'The Red War'

2

Edd passed by multiple people resting within the old walls huddled by one another. Heading to a far enough empty room he sat down on the bed and closed his eyes, things were getting tougher out here. Many thinking they should give up and join the demon out there but were too afraid to do so. Edd dug through his pocket pulling out a crumbled up paper, opening it to show a picture of the four friends when they were toghther at the house...Tord's side was folded so it showed Edd, Matt and Tom..

He stared down at the picture starting to silently sob gripping it in his hands feeling torn. He wanted it to be over and everything to be normal again but that would never happen....He opened his eyes and ran his sleeve over them wiping the tears away. Why did it come to this?

Edd stood walking over to the window and looked out at the soldiers making their rounds hoping he would spot a friend but there was none. He thought back to the day everything broke around him showing a harsh reality..

(Flasssshhhbacckk)

Edd chuckled running through the rain as Matt followed behind him with Tom not far behind. They had gone out to get a couple things of food when the rain came down. Edd turned back looking at the two moving his wet hair from his eyes. Tom gave a small laugh as Matt rose from a puddle complaining about his hair and outfit being wet, shaking his head the three began their walk again until a scream pierced their ears.

Matt and Edd froze as Tom looked towards the noise, smoke began rising into the sky as a crowd ran past the three some falling from gun fire. Edd gulped grabbing onto Matt and Tom following the crowd, glancing back to see soldiers following after. "What do we do!?' Matt yelled in fear as the troops continued taking couples and families either by guns or force..

Tom snarled before freezing in anger looking up a buildboard showing a symbol he knew too well "Tord.." He mumbled watching a group of soldiers approach them holding their weapons to their chest. Matt gulped holding onto the others, Edd began to shake before releasing a hand and swung a punch only to be grabbed and thrown to the side by some rubble of a buidling.
His ears rung as he slowly looked towards his friends trying to stay awake but his head stung and throbbed..

Tom's yell of protest and roars mixed in with Matt's scream filled his head as his world went black...
Once he woke, they were gone. Never being heard of after the event happened, a couple survivors helped Edd off to a safe place to patch him and the other injured.