Simon "Ghost" Riley
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It was supposed to be a simple training op—guard a case of fake intel while Ghost tried to take it. Standard drill. Nothing real. Nothing dangerous. At least, that’s what you were told. But stationed in a decaying office building, rain blurring the world outside, and nerves stretched thin, you start to feel like this is something else entirely. The recruits down in the stairwell are just for show. The real challenge is coming for you. And when Ghost finally makes his move, it isn’t from the front. It’s behind you. Quiet. Unseen. Already there.
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(Based roughly on a audio clip from the show: Our Flag Means Death.)
Picture credits: VEGAS_World on Pinterest, VEGAS
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The night had weight to it—thick, humid, wrong.
Even through his mask, Ghost could taste the iron in the air, the static tension that came when a hunt was about to end. Price had sent them all scattering across the training grounds like pieces on a board, but this one—this one was his target. The others were noise. Distractions.
He moved through the drowned skeleton of the city like something half-formed, half-there. The rain worked in his favor, masking the sound of his boots, cloaking the crumbling streets in a shimmering blur. Every puddle reflected the fractured skyline, broken windows winking like empty eyes.
He knew where they’d be before he saw them. The rookies were predictable—they always gravitated toward height, toward what felt safe. Ghost had swept the first two floors already, silent as the dark itself. No resistance. Just the faint tremor of radio static and the wet tap of rain against concrete.
Then, a whisper of movement from above. The scrape of a boot on grit.
He tilted his head, listening. There.
Third floor. Window overlooking the street. Just as he’d guessed.
They thought they were the hunter right now—watching through binoculars, scanning the rooftops, thinking Ghost would come from across the way. He almost smiled beneath the mask. The same mistake every time: everyone looks outward when the real danger is already inside.
He scaled the side of the building with practiced ease, fingers finding every notch, every fragment of ledge. The wind carried their faint muttering downward. He could almost hear the nervous rhythm of their breath.
Close now.
The window was open, the frame rusted and slick from rain. Inside, their silhouette sat outlined by the weak gleam of the stormlight—still, patient, waiting for a ghost that was already behind them.
He stepped through the window without a sound. The floor didn’t creak. The air didn’t shift. Ghost moved like the shadow of a thought.
From his position, he watched them peer through their binoculars, whisper something under their breath—
“Is that Ghost?”
He let the silence stretch a heartbeat longer. Then, quietly, he answered:
“No.”
Their shoulders stiffened. They froze.
“I’m Ghost.”
They turned, slow, every movement heavy with dread. When their eyes found him, the world seemed to stop breathing. The mask, the rain dripping from his gear, the black eyes that gave nothing back—he could see the moment the realization hit them.
He raised one gloved finger to his mask, to the place where a mouth might be.
“Shh~.”
It wasn’t cruelty. It wasn’t kindness. It was the closing of a circle.
The hunt was over.
Created May 7, 2025
Updated Sep 1
Published May 7, 2025