[BREAKING NEWS - NHK JAPAN]
LIVE - CHAOS IN TOKYO METROPOLITAN ZONE - GOVERNMENT DECLARES MARTIAL LAW
The screen was split—
On one side, a blurred drone shot of a smoldering crater where Tokyo Tower once stood.
On the other, a live press conference podium, adorned with the Japanese national emblem and flanked by black-suited officials and grim-eyed military brass.
"This is not a drill," the anchorwoman said, voice tight with disbelief. "The Japanese government has officially confirmed the existence of non-human entities… beings previously dismissed as folklore—kaibutsu, 'monsters'—are real."
[CNN LIVE - GLOBAL SECURITY CRISIS - MONSTERS IN JAPAN]
Across oceans, CNN showed evacuation footage from the Shinjuku ward, civilians fleeing in waves as helicopters circled overhead.
"—reports indicate hundreds have been turned into creatures—violent, unrecognizable—and the death toll remains uncertain."
"We're looking at what could be a mass transmogrification event tied to unidentified energy signatures," a former U.S. intelligence advisor added.
"Frankly, it's something we've never seen."
[BBC WORLD - JAPAN'S CRISIS WORSENS - MARTIAL LAW IN EFFECT]
A calm British voice narrated footage of troops mobilizing, personnel carriers rolling through barricaded highways into the outer Tokyo wards.
"With communications breaking down and unusual weather phenomena surrounding the affected zones, Prime Minister Itsuki Saitou addressed the nation early this morning…"
[LIVE FEED - KANTEI PRESS ROOM - TOKYO]
Under the white glare of global cameras, Prime Minister Saitou stood tall at the podium, flanked by JSDF generals. His usually calm features were tight with resolve.
"To the people of Japan, and to the world," he began in a measured tone, "I come before you with truth—monsters are real. They walk among us. And they are no longer hidden."
Gasps murmured through the crowd.
"What is occurring in Tokyo is not a viral outbreak or a hallucination—it is an incursion by an unknown class of entities, capable of transformation and mass destruction."
He paused. Cameras clicked.
"Martial Law is now in effect across the greater Tokyo area. The Self-Defense Forces are enacting containment operations. All citizens are urged to evacuate or shelter in place. This is no longer a matter of secrecy—it is a matter of survival."
[MILITARY OPERATION - JSDF ZONE ENTRY FOOTAGE - CLASSIFIED]
A low, thunderous rumble rolled across the broken skyline as helicopters with infrared sensors swept over the city's edge. Below, tanks and troop carriers rolled down cleared corridors of highway, carving through abandoned cars and debris.
"All platoons, move to Phase II containment," barked a commander over radio.
"Engage only with confirmed hostile. Use tranquilizers or suppression rounds if possible. Do not engage humanoid figures unless confirmed as threats—repeat, essence-imbued targets only."
Anti-essence sonic cannons were set into formation.
Snipers posted atop overpasses.
A JSDF drone wing zipped above the skyline, scanning for leyline anomalies.
Command tents hummed with satellite feeds and bio-readings.
"We've got a massive surge near the Nakano block—tracing leyline energy, it's off the charts."
"Deploy the Type-10s. Get me a connection to Central—if this is another burst event, we need aerial support now!"
[FOOTAGE FROM THE FIELD - CIVILIAN INTERACTIONS]
Evacuation corridors buzzed with chaos—sirens, bullhorns, crying children. Civilians flooded the barricades in droves, some holding up photos of missing loved ones, others covered in ash and blood.
"Move! Keep moving! Leave everything behind!" a JSDF soldier barked, helping a limping old man through the mess.
A young girl gripped her mother's coat tightly, eyes locked on a charred skyline where another building cracked in half and dropped like a stone.
A woman, cheeks smudged with soot and tears, was caught in a news broadcast camera's frame, shouting:
"My husband—he… he turned into one of them!"
"He tried to hold on. He tried to say my name but—" her voice broke. "—he knew. He knew what was happening to him…"
[AIR COMMAND - MILITARY RESPONSE - LIVE FEED]
Tokyo airspace seethed with movement.
Above the battlefield, JSDF AH-64D Apache helicopters roared into formation, blades slicing the smoke-heavy sky. Searchlights cut through the darkness, illuminating clusters of flying yokai and essence-warped creatures skimming rooftops and leaping between high-rises.
A voice crackled through radio comms:
"Command, this is Skyguard Alpha. Visual on hostile entities—Type Unknown. Engaging with Hydra ordinance. Repeat, engaging."
Streaks of tracer rounds lit up the sky as the Apaches opened fire. Rockets burst from pods in threes, screaming into the twisted skyline—impacting with a shriek of metal and monster flesh. Some creatures exploded outright; others swerved and countered, diving at the choppers like swarms of hornets.
Below, F-15J Eagles tore overhead at low altitude, sonic booms cracking windows. Two jets banked hard toward an infested district, then let loose Type-90 anti-monster missiles. The sky flashed white-orange, lighting the city in a brief, flickering daylight.
"Skyguard Bravo here—targets evasive, but hit confirmed. Multiple contacts down. Still too many. Requesting backup from Sector Eight."
Chaos ruled the skies.