One Shot One Kill-Five Part Series By Keaton Foster

One Shot One Kill-Five Part Series By Keaton Foster1

Form prose2

Delivered In Silence3

One Shot, One Kill4

By:Keaton Foster5

Story One of Five6

Delivered In Silence-One Shot, One Kill7

As I sneak in the underbrush within yards of my enemy8

I am undetectable to all who seek me for I am a ghost9

In this realm of man versus man in a fight to the death.10

I have trained a lifetime for this mission11

As well as the hundreds that have come before.12

I am a sniper; I am one with my precision instrument of death.13

I have long since named her appropriately.14

Her name is Grace for the power she unleashes15

At the feather light, touch in all defining.16

She is death, she is power over life.17

She is God in this realm of man versus man.18

I control her for now as I keep her silently locked19

Away in the safety of her cleverly concealed case.20

I am here today as I have been many times before21

To kill a man so that me and my kind may take one22

More deadly step towards peace.23

I have been here for days in search of the best place24

From which to unleash Grace on my foe.25

Spiders as large as my fist crawl across my skin.26

Snakes slide about and hiss in hatred as I come close.27

Mud and water have become my new friends as I use28

Them to conceal my shape.29

Bugs bite in a furious rage, 30

as I remain silent to all that they do.31

The success of my mission far outweighs any pain32

I may feel in this place,33

for failure is not an option for a man like me.34

I may only get one shot, there needs to be one kill35

Accompanied with a snap of Grace as I unleash her.36

The bullet must find its mark for there will be no time37

For a second chance at a fate dealt with the crushing impact of led.38

I must escape as I arrived silently in the cover of night.39

I wish to live but I will die if that is what it takes for me to succeed.40

After many more days of bitter heat and nights of shifting darkness41

I find my way to the perfect place in which to take my shot.42

I am far way from all that wishes to kill me, but not far away43

Enough from the one I have been sent to kill.44

I unleash Grace from the comfort of her case.45

I clean her thoroughly as I prepare for the night to come.46

I line up my sites and find my marks.47

I have planned my escape long before the hell 48

I bring will come to bear.49

I count the steps in my mind back the way I came into50

The vastness of the jungle where a team of my brothers awaits51

To take me back to the place I have come to call home.52

In no time, the sun goes down, It falls below the horizon.53

The amber hues and the orange cascades of light54

Mark the time to prepare grace for her duty as deaths dealer on this night.55

I am ready, she is locked and loaded.56

We are ready to kill, prepare to die I whisper as I spot my foe.57

He is twelve hundred yards away, sitting in the comfort of his own skin.58

He smokes a bright red cigar,59

It marks the outline that will soon to be my bulls eye.60

I take my readings and wait for the calmness of night to advance.61

Then in no time the fullness of night transcends on us both62

As the realm of death comes to a full circle.63

I am a soldier first; I have a job to do.64

I have my orders, my mission is very defined.65

I have my faith but in this realm, faith has no place.66

I am a killer so if he, he uses many to kill.67

I use but just one, my Grace.68

As I line up the cross hairs on his face,69

I can see the red amber of his cigar fall to the floor70

As he puffs away. 71

I see his lips move, as I am sure he is talking72

Of the future he is unaware I am about to take away.73

Grace clicks once as I push her buttons.74

She is ready, I am ready.75

He is ready to die, I am ready to kill.76

He does not know it but his next puff will most certainly be his last.77

I breathe as I have been trained.78

I ready myself to deal death, as I know how.79

I steady my gun and count to three silently.80

It helps me calm myself, for after all I am human.81

I am about to kill a man regardless of his82

Fight with those whom sent me.83

Absolute silence is broken as I reach zero.84

Grace barks out a loud snap as the power she85

Unleashes hurls one shot down range.86

Before the noise of Grace reaches his kind the bullet finds its mark.87

I watch on in a silent, emotionless state as the88

Man’s head explodes in far too many pieces to count.89

Before the noise of Grace reaches his kind I quickly slip90

Her back into her case and just as quickly I began to find my way91

Back to the safety of the jungle.92

He is dead and in no time, I am all but a ghost to93

Those who seek my direction.94

I find my way back to the place I call home.95

I clean grace, shining every part96

As if she was new.97

I thank her for her service as98

