POOOOM!!!!
The sound hit the street from the north like something had decided the situation had gone on long enough and had sent an opinion about it.
POOOOM!!!!
Louder the second time. Closer.
Then the soldiers appeared from both ends of the street simultaneously, organized formation, matched gear, moving with the practiced efficiency of people who had a method for exactly this kind of situation and were executing it without hesitation.
The lead soldier stepped forward, hand raised, voice cutting through the chaos with the kind of weight that came from a uniform and the authority behind it.
"Anyone threatening the life and peace of this city answers to us.".The kind of statement that didn't leave room for negotiation. "Surrender or face the consequences." "Surrender or face the consequences."
The street went very still.
