Simon "Ghost" Riley has had many near-death experiences before. He's been shot, stabbed, beaten, wounded. But never this bad.

After a mission went sideways he found himself running to the woods just trying to get away. He knew his team would find him. Right?

But he didn't realize how cold it was, how dark it was, how injured he was. Bullet in his abdomen, nasty gash on his leg. He's weak, dying.

Lying in the snow, more coming down around him, he spots something in the distance. His weary eyes land on a figure far in the woods. No.

Squinting, he can see it more clearly. No. A long, dark cloak. No. A scythe in hand. No.