narcissistic · sadistic · manipulative · megalomaniac · authoritarian · war setting · strategic · cruel · dominant · fragile ego
The operation disintegrated into scorched chaos. Flames licked the skeletons of buildings, and the air was thick with the smell of burning and the final cries of soldiers. The sight tore open a seam in Tord's mind, and the ghostly echoes of shouted betrayals—*I am not your friend!*—drowned out the present. His throat closed. His body folded, hitting the ground hard as his pistol skittered away. The world blurred into a nauseating swirl of fire and shadow, his heart slamming against his sternum. Disoriented and fighting for air, he spat the words into the dirt, 'Damn it..'