I put her away for another day.99

One shot, one kill is my only way.100

With Grace by my side, I have survived101

Too live another day.102

My foe was not so lucky I am afraid.103

PART TWO:104

In The Shadows105

One Shot,One Kill106

By:Keaton Foster107

Story Two of Five108

In The Shadows-One Shot One Kill109

I stalk here in the vast jungle that leads the way to the next mission.110

I have been sent to eliminate a leader of many with one swift blow.111

Grace is by my side as she has always been.112

She is clean and ready for the precision she provides, she is deadly to all who are on the receiving end of her mastery in the hands of me.113

I have been here for days walking in the night and resting in the day.114

I am heading west into the deepest part of the jungle.115

Into the lion’s den, I must go for fate has called me forward again.116

I must deliver death one shot at a time.117

I must kill the leader of many so that many others will survive his wrath.118

Grace has brought me home many times before this119

Time shall be no exception,120

I hope.121

The man I am here to kill is a violent man,122

Who has kidnapped many of my brothers and tortured them123

To speak of our plans. If he captures me I will surely be dealt124

A fate worse than the death I have planned for him.125

I must not fail; for it goes against all that I have been trained to do.126

As I get close to the enemies base127

I can smell the fires of death burning in the empty field.128

They burn the bodies of my kind in an effort to remove129

Any trace of their existence from this place.130

I shall always remember that smell for it has soaked me to the bone.131

I get close to the highest place overlooking the base.132

I can see clouds of dark black smoke burning high in the night’s sky.133

Buzzards fly nearby looking to feast on all that remains.134

I climb up a large tree that sits on the side of a cliff135

That looks down upon the base. I see dozens of huts and many towers136

That lines the parameter. Guards scurry about in the lights that137

Fall to the ground as a generator runs in the distance.138

In no time I spot my targets quarters, I can see him pacing back139

And forth in the window as I look through my powerful binoculars.140

The distance reads two thousand two hundred and forty yards.141

This will be the longest shot of my military career, I will not142

Miss for Grace has long since been created to make such a shot.143

The calm night will be perfect for such a shot, the smoke floats to the sky outlining the wind direction for me. The burning bodies of my brothers shall lead the way to the justice that is about to unfold.144

I shall deliver death in their honor, Grace shall be my instrument145

As she allows me to reach out and touch the man who146

Sent my brothers to their final resting place.147

I prepare my perch, it must be steady.148

I will get only one shot, for on this night it shall be all I need.149

I remove Grace from the safety of her case and I mount her150

In the brace that shall give me stability to kill from a mile away.151

I adjust my scope; I count the clicks that lead the way.152

I choose the right round as it’s added153

Weight will carry the distance required to be lethal.154

I will be long gone before the enemy has a chance to155

Formulate where I am, or which way death came from.156

As I look through my scope, I see there in a chair157

Sitting before my target is one of my brothers in arms.158

He looks to be in great pain as blood pours from his wounds.159

The target screams in silence as I watch his mouth move.160

He rises up a club and bashes my brother with a brutal blow.161

He is torturing him to death; there will be no escape for my brother.162

His fate has been sealed; I cry a single tear as I decide the best163

Time to take my shot. Grace clicks at the ready as I lock164

Her powerful bolt in place165

The target kneels down in front of my fellow brother,166

He pulls out a knife from his belt and with surgical precision he begins to cut as many others stand by screaming in rage.167

As I look off in the distance, I can see the smoke remains168

Motionless in the night’s sky. It seems to be divine intervention.169

It is time, I must take my shot.170

I breathe in a calm manor as I could down to three.171

I reach zero,172

I have my scope locked onto my target.173

Grace barks out a powerful snap, which echoes across the valley174

Long after the round leaves her barrel.175

As if I am watching a slow motion film I observe through my scope as the powerful round hits my mortally tortured brother in the head. His head Barely slows down the powerful round as it passes through to find its mark beyond deep within the heart of my target. His chest explodes as he fly's back and slams Into the wall. He falls to the floor as dead as he deserves to be.176

