Noise and explosions rocked his world as his hands covered in blood as the Soldier in front of him stepped on a mine and his body was turned into pink mist as he stepped between buildings, as bullets flew around him, the explosion Rocking his ears as he scrambled backward, Gun in his hands as he saw the enemy in the high bushes, their helmets stuck with all kinds of foliage to help them hide.
"TIREK, COME HERE, ENEMY ON OUR SIX!!!" a younger man shouted, his beard was grizzled, as he hid behind a building, shooting at the moving bushes.
"Scorpan, what are you doing here?" he asked, the battle severely screwing with his perception as he heard another shout as a man behind him fell to a explosion, shrapnel sticking out of one side of his head.
"We're fighting a war, where do you think we are, but it doesn't matter, grab Discord, we wont leave him behind." Scorpan yelled as he pulled a pin and threw the grenade, it found its mark as the bush exploded outwards, severed arms and other gore chunks flew outwards, Tirek did as told and slung discord over his shoulders as his small battalion hunkered down behind a building, occasionally peeking out too shoot a few rounds.
But they didn't have long to wait, as a man with about a hundred other soldiers came forward, their shots finding marks and dropping more and more enemies, their caps somehow obscuring their faces as the new reinforcements moved in from a tall hill, but something was wrong, as it all started coming back too him, so he went running, the others not moving as he ran for the large hill that separated this small village from one on the other side, soon he stood at the top and sank too his knees, the village was raised, and a huge grave was dug in the center, bodies smoking and burning, children with eyes wide open, their eyes boring into him.
Tirek put his face in his hands, as his memories caught up with him, with Tirek being joined at the top by Scorpan, who also looked down, and proceeded to vomit on the grass, his rations coming to the surface in chunks.
"Brother, what happened?" Scorpan said as he turned to Tirek purposefully not looking at the village.
"I think I have an idea."
"It was Sombra wasn't it, goddammit brother, we have to get back to HQ and tell them!!!!!"
"We dont know that brother, we dont have enough evidence!!"
"TIREK, HE SLAUGHTERED CHILDREN, WE CANT LET HIM GET AWAY WITH THIS!!!" Scorpan shouted
Tirek didn't say anything for it just dawned on him as he knew what was coming, hes been here many times, different villages but each outcome the same.
"you never did get to exact your judgment, shame you can't avenge your brother or those pathetic children that got in my way." Sombra said, the hill melting away to nothing as a black void consumed them, soon though they were standing in a field as the memory played out in front of them.
They watched as a man was carefully poking the ground with a stick, he stood in front, the soldier following behind as he continued to poke at the ground, soon a helicopter started circling them, as a call came in for them to rendezvous too a nearby extraction point.
"brother, here's our chance, we can turn him in!!!" Scorpan hissed quietly, but not quietly enough as Sombra turned and glared at them before looking down, and smiling.
Memory Tirek said nothing as he looked forward as the man in front poked the ground around the Landing zone as the helicopters landed to pick them up, but as Tirek got in, Scorpan screamed out as three bullet holes appeared in his back, one in his hip, one in his spine, and one in his knee, before the shooter in question stepped backward, a smile on his lips as the mine exploded, all that was left was a hand with the middle finger sticking up, but Tirek grabbed Scorpan and hauled him on the Helicopter, next too discord who somehow had survived the entire journey with bandage wrapped around his head.
"I didn't even need to kill him, you did that for me, your inability feel as he did, the naive thought that being idle could fix the damage, but you soon came to know better, didn't you, you murdered your own brother."
Soon they were standing a living room, a shouting match was happening, at least the beginning was.
"WHY DO YOU SHUT ME OUT, WHY WONT YOU TALK ABOUT IT BROTHER?!" Scorpan shouted, trying to reason with him
"THE WAR IS OVER, THERE IS NO REASON TO REMEMBER!!"
"DID YOU EVEN COUNT THEM?"
