The Peace Crusaders: Chapter 1

The links to all the posts of the novel "The Peace Crusaders":

Chapter 25: https://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-25.html
Chapter 24: http://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-23_51.html

Chapter 23: http://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-23_30.html

Chapter 22: http://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-22.html

Chapter 21: http://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-21.html

Chapter 20: http://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-20.html

Chapter 19: http://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-19.html

Chapter 18: http://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-18.html

Chapter 17: http://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-17.html

Chapter 16: http://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-16.html

Chapter 15: https://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-15.html

Chapter 14: http://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-14.html

Chapter 13: http://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-13.html

Chapter 12: http://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-12.html

Chapter 11: http://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-11.html

Chapter 10: http://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-10.html

Chapter 9: http://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-9.html

Chapter 8: http://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-8.html

Chapter 7: https://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-7.html

Chapter 6: http://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-6.html

Chapter 5: http://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-5.html

Chapter 4: https://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-4.html

Chapter 3: https://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-3.html

Chapter 2: http://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-2_28.html

Chapter 1: http://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-2.html

Chapter 0: http://peacecrusaders.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-peace-crusaders-chapter-1.html

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Chapter 1

‘Berth’ is one of the latest known extra solar planets. It is an Earth-like and Earth-sized planet. It revolves around its Sun-like star ‘Altakep’. Among many stars and their planetary system of the universe discovered till date, Berth is the only planet other than Earth where exactly humanlike species of Earth exist.

In the recent years, these humanlike species called berthlings got very busy carrying out some very sinister activities in many parts of the planet Berth. The situations on Berth presented an exact replica of the situations prevalent on Earth where also its inhabitants- the earthlings- had made wars and killings their daily habit. These were the darkest days of Berth as they were for Earth.

And on one of such dark days two berthlings- the inhabitants of Berth- were in a serious conversation.

“Yesterday the bastards killed an entire family of civilians. I am sorry for using the abusive expression. But I couldn’t help; I am really highly perturbed this time.”

“This is not the first time someone was killed.”

“Yes. Yet yesterday’s was the ghastliest. Imagine entire family being killed in one go, that too intentionally. Till date it used to be some scattered incidences of civilian killings.”

“Yes. I read about it too. They killed the head of the family a 63 year old man, his wife 59, their three sons and two daughters age ranging from 21 to 37, and five children- a baby of 24 days, her brothers 5 and 11 year old and her cousins- a boy 4 and a girl 6.”

“They killed all the twelve mercilessly. The whole thing was premeditated. They intentionally targeted not just one but two missiles at the house where these innocent people lived.”

“Then the killings in retaliation were the nastiest. The opposition bastards razed an entire village exterminating its more than 450 residents in one go. I too am sorry for using the abusive expression. You know I don’t use it normally. But today I’m disconcerted beyond any limit.”

“As if the continual massive causalities of military personnel of both sides were not enough, both sides went after civilians too.”

“Enough is enough. It’s beyond our tolerance limit now. People in the armed forces as well as the civilians are being murdered en masse just to cater to the whims of some madcaps and maniacs wrongfully occupying the top and influential positions of various countries of Berth.”

“Ironically these maniacs don’t send their sons and daughters to fight these wars. They want others to die, not their own sons and daughters. Smart alecks these fools! Utterly impotent creatures!!”

“Cowards of highest order, all of them. They are totally devoid of any meaningful ideals and values. They are only stuffed with hypocrisy, corruption, deceit, selfishness, greed, power mongering, expansionism, exploitation, discrimination, racism, fundamentalism, and cruelty.”

The two berthlings were exchanging notes on the latest ghastly incidents that took place a day before.

Isonia and Kasban- the two small sized countries, situated in the central part of planet Berth had engaged themselves in a bloody war to capture a holy town. Each country was claiming its ownership of the holy town. This matter hinged around the emotions of the people of two countries, after all it wasn’t about any ordinary place, it was all about a holy and religious place. And politicians of both the sides were busy exploiting their emotions. They were keeping them busy in a war to divert their attention from the utterly poor living conditions faced by most of the citizens of both the countries.

“The politicians and their cronies from different nations are responsible for not only what is happening between these two countries but the entire planet is disturbed with the numerous wars that have erupted or are about to erupt at different geographical locations,” said the first berthling.

“The task ahead of us is really gigantic,” said the second.

Then they dismissed the meeting with a promise of meeting soon again.

 “I will let you know where to meet the next time. The walls of this place may have ears to them- it may not be completely safe. We should never ever leave a hint of what we speak and do,”

“Then, see you soon. We need to do a lot of work in the meantime.”

“Bye, see you soon. I too must gear up.”

They shook hands and went their different ways.

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