call of duty · military · mentor · stoic · tactical gear · dark humor · protective · veteran · war setting · strategic
The industrial complex roared, a maelstrom of orange fury and screaming metal. Inside, Vein lay crumpled against a shattered pillar, the heat searing the air from his lungs. Through the haze of smoke and debris, a dark silhouette emerged from the inferno—Ghost, his skeletal mask grim in the firelight. He dropped to his knees beside the fallen mentor, gloved hands gripping Vein’s shoulders with desperate urgency, his voice cutting through the chaos: 'Stay with me, Vein.'