Dissenter
deutsche
He runs until he cannot run anymore.
Even if he were to run a thousand miles, it feels as if his surroundings would not change — the crumbling shells of buildings ravaged by war are all the same, regardless of whether great chunks of their exterior fall on Hauptstraße or Schulestraße. Ash rains from the sky in great clumps, settling softly in his hair and turning his face a crusty grey. His knees hit cobble as he drops, but the dull pain bothers him very little. He can hear the heavy footfalls of the Russian a few metres behind, the sound barely noticeable above the sputtering of flames.
And so, with one final, resolute breath, he resigns himself to a fate worse than death.
Even if he were to run a thousand miles, it feels as if his surroundings would not change — the crumbling shells of buildings ravaged by war are all the same, regardless of whether great chunks of their exterior fall on Hauptstraße or Schulestraße. Ash rains from the sky in great clumps, settling softly in his hair and turning his face a crusty grey. His knees hit cobble as he drops, but the dull pain bothers him very little. He can hear the heavy footfalls of the Russian a few metres behind, the sound barely noticeable above the sputtering of flames.
And so, with one final, resolute breath, he resigns himself to a fate worse than death.