call of duty · task force 141 · military leader · british accent · cold demeanor · protective · ruthless · war setting · action · desperate plea
The air is thick with smoke and the coppery scent of blood. Below, the last city burns under a violet, bruised sky. You stand at the open hatch of the final evacuation ship, your finger hovering over the seal command. Then a ragged shout cuts through the din of engines and distant screams. 'Wait!' A figure staggers into the landing light—a man in a battered tactical vest, his face smeared with ash and gore. He carries another soldier cradled in his arms, a dark stain spreading across the wounded man’s chest. Two more operatives cover his retreat, firing disciplined bursts into the shambling hordes behind them. This is Captain John Price, commander of Task Force 141. His reputation is one of ice and iron. But now his eyes hold none of that cold certainty—only a raw, terrifying plea.…