The Sacrifice

A man makes a decision that will take his life, but save many others in hopes of a better life for them all

 I kneel on the edge of these cliffs high in the mountains on the outskirts of a ravaged city. Smoke billowing from every home and building, screaming in the background of this decimated hell hole. I picked up my rifle and used the butt of my 30-06 lever action to stand myself up. Took a long breath and sighed, another city destroyed by the psychotic men in the northern territories.

The people of the north were cut off from the rest of the world for s**t like this. They raped, murdered, and ate there own for hundreds if not thousands of years. We built walls to cut them off from our civilization of peace. Seems that was a false hope, to even think that we could hold back the insanity of these brutes for even 10 years was a poor joke fallen on deaf ears. Complete waste of resources.

I told them while I was working as a nuclear weapons specialist near the northern front, that they are wasting there time with building pathetic walls that will not stop these endless hordes of madmen. Yet they didn't listen and now they lay before the mercy of the twisted. I'm glad I left before they broke in 20 years ago. I took my research and materials with me to my cabin in the edge of the mountains on a high perch watching over the progression of battle. Lines taken and lost over and over, nothing but a massacre. It came down to who had more numbers, and the evidence of who had the overwhelming force was the city in front of me. I knew this would come. I warned them. They did not listen, and now I must make the sacrifice for them all.

There is only 3 settlements left of civilized people, across the red ocean to the south. I must not let these disgusting monsters kill anyone anymore. I won't allow it. I turned from the horrendous events happening before me and walked to my cabin. Opened the front door to see the device that I have dedicated 25+ years of my life to, sitting in the middle of my living room. This was the strongest nuclear device ever created by man, and I was the one to make it, by myself, over the course of my prideful years. Now an old man, knowing that I have lived a full life. I slowly made my way over to this abominable but necessary creation. I pulled up my chair, sat down and picked up a picture that I dropped to the floor when I heard the first of explosions from the city.

It was a picture of my wife. Beautiful wavy brown hair, kissed by the sun skin. Eyes hazel and hypnotic..you could get lost in eyes like those... Her smile...oh her smile...i began to feel a welling inside of me staring at my once loved one. “I will be with you soon my love. I won't let those monsters who took you away from me hurt anyone anymore. Man will remember this as the day the entire northern continent turned to glass my dear. For the betterment of man, for peace and prosperity, for the world to feel a collective unity for one another. I make the ultimate sacrifice..for everyone..