That was when she heard heavy footsteps, menacing footsteps. She turned her head just in time to see a hulking Black Horizon soldier appear in the gap of the shattered wall, his armored silhouette framed against the burning chaos outside.
The soldier with his face hidden behind a visor, let out a cruel, mocking laugh as he noticed her, crouched beside her dying brother, desperately trying to save him.
He leveled his gun at her, the barrel cold and unfeeling, pointing straight at her tear-streaked face.
Her heart raced, pounding in her chest like a drum of terror. Her beautiful, wide eyes, full of tears and innocence, locked onto the soldier. She could only see a monster, a devil in human skin, standing before her, ready to snuff out her life like it meant nothing. Her sobs filled the silence as she clung to her brother's tiny, limp hand.
For a moment, it seemed like this was the end for her. The end for them both.
