Chapter:3 Norden 2 THE SAME DAY, SOMEWHERE AT IMPERIAL ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN NORDEN The chill of Norden naturally urges people to prepare for it obsessively. That said, it’s a pleasant fixation. A fire blazing in the hearth, its warmth filling the room, is an indispensable feature of a quiet Norden winter. “Welcome to Norden. Or…

 Chapter: 2: Norden 1 NOVEMBER 4, UNIFIED YEAR 1924, ENTENTE ALLIANCE DEFENSE MINISTRY, PERSONNEL OFFICE 2 A man in the Entente Alliance Army’s type II dress uniform was receiving a new rank insignia from his superior officer in the Army Personnel Division, who wore a smile plastered over his face like a mask. “You’ve been…

 [chapter] IV The Devil off the Coast of Norden DECEMBER 10, UNIFIED YEAR 1924, ENTENTE ALLIANCE, ARNELSNE PORT Upon hearing the news that the city of Os had fallen, coupled with the Imperial Army’s advance on the interior, everyone of that generation understood that this was the end for the Entente Alliance leadership. Some lifted…

Chapter 5: The Devil of the Rhine PRESENT DAY, AS WELL AS SOMEWHERE IN MARCH OF UNIFIED YEAR 1925 It’s a familiar dream for the old man who lived through the Rhine. He would have the same dream again tonight. As one of the soldiers who served in the Great War, it’s all burned into…

 chapter: 1 The Dacian War SEPTEMBER 24, UNIFIED YEAR 1924, RANSYLVANIA REGION, TURAO COUNTY, IMPERIAL ARMY FIELD MANEUVER AREA The first thing Battalion Commander von Degurechaff asks about is the situation in the air. When the radio operator from Command replies that they have no information about enemy air strength nor any aerial contacts at…