Stadium Negara

The stadium in the time of humans

Stadium Negara is an indoor arena located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located about 2 kilometers from the Petronas Towers and is adjacent to the Stadium Merdeka and KL118. When completed in 1962, it became the first indoor stadium in Malaysia and was renovated 3 times throughout the years. The stadium has 10000 permanent seats, is fully air-conditioned, and is capable of housing many different types of events, including sports events and concerts. The stadium has hosted notable events like the 1992 Thomas Cup (Where Malaysia won the event after a very long time of losing), and dozens of concerts held by numerous local and international celebrities. But in a life after people, can the stadium contain itself from being destroyed by Mother Nature?

1 day after people: As the city of Kuala Lumpur suddenly turns from a bustling metropolis to an eerie ghost town, Stadium Negara now no longer hears the loud cheers of thousands of fans, but the gusts of wind and a sense of quietness that has not been heard in this stadium for a very long time. As night falls and the city lights up, the stadium remains dim as in the time of humans, with the Bukit Jalil National Stadium replacing Stadium Negara as the main stadium, it has fallen more and more into disrepair. However, the power grid suddenly fails to work, and the rest of Kuala Lumpur can enjoy the same feeling of disrepair that the stadium had as the nation falls into darkness.

2 weeks after people: Rodents start to enter the building in search of remaining food leftover. They raid the VIP Rooms and consume every morsel of remaining food, before eventually leaving for good in search of other locations to hunt. Meanwhile, birds have also begun to settle in the arena bowl of the stadium, due to favorable conditions and temperatures. For now, the stadium's only visitors are animals that do not intend of watching anything, but settling down.

5 months after people: A massive downpour strikes the entire city, and since the stadium is located on a hill, it is spared from the effects of flooding that inundates the city center, including the nearby KL118. Despite this, glass shatters on some floors of the stadium, while more and more birds are forced to relocate inside of the stadium's arena bowl, bringing in unwanted seeds, and starting the rapid plant growth of the stadium.

1 year after people: The plants start to grow inside of the stadium, while the exterior supports are starting to corrode from the tropical humidity. Inside the seats are now home to the nests of thousands of birds, creating a flourishing ecosystem inside of the stadium, with the only setback being the stadium's chances of survival being pushed down further.

10 years after people: Rather than having a man-made grass pitch like others, Stadium Negara now has its own version of a pitch as plants grow on the cracks of the smooth floor of the arena bowl, destroying the floor. Birds have also fertilized the seeds to grow faster, and the stadium provides a sort of greenhouse temperature, accelerating plant growth further. Meanwhile, the exterior supports are starting to turn red as rainwater corrodes the metal supports.

50 years after people: The plant growth inside the stadium has long since reached the seating area, destroying the 10,000 seats while wildlife continues to flourish inside. However, the supports holding on to the dome of the stadium cannot bear the weight anymore and they break, sending the entire dome crashing down, destroying all life within the interior, as well as the seating area and the floor. With the gray dome gone, the structure itself can last longer now, but plant growth will now be able to cover the entire stadium.

95 years after people: Plantlife has now covered the entire stadium in a layer of green, making it unrecognizable on the ground and in space. The interiors of the VIP Holding Rooms have long since been destroyed while the sports equipment like dumbbells has been completely destroyed from moisture brought on by the humidity. Outside, a section of the stadium's entrance collapses but does not cause the entire stadium to collapse.

115 years after people: Surprisingly, Stadium Negara has been able to hold on fine for more than a century, but this historical structure will meet its fate from the forces of nature. Adjacent to the stadium, KL118 has been slowly leaning in the direction of the stadium, and the supports of the tower finally snap, causing the entire structure to collapse. the lower part of the tower collapses on itself, but the upper 50 floors come falling down onto the remains of the Stadium Negara, once again destroying all life in a cloud of debris, leaving no more traces that Stadium Negara ever existed as the tower crushes the stadium. The place that once held the event where Malaysia won the Thomas Cup after 25 long years of struggle is now gone, never to be seen again.