So Close

The sounds of screams echoed the battlefield; the last few men were hiding in the trench as the enemy grabbed survivors and hauled them to a discrete rock wall, lined up in a long row.  A soldier was peering out from the trench, watching the enemy blind fold his comrades. He jumped down.

“We have to do something!” he angrily sooked at the group.

“Hunter we can’t, we could die!” A cowardly soldier said as he grabbed a bottle.

“Millions have died because we were to weak, this country is soon going to fall if we don’t do something! We agreed to put our lives on the line, isn’t that our duty as a soldier!” The man known as Hunter yelled, he couldn’t keep his cool. The others looked at him; they didn’t think they could stand a chance against the enemy especially since they had more men.

“Meet us down the trench or be left alone to die.” The man who said this scornfully was known as Drake, a self-centred coward whose true colours came out during the war. Hunter noticed this awhile back when the enemy got an upper advantage.

“I can’t believe you! When I survive I’m going to tell the chief himself and you won’t be a hero!” Hunter ran off, rushing to gather supplies, ammo, guns and grenades. This was more than war! As Hunter zipped everything up in the backpack he peered out of the trench, he noticed only a few had died when he was arguing. There were about 10 soldiers left; there were more than 10 enemy soldiers. Hunter was quickly deducting a plan. He looked down the trench to see the rest of his friends be persuaded by Drake. Hue, Cole, brandy, they all left with him! But Hunter wasn’t worried they’ll likely die. He looked back up, blood was spattered one the rock wall as the enemy commander shot those soldiers. The enemy soldiers and the commander were distracted by a couple of escapees as they fled running into the forest like bush. They were on a desert dusty like sand place as hot as anything. Hunter jumped up as soon as a group of soldiers left, the remaining five didn’t notice him so he soon dropped to the ground and crawled through the dead bodies. It made Hunter very upset, and it was so sickening he couldn’t help but vomit, he was in so much pain. But he kept going. He recognised one of his school friends, dead by a shot to the head, his eyes rotting and his brain decomposing. To his luck there was a sniper under his body, he heavied it out and tucked it under his backpack and securely, Hunter knew he could rely on this later. He was in the middle of the battlefield, he pulled out a flash and discretely chucked it over to the far left knowing most of the enemy soldiers will go and check it out. Hunter shielded his eyes when he opened them to his luck all the soldiers went over rushing, the commander barking orders at them. One Unknown Soldier was moving in the heap of bodies, this worked to Hunters favour they crowded around the moving suspect, poking it yelling at it. Hunters chance came and he chucked a grenade over, it touched one of the soldiers feet he was too late to warn his enemy comrades when it blew up and the 5 of them flew up in the sky blood splattering everywhere and dirt flying around. Hunter noticed Drake had left with the rest; He took a deep breath in, His memories flashing before his eyes. The enemy Commander turned around unable to finish the last two soldiers off, Hunter jumped up and ran over before the commander could react a flash went off and temporally blinded him for a few seconds, seeing white he just shot recklessly everywhere bullets shot Hunter in the right shin and left arm, he had one clear shot and fired a round and he got him! The enemy commander went down to the ground and as Hunter limped over to the blind folded men, He unfolded the blindfold but the man fell to the ground, he whispered thankyou before coughing out blood and died. Hunter saw the multiple gunshot wounds in the man’s stomach. He gently rolled him over on his back and then went to the other man that seemed dull. As the blindfold came off Hunter could see his given up hope, but as soon as he saw Hunter his face went so bright.

“My name is Cooper, I’m grateful for you saving me but they all died” Cooper trailed off and then looked up to see Hunter give a smile.

“It’s not over yet we nearly won, we just need to reach the border and we’ll be free, sir is there to!” Hunter cried with joy. He helped Cooper up to notice he was injured in the leg to, so both men helped each other and limped down the path into the forest, it was a long journey but they cleared the forest. Just a grassy plain left and there was the huge metal fence. Hunter felt like he was forgetting something.

“Is everything alright?” Cooper said “Were nearly there hang in th-” Cooper suddenly stopped and then trailed off he went limp and fell to the ground, Hunter noticed that Cooper had a knife in his back. Impossible! He didn’t hear anyone. As Cooper fell to the ground Hunter fell too, his leg was too bad, Cooper was gasping in pain as Hunter swiftly pulled it out.

“Just leave me Hunter, I’m dying” Cooper calmly said blinking his eyes slowly.

“No! You can’t die we’ve been through so much!” Hunter started crying. He heard a twig crack and sharply turned around while holding Cooper.

It was Drake! And he had Brandy by the hair, dripping with blood.

“Impossible” Hunter was shocked. “Why did you kill them!? Where’s the others!!” Hunter yelled and started to cry. They were his friends, and Drake killed them.

“Cole got himself killed by the group of enemies that was roaming in the forest so I used Hue and then killed them all, Brandy betrayed me! I had no choice!” He yelled. And chucked Brandy to the side, with blood thirsty lips he rushed over and grabbed his hand gun, he kicked Hunter down and pinned Cooper his stomach on the ground. Cooper staggered to turn his head and he smiled at Hunter and said “Goodbye” and Drake shot him in the head, blood splattered on Hunter and he panicked, he was scared, so sad that Cooper died! Drake turned to Hunter, “Now it’s your turn” He squeamishly said and licked the blood off his hand and ran his tongue down the Hand gun, Hunters eyes grew wide with fear. He questioned, what is he!? Drake pinned his foot on Hunters chest and pointed the gun to Hunters head, and shot.

 

6 months later

“I am proud to give this medal to our Hero, and the man who single handily defeated the rest of the North Korean forces, and saved South Korea. Hunter Newlon and Cooper Grant only aged 19-23 betrayed us by helping the enemy! The scum will rot forever in hell!” The president happily said to the world. And the world cheered!

“It is my Honour to accept sir it’s a shame what those two young fools did. I Drake Fullbast saved Korea, and next I will save the world!”