Avenge

Ghost's POV

"What are you doing?" asked Emily

I cocked my gun and looked at her.

"What I want to do." I replied

"Why aren't you allowing me to go?" asked Emily

"I want Emma to come with me." I said, "I believe that she deserves to kill Michail, not me."

"Are you sure?" asked Emily

"I'm sure." I replied

"Colonel I'm sorry I shouldn't have assigned that mission to those three." said Kit

"No it's not your fault. It's mine. I knew that Keegan wasn't ready but I thought that it'll make him happy but I was wrong." I said, "Don't blame yourself."

I put on my mask and put on my headset and helmet.

"I'll keep her safe." I said

Emily nodded and hugged me.

"Be safe, I can't lose you nor Emma." she said

"I will." I replied

I left the room and entered the room Emma and Kraken were in and they were changing into their gear.

"Kraken, stand down." I said

"Sir with all due respect I-"

He stops talking when he sees me in my gear. Emma turns to look at me and her eyes widened.

"Dad?" questioned Emma

"Kraken, I'll take it from here." I said, "You did your part well. Now go home and rest."

"Sir, I'm sorry. I should have stopped him." said Kraken

"You tried, that's all that matters." I replied

"Dad bring me with you." pleaded Emma

"I am." I replied

Kraken looked sad but I pat his shoulder.

"Don't blame yourself." I said

'After all, it's all my fault.'

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19 hours later

Reaper's POV

We stood on top of another cliff on another mountain. The mercenaries moved their hideout here and apparently they work for the HCLI.

"We're not going in stealthy." said my dad

"Huh? Are we going in loud?" I asked

"Stay behind me at all times and try to keep up." said my dad

He then just jumped off the cliff and I gasped but he shot his grappling hook and shot the two guards in less than a second before landing safely on the ground. I did the same and landed behind him. My dad ran into the cave and I gasped from his speed but I quickly bolted after him.

He shot his gun at the mercenaries who were unaware of my dad's presence until he shot a gas tank and it exploded. They sounded the alarm and I ran after my dad but I stopped as I saw bodies of mercenaries all over the cave floors. Puddles and streams of blood were everywhere, blood curdling screams and gunshots filled the air.

But while I wasn't focusing someone tackled me to the ground. The mercenary got on top of me and pulled out a knife and tried to stab me but I grabbed his wrist and pushed back. But then my dad came and kicked his head so hard a part of it exploded.

"I said stay close behind." scolded my dad

"I'm sorry." I quickly apologized

I got up and he continued to run through the cave shooting everyone. He kicked a mercenary's gun out of his hand and then shot his head and used his body as a shield. He threw the body at a mercenary but the mercenary was able to dodge it but my dad grabbed his vest and threw him over his shoulder slamming his head onto a rock killing him. We got to this steel door and my dad told me to stack up next to it.

"Dad, I have a-"

He kicks open the door in one go surprising me. A bunch of mercenaries on the other side of the door started shooting and my dad took cover.

He pulls out a flash bang and tosses it inside, blinding everyone. He then runs inside and kills everyone in less than 5 seconds. I counted 13 bodies on the floor dead. I knew my dad was the top soldier in the world but I didn't expect him to be this good.

"Reaper!"

I gasped and he pulled me to cover just in time before I got shot. He glared at me and I looked away in fear.

"Stay behind me, give me covering fire." said my dad

I nodded and he sprinted out of cover while shooting the mercenaries. I stayed close behind and for the first time ever since this mission, I shot my gun killing a mercenary who aimed his gun at my dad.

"Get down." he said

I duck down but he dropped his gun and drew his knife. He began slashing everyone, slitting their throats, cutting their muscles and then killing them. One mercenary ran up to him with a baton but he grabbed his arm and pulled him in close to him and slammed his head on the ground and it exploded.

One mercenary grabbed his collar but he grabbed his arm and twisted it forcing him down and then he kicked his head and spun him in the air before he fell on the ground and was stabbed in the heart. I watched him massacre everyone who came towards him, he even grabbed someone and threw up into a roof covered with spikes, impaling him. The mercenary's blood poured onto my dad.

"Disgusting." he groaned

He signaled me to come and I moved out of cover and walked over all the dead bodies. My boots were drenched in blood just from walking.

"Everyone's dead, it's just Michail." he said

"You killed everyone already?" I gasped in surprise

He nodded as he shook some blood off his arm.

'Was I slowing him down?'

"Behind this door is Michail." said my dad

He kicked open the door and there was Michail sitting on a chair behind a desk. My dad then shoots a certain part of the desk and I see a gun fly out from that same spot my dad shot the desk. He must have known there was a gun taped under the desk.

"So, the legends are real." said Michail in English

My dad slowly approached him.

"Ghost, legend has it you can take over the world all by yourself." said Michail, "But I wonder why you came to kill someone as... irrelevant as me."

