It began on January 1, 2026,
when three catastrophic
attacks occurred
within hours
of each other,
immediately
following an eerie
display of lightning
strikes illuminating the sky.
These were not
ordinary events,
but rather,
an ominous
prelude to
the chaos
that was
to come.
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