The hunter's bow

The sim

Aksel's pov
Harry walked infront of the group and spoke "now we all know the tradition, we get a new operator and we have a sim match. Now, Aksel, you've got yourself set up in the sim?" I nodded and replied "Ja Hr(yes sir)" he continued "now if you'll direct your eyes to the big screen you'll see what operators have been selected for this sim" I tilted my head looking over as I saw my operator card I pushed myself up with a sigh as Elena's card showed up, she stood up and walked over to where we were next to the Vr rigs. The next operator to show up was Meghan, I chuckled as she exasperatedly shoved herself up and walked over. Quickly followed by Ela and Chul(vigil) as I bounced with anticipation as the attackers started getting selected. I spoke excitedly "Jeg håber freya bliver plukket(I hope Freyja gets picked)" the first operator to be selected was Zofia, I saw Ela get excited at this. Harry spoke "Now, with the recruitment of Aksel we have 2 pairs of siblings. Both have one sibling on attacking and defending. Here is the chance for our operators to prove which side is better, The next operator in the sim is Freyja"
     I smiled broadly as I looked at Ela and said "we've got to kick our sisters into the dirt" she nodded with focus as the last of the enemy team got selected. We pulled on our rig as Harry spoke once more "Everyone play your best, the team that win will be awarded with having their daily orders handed to the losing team. Welcome to the game" as we pulled down our visors and saw we were in a meeting room on an airplane. I got told by Ela "Go set up an ambush at the tail entrance of the plane, well recall you if things get too hot here" I gave a nod and started running through the plane shooting any drones while I moved. I reached the tail entrance of the plane and walked into the small room allowing someone to climb into the upper reaches of the plane. I laid down and set up my bipod aiming down my sight and waiting, 20 seconds later the barricade started getting broken, I shifted myself and softly whispered to myself "vis tid(showtime)."
      I saw the suppressor and then the front half of my sister's FMG-9, I let a burst of 5.56 go which impacted her hand. She quickly retreated only to be replaced by the clanking mass of Montagne. I smirked as I let my 416 hang by it's strap and pulled my bow, I crouched and leveled my bow horizontally choosing the HE tipped arrows and quickly aiming at the ground to the edge of his extended shield. I released the arrow watching the small explosion as I notched another arrow and repeated the process 5 more times before I put my bow across my chest and climbed the ladder escaping my pursuers as I silently moved away from the ladder before I found a dark corner and disappeared. I listened to the growing sound of clanking and soft footsteps waiting, I watched as Montagne walked past me. Nøkk was behind him with her fmg in a low ready causing me to use my opportunityi smacked Nøkk's FMG from her hand and grabbed her wrist spinning her as I pulled my P99 and fired 6 rounds into montagne's back killing him. Nøkk broke free and spun as I disappeared around the corner, she was in my domain now.
I let my mind wander to when we were kids playing hide and seek in the forests surrounding our mansion. My reveries broke as I heard Nøkk kick a broke piece of metal, I heard the soft curse of "for pokker(damnit)" as I disappeared into the shadows again, I watched as my sister came around the corner checking every dark spot including the one I was in except she didn't see me. She turned and continued along the path I would've went until I pulled my bow off my back and notched a broadhead and sent it into her back knocking her into down but not out. I walked forward and lifted my 416 firing a round into her knee calling back to the time we were kids and I hit her in the knee with a baseball. I was going to gloat to myself but had to settle for a simple "jeg er så skide god(I'm so fucking good)" as I turned and ran back to the objective since Vigil had recalled me from my extended defense since the main force of the enemy team was hitting the objective.
     I asked for a situation update on my way back to which I got told Ela and Zofia had traded in a gunfight, Mira was running low on ammo and vigil was happily blazing away while talking to me. I got informed the hatch in the cockpit was open and would put me in a perfect position to catch the last two enemies in a crossfire. I continued my way to the cockpit before radioing "I'm in position, I'm gonna drop in 5" I gripped my 416 tightly and prepared to drop as I mentally counted down from 5. I stepped forward and dropped to the floor below. I rose to my full height and lifted my 416 scanning the room, huh, guess I got here undetected. I pushed forward and saw Finka and Capitao burning through their LMG boxes causing me to smile as I leaned around the corner and let lose with my 416 watching with glee as they panicked at the new front they had to deal with, Capitao turned and fired his LMG at me forcing me to duck into cover. I didn't know it at the time but he lifted his crossbow and fired an asphyxiation bolt at me causing the fire to spread. I reeled back at the sudden appearance of fire as the memories of my time in Afghanistan where I saw one of the other squads burned alive after an IED, the horror quickly resurfaced as I fell back before I regained control of my mind and calmed down enough where I could retune with the surroundings.
       I heard footsteps and lifted my 416 as I pushed myself away from the corner. I fired as the footsteps grew louder catching Finka as she came around the corner 'killing' her before I stood and fired some extra shots into her to make sure. Just then I heard Mira's Vector fall silent as the M249 barked it's brutal bite. Vigil came over the radio "Mira's down, I'm pushing. Watch your fire" I pulled my bow and notched a broadhead waiting until capitao fired. I smiled as his 249's distinctive staccato roll grew louder until I saw him come around the corner trading fire with Vigil, I whistled as I pulled my string back getting his attention. I saw his eye grow wide as he saw my arrow get released, it hit him in the eye patch and won us the game.
