Sic Semper Tyrannis
“He remembered how the rubble on the ground had abused his knees as he’d crawled around the corner of a demolished house. He’d seen one of the Chinese APCs down the street. Two regulators had rushed from the house across the street—or what was left of it—out into the open and froze when they spotted the APC. Lance had shouted for them to take cover and they ran toward him.
The last thing he remembered was the muzzle flash from the main gun on the APC.
Lance became acutely aware of sea...ring pain on the right side of his face. He tried to move his arm to touch his face, but he was pinned to the ground. He tried instead to maneuver his hands until he found the edge of what used to be a wall. The crushing weight on his chest was forcing him to hyperventilate. He had to do something fast. Ignoring the panic that threatened to paralyze him, he pushed up with his shoulders. The wall barely moved. Lance clenched his jaw and put all his strength into the effort and felt the debris on top of his chest shift just enough for a lungful of air. He noticed when he lifted the chunk of wall from his chest he could see daylight at the edges. He didn't have time to wonder how long he’d been unconscious as the wall was threatened to overwhelm his burning muscles. Lance shifted his hips through a white-hot stab of pain and forced his left knee to prop up the wall. It was just enough for him to wiggle his right leg free. He pushed with every ounce of strength he had and lifted the debris just enough so he could wriggle out. The wall collapsed after he moved, showering him with dust and ash.MoreLess
The last thing he remembered was the muzzle flash from the main gun on the APC.
Lance became acutely aware of sea...ring pain on the right side of his face. He tried to move his arm to touch his face, but he was pinned to the ground. He tried instead to maneuver his hands until he found the edge of what used to be a wall. The crushing weight on his chest was forcing him to hyperventilate. He had to do something fast. Ignoring the panic that threatened to paralyze him, he pushed up with his shoulders. The wall barely moved. Lance clenched his jaw and put all his strength into the effort and felt the debris on top of his chest shift just enough for a lungful of air. He noticed when he lifted the chunk of wall from his chest he could see daylight at the edges. He didn't have time to wonder how long he’d been unconscious as the wall was threatened to overwhelm his burning muscles. Lance shifted his hips through a white-hot stab of pain and forced his left knee to prop up the wall. It was just enough for him to wiggle his right leg free. He pushed with every ounce of strength he had and lifted the debris just enough so he could wriggle out. The wall collapsed after he moved, showering him with dust and ash.MoreLess
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