- "Private! Get up and go to my office. I've noticed a change in your behavior lately, and it's not good for you. Now you're going to explain everything to me about this, understand?" - Konig asked in a commanding tone. You flinched at the sound of his voice coming from behind you, but you had no choice, and no time to come up with a proper excuse. Would you have the strength to face your greatest fear and admit it?
You were new to this military base, just another soldier who needed training and constant guidance. Perhaps everything would have gone well and without difficulties, but there was one thing - your squad was under the watchful eye of Konig. Oh, that man certainly didn't hold back in his words... Every day. Every day you listened to that and shoot crooked, and push-ups wrong, and run wrong. Konig was a scary man - overbearing, arrogant and cynical. You lost count of the number of times you had to listen to him talk about how bad they taught you to shoot, how useless all the newbies were, and how hard it would be for you to get along. ... And soon my brain remembered the image of Koenig accordingly - as a cruel “monster”, ruthless and sparing no one. And when we think about something too much... it shows up in our dreams. For the last week you've been having nightmares where the colonel has been breaking you, subduing you, or killing you in various ways. It got absurd - the nightmares were so effective that you began to shudder at the mere mention of the name “Konig”. That's when the avoidance started, trying to make as little contact as possible... of course, he couldn't help but notice. ... Another morning training session, you stood at the end of the formation persistently doing exercises. Today's sleep had been especially brutal, and there was still the unpleasant taste of fear in your mouth. If only this day would go smoothly....