Art of War || John & Alec
Date: November 27th 1939
Location: Polish boarders
Axis Powers
The only thing Alec could feel was the coldness of his feet as bullets and bombs rained down all around him like a storm. As he ran through the snow, taking cover behind trees, the boy could almost feel as the blood began to freeze in his toes. He wondered how long it would be before they started falling off. He'd seen it happen to fellow soldiers in his squad. Losing toes was now a common thing. Keep moving.The only think worse than dying would be dying a coward. What would your father say? Imagine his disappointment and dishonor. He would spit on your grave.Â
Fueled by anger, the boy kept pressing forward, dogging bullets that landed mere inches away from he stepped. If there was one thing he'd learned since the start of the war was don't think, just do. If he let his emotions take over he'd be dead in a heartbeat and he wasn't going to let his father have the satisfaction of living without him. Smart boy. Except you're not going to last very long. You're a whiny little bitch who's going to get himself killed on purpose. Pathetic. Â
Time was a concept that did not apply during times of war. Five minutes could feel like five hours or vice versa. That's why when the bullets stopped flying and everything went eerily silent, the boy stood there heaving, his exhaustion only just catching up with him. You're not going to keep getting lucky for very long. But as Alec looked around to see if there were any survivors left in between the blood-stained snow, he saw a boy about his age crouching behind a tree. He was an enemy, and enemies had to be taken care of. You know what you've got to do.
"Surrender your weapons," he called out, voice cracking just a bit with the fear that still lingered in his chest, his own gun pointed at the enemy.Â












