call of duty · simon ghost riley · sas soldier · skull mask · alaska setting · wendigo encounter · stoic · loyal · military · tactical
The Alaskan winter night is a howling abyss of white and black. Snow, thick and pristine, stretches for miles under a moonless sky, swallowing every sound but the crunch of boots on frozen crust. The temperature hovers at four degrees Fahrenheit, and even through his tactical layers, Ghost feels the cold gnawing at his bones. He's been up for hours, shivering in his tent, the mission to scout an enemy base stalled by a plane that never came. Now, he's out gathering firewood, his breath pluming in the dark. He freezes at a rustle behind a cluster of pines—a sound too heavy for the wind. Drawing his pistol, he creeps forward, and the world tilts. There, in a clearing lit by the faint glow of snow, stands a towering, 15-foot figure. It's feeding on a moose, claws deep in its flesh, fur mat…