The Betrayal's End

ckpit. As the sun began to rise, I gazed forward into the distance and watched the sky transf

. No crickets chirping, no bushes or trees rustling, nothing. Just the sound of our footsteps squelching in the muddy terrain disturbed the silence. It didn't t

out there?!" Lieuten

Lieutenant Alex nudge

ation? Because if anyone didn't know

ad nonetheless. Sergeant Jake shot them a glare full of daggers as a way to te

consisting of gunshots, explosions, screams and shouts. We started moving towards it, keeping our guard up as we sea

t as he pushed back his black curls out of his eyes, his hands soon gripping tightly onto th

hing... waiting for us... they most likely h

ed around for the source then continued walking al

house, it was an abandoned factory. A building that had been completely destroyed, looks like it has been completely

for my .50 GS pistol so quickly before. I waited for them to pass so I'd at least have the advantage of having their back turned before I took the shot

were scattered around the place. I couldn't tell if he was trying to compliment me o

und. People are definitely here. T

idea as we could easily surround them, evacuate the ho

and Lieutenant Alex, Lieutenant Chris, and Sergeant Jak

s, keeping my ears perked out for any sounds of moveme

n I was sent on scout patrol as a young, green Cadet. So why am I feeling like this? I guess

o leap out of my chest and my palms becoming sweaty. Soon after, my breaths became short and ragged as I gripped tig

ued to linger and continued to make my heart race. This couldn't be good. The longer I clenched my gun, the clo

e fallen debris that we had to walk through. I quickly glanced around and found two bodies.

aths. We weren't fast enough to get to them on time, we didn't save them. I know that I can't sav

te the hostages and relocate them safely. With that time pressure i

i. Clear the area, find out

d they listened to me as they followed my i

er than a few feet with this darkness. Shivers ran through my entire body and sweat began to form at my brows. I felt cold. The building had completely lost its warmth, meaning that anything living being here

nel Carter throug

Move to my loca

urselves. We waited until the shooting stopped before we proceeded and used the darkness to our advantage to stealthily advance further. My grip never left my gun as I moved in with Private Kai and Lieutenant Ale

e room, I spotted the r

nd dark navy pants. Their weapons were held defensively, ready to fire at anythin

s about to shoot one of them before I realized that I had used up all my

et yourselves the fuc

rivate Kai and we all exchanged a nod. Private Kai passed me an extra magazine o

d run. Ready?" They all shared a nod

mb. I couldn't see a thing but I fired into the grey abyss aimlessly anyway. I heard Lieutenant Alex and Private Kai's footste

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