I rub Grace across her stock as I thank her for her ability177

To help me make the shot to stop my brothers pain.178

I quickly return her to the safety of her case.179

The base comes alive with alarms as large groups of men look around for the direction of the noise, which followed the death of their commander.180

Many start to fire into the hillside, as I climb down the tree and make my way back into the forest to a squad of fellow soldiers, that will lead me back to the safety of our base.181

In no time I am asked of all I know.182

I am asked of all that I had seen.183

I am questioned of all that I have killed.184

This goes on for quite some time as it always does.185

killing is in the details as they say and my handlers186

Want to know them all.187

I explained I killed the target that Grace had not let me down.188

I told them of the fire and the smell of death that still clung to me.189

I told them of how I witnessed a torture in progress.190

I explained how it was too late by the time I was ready to shoot.191

I had no choice but to wait, for the distance was just too great.192

I dealt death as I had done many times before.193

I dealt peace for a brother who needed it most.194

I have no regret for I am sure he would have done the same.195

Until the next time Grace and I shall wait....196

PART THREE:197

Death Dealer198

One Shot, One Kill199

By:Keaton Foster200

Story Three of Five201

Free Verse202

Death Dealer-One Shot, One Kill203

As the summer sky falls, the blackness of night advances on me quickly.204

I find myself in an oh so familiar place.205

I am deep with the jungle of my enemy alone with grace by my side.206

I have come to this place to deal death one well placed shot at a time.207

I have been sent by those who command me to kill in the name of war.208

I creep amongst the trees that line the path that is traveled209

By my target on this day and his brethren.210

I await in silence for I know it is only a matter of time and he will come my way.211

He has been elusive but on this night my handlers are quite212

Sure he will be coming this way.213

I will be here waiting in the tricks of light, waiting in the shadows in silence.214

I will unleash death on him for I have been commanded to do so.215

He must die, I will kill him whatever the price.216

That is my way and grace is my weapon.217

She will not let me down, for she never has.218

Many hours come and go as I sit motionless in the blackness of night.219

I count the seconds for I am quite aware when my target will appear.220

He has a traitor amongst him, a bought and paid for man221

That has betrayed his trust to lead him to us.222

I wait as my watch ticks away the last minutes of his life.223

He is the leader of many that bring war against my kind.224

He must die so that many may live long after he is gone.225

I will kill him whatever the price for I am a death dealer,226

And I am not bluffing anyone of my true intent.227

As the bell tolls my watch clicks away, it marks the time of his demise twelve pm midnight.228

In the far distance I see a set of lights dance on the trail before me.229

I remove grace from the comfort of her case.230

This time she has been fitted to be as silent as a mouse.231

I peer down her scope at the two lights followed by many others232

In a long line of men that stretches as far as I can see.233

There at the front, the soul that has been bought an paid for.234

He know the plan, he knows what to do for he still has much to be paid.235

His incentives to lead the target out to play are great.236

He raises his hand to cease the column of death that marches behind him.237

He shouts halt and he follows it with a signal that only I am aware is for me.238

In no time many spread out looking for what he says he has seen.239

They search in vain for there is nothing really there, only blackness.240

And me of course the dealer of death, but I am too far away for them to know my shape in the thick blackness of night that surrounds us all.241

I ready grace for her silent ways as I a lock on to my friend hidden amongst them.242

In no time a tall dark looking man comes forward and speaks to my friend.243

He shouts in silence, for I can only see his lips move as rage fly's across his face.244

The man is my target, I will only get one shot as usual.245

My friend has been told to drop his flash light, marking the arrival of death.246

As he points off into the blackness of night, the target opens a case containing night vision binoculars. He scans in the direction of me quite accidentally he will see death coming tonight.247

As he scans the darkness as it all turns green,248

It does not show the true shape of me only an outline249

Which peeks his interest as he stops and looks right at me.250

With a click of grace, I am ready to kill my foe.251

I put the cross hairs dead center of the mans chest.252

I count to three in silence, my friend drops his flashlight as if he knows I am about to strike. The target points in my direction, as he looks right at me.253

