As the Last Stand military aircraft tore through the endless expanse of the galaxy, its hull vibrating faintly against the distortion of space, it hurtled toward the Alpha-9 military base with remarkable velocity.
Within the aircraft, soldiers sat together in tightly packed rows, their voices rising in animated conversation, filling the metallic chamber with unrestrained glee and unfiltered happiness.
Each of them, wide-eyed and brimming with adrenaline, spoke endlessly about the mission they had just returned from, recounting every detail and marveling at everything that had happened.
Had there ever been, in the annals of military history, a mission of such scale where every single soldier who departed had returned, alive, intact, and victorious, without a single one coming back as a corpse sealed in a body bag?
The answer was a resounding and undeniable no.
