1 The day before everything started

*knock knock

Daniel is writing a report on his desk stopped after someone is knocking on his door.

*knock knock

Daniel stood up to see who is knocking on his door late at night, everyone in the base must have already asleep by the time now. Daniel turns the door handle and open the door to see who is outside.

\"Good evening Daniel\"

Standing up a blond hair and tall masculine-looking man in front of his door, he looks young and energetic with all his muscles and a towel on his shoulder looks like he just went for a gym late at night.

\"Did you just workout at 11 PM?\"

\"Uhh… yes I did\"

\"Alex, have you forgotten that we have your rank promotion tomorrow?\"

\"Hahaha… it's fine, it's no big deal, I just feel like working out a bit, I like to keep my muscle pretty\"

\"Oh god…\"

Daniel in loss of words, standing in front of him is his friend Alex, who has been close with since he enrolled in the military academy.

\"Well you will also be transferred tomorrow right? To the southern base if I recall correctly\"

\"Yeah, that's why I'm currently writing reports and a recommendation letter for you\"

\"Oh, are you going to recommend me to take over your position here?\"

\"Yeah, I know what kind of person are you, just don't push my lads too hard with your training\"

\"Hahaha… you're so funny, of course, I won't push them too hard, my training menu is for a normal soldier you see\"

\"Said the guy who almost killed some of my lads with your training session\"

Alex just laughs at what his friend said, they are like a brother in the military, their bond of friendship is so strong.

\"But I guess it's good for you that you don't have to be deployed to the battlefield anymore\"

\"Yea, that's why I asked the higher-up to send me to the southern base, I will also make a recommendation for you to be transferred there too after the next aggression\"

\"Oh, please do\"

Alex looks so satisfied that he has a friend he can count on, both of them have agreed on making an orphanage for children victim of a war that is still happening.

\"You better go back to your room, and take a bath, you so smell\"

\"Come on man, you don't need to be so frank\"

Alex pout and walk away to go back to his dorm, Daniel just smile and close his door before continue working on his report and recommendation letter.

\"Speaking of which, didn't Alex said that his home is also in the south?\"

Daniel smiles and continues writing his report.

\"I think I'm gonna visit his house, I'll let his wife know Alex is doing great\"

The clock ticking and Daniel finishes his report right in the middle of the night, he throws his body on the bed with a relieved face.

\"I finally able to leave the battlefield\"

Daniel takes a picture frame standing on his small table next to his bed and wipes it clean, he's staring at a picture of him and a beautiful white-haired woman standing next to him.

\"I will be home soon, Alice\"

Daniel holds the picture close to him while tears start coming down from his eyes.

\"I will fulfill my promise, let's get married…\"

Daniel falls asleep while still holding to his photograph.

The alarm rings to his ear and Daniel slowly opens his eyes and rub it. He places the picture back to his small desk and walks towards the bathroom to clean himself.

\"Oh, right, today I need to go to the general's room to hand the reports\"

Daniel cleans his hair and brush his teeth with his eyes barely open, he then walks out to dry his hair with a towel before getting himself ready with a suit he has already prepared for the meeting today.

\"Ahh… I'm so nervous…\"

Daniel is standing in front of the mirror fixing his hair and his tie, he walks to the door and loafers before leaving his room.

\"Hey, Daniel…\"

Daniel looks at the direction the voice is coming, Alex is walking with his full uniform fully equipped with firearms in his waist belt.

\"Wait, aren't they're gonna be your rank promotion ceremony today?\"

\"Oh yeah, the thing is, suddenly there's a news that the northern radio tower will be attacked, and squad 3 and 4 will be deployed there\"

\"I didn't hear anything about that\"

\"Well I just got the news too\"

\"Then, please take care of yourself, I will visit your home and tell your family you're doing fine\"

\"Hahaha please do, tell them too I will be home in the winter\"

\"Alright, please don't die on me\"

\"You know my ability more than anyone else don't you?\"

Alex is the best sniper his country has, and Daniel always becomes his best tactician. After chatting awhile, Alex gives Daniel a bro fist and quickly run to the field, prepared to be deployed one more time to the battlefield.

After having a meeting with the higher-ups, Daniel walks down to the nearby town, he's thinking of buying presents before going back tonight.

\"'I think I will buy some dress and a ring, she must love it\"

After walking around the town for a while, Daniel ended up with some bags full of dress as a present.

\"So, last one is the ring, where was the store again?\"

Daniel looks around to search for a jewelry shop. People are walking back and forth, people are waiting for bus and ready magazine, a peaceful city.

\"Ah there it is\"

Daniel finally finds the jewelry shop after walking for 5 minutes.

Suddenly above the sky, flies probably around 10 fighter jets towards the northern radio tower's direction.

\"Is the situation that bad? Why would the general deploy 10 fighter jets?\"

Daniel stood up next to the traffic light and waiting for the lights to turn green. He looks at his watch, almost time for lunch.

\"I think I will drop by a restaurant after buying the ring.\"

Suddenly a loud crack bang on the sky, people starting to panic and trying to see what is happening.

His eyes widened, a small scouting jet looks like about to crash, as the smoke coming out from its engine. But that's not what caught Daniel's attention, he notices there's a round looking rocket bomb attached below the jet's body.

\"That's…\"

Daniel can't flinch his eyes, he started running in the opposite direction of the jet with all his might.

But, seems like the time wasn't enough. The jet crash into the ground and a huge explosion destroys everything around it.