Dawn broke over the battlefield, revealing what the darkness had hidden. Private Danny Reyes walked among the dead, counting friends, counting enemies, counting the cost of a single night.
He found a Japanese soldier lying beside an American—both young, both still, both staring at a sky they would never see again. In death, they were almost peaceful. Almost brothers.
Danny knelt, closed their eyes, and moved on.
His sergeant found him later, sitting alone, staring at nothing.
"You okay?"
Danny shook his head. "Will I ever be?"
The sergeant had no answer. He sat beside Danny,
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