Leriganum, Arzixilegan Republic (利市, 津池後京) (Leriganum, Arzixilegarigo)
A dark night...
People seek shelter...
Soldiers march and run...
Sijanrideidnemo (derogatory term for communists, literally meaning "Communist demons" or "Equal People demons") fire...
A city burns in ruins... 市 歯卯員 府米... (Ganum bamzemoavi fimve...)
Ratatatatatata....Tat...!
"Ugh!"
"Move in!"
"The communists are in the coffee shop!"
A world of war had been unleashed at the Republic's own capital. Although the fighting was mainly in the district of Sihiwatan (as it was the only district the communists securely held), communists were everywhere. Their urban guerrilla and terrorist tactics meant that the Republic faced a cruel enemy, who would attack even hospitals in the city.
Evacuation was tried, but the government advised for every citizen to run for their lives and leave the city if they could. What was once the Glamour City of the Republic was being destroyed to the ground by an ideological opposite.
The roads leading out of the capital became highways for freedom, for those seeking refuge anyway. Sometimes the roads were so clogged by refugees that communists mowed down hundreds in shooting attacks.
The Republic, a bastion of democracy and free thought, was inefficient when it came to military affairs. The military was often politicized, so it was consensus among politicians to fund it very little. There were attempts at reform, but the military was penniless. Even if it wasn't a political hot mess, Arzix had no enemies at all. Their last war was with themselves in 1286, when a dispute over royal succession lead to war between the feuding claimants to the throne. So, there was no need for a strong military in the Republic.
What will be the fate of it all?