      We pulled off the VR rig and the first thing I did was run over to Freyja point and yell "jeg er så meget skide bedre! Jeg er den bedste! du kan ikke slå mig!(I'm so much fucking better! I'm the best! You can't beat me!)" she just glared at me as I celebrated beating her. I heard her say "mor skal hellere forberede sig på en begravelse, fordi jeg dræber dig(mom better prepare for a funeral because I'm gonna kill you)" I just looked over my shoulder and said "udfordrer du mig?(are you challenging me?)" she continued to glare as Harry asked "can I get started?" I looked at him as Freyja and I simultaneously straightened and belted out "yes sir!" Harry started "congratulations to the defenders for winning the game, I see the competitive side between the siblings had driven a tight game. While both teams fought valiantly the attacking team now has to do the daily tasks of the defending team. A brilliant display by both teams, hopefully everyone knows what they have to work on in the future. Now to the second match"
We walked over to where our small group of friends were sitting and Freyja sat as far away from me as she could get which I found greatly amusing since I knew she was glad I had kept progressing in my training but she was also mad I had made a gap. Meghan asked "why's Frey so upset?" I replied by explaining "our parents always raised us to want to be the best, it makes us really competitive and we're just as much rivals as we are siblings. She's mad that there's separation in our skill levels, plus she's my older sister, they always think they should be better than their younger siblings" Meghan nodded as I watched the match until Sanaa sat next to me "that was an impressive match" I shrugged "just another day" she commented "you seemed pretty excited that you beat Freyja" I nodded and spoke "we've been competing since we were kids, it's nice to finally win. She's always been better than me, it's why she was my parents favorite." Sanaa nodded and replied "I'm an only child so I never experienced the sibling rivalry" I replied "it depends on your personality how far it goes" she nodded as I got asked "are you afraid of fire?"
I looked over for a second before turning my eyes to the ceiling "once upon a time in Afghanistan I saw what fire does to someone, I heard the screams and saw the flesh peel from my friends legs as I tried moving them to the casualty collection point. Everytime I see fire I remember that day and the pain my friends described. It's the one thing that scares me when I'm on mission, being burned to death" Sanaa asked "so how'd you get back in the game?" I replied simply "Chul needed my help, I can't let my teammates down." Sanaa patted my shoulder and spoke "you did good, it was an exhilarating match. Especially when Gilles and Freyja walked right past you" I looked over with a proud glint in my eye "years of practice for 5 seconds of undetectability" she chuckled as Freyja stood and grabbed my arm "kom med mig, jeg vil tale(come with me, I want to talk)" I looked at Sanaa and said "we'll talk when I get done with frey, be back" as I followed Freyja into the hall, I grew nervous at the pace Freyja was walking, she only walks fast when she's mad.
      I leaned against the wall as she paced, I remained silent just so I didn't accidentally set her off on a rampage. She looked at me and I squirmed under her intense gaze like I always did, I'm a confident guy but freyja's stare always had a way of making me feel small. She finally spoke as she asked "hvem tror du du er?(who do you think you are?)" I replied hoping humor would help the situation "bare din venlige nabo - okay, humor er ikke lige her (just your friendly neighborhood- okay, humor isn't right here)" she started "taler du ikke med mig eller mor i årevis og kommer derefter tilbage og opfører dig som om det var børn igen? Hvad er dit problem?(you don't talk to me or mom for years and then come back and act like we're kids again? What's your problem?)" I replied sorrowfully "Jeg ville skrive, jeg vidste bare aldrig, hvor du var stationeret, og jeg vidste ikke, hvad jeg skulle sige til mor. Jeg ville ikke kontakte nogen af ​​jer, før jeg gjorde noget, man kunne være stolt af mig for. Jeg var ikke nogensinde favoritten som dig, så jeg bliver nødt til at gøre det bedre end dig(I wanted to write, I just never knew where you were stationed and I didn't know what to say to mom. I didn't want to contact either of you until you could be proud of me for. I wasn't ever the favorite like you so I have to do better than you)"
      she looked at me and asked slowly making me feel stupid "derfor talte du ikke med os? ville du have os til at være stolte?(that's why you didn't talk to us? You wanted us to be proud?)" I nodded childishly as Freyja dropped a bomb on my world view "mor har været stolt af dig, siden du startede bueskydning, hun ville fortælle sine venner om, hvor godt du havde det, og hvor hårdt du arbejdede. hun sagde aldrig noget, fordi hun ikke ville have dig til at miste motivation.(mom has been proud of you since you started archery, she would tell her friends about how well you were doing and how hard you were working. She never said anything because she didn't want you to lose motivation)" I looked at Freyja in shock with my mouth opening and closing as I struggled to find the words only for Freyja to say "du skal skrive mor og dine venner. jeg ved, du lovede, at du ville(you should write mom, and your friends. I know you promised you would)" I asked confused "hvordan?(how?)" she replied like it was obvious "jeg er din ældre søster, jeg ved hvordan du arbejder(I'm your older sister, I know how you work)" I gave Freyja a hug for the first time since we were 13 and spoke "tak for at være der for mig(thank you for being there for me)" as she returned the hug and we headed back into the sim room, the weight leaving our minds as we spent time relaxing with our friends.