[b]Haywood[/b]

He was now alone, yet again holding the line by himself. His last undercover soldier fell in the hands of his nemesis - Daniel. Of course, before the man's downfall, he took out one of Daniel's most trusted comrades. Eric, along with Henry, lay dead upon the sands he once called sacred. 

These sands were - like years before the outbreak - tainted with tears of blood. Robert lived by such a code, a code where only he was appointed to pass on. But with nobody to lead anymore, with all his men dead, a question roamed his mind. 

He wondered what else there was, what possible future could he provide when nobody was on his side. The rage of an ultimatum, a rage hidden within the deepest tempest of the soul rose like an aura. Though invisible to the human eye, there was an animalisitc ambience surrounding Robert - one that would eventually lead to Daniel's death if he didn't match such character. 

Daniel didn't have to look at Henry again; the image of his closest friend's corpse was seared forever into his mind. He took the liberty of staring over his oponent, studying his movement intently... Robert was strong, but lacked Daniel's height, albeit height could be nullified by strength any day. He wanted to move first, but couldn't decide if he should wait and see what Robert would do. All of his men were gone... why did he still fight?

But that hesitance would only become a liability for Daniel. Without any more time wasted, Robert lunged forward into a full on sprint and threw his shoulder into Daniel's abdomen, tackling him to the ground. His hands remained on the man's wrist as they fell to the cold ground, crashing against the blood-filled grass. 

Robert threw a quick jab into the man's face before backing away slightly and standing to his feet. "You should have moved with proper force against Tyler. Because of your actions, our grounds are stained with the blood of our fallen brothers! Stand! Stand and fight!" 

Daniel staggered to his feet, wiping a spot of blood from his lip. "Tyler could've been dead, Robert! We searched for hours! The only thing I've done is follow your orders. Until now, that is." 

"My orders? You, follow me?! You speak nothing but lies!" Robert grunted from his grinding teeth. He took a step forward, closing in on Daniel as his stare became more onimous. "You've stripped me of my throne, and now I shall strip you of everyone you love! After your death, I shall take that of your sibling, that of your friends, of your soldiers. I shall tear down everything you hold most dear!..............AGHHH!!!!!" 

Once again, a second lunge followed. He ran forth and jammed his right shoulder into Daniel's torso to push him backwards and possibly into the grass once again. As Daniel recieved the blow from Robert, they both fell to the ground. Daniel pried from Robert's grip, pulled his right leg under the man's torso, and threw all his weight to the right, sending Robert to the ground. He sprung up and dropped a knee down to the cement and threw a hard fist into Robert's right temple. Failing to block the intense collision, Robert became dazed, but was not allowing such a weak man to defeat him. Quickly, Robert returned with even greater fortitude, sending his own fist into Daniel's face. Again, blood spilled from the man's mouth and furthered to paint the grass red. 

As he stood up along with Daniel, Robert stared at the man as he attempted to read his next move. And it worked efficiently as Daniel failed to strike Robert with the incoming kick. Robert caught Daniel's leg and responded accordingly. He used his elbow to clash - once again - against his enemy's jaw, causing him to fall and nearly drown on his own blood. 

Robert stared at the weak man from above. "You had upper hand upon the catacombs! Your blood against Tyler's! You have been bested by more devious mind" he stated, walking around Daniel was he watched the man puke out his own lungs. "We placed weapon upon every soldier, yet they feared to lift them, and fall upon the raiders!" he yelled as he picked up Henry's pistol. 

"You... you don't get it do you, Robert? Your friends; the ones you assigned to me - They were brave! [i]Especially the one you and your men just murdered[/i]!" Daniel shouted as hard as he could. "They were ambushed, but they fought [i]hard[/i]!" 

"Did they pray for a glorious death?"

"No, Robert, I didn't-"

"NO! THEY PRAYED......TO BE LED!" 

Robert then cocked the revolver and aimed it straight at Daniel's forehead. "To the afterlife" 
[i]BANG![/i] A loud shot cracked the air, piercing Robert's side. The man suddenly tumbled to his right, trying to remain balanced. Unfortunately, his eyes couldn't make of his surroundings and ended up crashing onto his knees. He looked down to where the heat initiated and could only see the color red. Even a monster's blood was the color of a human's. In attempt to remain alive, he held his side urgently, pressing against the wound. As he turned to face the shooter, he couldn't believe his eyes. 

Emma stood aside Audrey, who was knelt at Henry's body. The younger girl held a hot pistol in her hand, staring straight at Robert. With the revolver still in his grasp, Robert decided to aim and shoot, but was met with unlawful force. Emma pulled the trigger once more, this time taking true aim and landing a round in Robert's right temple, sending the man to his death. 

A loud thud described the end of the war as Robert's body fell backwards into the sands. The unbelievable result of the war would haunt both Robert and Daniel for the remainder of history. Robert had become a man so lost in his own ambition, that he ended up blinded by his desire to conquer. He failed to act quick enough and was ended by a mere child. But that event not only ended the war, but provided Daniel with a hint at the truth. 

He showed the soldier how weak he had truly become. He showed him that those who remained in the past were not fit to live in this future. Robert was necessary evil that would guide Daniel to understand the truth behind survival. Because of Robert's 'victory', Daniel comprehended that he was no longer as strong as he once believed. He had faced many obstacles in the past, but none like Robert. The man had made himself into a monster in order to survive in this blasted new world. And it seemed that he had an impact on Emma, having her kill a human being for the first time in order to survive. Daniel feared what Emma would now become. He feared that she would lose herself and see things through Robert's eyes. But maybe.........just maybe, it was a most needed step for both of them. Maybe they had to become their worst nightmares in order to continue to live. Survival was the key for everyone, but the question was this: 

Would one have to lose their humanity in order to survive?