Two years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Li\nShin, after two years of fighting for freedom, finally got a break from all the\nbloodshed. For two years, he had watched dozens of his friends and colleagues\ndie in front of him, all for solely one cause: to fight for national freedom\nand against the Communists. For two years, he had cried beside the dead and\nwounded. He had starved for food, for friendship, for safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So\nwhen he received a telegram, informing his group to receive a month-long break,\nhe was relieved. He knew that the other two groups had defeated the Communists\nnearby so they wouldn\u2019t be of much use once arrived at the camp. Therefore,\ntheir group had been given a one-month break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nFortunate for Li Shin, their group was located near his village. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two\ndays later, screams erupted from the Li\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nGrandma, an old and frail-looking woman, scared herself half to death\nwhen she woke up at 6 am to prepare breakfast, just to find Li Shin, still in\nhis military uniform and carrying his gun, lying on the dinner table, snoring\nlazily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her\nscreams woke everyone. Li Yuen and Su Yen rushed down the stairs, shovels and\nsticks in hand, ready to smack the intruder with all the might they had. Li\nShin greeted them with bear hugs, causing all three of them to squeal in\ndelight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nmonth passed with bedtime stories about fighting minus the bloodshed, constant\nbickering between Grandma and Li Shin, and Li Shin occasionally teaching Li\nYuen and Su Yen hand-to-hand combat skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Time\nflies, the month has passed without a single speck of mercy for the Li family.\nLi Shin left, with homemade treaties packed full, new change of clothes,\nsupplies fully charged (\u2018I still don\u2019t know how you get all these bullets, but\nthanks, Grandma.\u2019 He had chuckled when Grandma presented him bullets.), heart\nswelling with passion and happiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At\nthat instant, Li Shin knew that, even he was still alive, it was like he had\nsmelled the scent of the gods. They were fragrant, and Li Shin could imagine\nhow the gods had smiled upon him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
*****<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Epilogue <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Li\nShin, suffering from multiple gunshots in his stomach, clutched his very last\nbomb, wishing to perish with his enemies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So he\nignited the bomb, and the images that had flashed through his eyes, were not\nthose with blood-curdling screams and fire sparks, but those with Li Shin\nbeaming brightly, and his family\u2019s grins and laughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\nhad truly seen the gods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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