Brandishing my M1014, I turn right from the dugout exit. As I toss a flare to light the trench in front of me, two figures slip from above the trench.
I cut through the fog to find two Syrian soldiers holding AKMs. I run toward them, bashing one in the head with the butt of my shotgun. The other reacts quickly, punching me in the face. I recoil and fall backward onto my back as the soldier stands above me, pointing the AKM at my forehead. He sneers as he puts his finger on the AKM's trigger, and I sneer back as I shove the shotgun in his face and pull the trigger. The 12 Gauge slug made contact with his forehead immediately, spraying blood and brain matter around the trench. He didn't even have time to scream.
I pulled myself up from the ground, reloaded my M1014, and ran back down the trench as I strapped a maglite to my combat vest.