Delhi, the capital of White Elephant.
Inside Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, crowds surged. Tens of thousands of White Elephant citizens packed the stands to bursting, waving flags as their cheers rolled through the stadium in wave after wave.
Sunlight fell on their dark faces, illuminating cheeks flushed with excitement.
On the raised platform in the center of the stadium, White Elephant's president stood before the microphone with both hands held high, palms turned toward the sky, like a deity receiving the worship of his people.
A smug smile hung on his lips as his gaze swept over the sea of heads in the stands, deafening shouts filling his ears.
He slowly lowered his hands, and the crowd's voices gradually quieted with his gesture.
Only a few hushed conversations and the snapping of fluttering flags remained.
White Elephant's president leaned toward the microphone, his voice spreading in every direction through the speakers around the stadium. "People of White Elephant-"
He paused, a fire kindling in his eyes. "From this day forward, White Elephant begins its return to the pinnacle of the world!"
A thunderous cheer erupted from the stands.
"For decades, we have been suppressed, ignored, and trampled underfoot by countries that think themselves superior-but today, everything will change!"
His voice rose higher, his words coming faster. "Rabbit Nation invaded our land! They occupy territory that has belonged to White Elephant since ancient times!
"In that war decades ago, they crossed our border and humiliated our forefathers-White Elephant has never forgotten this blood debt!"
The crowd in the stands began chanting, their voices gradually merging into a unified wave. "White Elephant will prevail-White Elephant will prevail!"
"A few years ago, they provoked us at the border again and seized our territory! Every time, every single time-they humiliate us!"
White Elephant's president thrust