chapter 6

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6

Solas sat in the womens quarters alone when the alarm blew.

Quintis was in the shooting range when the alarm blew.

squash the enemy before they are equal to you. that is what the army said. that is what the army did.

run

run

run

she flew through the camp. she searched as she ran but he was nowhere to be found. rebels picked up guns and shot fearlesly.  army shot with no aim to confuse them. it was a futile attempt to search so she picked up a gun.

the gun felt hard and conforting in his arms. sniper. he sat in the tree and shot solders in the feet. if you cant walk or run you cant move, shooting in the arms or hands was good too. to stop them shooting. as he picked at the solders he saw a girl, twelve maybe, shoot a solder in the arm. he kept advancing. the girl cursed and through the gun away. no more bullets Quintis presumed. before he could do anything, the solder fell. knife in the back. mother of the child standing over him. 'bí curamach'.

Bí curamach. its what he heard from behind. he spun. women. girl. solder. knife. he spoke. 'qué?' what? the women gasped. he blinked. she slaped him. he blinked again. 'qué??!

'tusa' you

brother. betrayal.

blink. brother... shoot

'NÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍLLLL!!' NO

blood. pain. bullet. fall. black.

oh crap. run.

tears spiled down her face. turn. chase... gone.

she ran after the man. but she never came close to catching him. he was gone within seconds. hope drained from her. in its place came vengence.

 run, run, run. his childhood freind had never caaught up to him. family came after duty. especially if family had turned him in. years of being pushed by family. years being pushed by army. months of being pushed by government. it had come out when he pulled the trigger. one shot. one bullet. he hoped for one death.

his pulse was never found. he was in a better place. maybe. tears spilled for days. any mention of him broke the dam to unleash the river. she trained harder then ever. she would soon be ready for leadership. she went on missions and came back sucsesful. she worked her way up the ranks.  and became a leader.

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