*Siuuuuuuuu* BOOM
"Wahhhh!" "ARGHHH!" "AHHHH" The gnashing of teeth, the crying of women, the fire of gunshots. I couldn't see but I heard it all. The smell of the ashen smokes, the stench of dead bodies, the aroma of rotting maggots. The scent from a sea of blood, the choking ashes strangling my throat..
Teardrops on my face, I saw darkness all around me, but a rough rag hugged my body, tight like a butterfly's cocoon..
"La min fadlik La" A desperate woman's voice. I heard her above me, like I was being carried. Her voice sounded like it was choking on tears and blood, talked through fear, her body shaking, me in her arms, I felt her heart beating, desperation sounded in her voice., "Lays ladaya ma 'uetik 'iiaah"
"Laqad hamalat atfalan mae aleadui. la tujad euqubat 'aezam min almawti.." I heard a hoarse voice shout, like his throat was filled with sand. Metal clashed with skin as I felt the women carrying me fall to the ground.
I tasted the dust cough up in my face as she fell, but she continued to hold me close. I felt her fleeting heat and within her winces and cries a desire to keep me alive. I was precious to her. I was her child.
I had to step in.
I closed my eyes
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I began thinking. This person holding us had a weapon. I can guess there was warfare happening outside this house.
I heard other sounds too, of fighting, killing, screams and shouts. The screaming of women, the shouting of men. That means he isn't alone. That also means that the weapons he holds were provided from a group, most likely.. A group like this needs considerable resources to maintain the health of their troops as well as the distribution of military weapons.
To organize a group one must be aligned with a single goal.
I needed to figure out what the group's goal was.
If the group's vision was to commit genocide then it would've been more systematic, this isn't massacre as he was conversing with my mother instead of immediately shooting her or leading her out which means I can still sruvive.
My Mother is also in this situation which means it's probably in the housing area.
I can also guess that this isn't a single occurrence like cheating or debt based on the sound of multiple screamings, yells, explosions and loud barrages of pew pew pew sounds.
This had to be done by a group, such as a small country or a neighboring city.
He didn't seem like a soldier either, his voice held too many emotions inside of them. A soldier from an army, according to what I know, follows orders precisely.
If it was a military conquest then they would have orders to either kill the civilians or round them up to use as an example. He seems inexperienced as well because a seasoned veteran would be loudly and calmly shouting orders instead of screaming emotionally.
I can't rule out the possibility of this being a poorly trained military too which means he has less loyalty.
There are two main motives that can lead a group to commit homicidal acts. Resources and Ideology.
This might mean that his motives are based purely on ideology or the lack of resources which signals plundering. If it's plundering then I can entertain new ideas to get more money than to kill, on the other hand it'll be much harder if it's ideology.
Assuming its ideology, most of the time the strongest beliefs are revenge or justice. It's usually from a good place that people can do such harmful acts. Thoughts such as "This is necessary" or "For the greater good".
It's easier to convince people to do bad things in the name of good things, rather than to convince people to do bad things for the sake of bad things.
He's currently in an emotional state, so I need to un-emotionalize his state first then begin to understand his view, and dismantle his motives.