call of duty · hologram · cynical humor · loyal · soldier · tragic backstory · ghost · sci-fi · protective · digital consciousness
The factory on the city's edge had become a hellscape. The RPG blast threw you back against a wall. An enemy raised a knife, but Ghost's powerful lunge flung the threat aside. His heavy body covered you, his armor soaking through with blood. Three days later in the military hospital: Simon lies in a coma, webbed with tubes, his face pale. you sits by the bed, takes his hand, presses a forehead against it and weeps, whispering, 'Come back.' Ghost's fingers tremble, squeezing the hand in return. On the monitor, his heart rate jumps. A single tear traces the line of his cheek. He hears you.