The blossoming Sanctuary of Apache-Sitgreaves Forest. The canvas of the beautiful lushy trees and the ever dark green coated mountains.

Caressed by humans from artificial harm and nurtured by the mother nature as if being the Sanctuary's parents.

Through the night was young and the Sanctuary was full of silence ,the wonderful cycles of life continued under the dimly shaded moon.

A bald eagle embraced motherhood in her nest.....

An elk warmed it's child beside a lake.....

The butterflies tickled the flowers....

And residents of an outpost became merry ,celebrated while drinking and singing, although the outpost seemed more like a bunker on edge of the Sanctuary....

The Sanctuary of Sit-greaves Forest was big, compromising of many different surrounding forests and.... lands that were called parks.

Sanctuary of Sit-greaves Forest had its own base. A defence base that spanned moderately. The base was not high nor long needlessly. Resting on a advantageous terrain.

While a village seeming to be full of wooden houses, rested beside a lake in the Sanctuary.

A peaceful and pretty village indeed if not for villagers faring against an attack or is it a raid ?

Trouble seemed to be ever so brewing in this monochromatic dark night.

Right now even if the Sanctuary seemed out of colours or out of light ; life always found a way.

Life flourished and like that perished as well in the Sanctuary. A Sanctuary which braced the chaos each era brought this world. When times it rained fire and times it tore the ground apart.

A world which seemed to become ever so dark or uncoloured with time.

But alas even with lack of light and colour the Sanctuary shined bright. As if it sparkled. For that was the time of warmth, the moment of a dawn.

Exactly an encased land without concept of time, a frozen world could sparkle.......

"Alike a Christmas. A Christmas crystal globe....." Muttered the figure standing front of screen hands behind, watching the bizarre landscape of Sit-greaves.

A Young girl was asleep in her room of Marine quarters. With all the commotion outside it wasn't long for her to be woken up by it. With warning sirens buzzing inside the base, she knew that a storm is coming or situation where her deployment is imminent. She got on her feet

"Good morning Miss Ivanov today is very... by all the warnings and your inbox not so beautiful day. You have been urgently called for briefing at 0430 hours of 27th July"

The AI assigned to the girl informed her about the scheduled time.

"Ned tell them I will be there."

"At once."

The girl quickly took a shower and dried off her white skin,

She got her Brown-golden hair into braids and curled into buns, afterwords putting on her violet combat gear she hurriedly left her room.

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Running through the quarter tunnels she entered the MTR station.

"Please provide your identification."

Swiping the Datapod on her hand at station terminal the doors to MTR opened.

"Welcome Miss Univskova Ivanov"

Entering into the Mobile Transportation Rails in underground leading to the Base Sit-greaves command centre , she took a look outside after MTR resurfaced. Univ saw the Command centre. Its compact hexagonal dome shape and trait to submerge into the ground made anyone marvel at its construction.

Taking a moment to look outside, what stood before her eyes....... was nothing except the dark night and tints of dawn at horizon. Taking in the view which seemed abnormal while sitting ,Univ saw occasional sparkling outside seeming to be result of lights from base it still unsettled her.

Before long Univ realised on seeing carefully that outside the base there seemed to be the film of glass. But no signs of blizzard nor snow storms for which sirens were buzzing about.

"Ned Our base didn't have any glass barriers right."(Univ)

Univ had her question answered through the comms with a electronic high pitched voice.

"Certainly.There are no records of glass defence mechanism."(Ned)

"Then what am I seeing?"(Univ)

"The object you refer as glass barrier is not glass at all, rather it's an Icicle formation on energy barrier due to sever drop in temperature."(Ned)

"All personnel be advised RSPD Base Sit-greaves will be going under the ground according to contact protocols."

A base wide issued warning resounded in MTR.

Univ took a moment to see it again as the base started the final preparation to go underground.

"Ice on a lake. But it's an Energy Barrier we are talking about here."(Univ)

Crossing her legs Univ pondered.

"How did this even happen?"(Univ)

"It is due to the diffusion of high degree electrons circling around the base at undisclosed velocity."(Ned)

"I did not request for public knowledge. I meant Icicle barrier Ned."(Univ)

It was only the disclosed theory to the public and military personnel so that they won't approach this dangerously lethal defensive mechanism. Albeit long metal compound running around base ensured that none approached it by foot.

Univ knew that the Energy barrier wont allow any unauthorized object to remain or settle on it not even natural courses of winter or Rainfall. But despite all that.... what stood outside of Energy Barrier was large dome shaped Icicle barrier.

"Despite the Orbital incorrection snowfall is still months away. Explosions of cold pockets in this continent at the moment are unlikely."(Ned)

"That only leaves this phenomenon to the possibility of extra terrestrial or interstellar activity."(Univ)

"A Meteorite with massive condensed amount of liquid hydrogen crashing is also a prime possibility"(Ned)

Univ looked up , as the metal structure around base continued to rise.

With reflection of night sky reflecting over her violet eyes she pondered, how is the outside fairing....

what might be happening in this world with ever so dim sky.

She continued to gaze up at starless sky which seemed monochromatic although ever so shrinking.

The MTR Univskova boarded continued following path to the SpecOps control in the Command Centre ,as the Base Sit-greaves continued to submerge.

Univskova went to her Armour locker. She started putting her Combat Armour on. While the Combat suit had sufficient amount of protection from the chest and shoulder guards the Combat armour kept the user free of further extensive physical and energy harm. Her locker listed the armours name as TRAIAN III.

Univ left combat armoury, while making her way to hanger bay Univ stated her displeasure on comms.

"Could that briefing get any shorter ?"(Univ)

"I understand how we are treating you but right now our manpower is needed at this Base for defense. Considering we have sent a squad North west as well."(Michelle)

"Didnt you just show me video footage of situation at the Sanctuary, minutes before when cameras went offline , really ?"(Univ)

"I need to be in conference, I will talk you soon Ivanov "(Michelle)

"Miss Ivanov, Chief advisor Michelle has gone offline"(Ned)

Boarding the RSPD PX-100 air to semi terrain Univ said

"Ned tell Michelle that , next time something more than a briefing of situation around perimeter and weather report will be appreciated."(Univ)

"The Chief advisor is currently not available to receive messages due being in emergency meeting."(Ned)

Univ continued checking the situation on ground and air. Receiving unfathomable data she turned on the autopilot and switched the PX-100 to landscape recon mode she jumped out of it.

Darknes still surrounding her , Univ felt eerie feeling arising in her mind while accelerating towards the ground which seemed ever so sparkling and white with each passing seconds with sun still tinting the night sky.