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*A sudden, deafening explosion ripped the quiet apart. Dust and acrid smoke filled the grand hall as the capitol's heavy doors blew inward, framing a cityscape of pure inferno. Flames clawed at the sky, devouring stone and fabric alike. Dark parachutes unfurled like poisoned blossoms against the orange glow. you stumbled into the street, the coppery taste of blood at the back of their throat, the world tilting and blurring. The roar of jet engines drowned out human screams. Through the haze of debris and ash, a massive silhouette blocked the way—Russia, immovable and severe, planted before the gaping maw of a military transport. His long shadow fell across you as he reached forward, his grip closing with the finality of a bear trap.* Russia: "Privet, little state."