by Max Barry

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Region: The Democratic Republic

A group of orphaned children played along the outskirts of the city of Parral, located between the borders of El Haluf and the former region of Chihuahua that had been conquered and eventually lost by the Republic of Trev that had collapsed months before. A rubber ball, worn out and probably in need to be replaced, was kicked back and forth by the group. Scores were no longer tallied, and overall the children were having fun for the first time in months, as they lost their parents during the Trevian Riots, and citizens began looting and pillaging their own cities they call home as the government of Trev collapses.

As the tallest kid in the group had his turn of kicking the ball, he was interrupted with a sight: a dust cloud loomed over the sunny high noon of June 4, 1921 and it was heading to their direction. They told each other to run for shelter when they realized that, as it got closer, hooves of horses thundered over the quiet scenery, and their gallops schooled the earth. It was a roaming band of bandits coming to plunder their already ruined city! The children can only pray as the gallops got louder.

El Haluf Liberates Chihuahua!

A company of the elite Los Diablos Vaqueros cavalry unit were sent ahead of the 30,000 Dominion Guard to act as an advance guard as well as scout the area for possible threats. They arrived in the first city, Parral, situated between El Haluf and Chihuahua. They rode their brown stress swiftly, leaving behind a column of dust wherever the hooves land in the ground.

When they arrived in the first few buildings of the outskirts of the city, no doubt, they detected a band of children fleeing from their presence. They made no chase; they have already been casualties of war despite acting a survivor, for it is their childhood that was killed from them. They passed their quite obvious hiding holes, afraid to even peek for a moment. The roughriders tredged onward.

The captain sent a carrier pigeon to relay the information that the city is safe and the forces can advance with no opposition. He then communicated with the haggard people around him, who is apprehensive whenever they look at the Dominion's Banners the unit carries with them. They have grown weary of being trampled by foreign nations.

But with the arrival of the army group came Miguel Salazar, Viceroy of Mexico himself, carrying with him the 20,000 strong contingent of Dominion Guards with him, as well as a convoy of cargo trucks carrying valuable relief goods for the desperate people. A line was formed to give as much goods to the impoverished as possible, but there just wasn't enough for everyone. When it was announced that the supplies were gone and the next arrival of shipments will come after two days, the people were furious but they still appreciate the offerings of El Haluf.

Miguel Salazar made a speech, reminding the people of the resilience and tenacity of the Mexican people, and that they should rise up from where they once were and join the Dominions. He promised safety, security, and at the very most, a family that would protect them. He promised that cities will be rebuilt, and Mexico itself become greater under his viceroyalty.

Parral was but the first city of many in Chihuahua that flocked to El Haluf's banners. In every ruined city Miguel went, he gave the same speech, gave the same supplies, and the people joined him Everytime. Soon enough, Chihuahua was tamed and plans for reconstruction will commence as soon as the La Casa Nobela approved it.

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