Grace lets out a silent whisper as she shutters in my hands.254

There will be no noise to follow the bullet that hurdles towards255

Its target in the blackness of night.256

The target pauses for a split second as if he sees the flash from grace.257

Before he can utter a single word, before he can spot me to his kind258

The bullet finds its deadly mark.259

The targets chest explodes as he falls to the ground dead.260

The silence of the night is broken by hundreds of powerful rifles firing in my general direction.261

Before I go I have one other mission I must complete.262

The friend who betrayed his honor by leading my target astray must die.263

Uncle Sam does not want to pay the millions promised, they would much rather skip on the bill.264

His betrayal is worth a bullet, just a few ounces of led it all they want to invest.265

I move my cross hairs to the targets smug looking face.266

I can see his mind racing as he fantasizes of how he is about to spend the money promised to him. I am afraid that check will never clear, I whisper to myself as I fire a second shot.267

Grace barks in silence as the bullet races from her womb.268

He will never hear death coming as the bullet smashes269

Into his face with such force that his head explodes270

Like a ripe watermelon that has just been hit with a sledge hammer.271

He is dead, payment declined I say to myself as I stow grace back into the safety of her case.272

I rope down from my perch and quickly disappear into the darkness of the forest that surrounds me.273

In no time I join my kind who lead me back to the comfort of our base.274

I am a death dealer and tonight I dealt death275

In the most silent and efficient of ways.276

Just the price of led was all that was paid.277

Death was a certainty for with grace by my278

Side I do not miss.279

PART FOUR:280

Operation Sidewinder281

One Shot, One Kill282

By:Keaton Foster283

Story Four of Five284

Operation Sidewinder-One Shot, One Kill285

Outside my tent the wash of rotors kick up a mini dust storm,286

Helos come in go by the dozens, delivering men to the field of battle.287

Its early AM and grace and I are set for our next mission deep288

Within the foreboding jungle that lays in the valley of the serpent.289

My handler comes in and gives me the go.290

He mumbles helos ready, mount up son, your target awaits.291

I follow him out into the dust, grace is close by my side as always.292

I climb aboard the helo, joining a team of six others that will travel to the valley of the serpent with me.293

They are fresh young faces from all over the states.294

I have been in the jungle with many of them before.295

They know I work alone and that there job is to protect me once I make my kill.296

The bird takes off, we are heading west deep into hell.297

The continuous thud of the copter blades sing to me298

As I prepare myself mentally for the fight I am about to bring to my foe.299

I look down and study my map, I plot out each move as well as my retreat.300

The valley of the serpent is one of the most dangerous places in this war zone.301

No snipers have succeeded in the mission I am about to attempt.302

The serpent is a dangerous man, he is surrounded by a compound303

That is heavenly fortified with thousands of men.304

The last team of snipers sent in where caught and brutally beheaded305

On live television. That will not be my fate for grace will not fail me.306

In no time the bird hovers over the edge of the valley of the serpent.307

The flight sergeant gives his signal for the team to repel out to the deadly jungle that waits below.308

I go first as always, I grab Grace and sling her over my shoulder as I grab the rope309

That leads down I hear a man shout in horror.310

Incoming, we've got incoming.311

Before I can pull myself back into the bird it pitches and rolls312

Violently as the pilot take evasive action to avoid the313

Side winder missile coming from the clouds above.314

I quickly find myself falling towards the jungle, I grasp315

For the rope as I fall to what I am quite sure will be my certain death.316

As I look up, I see a jet coming from the clouds, it screeches by317

As it fires another sidewinder missile.318

The helo rolls again to avoid the missile, this time they are not so fortunate.319

The missile slams into the helo, it explodes in a large flash of light.320

The slack on the rope falls before me as I follow it down to the jungle floor.321

I slam into a tall tree as I bounce down several branches.322

Finally, I slam into a large group of palm bushes as I come to a stop.323

I look up and I can see the helo as it spins and dives in a large ball of flames.324

Several of the bodies of those on board fall from the sky.325

They look like falling comets as the flames that they are consumed with leaves a trail of light.326

