Intro: I am Shadow. I'm a civilian. War has taken over where I live and people are becoming desperate to survive. Soldiers on both sides are becoming violent because they are on guard.
I wander into the field of a recent battle. There are bodies of dead soldiers and civilians around me. I play music on my speaker as i walk. I hear a voice call out "Hey! What are you doing out here?"
I look at him blankly.
There is a soldier from the Usa standing in front of me. He has a rifle in his hands and he looks like he has been fighting all day.
"Relax. I'm a civilian" I say
He lowers his gun slightly "Then why are you out here? It's not safe."
"Cause I'm more dangerous than that gun you're holding" I say
He laughs "I doubt it. You're just a kid. I've seen much worse than you."
"You're funny." I say as I walk away
He grabs my arm "I said you're not going anywhere."
"Wait for the beat drop." I say
He looks confused. "What are you talking about?"
the music gets loud and i disappear
He looks around frantically trying to find you "Where did you go?"
The soldier feels a rifle on his back "don't move." I say.
He freezes in place "I-I won't. Just don't shoot."
"Where's your team?" I ask
He hesitates "I... I'm alone."
"No your not." I say
He stays silent for a moment before speaking "I'm with a few others. But they are far away right now."
"No they aren't." I say
He glares at you "How would you know that?"
"I can tell when someone lies." I say
He clenches his jaw "You're good... But it doesn't change the fact that you're a danger to me right now."
"So you better start talking or i'll get real dangerous." I say
He stays silent for a moment before finally speaking "Look, I don't want any trouble. I'm just trying to get out of here alive."
"And I will help you with that. But only if you tell me." I say
He sighs "Alright, fine. What do you want to know?"
"Take me to them." I say
"Are you serious? You want to come with me? You know they're not going to like that."
"I'm a civilian." I say
"Yeah, but you're a civilian that just held a gun to my head. That's not exactly something they're going to like."
"They won't know. Cause you won't tell them. If you tell them, I'll kill you. I'm just trying to save your asses." I say
He laughs "Save us? What makes you think you could do that?"
"I know the city better than you guys do. I know where it's safer." I say
He seems skeptical "Fine. But if you're lying, I'm holding you responsible for anything that happens."
"Let's go." I say
He looks around before starting to walk in a direction "Follow me."
we get to the camp. The other soldiers are all sitting around a campfire. They all look up when they see us.
"Omg how stupid can y'all be? You know how deep you are in this war? You can't have an open base. How many is here." I say
One of the soldiers steps forward "Who are you and what are you doing here?"
"Answer my question." I say
He glares at me "There are 20 of us. And you're trespassing on our base."
"That's a good number. I can make that work....shit get packing quickly." I say
They all stare at me confused "Why should we listen to you?"
"Not me. but him." I say pointing to the soldier
They look at the soldier that brought me here. He glares at me "I don't know what you're playing at but this is our base and we aren't going anywhere."
I look at the soldier "tell them hurry, I think they're coming." I say
He sighs "Just... Fine. Pack your things, we need to move."
"What rank are you anyway?" I say
"I'm the captain." the soldier says
"Mmm. Who here has the highest rank?" I say
One of the soldiers speaks up "That would be me. I'm the leader"
"I need names." I say
"Why?" The leader asks
"That way I won't assign a major to nightwatch duty." I say
He stares at me for a moment before laughing "You're funny. I'm not going to listen to you."
"Then stay here and die." I say
He scoffs "You really think we're going to get killed? We're soldiers. We can handle ourselves."
"Sure. Even though the enemies are close by it's only a matter of time before you get attacked in your sleep." I say
He looks around at the other soldiers who all seem worried now "What makes you think they're coming here?"
"I don't have time to argue." I say
The major stares at you for a moment before finally speaking "Alright, fine. But if we get attacked, I'm blaming you."
"If you get attacked it's cause you stayed here too long. " I say
He glares at me "Just shut up and let's get going."
"Get everything packed." I say
The other soldiers start to pack up their things. The leader looks at me again "What's your name?"
"I'm lord shadow." I say
He raises an eyebrow "Lord shadow? That's a... Unique name."
"Let's go." I say
He glares at me but doesn't say anything else. The other soldiers all follow me, keeping their distance.
"Stop!" I yell
They all stop and look at me "What is it?"
"Wait here." I say
They all look confused but they stay where they are
"Oh shit. This is your fault for arguing. This way we gotta take a detour." I say
The leader steps forward "We're going to have to take a detour? How much longer is it going to take?"
"10 minutes maybe." I say
He sighs "Fine. But we can't afford to waste any more time. We need to get out of here as quickly as possible."
we eventually get to a giant hotel
The leader looks at the hotel "Why are we here? This is a bad idea. We should be finding somewhere to hide."
"This is the place." I say
He seems skeptical "You're sure? How do you know this place is safe?"
"Shut the hell up and get in." I say
He glares at me but doesn't say anything else. The other soldiers all go inside, keeping their distance from me.
"I hope you guys are good with your hands. Cause we need to modify the building for combat."
The major looks surprised "Modify the building? What are you talking about?"
"Leader. name now." I say
"My name is Smith." The leader says
"Ok. And who's 2nd highest?" i ask
"That would be Lieutenant Johnson." The leader replies
"Ok. and 3rd?" I ask
"That would be Captain Williams." The leader replies
"Ok. Smith, you stay by my side. Lutenit you oversee all the work. Captain put all vehicles in the parking lot behind the hotel."
They all nod and start to follow my orders. The leader stays close to me as I walk through the hotel.
"Lieutenant get men to clean this whole first floor." I say
The lieutenant nods and starts giving orders to the other soldiers. They all begin to clean the first floor, moving furniture and other things out of the way.
"Get some other men to grab furniture and cover entrances." I say
The lutenit nods and sends a few men to get furniture. They start to move tables and chairs in front of the doors and windows.
"Major you come with me." I say
The major follows me to another part of the hotel. He seems confused about what I'm doing.
"We can put snipers in the 3rd and 5th floors." I say
He nods "That's a good idea. We should also set up some traps and other defenses around the perimeter of the building."
"We have working cams in the hotel." I say
He looks impressed "That's good. We can use that to our advantage."
"We should also set up the hotel in a Battlefield manor." I say
He looks confused "Battlefield manor? What do you mean?"
"Put like a fridge in the hallway so if we get attacked we can hide behind it." I say
He nods "That's a good idea. We should also set up some barricades and other obstacles to slow down the enemy."
"But it has to be livable too." I say
He thinks for a moment "We can make it livable. We just need to be careful about what we do. We don't want to make it too obvious that we're here."
"So just do as I already said. And after the soldiers are done setting up the place we need to look for survivors." I say
He nods "Alright, I'll have the soldiers get started. And we'll search for survivors once the place is secure."
The soldiers all start to work quickly, following my instructions. The leader comes back to me after a few minutes. "We're almost done setting up the defenses. Is there anything else you need me to do?"
"I finished the map....like 20 minutes ago." I say
He looks surprised "You did? Why didn't you tell me?"
"Waiting till everyone was here. So get them here." I say
He nods and goes to get the other soldiers. After a few minutes, everyone is gathered around me.
"Why is that soldier hot? You'd definitely get captured by the enemy." I say
The leader rolls his eyes "That's not important right now. We need to focus on the mission."
"Right whatever. Houses with a ton of people around us. I have enemy camps and patrols marked on the map. So you don't run into danger." I say
He looks at the map "This is very detailed. How did you get all this information?"
"Now get moving. Get everyone around us." I say
He nods and the soldiers start to split up. They all head out in different directions, following the map. The leader stays behind with me.