06-11-2025, 07:47 PM
Who will lead midway now?
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The air smelled of burning paper and propaganda posters. The streets were filled with thousands of people screaming and running wild as the country plunged into crisis. Qiao is gone. No one is left to lead the government but for the first time in many years, the loudspeakers were silent.
Police officers were called in to control the crowds while military personnel began taking action against civilians. Thirteen people have died and many more were injured or arrested. Posters appeared across the city calling on citizens to rise against the fascist regime. Their message was clear, written boldly in Luthorian: “Let Us Live.”
But who is to blame for this madness? The government? The military? Or the citizens of Midway themselves?
Perhaps it was the people who once supported and voted for Qiao’s party, those who believed this nation should be ruled by a strong hand. Were they fooled? Manipulated by propaganda until they had no other choice but to follow the fallen leader?
Now what? Who will lead Midway next?
The only answer, for now, comes from the military. A group of senior generals has formed the National Recovery Team (NRT), a temporary government created “to ensure the safety of the nation.” Parliament will remain closed, all courts have suspended their duties and military law is now in effect. Police departments are ordered to work overtime and all labor unions are temporarily banned until new elections can be held.
Is the country facing an even greater crisis or is this finally the moment when Midway begins to change its fate?