WWI-before the second wave

The Austro-Hungarian palace, the hallway near the main entrance. Bosnia and Croatia are there in blue uniforms holding their guns. Austria and Hungary come to inspect them. They are wearing their ceremonial uniforms but only Hungary has a weapon. Austria inspects the two nations, adjusting buttons, removing hairs and taking care of any little detail that is out of place.

"I heard that your boys got a little reckless with the enemy's civilian population. Apparently many were killed and tortured" the empire says calmly. The two gulp and start mumbling: "Well, um...You see..."

"I don't mind. Such is the nature of war. However, I would appreciate it if you tell them to save that voracity for their enemy's on the battlefield as well" he says calmly.

They all stand for a moment. Austria faces the door. He takes a deep breath and simply utters: "Onward." They all leave with ominous music starting to play.

Next scene: Still-shots of a landscape destroyed and left desolated. Fires, gunshots and distant shouting. Over that the narrator talks: "Such IS the nature of war. Out of the Four Horsemen, War prefers humans the most." We see their shadows as War's horse steps out. He is a skeleton covered in a black cloak with a large shiny weapon.

The narrator continues as the frames follow her monolingual: "While the other three hover over all Earth's creatures, bestowing their affection without discrimination, War loves nothing more than spending time among us, especially among young fit men. From an early age, he watches over them like a lurker waiting for a chance to present himself. He delights in children's war games and the inability of their innocent young minds to understand his influence over them.

He does not do it because he is evil. Not in the way we see it. For millennials, people needed to defend themselves from all kinds of dangers. He provided his services willingly, not distinguishing whether the violence was justified or not. Protecting your families from hostile invaders or attacking a nearby kingdom for not having the same king – it did not matter."

We see a young soldier breathing heavily, not ready to storm into battle. A bony hand caresses his worried face, giving him strength and courage. The young man smiles at the figure and charges screaming. The figure watches him run arms ready.

"Yes, War really loves us. Almost as much as we love him. That is why he always eagerly comes whenever called to open the door of his chambers" as the narrator concludes the screen turns and we see War move his robe to reveal a typical unfiltered battle with all the horrors it entails. (any time-period will do)

Next scene: Boarders of AHE and Serbia. The men in blue uniforms run down from a hill screaming as if possessed. Austria appears behind the hill, becoming larger and larger.

"Go, go, my soldiers. Fight! Show those uncultured peasants how mighty our empire is. Show them the strength of our civilized and prosperous nation. Of our glorious and righteous land" Austria speaks spreading his arms. We see an enormous number of tiny tassels forming a line from the armpits to the end of the sleeves. Looking closer, we see each one is actually a small hung human dressed in civilian clothes.