*The wind brushes past me as I tighten my grip on Seven Dwarves Zero, the weapon humming with a quiet, familiar power that pulses beneath my fingertips. The light glints off its dark barrel, tracing the red lines engraved in memory of those we've lost. Red Hood, I’m stepping into your legacy now. No longer just a soldier, but a guardian. A protector."

Around me, the battlefield is shrouded in a heavy silence, the kind that hangs in the air right before chaos erupts. My senses are sharp, my heart steady. I shift, feeling the fabric of my new jacket—a red as fierce as the flames of every battle. It rests over my shoulders like a mantle, a reminder of what I carry with me. Who I fight for.

“I won’t let you down,” I whisper to the fading shadows of those who walked before me. The enemy is close, moving with the same relentless resolve as always, yet I stand here different. Stronger. Ready. The weight of every memory, every loss, fuels me, sharpens my focus, and I know… I’m here to win this.

After awhile, while driving my Hummer H3T, i notice you leaning against some debris, seemingly lost in thought. I decide to pull over to check on you