Man at War – Excerpt No. 173

The look on Lewis’ face changed in slow motion until it fell in line with his fellow soldier. Marc was nearly always impeccable in dress, even when he ventured out into No Man’s Land on the hunt. Tonight his uniform was covered in mud and blood, with various holes to indicate gunfire and knife wounds. Just wait until they get a look at my back.

“You look like one of the targets at the range,” Lewis said. “Sir.”

The delay in adding the ‘Sir’ was likely accidental, because everyone who saw him was taken aback. However, it also cut through the tension and as long as Marc played his role as Le Marquis right, this would hopefully be a short exchange.

a surreal and vibrant cinematic photo of Target at a shooting range, riddled with bullet holes, with a worn wooden backdrop and old stone walls, set in a misty dawn landscape just before sunrise in 1915, Target dressed in a long brown coats and newsboy cap, with a distressed leather belt and worn boots, the shooting range equipment and Target's clothing are reminiscent of the early 20th century, the photo has a surreal and dreamlike quality, with a mix of photorealistic and film grain elements, the colors are muted and earthy, with shades of brown, beige, and grey, the overall mood is eerie and haunting, with a sense of nostalgia and decay.

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