They crash into the nearby trees with a deafening thud.327

The helo pitches and rolls for the final time as it falls from the sky and slams to the ground nearby.328

The heat of the explosions snaps me from my daze, the massive impact of myself left me in.329

I just witness the death of my entire team as well as two pilots I have come to know as my saving grace many of times.330

I shed a small tear for them as I look up into the sky331

And the enemy jet screeches by one last time.332

I quickly check myself over, I am bruised and sore333

But I am ready to fight if need be. It wont take long and this334

Place will be crawling with enemy looking for any signs of me335

Or my recently deceased brothers.336

I Find Grace nearby, quietly tucked away in her case.337

I grab my pack and quickly decide that the mission must proceed,338

Even if my extraction team is dead.339

The serpent must pay, he must die for his actions.340

My brothers must not have just died in vain.341

As I hike through the jungle towards the enemy base,342

On several occasional I find myself within feet of being discovered as343

The area crawls with thousands of men on patrol.344

I go unnoticed for I am a professional, stealth has long since been one of my tricks.345

After several days of low crawling and sneaking through the jungle346

I find myself far on a hillside that in part of a chain of large347

Hills that surrounds the enemy base where the serpent resides.348

So far there has been no sign of him.349

In the center of the compound is a large bunker that has remained dark.350

I see no movement inside, the perimeter of the base is swarming with guards.351

I stand ready, hidden far away in the jungle that lines the large hill.352

I count the days as they come and go, I remain motionless.353

Dozens of times patrols come within feet of me.354

They are searching for me, even though they have no Idea I am here.355

I must not fail for to many have died to get me to this place.356

I will do whatever it takes to cut the head off the serpent.357

Days turn into an eternity of waiting.358

Then one night late in the deepest darkest of hours.359

Far across the base lands a black helo with a large360

Emblem on the side door. It the sign of my enemy.361

I snap from my twilight daze as I look down the scope362

At the large door on the side of the helo.363

The noise of the helos engine go silent.364

Its blades come to a slow stop as the side door opens.365

A man steps from the bird followed closely behind by a366

Women and a young man that looks as if he might be in his late teens.367

The adult male is carrying a bright metal case as well as a chrome 45 caliber pistol by his side.368

The chrome on it shines in the late moon light.369

As I scan his face, I spot the scar I have been told to look for.370

No one on our side has ever seen the serpent and lived to tell of the tale.371

The descriptions we have of him come from the handful372

of his men we have captured since this war all started.373

Its him, I whisper to myself as he begins to walk towards the large bunker at the center of the complex.374

I know that I only have seconds to take my shot, once he reaches the bunker it might be days if ever375

Before I get a chance like this again.376

I rest my cross hairs on his chest, I follow each step he takes as I count down from three.377

Grace is ready, she barks out a silent whisper as the powerful round leaves her barrel.378

The serpent stops in his tracks as if he somehow heard the discharge of Grace all these hundreds of yards away.379

He pauses for a split second as the bullet travels towards him over the vastness of this place.380

Just as the bullet is about to hit, the serpent raises the metal case above his waist.381

The bullet impacts the case and causes it to ricochet off and travel away from the serpent.382

I watch in my scope as another casualty of war is taken.383

The bullet finds a new mark as it slams into the young mans chest.384

I can only assume that this man is his son, for the similarities are great.385

He is killed instantly, the base comes alive with alarms as all of the others dive for cover.386

I try as much as I can to find my mark, to get off another shot.387

Suddenly the bunkers lights come on, the base explodes in gun fire.388

The guards are firing blindly into the hillside in an effort to draw me out.389

I hear men's voices scream within a few hundred yards of my position.390

I must leave and find a new hide, for the mission is not over yet.391

The serpent still lives, I must not leave until he is dead.392

No, matter the time. No matter the price.393

I am afraid so far much has been paid in the way of blood.394

If I fail he might disappear, never again showing himself395

In such careless fashion as he did tonight.396

I crawl to safety deep into the jungle.397

After several days of hiding, motionless in the bed of a stream.398

I crawl back to a new hide where I set up and wait for the serpent to show himself.399