"DON'T YOU DARE USE THAT AGAINST ME, YOU KNOW DAMN WELL WHAT IT WAS LIKE, ITS OVER NOW, WE CAN JUST FORGET!!!"
"SO YOU REFUSE TO EVEN HONOR THEIR MEMORY, ARE YOU NOT EVEN A LITTLE GUILTY, DOES TIME ERASE IT SO EASILY, DID YOU EVEN CARE?"
"THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO, THEY ARE DEAD, AND THEIR MURDER IS DEAD, TIME TO MOVE ON!!!"
"MOVE ON?" Scorpan said, before continuing "EVERY TIME I CLOSE MY EYES I STILL SEE THEM, I CANT STOP, NOT MATTER I CANT STOP IT, SO TELL ME HOW DOES ONE MOVE ON?"
"TELL YOURSELF THAT ITS OVER AND YOU CAN MOVE ON!!!"
"WERE NOT ALL SOMBRA, NOT ALL OF US CAN TAKE LIFE SO EASILY AND FORGET THAT IT EVER HAPPENED."
"get the fuck out of my house, pack your shit and leave, you have till midnight, take your worthless hide and get out, how dare you compare me to him." Tirek said flatly, his face contorting into a visage of pure fury
"Dont worry 'Dear' brother, you wont see me ever again, you can stay here and feel nothing, since thats all your capable of." Scorpan said before stalking off, Tirek just stood there and hung his head, his brother's words stinging .
Hours past until the clock in front of Tirek read 10:30 P.m., Tirek finally unable to stand the guilt in his mind stood and went to his brother's room, but the door was locked, and he heard muttering and soon a chair being pulled across the floor, Tirek soon started banging on the door, as he shouted a plea.
"SCORPAN?!" Tirek shouted as he hammered on the door, but soon a gun shot was heard, and Tirek stopped hammering on the door, as the sounds of a chair being knocked over echoed.
Knowing what was in there, Tirek walked through his shocked counter part, he walked in to see his brother hanging limply with the back of his head blown out, he walked up too the gruesome sight only made him sigh as he lowered his head in front of him, apologizing to the body.
"I'm sorry i wasn't there for you, I'm sorry i couldn't have helped, I'm sorry you had to face the guilt alone..." Tirek faded as the roomed melted away, everything but his doppelganger existed, they stood apart, his doppelganger looking at him judgmentally.
"So too replace your brother, you took another damage one in, too fill this void that you caused, but what now, will you be willing to help when needed, or will you fail her too?"
A new scene appeared around them as a gunshot sounded and a limp bloodied orange hand fell out side the door frame, and then it shifted again, they stood outside the bathroom door with the shower running, the door opened, the bathtub contained Sunset looking up, her eyes glazed over with multiple deep slashes in her arms.
The dream demon smirked as Tirek gave no reaction to it, knowing that if he did, worst things would be shown to him.
"You dont seem to care what happens to your charge, but i guess Scorpan was right, you're just like sombra." it said as the face shifted into the dark face that was burned into Tirek's memory.
"I wont fail her, and with my support, I'll help her sort out this mess, and put her life back to together, mark my words, the only thing to die is going to be you." Tirek said, glaring at the demon, until it dissipated and the void consumed him as he woke with a start, his heart pound and tears streaming down his face, he rubbed them away as he looked up too the ceiling, debating whether too sleep or not.
He instead looked over too Sunset who was missing, causing his heart rate to sky rocket as he looked around frantically, only too see her leave the bathroom, she walked down the hallway with her head down until she looked up and their eyes met, understanding pasted as she noticed the streaks of tears, sympathy emanated as she walked over to him and gave him a wordless hug, he didn't say anything as more silent understanding passed, she let go as she went over too the couch and laid down, falling asleep instantly.
"I swear to what ever god is listening out there, I'm going to fix this, and hopefully myself." Tirek silently called out, in his mind.