>April 4th, 2058
1st meeting of the International Council in Post-Convergence world, Tokyo HQ.
Ranveer[India Vanguard]: (claps hands) Appreciate that everyone appeared to this meeting especially after the whole demon fiasco.
Now that we are all here in Tokyo, leaving without meeting would be a waste.
Müller[German Vanguard]: (raises an eyebrow, leans back with a smirk) What do you have in store for us today, Chanakya? are we just going to voice our concerns or are you here with any talking points Mr. Ranveer?
Ranveer: Well I have one, our weapons and tech that can still go toe-to-toe with what we witnessed the other day.
Anderson[US Vanguard]: What about them, are you suggesting we assert dominance or hide our firepower?
Ranveer: I was thinking a bit of both, here are my proposals:
Hide all our destructive weapons. Devise machinations to use drones and nano tech for our advantage. 3.Safeguard a solid place in this new world where we are clearly inferior.
Zayn[Arabian Vanguard]: 2 and 3 are pretty straight forward but why do you propose we hide away our only fighting chance?, clearly there is no way we can even stand in the same playing field without those.
Anderson: I get it, if we can somehow find a way to diplomatically make a place for ourselves then these weapons will become a secret trump card also the existence of such technology with what they clearly consider an inferior species would be all the more reason to subdue us. But how do we achieve this is a problem of its own league.
Li Wei[China Vanguard]: I have an idea...…bring back Ryuzen Tenrai, he was able to surprise us ye—
Anderson: (slams the table in anger) NO WAY IN HELL! what we were was not surprised but rather deceived, he hid intel from us he is basically a traitor of humanity.
Kaito: Calm down with the accusations Mr. Anderson, Ryuzen is no longer part of the International Council he has no obligations to report his findings to you.
Müller: I agree with Ms. Li Wei, using him to show that we aren't all weak would be a good starting point but I think there is more. Mr. Kaito if I'm not wrong Dr. Ryuzen returned to Shinto Vanguard on March 18 although not officially, what did he do in this time?
Kaito: Indeed, Dr. Ryuzen has been working for me for over a decade and hence in a crisis situation I called for him, to concise everything the reports you got of the new world were mostly his, Dr. Ryuzen learned about mana in a week and yesterday he made a deal with the Elf Princess.
Carlos[Brazil Vanguard]: (jumps up, incredulous) PREPOSTEROUS! how would he be able to even get in attendance of someone like her let alone make a deal?
Ranveer: Who summoned whom? Where did they meet? What were the conditions of the deal?
Kaito: I don't want to ruin what he has planned but in short, he orchestrated it so that the Princess would summon him, they met at my place and I am unaware of the exact details of the deal.
Müller: Knowing Dr. Ryuzen there is no way he would do something like swearing subservience meaning he got a fair deal without having any cards as he isn't even a part of the IC anymore.
Ranveer: Meaning if he were to be a part of the IC he will have more cards to play with and in turn get better results.
Müller: I have an idea, we will bring Ryuzen back as the head of Post-Convergence affairs and his only task would be to make an ALLIANCE, preferably one with everyone like the IC but at least with some strong forces to level the field.
Anderson: I severely oppose this and also condemn Mr. Kaito for bringing Dr. Ryuzen without our approval.
Müller: (Stands up) Then let's put it to a vote, support or against?
Support [7] - Sophie, Natalie, Giulia, Li Wei, Kaito, Müller, Ranveer.
Against [4] - Anderson, Arthur, Zayn, Carlos.
Neutral [2] - Adeyemi, Kim.
Müller: Motion passed. Summon Dr. Ryuzen.
Kaito: Sorry but he can't make it anytime soon.
Anderson: (bitterly) Of course he can't.
Kaito: Well because he has been invited to the capital of The Hammerfall Kingdom, The Iron Peak.
Müller: That's another achievement under his name. Is there any way to contact him?
Kaito: None that I'm aware of.
Ranveer: Then we will wait for his return and ask him to make a report of everything. Now that's all sorted and we can safely hide our weapons considering we already have some ties with both the Elves and the Dwarves. Here is a list the SDC provided as of now:
International Council's Arsenal--
1. Kinetic Weapons (Mass-accelerator based firearms)
Railguns: 380 units (Mounted on ships, aircraft, and stationary defenses)
Coilguns: 1,200 units (More compact than railguns, used on vehicles and exo-suits)
2. Energy-based Weapons
Plasma Rifles: 10,000 units (Standard issue for elite units)
Directed Energy Cannons (Laser & Microwave Weapons): 700 units (Mounted on vehicles and orbital platforms)
EMP Pulse Bombs: 500 units (Non-nuclear, used for battlefield electronic disruption)
3. Cyberwarfare & AI-controlled Assets
Autonomous Combat Drones: 50,000 units (Varying sizes, used for recon and direct assault)
Hunter-Killer AI Units: 3,200 units (Capable of independent warfare operations)
Unmanned 6th gen Fighter Jets: 460 active units
Unmanned Naval fleet: 1,100 functioning units.
4. Hypersonic & Orbital Weapons
Hypersonic Missiles: 8,500 units (Mach 10+ missiles capable of global strikes)
5. Experimental & Black Project Weapons
Antimatter Warheads: 60 warheads (Highly restricted due to catastrophic potential)
Dimensional Disruptors (Prototype Weapons that destabilize spacetime): 3 known units (Classified, extremely unstable)
Temporal Suppression Fields (Stops time locally for a few seconds): 2 potentially functioning devices
Pure Nuclear Fusion Bombs: 13,200 active units
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All of these should be hidden such that they are both undetectable and fairly accessible we will have a meeting with the SDC and CORD and come to better conclusions.
Anderson: If that is all, I will be leaving. Contact me when Dr. Ryuzen is available again.
The first post-convergence council adjourned.
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Information about the IC for the reader:
Hierarchy of the International Council:
The 13 Vanguard - any majority decision among these 13 individuals is the supreme decision and each have authority over every division of the International Council.
Praetorian Guard - technically a part of SDC and does not take independent decisions but has equal right of enforcement as the PCA.
Post-Convergence Affairs [PCA] - Is almost independent and has authority over most divisions.(yet to be established)
Judicial Oversight Council [JOC] - regulates and enforces law over the entire IC and humanity.
Covert Operations & Records Division [CORD] - is the intelligence division and has its own force and a partial command over the SDC, holds and maintains records of almost everything that the IC has knowledge of.
Strategic Defense Command[SDC] - Military and Defence, controls most of the world's war resources.(Head- Renji Kurogane)
Bureau of Sovereign Affairs [BSA] - Deals with relations between human states.
International Trade & Resource Agency [ITRA] - manages all financial matters.
Prometheus Initiative - Scientific department and weapons development under this there are many sub divisions and The Department of Interdimensional Sciences was one of these.
Communications and Media Authority [CMA] - manages all communications internal and external, upkeeps IC's VoidLink.