A New Era

POV: People

These were ordinary days, similar to each other. There was nothing special in the world where everyone was trying to live their lives. In some countries there were wars and riots, other countries have not been heard from for many years, as if they were trying to hide from the world. But all these countries had one thing in common - they were natural. Everything that is happening has happened before.

Sometimes there would be some fantastic news about some invention or the discovery of some new creature somewhere in the jungle. The discovery and exploration of space also entertained people with its strangeness and beauty.

One day, the whole routine was destroyed by someone. This someone, this giant is the Turtle, who appeared suddenly and out of nowhere. The video of him breaking out of the shackles of the earth destroyed the usual order around the world. The attention he attracted was unprecedented. All the news on TV channels talked only about the Turtle and put forward different theories about where he came from.

People liked big creatures, elephants and whales were admirable, but here was not a big creature, but a huge one. The turtle was bigger than any creature that ever existed on Earth, bigger than the dinosaurs.

The good thing was that the creature was not aggressive and spent time in the ocean. Only the military engaged in contact with the beast, which caused outrage among the public. People wanted to see the creature with their own eyes, take a picture of it on their mobile phone and touch it. But those desires disappeared when another monster attacked San Francisco.

This monster was even bigger, aggressive and invincible. He sowed terror and chaos, neither ships nor planes with the most modern weapons could stop him. It was a catastrophe that shook the whole world. Tens of thousands of dead and destruction caused by the monster destroyed the entire world economy.

The disappearance of an entire city, in which many business companies and money were concentrated, led to a global crisis not seen in the last 50-100 years. Stock markets crashed and people started losing their money, leading to job losses and poverty. As panicked people began withdrawing their money from the banks, the entire banking system began to block the issuance of cash, leading to strikes and riots.

An unsuccessful battle had been going on for a whole day, when a large Tortoise appeared. People already hated him and thought that he had come to finish off the city, but the creature was as peaceful as before. He challenged the monster. People had hope, but when they saw the difference in power between them, that hope was shattered. It was impossible to win this fight.

The fight was fast and aggressive, blood and screams accompanied by heavy blows. The military barely had time to intervene and distract the Kaiju, losing several good aircraft pilots in the process. This chance gave Turtle a chance to catch his breath, and despite the fear in his eyes, he continued to fight.

The epic ending was the Turtle's powerful fire breath, which he used to defeat his enemy. He looked like a dragon from legends and fairy tales. The lull after the fight did not last long. Humanity celebrated and mourned the dead.

Not even a week has passed since a variety of Turtle toys appeared on the market and became popular all over the world. The economy was still in crisis and it took years to recover. But despite the problem, people had their hero.

There were strange people who chose to worship him. But these were marginals, weirdos who will always exist. Simple-minded people who, in their attempts to make sense of the world, accept all kinds of nonsense. No one paid attention to these weirdos and they avoided them. If Gamera had known that such people had appeared, he would have chased them away and told them to go to church instead of humiliating themselves.

There were even more questions about the origin of these creatures. They were completely different: their size, skin, shape, even blood differed in color. Fierce arguments were heard everywhere, there were even people who shouted in the streets that it was an alien attack, but no one listened to them.

Such conversations and arguments continued until the next attack. Manila, the capital of Philippines, was destroyed. If after the first attack the society somehow recovered and calmed down, then after the second it was clearly clear that this was not an accident. These attacks will be repeated again and again until people reveal the whole truth.

This time the big Turtle took 3 days to enter the battle. It scared all countries very much. If they cannot fight on their own, they will be destroyed, and their vain hope in the Turtle will not save them. Although he was called the protector of humanity, he was slow and could not react in time.

The Turtle's appearance also attracted public attention. Its increased size and reduced carapace spoke of the possibility of its further growth and development. People joked that it was Turtle 2.0.

Many people said that the Turtle does not protect people, but simply tries to increase its own strength. Perhaps this strange genetic ability brought this Turtle to our era from prehistoric times. It was said that he woke up because he sensed the appearance of new opponents who could give him a boost in his development.

Against the background of these conversations, the fan hysteria surrounding the Turtle disappeared. Toys were just as popular, but people began to see him as just another species on the planet.

But it was all nonsense. The new crisis that arose in the world was even stronger and pushed many people to the brink of poverty. Banks and insurance companies went bankrupt, and the governments of all countries had to take everything under their control. Many countries imposed martial law and brought their economies under strict control.

All this time people could watch the Turtle. The public forced the military to constantly show his location, and sometimes videos of him swimming or doing all kinds of stupid things appeared on the Internet. It cheered people up a little in these troubled times.

One day the broadcasts stopped, his location on the online map also disappeared. Later, an anonymous message appeared on the Internet that there was a third attack. Not wanting to allow a catastrophe, the military detonated a nuclear bomb. That was fine and everyone agreed with that, but the message went on to say that a large Turtle was nearby at the time of the explosion and died along with the Kaiju.

This news caused furious protests against such a decision. People were so outraged that they wanted the resignation of everyone involved. No one knew that the Turtle could absorb radiation and was a threat to the nuclear power plant. This information was hidden from the public. But such a reaction forced the military not to kill the Turtle, but instead to report that he survived and is now at the bottom of the ocean, where he is recovering from his injuries.

Discontent disappeared, but people's unspeakable fear remained. This was already the third attack. There was no doubt in anyone's mind that these were targeted attacks to destroy humanity. These monsters didn't even eat people, they just killed them - it couldn't be something natural. They were attacked, attacked by an unknown enemy, and it scared everyone very much.

There were no more fun celebrations or an easy life. Countries have been massively transitioning into military economies, where everyone works for the sake of fighting. A new technology for the production of robots has caused another wave of controversy. Is making robots better than investing in some super-powerful weapon?

These arguments became stronger when the fourth attack occurred. It was decided to send the first Jaeger to fight in the ocean, but he lost the battle and the pilot died. With no other choice, the military used another nuclear bomb. But despite the defeat, it was the first time humanity was able to harm a Kaiju on their own. It was obvious that the Jaeger technology was still raw, but promising.

Most of the countries of the world worked on the creation and improvement of robots. Some countries that lived in the hinterlands of the continents refused to support this project, but that was normal, it always happened. But when a portal was discovered at the bottom of the ocean, which could not be closed even with several nuclear explosions, there were no more such countries left. Everyone worked as one, because it was an invasion not from underground, but from another world. An unknown race wanted to destroy people, so it affected not only the coastal countries, but the entire planet.

Months passed like that. Humans worked hard to keep the economy afloat and to develop Jaeger technology. When there was a message about the appearance of the Turtle, people were delighted. He was not heard from for many months. Some even thought he was dead, but the epic scene in which he releases a powerful flame into the sky dispelled all doubts. He clearly stated who the master of the ocean is.

It wasn't long before the next attack took place, which terrified the people. This Kaiju was not seen by radars. It came suddenly, and it meant that the aliens were adapting and improving. No one knew if it was a race of giant giants or something else, but it was clear that the portal was of artificial origin and that they were using tactics in this war.

Fortunately, the Giant Turtle, who had changed his appearance again, was nearby and easily dealt with the Kaiju.

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