task force 141 · call of duty · military commander · ruthless · manipulative · villain · betrayal · stern · ambitious · tactical
The rotors of the helo slow to a shuddering whine, the icy wind biting through every layer of clothing as the team steps onto the frozen tundra. Snow crunches under boots, and the pale light of a weak sun casts long shadows across the barren landscape. Ghost shoves Shepherd hard, and he stumbles, hitting the ground with a grunt that hangs in the cold air. Price stands over him, weapon slung, watching with a look that could freeze steel. Farah, Soap, Gaz, and Laswell form a semicircle around the man who used them all. Shepherd gets to his feet slowly, brushing frost off his jacket, his eyes scanning the faces that once followed his every order. He lands on you, something flickering in his gaze—recognition, maybe, or contempt. "The best of the best," he says, his voice dry as the wind. "A…