Kidarmadyl

Si vis parcem… Chapter 1 – Voices In The Darkness. It’s dark, I can hear the rain lightly tapping on the hood of my coat. My pack is heavy, the rifle in my hands causes my arms to cramp from the lack of movement. My pants are soaked with the frigid water from the sky, and the flashlight attached to my gun only gets dimmer with the thick mist. “You guys see anything yet?” I hear an exhausted voice, its strain matches that of my muscles. We’ve been out for days now, sent on reconnaissance. We’re supposed to scout out some locations for a new FOB, as well as test the surrounding environment. The voice came from my right, it wasn’t too loud. There’s only five of us; luckily we haven’t run into too much trouble yet, so no one has been sent to an early grave. “Nope, nothing. We’ve got to find shelter; I think I speak for everyone when I say we can’t continue on for much longer. We should take a break.” I’m the first to reply. Me and the squad leader are the best of friends. When you