Blood and Honour

"In the history, symbols are as important as the strategies."

*I can't feel anything. Everything went terribly wrong, Germans launchedrattack, Samsonov commited suicide, and Rennenkampf was taken into captivity. I was last commander of the defense. We fought like a bears, but it wasn't enough. Gemans destroyed whole front. We had to move back into Russia, but they were too fast. There wasn't any ideological fight, we fought only to survive. Germans were well prepared with modern weapon. Our conservative General Staf didn't want change the army equipment or strategy. The were still using tactics from the time of Crimean War. All of us realized, Ludendorrf and Hindenburg duo were very effective. When Germans couldn't break our defense, the decided to use artillery. Artillery fire destroyed our lines, one missile exploded nearby, its shards paralyzed me. Because of pain, I loose

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*I woke up in strange place. It was terribly hot and stuffy. I was hearing distance screams. At this point, I realized something. I was tied to chair. I've started asking myself. Where am I? Why I'm tied? Where is everybody? I decided to shout.*

• HELLO?! ANYBODY THERE?! - The only answer was a silence. - RELEASE ME! WHAT AM I DOING HERE?! LET ME OUT OF HERE FUCKERS!!!

• Calm down. - The creature who spoke that words almost made me a heart-attack. It was a demon, 3 metres tall, whole black, surrounded by black cold flame, with black, shadow tentacles, and sharp as knife teeths. It eyes were amber and pure evil.

• YA yebat'.... What the fuck are you?

• Your judge, and the demon as you can see. Do you know where are you? - Her voice was cold as ice and hot as lava, at the same moment.

• In hell, yes? Am I right? I'm in the fucking mythical space, where the damned souls get? Which circle of hell it is?

• What are you talking about? Do you even know, why are you here?

• Nein du Hure, ich weiß nicht.

• Why are you using German? - She didn't give to move out of balance, but she began to be furious.

• Aaaa, so German isn't native language of hell? It makes bloody difference. Also, it doesn't change a fact, that I'm atheist. So could you explain me, why am I here?

• I wanted to, but you began to interrupt me.

• Okay, last thing and you can continue. Am I dead?

• Well, it's complicated. Your soul was ripped of your body. The Hell Council ordered to bring your soul here. By their will, I'm going to judge for your sins.

• Okay lady, let's started it. I'm fucking ready.

* She conjured the book and feather. The live quiz began.*

• What's your name?

• Joseph Stalin.

• You killed someone?

• A dozen of people.

• You were ruthless?

• Yes.

• What are your political views?

• Communist, antimonarch.

• Who is most important person in your life?

• My mother.

• How old were you, when you began to sin?

• 17, in seminar. * She didn't realised, I cut the ropes and I was free.*

• Your biggest sin?

• I tried to kill Tsar. * When she note something in book, I standed up and shot from pistol into her head. The only result I achieved, was hole in her head and anger in her eyes.* - - - Oh cock. - I though it will be my end.

• You really thought, your precious bullet can kill me? - She "stood up".

• Always worth a try. Are you going to kill me?

• No. I can't do it. The destiny book said, you will be most butal, ruthless and cruel entity of all time.

• Oh, I like it.- this was really interesting.

* She looked at me confused. Well, I've confused demon, that's a thing.* - You humans, are really weird. Let me end it. Also it says, you can do something good for someone, something, what will save billions, but will kill millions. This will be your redemption.

*Suddenly, a horse walked into room.* - Hi mom.

• Hi Flick. - She talked to him kindly.

• Chto? Is this horse is able to speak? How this is even possible? - I was baffled.

• Magic. Dark magic. - He explained to me with smile. - What are you doing here?

• Your "mother" told me that's kind of trial. A trial of my soul. I'm still thinking this is hallucination caused by cerebral hypoxia.

• Believe me, "homo sapiens". - She looked at me. - This isn't cerebral hypoxia, nor clinic death. Your body is still alive and only your soul is ripped off from your body, that's all.

• So why aren't you torturing me or something?