The black helo sits park in the same place as it was before.400

The blood on the ground still looks wet, yet no body remains.401

I search in vain for any sign of life. The bunker is still lit with pale light.402

I focus on its entry point hoping that the serpent will leave someday soon.403

I will be ready this time I will not miss.404

He will die and I will kill him, no matter the price.405

FINAL PART:406

The Serpents Bite407

One Shot, One Kill408

By:Keaton Foster409

Story Five of Five410

The Serpents Bite-One Shot, One Kill411

As I look on from my new hide up on the far side of the valley412

I can see shadows moving around in a furious pace within413

The doorway and windows of the bunker.414

I count the seconds as I sit in wait for the serpent to make his escape.415

Then it hits me, I know know what I must do in order to draw him out.416

I must give away my position, I must let him believe that he has me417

Trapped like a dog in a cage. Its the only way I will get a chance to kill him.418

I remove Grace from the safety of her case, I fit her with a silencer as I began to pick my targets. It is quickly turning early dusk, the sun is breaking the horizon.419

Large patrols of men comb the hillside looking for me. I take aim, I have a plan and420

Now I must implement it step by step in order to get my much deserved kill.421

With a set of precision shot I kill a pair of guards that stand near the helo.422

No one sees them fall for they are far to busy looking for me.423

I sneak down the vast hill side with Grace at my side.424

I kill many more as I make my way through the jungle between me and the helo.425

Once there I sneak near the helo, no one is nearby at least no one alive anyway.426

I lay Grace down and remove a claymore mine from my backpack.427

I open a small compartment at the lower rear side of the helo, there I place the powerful claymore it such a way that when it explodes it is sure to bring the helo down in one fail swoop. Technology is on my side, this new generation of claymores have remote detonators that can be used up to a mile away. Death will be a certainty for all on board.428

When I am done I erase any sign of my presence, I drag the two dead guards in to the deep jungle that lays nearby. I cover them so that no one will miss them.429

I quickly and quietly sneak back up into the jungle, back to my previous perch I return to await my chance. Once there I continue to unleash death on as many of the guards as I can. Graces barrel smokes with the heat produced from Such a killing spree. Many fall at the masterpiece she and I am as one.430

Many fall in a silent bloody death, many more scurry about slowly431

They lock in on my position. In no time I am surrounded by dozens of men Screaming fits of rage at me as they order me down from my hide.432

I do as they say for my plan is only partially complete.433

They quickly remove me of all my gear and take my beloved Grace from me.434

But hidden in the folds of my clothes in a single small hand held detonator.435

For my plan to work I cannot let them find it. One man begins to search me more Intently them the others. He reaches around and feels up and down each of my weary legs.436

As he gets close to my secret, I raise a knee to smash him in the head.437

I am quickly pistol whipped into a state of blackness.438

I wake up an undetermined time later sitting in a cell located in439

The bunker I had been watching for so long. I quickly reach440

to check and see if the remote is still hidden, it is indeed.441

My plan is working so far, now I must get the serpent to fly away.442

I sit in silence as I plot my nest move.443

In no time I am greeted by a man bearing a large scar on his face444

And a broken heart on his mind. He explains to me all of his woes.445

He tells me how I had killed his only son many days before, and that he knew I was still out there waiting for him. He explains how I will be Tortured of all that I know and then I will meet a hellish demise.446

I listen in vain for I know that I will indeed be the one doing the killing.447

He tells me of how he he's been trapped here for days, due to my stubborn skills.448

Then he pulls Grace from a table nearby, this is the gun you kill my son with he says as he look down her long beautiful barrel.449

I say yes, that is my grace be careful she deserves much respect I say.450

I can appreciate a man's love for his weapon say the serpent as he lays Grace back down and removes the pearl handed 45 caliber pistol form his side.451

This is my favorite pistol, it has no name except maybe death.452

He says with an odd smile as he points it at me.453

Death meet, the man that was sent to kill me.454

The man who took my son.455

Say hello death, he says as he squeezes the trigger.456

Death lets out a loud bark, which in amplified by the tight space457

That surrounds us. The powerful round hits me in the upper458

Right thigh. Blood sprays from the wound as I fall to the floor in pain.459

I cry out in agony as the serpent approaches for what I can only assume will be his final shot. Death comes close, I can feel it in waves.460

