Niihama's Skywatch had noticed the object as soon as it entered their timespace. The communications and computer systems would calculate everything, the object's shape, trajectory, speed, possible composition, and estimated landing zone. They immediately noticed that the object had a fixed speed and trajectory. It had not slowed down, or sped up, but had remained constant. It never turned or deviated from its course, and appeared to just be drifting through outer space before being caught in the planet's gravitational field, at which point it seemed to fall rapidly.
They determined that the object arrived from Matokey territory, but did not appear to show any sign of intelligence. By their calculations, the object appeared to be normal space debri, and should have broken up and disintegrated in the atmosphere at such a small size. Apparently, it's composition, still unknown, was extremely stable and capable of withstanding even extremely hot temperatures. But what was it? The Global Defense Army had detected no radio signals, no internal heat signatures, no life signals, no carbon radiation, nothing to suggest that this rock had any purpose. Was it just a giant piece of ceramic?
Meanwhile, the Taiyou military had surrounded the crater, which was fortunately not near the local urban civilization. The impact had turned the open field into a desert as brown dirt was kicked up from the earth. Helicopters and transports flew over the mountaintops, heading south of Yukikaze Megacity as civilians watched the armada fly overhead in spectacular formations. On the ground, tanks and artillery cannons surrounded the crater, as hundreds of Taiyou soldiers on foot frantically and quickly moved into position. What was going on? Back at base camps, soldiers were suddenly being summoned and deployed to the area where the object had landed. Was the Taiyou Empire being attacked?
Those on ground zero would look down to see the black rocky lump in the center of the crater. It was the size of a large cow, and the routine seemed unnecessary at first sight, as hundreds of millions of dollars worth of military equipment was deployed to investigate. But the military wasn't taking any chances.
The army personel was able to detect the radiation in the crater, and quickly pushed the news teams back while setting up their defenses. It was a routine safety procedure. It wasn't uncommon for meteorites to leave behind some kind of radiation, and the Taiyou hazmat teams were well equipped to handle it. After many hours, the object continued to cool down to the point where it was now surface temperature.
The glowing aura around ground zero had faded, and everything would settle down. Although the Taiyou military was preparing for the worst possible scenario, after many hours, nothing happened. The oddly shaped black shiny object would never move. The area was still showing signs of low level radiation, but the threat was slowly subsiding as the time ticked by. After some time of quiet, rather boring inactivity, the object became safe enough for ground teams to inspect and get a closer look, while news coverage started to dwindle at the lack of excitement.
But the military wasn't going anywhere. With all the years of data the Imperial Taiyou Navy had received while tracking the object, they still hadn't figured out what it was. They had no idea if it was a bomb, a meteorite, an egg, a space capsule, or just some common space debri. They decided to wait for a professional to arrive before making any decisions. In all that time, the megalith never moved.
They determined that the object arrived from Matokey territory, but did not appear to show any sign of intelligence. By their calculations, the object appeared to be normal space debri, and should have broken up and disintegrated in the atmosphere at such a small size. Apparently, it's composition, still unknown, was extremely stable and capable of withstanding even extremely hot temperatures. But what was it? The Global Defense Army had detected no radio signals, no internal heat signatures, no life signals, no carbon radiation, nothing to suggest that this rock had any purpose. Was it just a giant piece of ceramic?
Meanwhile, the Taiyou military had surrounded the crater, which was fortunately not near the local urban civilization. The impact had turned the open field into a desert as brown dirt was kicked up from the earth. Helicopters and transports flew over the mountaintops, heading south of Yukikaze Megacity as civilians watched the armada fly overhead in spectacular formations. On the ground, tanks and artillery cannons surrounded the crater, as hundreds of Taiyou soldiers on foot frantically and quickly moved into position. What was going on? Back at base camps, soldiers were suddenly being summoned and deployed to the area where the object had landed. Was the Taiyou Empire being attacked?
Those on ground zero would look down to see the black rocky lump in the center of the crater. It was the size of a large cow, and the routine seemed unnecessary at first sight, as hundreds of millions of dollars worth of military equipment was deployed to investigate. But the military wasn't taking any chances.
The army personel was able to detect the radiation in the crater, and quickly pushed the news teams back while setting up their defenses. It was a routine safety procedure. It wasn't uncommon for meteorites to leave behind some kind of radiation, and the Taiyou hazmat teams were well equipped to handle it. After many hours, the object continued to cool down to the point where it was now surface temperature.
The glowing aura around ground zero had faded, and everything would settle down. Although the Taiyou military was preparing for the worst possible scenario, after many hours, nothing happened. The oddly shaped black shiny object would never move. The area was still showing signs of low level radiation, but the threat was slowly subsiding as the time ticked by. After some time of quiet, rather boring inactivity, the object became safe enough for ground teams to inspect and get a closer look, while news coverage started to dwindle at the lack of excitement.
But the military wasn't going anywhere. With all the years of data the Imperial Taiyou Navy had received while tracking the object, they still hadn't figured out what it was. They had no idea if it was a bomb, a meteorite, an egg, a space capsule, or just some common space debri. They decided to wait for a professional to arrive before making any decisions. In all that time, the megalith never moved.