"Let the fire run." At a moment's notice, the Resistance received the go-ahead for a mass rebellion against the Valkyrian occupiers. Ordinary Hystaigans, alongside dispersed elements of Rigala Kompanie, launched attacks across the nation against checkpoints, outposts, and bases controlled by the Valkyrian Defence Forces and SIEGE. At a Hystaigan police headquarters in Karelia that was converted into a Valkyrian military operations centre, masked rebels threw Molotovs at the building, grabbed and beaten a few Valkyrian soldiers to death, and overturned military vehicles in the car park.

Other tales of rebelliousness developed throughout the nation as Hystaigans across the country revolted against the occupation. At a rural Valkyrian checkpoint, a suicide bomber drove a car up toward the soldiers before detonating the explosive. Sex workers in Dystalia lured several Valkyrian soldiers before stabbing them with knives. Out of national frustration and anger, the Hystaigan people unleashed a massive act of resistance resulting in the Kalkara War's bloodiest day, with more than 15,000 people dying on 7 April throughout Hystaiga.

In Karelia, the Resistance stormed the prison holding Blisse Starke, who had been indefinitely detained by the Valkyrians for nearly a year, liberating the Supreme Voice and other members of the Resistance. In a video uploaded to social media, Starke spoke about her experiences while imprisoned, accusing the Valkyrians of torturing her and her fellow Hystaigans and committing crimes against humanity. She also applauded the Resistance's efforts, promising that "Hystaiga will be a nation once again".

"One day, this war will end, and I will return to my mission." Second lieutenant Lucilla Bennett promised her parents that she would return from the war to continue her life's goal. She did not want her parents to worry about her, but her parents were always worried about their daughter. Lucilla did not believe in the war; she was conscripted to fight this war. Against her parents' wishes, the Valkyrian government called upon all military-age citizens to serve in the war. With each passing day, Valkyrian families were suffering the consequences of the war. Many were mourning the loss of their loved ones. While many saw their children as heroes, some saw their children as victims of an unjust and unlawful war.

On the morning of 7 April, Lucilla Bennett was dispatched to the urban quarter of Dystalia, just 54 kilometres away from the Hystaigan capital, where her comrades were pinned down by enemy gunfire. The objective of her unit was to extract them to safety. However, the Resistance was not going to make it easy for the Valkyrian Defence Forces. The second lieutenant's unit was travelling in enough armoured personnel carriers (APC) to carry up to 75 soldiers. When the unit arrived on the scene, some provided suppressive fire while others ran to extract the wounded. Bennett was one of the latter, who raced into one of the two buildings that the soldiers were taking shelter in. She managed to rescue five wounded soldiers before she was shot.

Bennett fell to the ground, bleeding profusely from her neck. Another soldier saw what happened and ran to her position, applying pressure to her wound. He called for help, and another soldier ran over to help carry her into an APC. However, saving Bennett from her wound was impossible, and she died from major blood loss. The time of death was forty minutes after midnight on Wednesday, 7 April 2021. In Steve and Margaret Bennett's eyes, their daughter was seen by the Valkyrian government as nothing more than a statistic. Today, they will learn that their daughter was killed.

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"I want to do what you do every day, which is fighting to build a better world."
— Lucilla, to her father Steve (8 November 2019)