• You haven't done anything evil, yet.

• So why i need any redemption?!

• This will be your redemption for future sins! - She began to get impatient. - Are you understand now?!

• Quite enough.

• That's good. Flick, bring his soul back to his body and help him in his world.

• Okay, spasibo "lady".- I was happy I was free.

• Wait a second. I have something special for you. - She pulled her finger inside of my heart. I felt terrible cold, and burst of energy. - Now go. How are you Russians saying? Vremya mat' rozhdayet, odnazhdy umeret'?

• Exactly. Goodbye. See you next time. Ok, come on horsey.

* He started mumbling words in ancient language, Akkadian I think. Then, I felt myself very light, and darkness fell. I woke up again in my body, covered by dead soldiers.*

• You humans really love wars? - Flick stood next to me on the edge of trench.

• This war was supposed to be the last. As you see, it wasn't. Wait, what? I can feel my body again. - I clambered out the trench. - We loose 125.000 men only within a week.

• Do you fell sorry for your actions?

• I was last Commander of defense.... - I heard the German voices. - Get to trench, now!

• What is happening? - He was surprised.

• Germans are checking the bodies for values and jewelery. They can't find us.

• I could use magic to get rid of them.

• Magic doesn't work here.

• Ok, this is bad. How many are they?

• One battalion, 300 people.

• Do you have any plan? I'm half-demon, but if you're saying magic doesn't work here, everything is more complicated, even for me.

• Ok, first we must hide ourselves under the bodies.

• Don't you think it's some kind of prophanacy?

• Deads can't fell difference. Do you see this Mosin?

*Germans were coming closer. Fast answers and question was now necessary*.

• Yes.

• Grab it.

* Me and Flick grabbed Mosin, and hide under the bodies. The Germans were above us. I order Flick, to don't say anything.*

• Hans, was denkst du? Wenn der Krieg vorbei est?

• In Kürze. Unsere Soldaten vernichten Zaritischte Armee.

• Ich hoffe. Herr Major Schlager. Wo ist dieser bastard Stalin?

• Ich weiß nicht. Vielleicht entkommen, oder gestorben.

• Diese russischen Abschaum haben kein Recht zu leben. - From the chink, I saw the man who told that words. Young sergeant, nationalist.

• Ich bin einverstande, Sergeant.

* I whispered to Flick: "Are you ready?" He anwered: "Yes". "Umkommen Deutsch motherfuckers!" - I jumped out of the heap of corpses with loaded Mosin. First i killed Hans, then Schlager. Flick, I don't know how, killed 2 other soldiers. They panicked, so initiative was on our side. Corner of my eye, I noticed heavy machine gun. At this moment simple idea came to my mind.*

• Flick, rush to this HMG!

• What?! Have you lost your mind?!

• If I had, both of us would be dead. I'm going to distract them! Go!

* The struggle was tough but I wasn't giving up. The one soldier charged at me with axe, but I killed him by bayonet. A trick proved to be effective. Flick approached the Maxim and, I didn't expect that he started to fire. He killed 100 soldiers. I was impressed, even flabbergasted. That was mistake. 4 soldiers rushed at me with bayonets pierced my chest and pinned me to trench wall. For a moment, I was thinking it's the end for me, but abruptly Flick charged at them with shovel. It didn't end well for him, Kaiserman shothim in back of his head. I felt bad for him, but feeling the chance, I pulled out the bayonets, and killed all of them with shovel. Remain soldiers were terrified. I looked at my chest, and realized what made them terrified. I was terribly shot, with lot of wounds. When I made one step, they made 2 steps backwards.*

• Ist er ein Teufel? - One of the soldiers asked their captain.

• Nein, ich bin ein Mann wie Sie, aber es stört mich nicht, dass Sie fertig sind. - I saw that words with creepiest smile I could ever made. - Besser zu laufen beginnen.

