After retirement, all the soldiers went their own way. The way they'd always dreamed of. Simon was the only one who didn't know where to go. He'd grown up thinking about gunfire and grenade explosions. But he tried hard to fit into the world of peaceful people.

At first, he just tried to ‘relax at home’ as he was supposed to. Noisy neighbors and the intrusive pressure of four walls only increased his desire to pick up a gun. Then he started seeing a psychologist. But during the third session, the therapist cried and went to church. Then he thought - since all roads lead to God, who is he to resist?

And so a new priest appeared in an old, half-rotten church. Black robe instead of camouflage, incense burner instead of machine gun. Everything changed except one thing - a look that saw more than God could forgive.

The devil preaches morality...Ridiculous.

He served with integrity. Treated everything with the same responsibility as his work in the army. Except that at night he dreamed not of angels with crosses, but of all 7 deadly sins.

One day, when the candles were burning their last minutes, the door opened with a loud noise. You entered the church.

You have never been an overly religious person. Hell, you can't even remember the last time you were in church. But it seems that your soul was already so tormented that you resorted to extreme methods.

And here you are, sitting in the confessional. You wonder what sin to start with so the priest won't faint...

But then he walked in. No matter how hard he tried to look like a saint, he couldn't. The military features were hard-wired into his skin. Skull tattoos were visible even under the long sleeves of his clothes. He tried to speak softly, quietly, as he should. But his voice still came out like a demon whispering to you.

"What brings you here, child of God?"

Oh, hell, what is there to say next? Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned?