao, the second highest ranking leader of the Singaporean Government, deliberately created false information that caused the general and the president to clash with each other, bringing a civil war into the prosperous country. 

With the general turned into a traitor and leaving for Malaysia, Sidao finally decided to take the last hurdle to become the Supreme Leader of Singapore himself, overthrowing the current controlling party.

Naturally, after such a big political drama, Sidao needed to find a way to soothe the restless and wrecked citizens. If he did not do so, he was sure that the population would not support him.

Fortunately, Sidao had the famous firebird, the Nation Champion, Christina as his blood niece. Knowing Christina's main weaknesses was in Singapore, he quickly took hostage both her child and mother, granting him the leverage to make her do his bid.

Even so, the increasing level of threat, courtesy of the incoming tribulation, compelled the anxiety of the citizens to its highest level, which meant having a poster girl was no longer enough. He needed something else, something that could appease his citizens and make them at ease.

Clearing up an abyss gate was the solution.

There were two Abyss Holes within the outskirts of the region of Singapore. Just like what was advised by Alex, for a city who did not have the adequate resources to clear up the Abyss by itself, the best course of action was to hold up inside the Doomsday Pillars and utilize the Monolith to act as a defense parameter. Then, the fighters could either choose to slowly clear up the threats or wait for reinforcements.

Unfortunately, the civil unrest caused by the civil war became a headache-inducing problem for Sidao and his government. This was truly the case of hitting yourself with a stone.

Left without any possible actions, Sidao finally forced Christina to clear one of the Abyss Hole using the life of her child, Caleb. What was even more outrageous, Christina was only given a limited number of forces and a short time limit to complete the task.

After sending Christina and her men away, Sidao quickly announced the matter to Singaporeans. Upon hearing that one of two Abyss Hole would be cleared by the government, the citizens that were about to go crazy were finally appeased. However, Sidao knew all this was only temporary.

If Christina did not manage to clear the Abyss Hole, it would be the start of discord amidst the city, which would then develop into a pandemonium. Of course, Sidao hoped Christina would complete the task as fast as possible because she knew he still had her child on him.

Alas, Sidao's worst nightmare, something he desperately didn't want to happen, ended up happening.

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D-Day #498

Two days before the tribulation hit the world.

The deadline given to Christina had long passed and coupled with no news of success from the Firebirds, Sidao could not use his influence to appease the citizens anymore.

When the sun rose from the east horizon, one riot sparked a mass panic among the other citizens inside the city. Such chaos led to even more chaos the moment the Abyss creatures managed to bypass the city gate.

Within a short few hours, Sidao finally could not take it anymore and decided to abandon the city.

Hence, this was the current condition of Singapore that Christina had to deal with, a complete mess was left behind by her 'dear' uncle. If her dear friend had not come, Christina wasn't sure if she could handle this helpless and desperate situation. Luckily, he was here and gave her a hope. Something she truly needed at the moment.

Christina bolted towards the man that walked through to the door, only to feel disappointment when she saw he wasn't him.

"T-Theo.. It's you… Where's... Alex? Is he coming?" Christina asked, as she looked behind Theo, trying to see the one she wanted to see.

Noticing the look on her face, Theo smiled faintly, "Don't worry, Christina. He will come, he sent me here first to help you."

"I... I see..."

Theo could tell Christina was not in her best condition. It was apparent the body lying on the floor was someone important to her.

"Christina, I heard the prime minister already left two hours ago. Meanwhile, the city is in complete chaos... Tell me what I can do to help and I will do it."

At this moment, Christina was still affected by the death of Jennie, her old caretaker, and also the unknown situation of her son. Therefore, she could not think of anything.

"What should I do, Christina?" Theo asked again, as he noticed she was absent minded.

Christina unconsciously answered, "Find… Ask someone in charge..."

Hearing that, Theo shook his head, "Christina... There's no one else here. They are asking for you."

Irritated, Christina shooed Theo, "Theo... go away... I can't deal with it at the moment... Even if I could, I'm afraid I will only make it worse..."

Theo once again tried to convince Christina, only to aggravate her even more.

"Jennie... Yeah, Jennie. She knows what to do… Yes, ask her..."

When he heard that, Theo quickly asked Corrie and Chicken who were with Christina, "Who's Jennie?! Where is she right now?!"

Theo received a strange silence from the two of them, instead of the answer to his questions. Thanks to his mind reading capability, he can get a gist of what happened.

'It looks like she's in a worse condition than I thought.'

Sighing, Theo asked one of the firebirds to look after Christina. Meanwhile he, Chicken, Corrie, Rama, the firebirds, who had already arrived and the 30 fighters brought by him, quickly went out and made their way to the city gate, annihilating any Abyss creatures they met. The group tried their best to save as many citizens as possible.

...

An hour had passed, but nothing really changed.

People were still in panic, some of them were revealing their nature while others were just hiding in their home, hoping that trouble didn't come to them.

While she was sitting in the room where the old caretaker died, shuddering, Christina suddenly heard a faint voice of young boy.

"Mommmyy…. Mommmyy.."

"!!!" Christina abruptly jerked her head, while perking her ears.

"Calebbb!! Calebb!"

Christina instantly stood up and walked out of the presidential palace, searching for the source of the sound.

"Caleebb!!"

Christina used her [9 Sun Manual - Stage 6] to its limit and began rushing through the streets, searching for her boy. Seeing the Abyss creatures blocking her way, she immediately killed them without mercy.

The citizens of Singapore, those who were outside and inside, saw Christina wildly attacking the creatures, fighting by herself. One time, she got hit by the creatures and dropped to the ground. Even so, she quickly got up and continued her massacre, despite her wounds and dripping blood.

The valiant sight of her moved the citizens, causing them to grab anything that could be used as weapon, and came out to the street, joining and fighting alongside her. 

The movement multiplied, citizens came like a raging wave, as Christina crossed through the city and before the sun set itself from the sky of Singapore, the city gate was finally secured again.

The city was basically safe for the moment, as the Abyss creatures were wiped out.. Meanwhile, Christina was lying down on the street, unmoving.