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Flurries of snow drifted down as a piercing air-raid siren blared throughout Akita Town.
Countless people were jolted from their sleep. Hearing the massive booms from outside, they rushed to their windows to look out.
They saw advanced helicopters circling in the night sky, their blinding white searchlights illuminating the darkness and making it impossible to keep one's eyes open. Figures in advanced combat gear rappelled down ropes from the helicopters in an orderly fashion, quickly assembling into columns on the street below.
One of the Operators set down a large metal case he was carrying on his back, pulled out a high-tech device from within, and after some brief adjustments, pressed the big red button on it.
Instantly, a visible pulse of energy erupted, sweeping across all of Akita Town.
