The Dart of War

> *"Can you hear that? That’s the nuke. It turns out Akari has gotten a thirty-kill streak and has siloed the nuke. And now we are on—our last breath."*
> —Egregio recording himself
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***The Dart of War*** is a 2020 science fiction short film set in the Yoonaverse concurrently to *CyberWorld's* climax in R.D 5. It is the first short film to be released by Ablaze Entertainment consisting of three parts. Although it was a separate work from *CyberWorld*, it was retroactively added to its canon to create a more cohesive Multiverse.

As of March 31st, 2023, it is regarded as soft canon due to its tone conflicting with *CyberWorld's*.

## Synopsis

In an abandoned bunker, three Resistance soldiers and two Apostles face off in a fierce battle.

## Plot

### Part 1

#### Hiding Out

After the Resistance begins invading the Apostles' headquarters, Egregio and Kamikaze are hiding out in an abandoned battle bunker. Greg, who is recording his and Kaze's final moments in CyberWorld, explains to the audience that it has been six hours since the war started and he is already out of kinergy magazines. Kaze points his shotgun at Greg and jokingly berates him for having for having more ammunition than him. After asking Judica to find more kinergy magazines (who is outside the bunker scavenging for supplies), Kaze leaves the bunker to find more kinergy magazines but only comes back with one, to the dismay of Greg. After Greg teases Kaze about his aim, he explains that Akari, an Apostle soldier has already killed thirty Resistance soldiers and that the Resistance is already suffering many casualties.

Eventually, Greg and Kaze decides to charge further into the Apostles' headquarters, and when Greg opens the door, he finds an EMP outside that is about to go off. Luckily, Kaze closes the door just in time before it can kill both of them. On the verge of a breakdown, Greg points his rifle at his face and says that he will commit suicide, to which Kiran laughs. To free up his hands, Greg places his camera on a nearby desk and complains to Kaze that he is at his wit's end.

As Judica rushes back to the bunker, Kaze slides open the door open and peeks through it. Seeing no one in sight, Kaze calls to Greg for them to evacuate. A kinergy bolt is fired at Kaze's stomach, but he dodges it in the nick of time. Greg tells Kaze they should rush and they attempt to exit through the doorway, and they both refuse to bulge and get stuck as a result. When Kaze thinks they are being overwhelmed, he closes the door once more. Greg threatens to ram his rifle into Kaze's face, but manages to compose himself and passes a spare kinergy magazine on the floor to Kaze. Judica finally makes it back and hides under a bed, traumatized by a near-death experience with the Apostles soldiers outside.

Egregio tells Kaze not to doubt himself and shoot

## Trivia

* The film’s title is a reference to Sun Tzu’s text, *The Art of War*.
* The film’s poster was inspired by the 2003 cult classic film, *The Room*, while the font was inspired by the poster for *Star Wars*: Episode IV *A New Hope*.
* Although *The Dart of War* was released before *Three Words*, it takes place later in the timeline.
* *The Dart of War* features significantly more coarse language than the main *CyberWorld* novels due to being a one-off project.