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The Great Khan would stop the Alliance offensive if the King of Thailand made a public appeal - no strings attached. This new group of rebels and the Alliance worked out the path they needed to take to reach the King so that the Alliance forces were out of the way and no planes, or helicopter attacked their formations. They even had a TV station that would broadcast the King's speech ending the conflict. All they needed was nightfall.
And that was the true story of how the counter-coup was pulled off, how the King of Thailand was able to talk to the Great Khan and how the Thai government was overthrown. In the final analysis, the Loyalist hadn't fallen before the might of the Alliance. They were done in by a tiny number of Black Lotus operative almost no one knew existed, with a small amount of assistance from JIKIT.
"No wonder the Seven Pillars has never been able to wipe out these guys," Addison yawned. "They are slippery as eels and thrice as lethal. I am glad they are on our side." Several sets of eyes looked at her skeptically. "I mean, I am glad we are currently working toward the same goals."
Thus,
"I suggest we all get some sleep," Addison declared as she stood up and stretched.
Odette was comfortably asleep, so I curled her up and carried her to the elevator. I wanted to go home and forget that I had lost any semblance of a normal life. I didn't know what was worse; me doing the shit I was doing, or me understanding what I was doing. Juanita had gone down ahead of us to pull the car around to the front.
Chaz, Pamela, Odette and I went down in the first wave of the exodus from the workplace. The door opened on the ground floor. I wasn't the first person to notice her. My reflexes had improved to the point I had a moment to recognize her before the people around me sprang into action.
Pamela side-stepped to the right, pistol mystically appearing in her two-hand grip. Chaz - Chaz bore Odette and me to the ground. His level of dedication astonished me. He was shielding us with his body. From what, I hadn't been able to determine.
"Deadman switch," one of my aunts stated. "I want to talk with Cáel." The voice had a stressed tenor to it.
"Back outside," Pamela simmered.
"No."
"Chaz, what is going on?" I asked him. He hadn't moved and wasn't letting me wiggle around to see.
"Explosive vest," he responded coolly. That's right. Chaz was shielding Odette and me with his body.
That is what I found astonishing - his desire to give his life for me. His expectation that Pamela could kill the threat while he was currently occupied was understandable.
"We seem to be at an impasse," Pamela edged further away.
She wasn't avoiding the blast radius. That was impossible in this lobby. No, if it came to firing, she was making it easier for Chaz to get a shot off since the shooter couldn't cover both angles of attack.
"Let me talk to him," my aunt insisted. This made no sense.
"Chaz, let me deal with this," I told my bodyguard.
"Are you sure?" he questioned.
"Not really. As Pamela said, she's not going to let any of us leave until she talks to me and if you kill her, she kills all of you." Chaz let me stand.
Odette was just awakening to the threat. Chaz rose to stand by my side. (Sadly, Odette didn't rate him dying for her.) I prayed I didn't fuck this up.
"Cáel, is that really you?" the women with green eyes and red hair asked me. She sounded desperate ... which would explain the suicide vest.
"Yeah ... which one are ... Mom?"
- COMMENTS
Anonymousover 1 year agoBitch, whine and moan.
I mean, you even told them you could skip 4 pages to get back to Cael and they still fume Guess some people can't appreciate a masterful Taiwan 'Wag the dog' mini-story with fractional counter combatants and a healthy dose of deception and misdirection. And though you kindly bookended the exploration for those with a lesser palate they still bitch.
For me, I think you deserve a whole lot of kudos, the devil is in the details and you made a hell of a counter revolutionary mini.
Anonymousalmost 2 years agoEven your digressions have segways... it's tiring, boring, uninteresting and a waste of time. You've developed a story that readers have invested a LOT of time in. Fuck it's annoying. Get off your fucking soapbox, and get back to the fucking story.
JC_The_Continuerabout 6 years agoIt might be a good idea to split down what does what and where things go in a modern army.
I understand it from my background and own research, but to most I doubt they'd know the difference between a battalion and a brigade nevermind the specific's between 1st Army 1st infantry, for example.
JC
ILiveToRead44over 6 years ago"I enjoy the interactions with Aya, but have tired of Raja?? and do my best to skip over their sex." should have referenced Rhada not Raja.
ILiveToRead44over 6 years agoI can't give up on your story - even though I'm lost most of the time.
For example - I read about the battle of Thailand while following the locations on Google maps. I located most of the town/cities and highways mentioned in the battles so you are keeping the countries and locations realistic. Where I get lost is understanding reasoning behind the actions. Even though I went back and reread the lead up to the event, I still don't understand why the Khanate and US had to stage a mock battle.
I've had to resort to making notes and lists to keep track of stuff. I know illustrations are difficult, but occasionally a few maps would help speed along understanding.
I enjoy the interactions with Aya, but have tired of Raja?? and do my best to skip over their sex.
In spite of my concerns, I keep reading. Thanks for you imagination and the stories it creates. Keep up the good work!
Bob
