Imperial Tales, Chapter 1: The Premonition

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One morning, the Heavenly Emperor woke up, with an expression of deep thought on his face. Heavenly Empress Somi woke up shortly afterwards, rubbing her eyes as she asked him,"Chagiya, what's the matter?" "I had a vision again..the same one I've been having for the past week." Rubbing his back, she asked again "Are you sure this isn't just another bad dream?" "We've been married for 13 years, you know my bad dreams are never so realistic, right? It's happening, and we should prepare. You know what to do, right?" The Empress nodded. "Why won't you just let me-" the human woman asked, just before her husband interrupted her. "No, you have no idea what it feels like to live for hundreds of years. Just do what we planned, no improvisations, please. The Western Aliens have confirmed a virus outbreak and it could spread here." Somi nodded again. The Emperor went into the bathroom, bathed, brushed his teeth, and got dressed before inviting the Heavenly General to breakfast at the palace gardens overlooking the capital.

 

The emperor sat down on a white chair, with a white table in front of him, with some eggs, toast and chamomile tea on it. Shortly after inviting the Heavenly General via sns, she came to the gardens, stood before the Emperor and bowed. "You wanted to see me, Your Imperial Majesty?" she asked. "Please, have a seat, Ling, we have serious matters to discuss." The Emperor then told her about his vision and delivered his orders. "Have your men build a wall around the state. Central Amenria is our top priority at the moment. Tell Novoluniye and Yukimura to have their monsters and machines secure the Empire's borders. We can't risk our human soldiers in this battle. One bite and they're sure to be infected. Distribute face masks to everyone, soldier, noble and civilian. I have a bad feeling about this, and we best be prepared." "Yes, Your Majesty" she replied before bowing again and leaving to carry out his orders.