IDEA - 9-22-2020
by
Patrick Ryan
1,464 Words
The African nation of Deinatou has been devastated by colonialism for decades, targeted by its neighbors because they practice a different religion, and remained a third-world country because of aid distribution politics. About 40 years ago, in a bloody war that scared its citizens and bankrupted the government, the country gained its independence. A child was born in a small village just outside the capital city about 20 years ago. Her name was Nehanda, "strong and powerful" because the villagers saw that the child had special abilities, could run faster than a car, leap over buildings, she was indestructible, and could shoot fire from her fingertips. The villagers kept her a secret, inundating her with stories from the past of oppression, imperialism, and war. The child's contempt for outsiders increased and was revealed to the government when she became an adult. This was their opportunity to get vengeance and to put things right. With the purpose of stealing, pillagers from the neighboring countryside snuck into Deinatou. Nehanda was sent to the village by the government, and she had no trouble stopping them; her rage bubbled up when they fired on her, and her hands' energy killed all the intruders on the spot. Word spread rapidly and Dienatou had the respect of their neighbors for the first time in a long time. It was not long until Dienatou was on the defensive; counties surrendered quickly, usually without a shot being fired, most of the time, Nehanda's reputation proceeded the invasion. Dienatou took over its six neighboring countries within six months, confiscated the riches looted from them, and became the region's dominant power. Peace was prevalent until a larger nation came to collect tax for using a seaport that straddled the border. They argued that the main building was on their side of the border, so they were entitled to collect taxes on the seaport's use. Dienatou ignored the numerous attempts to collect taxes, and the larger country sent troops to collect the money it owed. Shots were fired, and Nehanda was sent to squash the attack, which she had done without difficulty. The rulers became angry and proceeded to suppress the larger country's capital, which fell in one night. Dienatou became the largest country in Africa and power to be reckoned with on the international scene with this larger country's annexation. Even countries outside Africa have begun to turn up looking for security. Dienatou became cocky, threatening war with nations that were not complying with their demands. It was called the "summer of blood." They took over the whole continent of Africa and a couple of countries in the Middle East in one summer. World powers started to become worried, stating that World War III could result with continued growth. The leaders of Dienatou consistently claimed that the only people they care for were the original citizens of Dienatou. In the fall of that year, the world war began and would be over in the spring. Nehanda had become too powerful to be stopped. Desperate and defeated, the United States snuck into Nehanda's birth village and abducted her birth mother and kept her hostage in the act of espionage. If they did not release her mother, Nehanda threatened to destroy New York, LA, and Chicago. Nehanda started her devastation. After destroying half of Manhattan, she was told that, in a violent outburst, she had killed her mother. Overcome by anger and sorrow, on May 22nd of that year, Dienatou officially conquered the world. The world would be one country, one government, and one leader for the first time in the world's history, and Nehanda was the all-powerful ruler of the world, but it cost her the person she loved most to get there. Nehanda returned to her village of birth to bury her mother while the rest of the world waited for the right time to attack.
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