The silver barrier of the First Citadel hummed against the morning light while armored vehicles lined the outer field. Director Cassian Rook had positioned three emergency divisions between the school walls and the Feselian forest.
Suppression pylons rose from the concrete roads, casting red disruption grids that flickered across the green canopy. The twin blockades split the city's remaining forces, intending to isolate both independent factions before they could coordinate.
Citadel scouts reported that Rook had established command tents near the eastern highway junction. The government soldiers spent the morning erecting barbed wire checkpoints, blocking every civilian road that led toward the school gates.
"They have cut the power lines from the western grid, forcing us to rely on core automation," Vasa reported, scrolling through the municipal network feeds.