"That's because you killed my son." he said

My dad punched his face and began beating him up until he was literally an inch away from his death. But then my dad sighed and backed away.

"Emma, I want you to kill him." said my dad

"Why me?" I questioned

My dad suddenly looked sad.

"I don't feel like I have the right to kill him." he replied

"Why?" I asked

"Because I felt like I was... incompetent as a father." he replied

I didn't know what to say but since I could avenge Keegan I pulled out my knife and began stabbing Michail in the heart multiple times. He screamed in pain as I stabbed him, blood dripping out and sputtering out every time I pulled my knife. I kept stabbing him even after he died but I still didn't feel satisfied. My emotions began to pour in causing me to continue stabbing him as tears welled up in my eyes.

'Rest in peace, Keegan.'

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One day later

Ghost's POV

I stood in front of Keegan's tombstone and I rubbed my eyes.

"Why did you have to leave?" I asked, "I could have, I could have tried to have been the father you wanted."

I sat down on the ground and put a hand on his tombstone.

"The last thing I could have done was to hunt down the man who killed you." I whispered

Tears began to fall out of my eyes and roll down my cheeks. I took off my blood stained helmet and my blood stained mask and wiped my tears.

"I'm sorry for not being able to express my love I have for you the past 20 years of your life. I'm sorry for not telling you about my past, especially during the war." I said

I began crying harder.

"If only I knew that your time was coming soon then... I would have shown you everything you wanted me to show you." I cried, "I'm sorry I couldn't do that and I'm sorry for failing to protect you."

I removed my hand and there was a bloody hand print of the tombstone.

"Rest in peace Keegan, I'll see you soon on the other side." I said

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2 hours later

Ghost's POV

I entered the house with Emma and Emily and Rina were all waiting on the couch.

"Ajax, Emily thank goodness you're safe." said Emily as she hugged the two of us

"I'm okay mom." whispered Emma

"Did you two do it?" asked Emily

I nodded and Emily sighed in relief.

"Rest in peace Keegan." she whispered

I nodded and went upstairs to my room. I approached a drawer and grabbed a picture of Ghost team 116.

'You'll all take care of Keegan up there, right?'

I opened a drawer and pulled out a small box. Inside were all the dog tags of Ghost team 116, I sighed and took a seat on the floor. I pulled out Keegan's dog tag and put it inside the box then closed it. I leaned against the bed and rubbed my eyes and looked up at the ceiling.

'Mom, Dad. I failed again.'

I looked at the knife in my hand and examined it. I tapped it on my wrist covered with scars and slowly pressed it against my wrist.

'Stop.'

My mind started spinning, I couldn't forcefully remove my hand.

'Stop.'

I slowly began to apply pressure against my wrist but I tried so hard to remove the knife. Blood began to trickle out and I grit my teeth in frustration and with all my will, I pulled away and let out a sigh of relief.

"Ajax!" gasped Emily

She ran towards me and grabbed my wrist but her eyes widened.

"You stopped yourself." she said

I nodded and she grabbed some bandages and wrapped my wrist but as she was helping me she began crying.

"Please stop this Ajax." she pleaded

I looked at her and wiped her tears off her cheeks.

"I will." I replied

She nodded and finished wrapping the bandage and went in front of me and turned around, her back facing me. She took a seat in front of me in between my legs and leaned back into me. I wrapped my arms around her and held her tight in my arms.

"I'm sure, Keegan's doing fine on the other side." said Emily

"I really hope he is, it's the last thing I want for him." I whispered

"Everyone will take care of him." said Emily, "Meeting his grandparents for the first time."

I nodded in agreement and tightened my grip around her.

"Can we, go on the bed?" asked Emily

I nodded and picked her bridal style. I laid her on the bed and I laid next to her, she wrapped her arms around me and wrapped one leg. She used my arm as a pillow and she was caressing my chest.

"It's not your fault Ajax." she said

"It is my fault." I whispered

"You only did what you thought would make Keegan happy." said Emily

"And that was a mistake." I said, "Which led to a devastating consequence."

"We all make mistakes Ajax." said Emily, "We all do and it led to consequences."

"But your mistakes weren't..." I trailed off, not wanting to hurt her feelings.

"No, my biggest mistake was mistreating you and forcing myself to like someone else." she said

She hugged me tighter and rested her head on my chest.

"Even though you forgave me, I always think that if I did treat you better back during bootcamp you wouldn't have ended up like this." said Emily

I looked at her hazel eyes and hugged her.

"No, me changing was inevitable. Our first mission was the reason I changed, not you." I replied, "Never forget that."

Emily kissed me so I kissed back, calmly making out while our tongues slipped into each other's mouths.

"Even though Keegan died, let's continue to live our life. It's what Keegan wanted from you, to live your life." said Emily

I hugged her head and kissed her cheek.

"I know." I whispered