Kusinon’s expression goes blank. His body stiffens up, then he turns the barrel of his assault rifle on himself. “Wait,” Bach screams, “what the hell—” Kusinon shoots himself in the head. He hits the ground at my feet, and blood leaks from his skull to gather at my heels. The formation around me breaks as everyone surrounds Kusinon’s body while looking to the other sergeants for answers. “Dammit!” Vladik exclaims while taking Stegan’s camera and preparing to smash it against the ground. Sergeant Bach stops him by grabbing his arm and says, “Wait! It doesn’t matter—we can just run that thing through! There’s only one enemy, so let’s send our guys in and have them blast it in the head!” “We can’t kill that thing!” Vladik screams at him. He drops the camera and walks away from us, saying

