The atmospheric silence is broken by the sound of blast of missiles, the engines of tankers,rhythmic sound of marching troops. The lush green pavement of grass getting mercifully crushed under boots and then the next moment getting converted into ashes. The pitch brown soil refusing to accept those emblems of destruction. Those tall and strong standing trees are crying silently. Their tears fall as their leaves break their connection with their branches and kiss the sorrowful earth to soothe its grief.

The soldiers in the military camp located at the base of Himalayan hills are preparing for the battle. They are cheerful, determined and encouraging each other though they know that this might be their last battle, their last meet.

India is preparing for the war that had caused by an anonymous force capturing entire Asia. China and Russia had already surrendered but India is still fighting, in a hope of miracle.

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The alarm is ringing wildly. Uh! I hate this noise, it seriously blows my mind. I quickly stretched my hand to find cotton balls and pushed it against my ear drums. The noise is not completely blocked but it's okay now. I got up from my bed and quickly got freshed . Then I put up my armor and got my gun before going outside.

While waiting for my friend Aiz, I was staring the beautiful green scenery next to me. God knows what will happen next. But I am ready to accept my destiny. I was pulled out of my 'sentimental' thought by a hit on my head. I turned and saw Aiz.

"Hey Ash! You okay? "

"Yeah."

"Okay! Let's go. We have to report before departing."

I nodded and we proceeded. We gave our reports to Brigadier Sinha and left the base in our tanks.

I have to be prepared to face this. I know that I have to die but my life is not that cheap. I will die at the cost of victory. I will protect my country at any cost. Let the anonymous force come. We will face them!

I was pulled out of my thoughts by the radio signal of Aiz telling me to be ready. I checked my missiles and replied I was born ready.

We entered the battlefield and saw a deadly scene of destruction - our destruction. Our tanks shattered into pieces, turned into ash lying on the ground covering the brown soil. The fighter planes hovering in the sky like flies and dropping missiles which created orange flames and turned everything into ashes .It was then I received a radio message :

Enemy forces are laden with high tech equipments and we are no match for them. Soldiers retreat to the base camp!

What the heck!
I am not coming. It's the situation of Do or Die. I am not going to show my back and run.

I would rather love to die bravely,
Than to live cowardly.

I accelerated the engine and blasted one of the fighter planes.

Here I come!