Assasins

The soldiers had returned from a war, with all of them harmed, but all still alive. As they walked, they had a sadness in their eyes, like they had seen something they didn't ever want to see, would try to forget, but in their hearts they knew they would never be able to. But they were still all excited to be home at last. Then suddenly, something whizzed past them. One soldier slumped to the floor, never to wake up again. Then the grenade went off. All were killed but 9. Those 9 opened fire on the masked, murderous assassins coming to bring them to their doom. Later, they were all defeated, and died warriors deaths, fighting for life. They were buried, with loved ones in tears, and were only ever seen again in imagination.