Man at War – Excerpt No. 51

31 October 2025

“No man can do what you did back there,” Murphy said.

“What I did?” Marc replied. “True, but men and women have been hunting monsters for millennia.”

At the mention of the term women Murphy’s eyes returned the photograph. It seemed that the Sergeant had no problem delving into the supernatural, but was hesitant to ask about the nude picture on his desk.

“Women?” The Sergeant managed to say after a two second pause.

“Never underestimate the fairer sex,” Marc said. “I dare say that you wouldn’t stand a chance against one of their women.”

a cinematic photograph of a determined nun with a resolute expression, pale skin, and a habit torn in places, wielding a polished silver sword, faces off against a ferocious werewolf with sharp claws and glowing yellow eyes, set amidst the desolate and ruined landscape of no man's land during the Great War, under a dark and foreboding night sky, with the faint glow of artillery fire illuminating the horizon, the nun's sword at the ready, her eyes fixed intently on the snarling werewolf, as the two enemies engage in a fierce standoff, captured in a dramatic and intense photographic style.

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