Lone Mercury
The ceaseless gunshots play through my head like the music of an old-fashioned jewelry box. I lay motionless, the soft sand gently blowing over my body in ripples like the ocean. My squad has long moved on, believing me to be dead, as I soon would be. I gaze up at the blistering sun as my eyes glaze over, and I think of my precious family. I'll never return, and my body will lay here for eternity. A dulling numbness creeps up my limbs, and too soon, a force is pulling me farther and farther into the unknown. The demanding orange orb appears smaller and smaller while I slip away. A thick and foggy darkness seeps into its place, overtaking my vision. I faintly hear my name murmured, then I simply succumb.
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Lone Mercury
Science FictionIt's the year 2050, and the entire Southern Hemisphere is ruled by a terrible force that shows no mercy, and is selfishly run. While the awful murders and evil schemes pile up, the North has tried to end the South empire called the Trilconven. All a...
