General Tesnic surveyed his war-weary troops.
“LISTEN UP, MEN!†He shouted.
“This is it! We’re going toe to toe with those RED BASTARDS! President Kanting has ordered this strike, one which will be seared into history as the most IMPORTANT MOMENT of ALL TIME!!! You have the support of your people, you REPRESENT them ALL! OUR way of life! Are we going to lie down and let those RED BASTARDS beat US? NO F***ING CHANCE!!!â€
The army platoon erupted in roaring confirmation of their absolute commitment to victory.
“This is the fate of the world we’re talking about here, men! The FATE of THE WORLD!!!â€
Indeed it was. Nobody in the platoon argued with that statement. With all the incredible events of the past days, most of them were sure they were teetering on the brink of the long prophesized “End of Days.†The end of all time. All over the land, priests stood at pulpits and confirmed the necessity of this feeling to a hysterical populace. War was upon the earth. Total War. The “Final battle for Good against Evil†was how it was portrayed by all, on both sides.
In the “Red†camps, the same rhetoric resounded, albeit in a different language. They too were planning their offensive. They too were sure this was the beginning of Armageddon.
“THE END OF THE WORLDâ€
The two armies amassed on the battlefield. Every one of them knew this was the last battle history would EVER record. Their two armies were the most powerful forces ever before seen in their long, war-torn history. Then, the two opponents struck out at each other simultaneously.
Armageddon, the End of the World, had begun.
High in a tree, a bird sang out.
A baby doe made its way through the tall grass.
It did not notice the swirling excitement of the red and black ant colonies ferociously battling for the remains of a dead grasshopper below.
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