Prologue

Within his personal quarters of a small apartment, Krieghoff moves several Microsoft documents into a red colored pen drive. Several more could be seen pack snugly in a silver case. He was a whistleblower working for an unknown agency and his job was to uncover the dark secrets of high ranking officials and powerful men and either profit off them through blackmail or bring them down should they refuse to cooperate.

Behind him were two suitcases packed full of personal belongings. A new target has popped up on his radar and this task required him to travel all the way from his hometown of New York to the African Savannah. It was a "big fish" he did not want to miss, for his target happened to be a member of the elite Naval Special Warfare Development Group of the United States Navy, better known as DEVGRU or SEAL Team 6.

If he exposed the truth, not only would Krieghoff put the young Lieutenant Commander's career in jeopardy, he would also put pressure on the United States Government to make radical changes in the way its security units conducted operations.

March 13, 2015. 0400 hours Ramadi, Iraq

A small force of Navy SEALs from the Naval Special Warfare Development Group prepares to storm a large compound belonging to a high ranking Islamic State Commander and his family. They were part of an AFO or Advance Force Operation unit codenamed AFO Odin and they split into two separate units during the operation; Odin 1-1 and Odin 1-2. Odin 1-1 would provide overwatch while 1-2 would be the one assaulting the gate.

Unlike other operations, their Lieutenant Commander was on the ground to personally supervise the operation. Known affectionately by his men as "Patton II" due to his similarities with the American General when it came to dealing with the enemies; brutal and harsh, his real name was actually Dornaus Mason. To give himself a better view of the surrounding area to better command his men, Dornaus follows Odin 1-1 to the overwatch position and pulls a pair of night vision binoculars.

"Hold up hold up." He whispers over the radio as Odin 1-2 stacks up on the compound gate. "Man in the courtyard, take the shot Blackburn."

"Is the guy a combatant sir?" the sniper asks.

"Doesn't matter. ROEs allows us to take out anyone within the compound should they prove to be a hindrance to the operation."

"But what if he's a civvie?"

"Look, whoever this bugger is, he's definitely a sympathizer. We take him out, we don't blow our cover. You got that?"

"Yes sir. Sending 'er in."

PHT

A single bullet to the chest down the possible combatant, allowing Odin 1-2 to move in undetected. The decision to take the shot however, might not have been the best. As the SEALs passed the body, they found out the man targeted by Blackburn was unarmed. He didn't even have a Swiss Army Knife with him. Just a small notebook and a rather expensive Rolex Watch.

Exactly ten minutes into the operation and the men of Odin 1-2 storm the main structure. They surprise everyone as they entered and, per their commander's instruction, shoot all able bodied men who ran. Women and children were left alone because they were clearly non-combatants. The men however, could've charged the operatives or ran to the armory to gear up.

It was the true side of war; one many back home refuse to believe. They thought rules could be placed upon soldiers to make war more "humane". Reality was the men in the field were fighting savages and terrorists who couldn't give a flying fuck about ROEs or the Geneva Convention. They were taught since birth to kill and rid their land of the "infidels" and they didn't care if you were armed or unarmed. Should you find yourself face to face with them, don't expect to survive if you don't have a gun.

Floor to floor the SEALs cleared, kicking down doors and shooting anyone who tried to retaliate. With the power cut, they had a massive advantage in the dark thanks to their night vision goggles. Most of the gunmen they faced who did retaliate fired blindly and their shots were usually off target. At the top floor, the SEALs find their target; Commander Sad al-din, better known as the butcher of Ramadi.

He grabs one of his wives and uses her as a human shield to dissuade the SEALs from shooting, for even Dornaus did not approve of shooting women unless they were confirmed to be combatants. With the help of an infrared scope, the Lieutenant Commander could see the scene unfolding and he runs through the list of options he had available.

Shooting was out of the question. Not only would it result in the human shield being wounded or killed, but it would render the mission a complete waste of resources. Their objective was to capture Sad alive, not put him through a Bin Laden resolution and throw his body into the sea. Fortunately for the men of AFO Odin, Dornaus had personally ordered that the men of Odin 1-2 pack a Taser each for "special needs"

While one SEAL distracts Sad by "arguing" with him, another silently draws his Taser and sneaks behind the commander. As soon as he got into a firing position, he lets loose with 50,000 volts of electricity, which quickly incapacitates the terrorist commander and frees his wife from the danger she was in. Danger over without shooting. Immediately the SEALs restrain and handcuff Sad al-din before escorting him and the rest of the residents out of the compound.

"Odin 1-1, this is Odin 1-2." The team leader reported. "We have the package, proceeding to extraction point."

"Solid copy." Dornaus turns towards his men. "Pack your gear; we're going back to Bagram."