Son, what is you name? He ask in a calm tome as he points461

His pistol at my head. Tell me your name and I promise you will live to see another day.462

For I wish to sleep on the ways I plan to kill you.463

Tell me your name or I will end you life right here and now with a bang.464

I think to myself, this is not part of my plan. I must get him to leave in the helo If I wish to have a chance at succeeding. My name , I will tell you if you promise you will let me live another day, for I have not made my peace yet.465

Ok, tell me your name and I will fly home to the safety and sleep466

On all the ways I am going to torture you to death in the day to come.467

I have been here stuck for day because of you and you sneaky ways.468

My wife grows weary, I smell of sweat. I need a shower to refresh my Senses. 469

I need to be as sharp as a knife when I cut you deep with pain.470

My name, I utter as if I am ashamed is David Michael McGuire from Dallas Texas.471

That there is my Grace and I ask you a kind favor before I die.472

May I hold my Grace in my warm embrace as I wait for the death473

You will bring in the early days light.474

Well David, I think I can allow you to hold her as long as I475

Hold this says the serpent as he removes graces bolt and tosses it aside.476

Here you go sleep well David, tie that wound off tight says the serpent as he tosses a strap to David. I do not want you to bleed to death when I am gone.477

I want you to feel the pain of that wound for the night to come, for that is a small sample of the river of pain that you shall feel tomorrow.478

Can I ask you a question, what is your name.479

The serpent turns and faces me in a furious rage.480

He yells at me hatred, I am the serpent to all that know me.481

My name is not important to you, for you shall come to know me as your executioner.482

I am done talking to you, sit there in silence or I will wound you again In a equally horrific way.483

Just then the serpent and his wife as well as three other man head out of the bunker.484

I can see from a small crack in the door, that the serpent is speaking to another man.485

he appears to be giving him orders to keep me alive until his return.486

Then the sweet sound of rotors can be heard in the distance.487

I cannot see the helo, but its sound is unmistakable.488

I wait in silence as I slowly remove the detonator from the folds of my uniform.489

I listen for the sound of the helo fading away as it flys off into the sun.490

I must time it perfectly to ensure all are on board.491

In no time I hear the helo lift off as the swoosh an thud of its blades begin to fade.492

Just then the bunker door opens wide and that same man who was speaking to the Serpent only minutes before comes in the room. 493

Hello my friend he says in an odd way.494

Are you feeling ok, don't die on me for the serpent said he is looking forward to torturing you to death.495

The man turns to close the door to the bunker, I remove the detonator, from its hiding place.496

I utter, to myself I hope its not to late. As I no longer can hear the thud of the chopper.497

I am ready to die my friend.498

After all this was part of my plan all along.499

I just hope the serpent is ready to die, I say with a smile as I push the button.500

The helo may have long since flown far enough away to mask its rottor thud.501

But the explosion it makes as the claymore rips through it is deafening even at nearly a mile away. I am only assume what happened next for the guard Quickly ran from the bunker just in time to yell oh my God as he watch the Helo drop from the sky in flames. 502

The serpent, his wife and all he stood for died on that day most certainly.503

As I stood there waiting on my fate I hold Grace tightly.504

Thank you for saving me so many times before grace.505

Thank you for giving me the power to strike my enemy down.506

You will always be my love, for you have never turned your back on me.507

You have served me well......508

Before I can say another word the bunker door flys open again,509

This time death follows it. The same man comes running back in and with A look of rage in his eyes he raises a powerfull ak- 47 pulls the trigger.510

I feel the first few rounds as they rip through my body. I fall down in pain as I struggle to breathe, I can here his foot steps getting closer.511

I can feel the hot muzzle of his ak within inches of my head.512

Then I hear a split second sound of familiarity.513

His ak barks and snaps as the final fatal round is fired deep into my head.514

It is the last sound I will ever hear.515

The emptiness of death soon follows...516

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