*Only 50 soldiers left, that wasn't even challenge. I throw Mosin, grabbed shovel and axe. While I was charging at them, they opened the fire, but I hadn't felt anything. I was on rampage, they were screaming for mercy, but I wasn't listening to them. I killed everyone. Until then I felt the pain in my chest. Don't caring about it, I found Flick's body. He wasn't moving. He had wound in the back of his head, by the bullet. His mother wouldn't be happy about it.*

• Sorry that this happened to you. I never expected this could even ended like this. - I felt myself guilty.

• Don't worry...... That's nothing...... - He was still alive? I don't know how but I became curious.

• H- How?! You got yourself shot in back of your head. Your brain should be irreversibly damaged.

• Well, being the spawn of demon, gives you interesting abilities. I can heal myself. I see my mother also gave you some abilities.

• What do you.... Oh, I get it. It's strange feeling, being shot and stay alive.

• You are communist, right? How you became general-lieutenant without respecting your ruler?

• After breaking out from seminar, I joined the army at time of Russo-Japanese War. For bravery in fight, Kuropatkin promoted me to lieutenant rank. When in 1905, the revolution broke up, I was on the side of protesters. During this event I've met the man, called Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, leader of RSDRP. Then i decided to join them. In time of Crimean Wars, I've became mayor, and later colonel. Struggles war tough, but didn't give up.

• I was observing events in Europe. Just because curiosity. It seems Crimean Wars was prelude to present war?

• Yes indeed. Interests of European powers were clashed here.

• I don't want to interrupt you, but I've became a little hungry. - He was looking for something.

• Sorry, I don't have anything to eat.

• That won't be problem. - When he spoke this words, he lifted a chopped leg of one of the Germans, and.... he was eating it! That was most fucked up view in my whole life. He looked at me with questioning expression on his face.

• What? What's the problem?

• You.... You're eating human flesh!

• So? - He didn't notice the problem.

• Are you serious?! You're bloody pony, and you're eating flesh! Ponies are supposed to be herbivorous, not carni.

• Listen up, Stalin. I'm not actually a pony. It means, I'm a pony but only in the half. The second half of mine is a demon. The demon, who was interrogating you, was my mother.

• What......

• Okay, it doesn't matter now. Continue your story.

• All right. When Gavrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, everyone realized war is only matter of time. The Europe was already participated into 2 alliances, Triple Alliance and Entente. Every country was declaring war to each other. I was promoted to General-lieutenant rank with order of commanding the second army with Samsonov. Germans were very effective. We were loosing battle after battle. Samsonov commited suicide, and after that I've became the Supreme Commander of Second Army. We were fighting with Germans to this day, about 2 hours ago Germans made poweful ofensive with massed artillery shelling. Then piece of bullet hited me and paralyzed. I loose conscious, you know the rest of the story.

• Good, thanks for explaining me everything. Now, I need come back to my mother. She's waiting for me. I can feel it.

• I'm not going to stop you. Thanks for helping me. I appreciate it.

• No problem... No, wait. Actually there is a problem.

• What do you mean?

• You saw the hell, and you remember everything what my mother said, also you saw talking horse. I need to clean your memory.

• This won't change me a lot?

• Of course not. You are going to remember this fight with Gremans for example, but without my assist. Are you ready?

• Yes, let's do it.

* He create a pentagram under my shoes. The golden glow covered me, ans again I felt myself light. He looked at me the last time*

• Well Stalin, see you next time.

• I hope so. Goodbye Flick. - the last thing I saw, was flash.

*Darkness fell. When I woke up the Russians were surrounding me.*

• General are you allright? - Lieutenant asked me.

• Yes of course.

• It didn't seem to. You are terrily shot. Also we saw a lot of dead Germans around you. It's your job?

• Yes. It's impossible but yes.

• Do you remember anything?

* I've started thinking, but nothing came to my mind. I couldn't remember anything.* - No, only thing I remember, was I killed whole battalion alone. Why are you here?

• Tsar want talk to you personally. He has some plans special for you.

• We shouldn't let Tsar wait for us. Let's to to Petrograd.

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End of Chapter II.