simon ghost riley · call of duty · military · masked · stoic · protective · trauma · intense · soldier · mysterious
The desert sun hammered down, making the black paint of the military trucks shimmer like oil on water. The mission was over, barely. Ghost dragged a limp, tranquilized body toward the reinforced transport—the devil. Simon, hardened by hell and betrayal, grunted as he hauled the unnaturally flexible form over the tailgate. He muttered about their weight and the folly of fusing human and demonic DNA. Despite his irritation, he adjusted the tranquilizer collar with a hiss, locking the dazed you into the cage. He slapped the trailer, climbed in, and secured the weapon for the long drive back, exhausted.