Man at War – Excerpt No. 16

26 September 2025

With their rifles were too far to reach without risking detection, Murphy grabbed his bayonet and threw it at the Kraut. To his surprise it was a clean strike, penetrating the officers back cleanly.

The officer paused, and pulled away calmly while licking the blood from his lips. That’s when Murphy spotted two elongated fangs as this man smiled.

“The main course has arrived,” the officer said with those words in an English that was heavily tainted by German.

a cinematic photo of a German Officer standing in No Man's Land at night during WWI, his face illuminated by the faint moonlight, with a menacing evil smile spreading across his pale skin, his piercing blue eyes gleaming with malice, holding a bloodied dagger in his gloved hand, the blade glinting in the dim light, fog rolling in densely in the background, shrouding the desolate landscape in a thick, eerie mist, the officer's tall figure looming large, his dark uniform a stark contrast to the bleak, war-torn terrain, the photography style dramatic and intense, with deep shadows and bold contrasts, capturing the tense, ominous atmosphere of the scene.

Disclaimer: This novel is an work in progress and readers may encounter grammatical errors and inconsistencies. Please view this a draft and not a published work.