Red Phantom was a marvel of modern engineering. It was entire city underground, upholding the Araza. The whole operation of the Araza took place here. Any political plot made by the communist rebels would be traced back here. The metal structures upholding the ground was unstable, but it held fast. Communist militarists walked around stiffly, drilling and practicing with their weapons. 22,000 strong, the Araza drilled and drilled and practiced, and some of them wondered when the big one would come.
The codename for the day of salvation: The Big One.
The Araza heads had announced it a long time ago. Soon they would march on Husken and replace the government with a Communist ruling power. Since then the Araza had simply trained for the Big One. But there were speculations by the young communists that they would use a destructive and huge weapon, and they were still constructing it. But the heads had dimissed the thought, and the Big One would not come until further notice.
Meanwhile, the heads of the Araza stood at the table. They had planned this for years. Soon capitalism would die on Mistmantle. The Heads regretted that blood would be spilled this month to accomplish their dream. But the first phase of the Big One had started. Soon, the Mistmantlean democratic capitalists would be in the gulag. Something like that.
One of the heads spoke into a radio. The others did the same, transmitting messages to different major cities. Each one said four words.
"The time has come."