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The Wounded General
<p>The Wounded General</p><p><br/></p><p>I have never felt this defeated in my life.</p><p><br/></p><p>I was always ready for the fight, for every battle life threw at me. I stood at the forefront of every quest, every project, every presentation, every debate. I pioneered them.</p><p><br/></p><p>I lived by a simple law: if every day was a battlefield, then I would stand, fight, and see it through.</p><p><br/></p><p>That was me.</p><p><br/></p><p>That was me when I was unstoppable, a force to be reckoned with.</p><p><br/></p><p>But as time passed, I grew weary. I grew afraid. Slowly, I became a shadow of myself.</p><p><br/></p><p>But you know what's funny?</p><p><br/></p><p>I never stopped performing.</p><p><br/></p><p>So everyone believed the soldier was still ready for battle every single day, never realizing that the general was wounded and searching for a place to heal.</p><p><br/></p><p>Broken ribs.</p><p><br/></p><p>A fractured skull.</p><p><br/></p><p>A bruised heart.</p><p><br/></p><p>I was losing too much blood.</p><p><br/></p><p>I was bleeding where no one could see.</p><p><br/></p><p>The arrow of fear was buried deep in my chest. The spear of lust had pierced my thigh.</p><p><br/></p><p>It was war.</p><p><br/></p><p>I dragged myself beneath an old oak tree. I sat there, gasping for breath, trying to gather enough strength for one more battle.</p><p><br/></p><p>Yet they still praised my bravery.</p><p><br/></p><p>I didn't need your applause.</p><p><br/></p><p>I needed your help.</p><p><br/></p><p>They saw a bruised soldier with a staggering posture, trembling legs, a dented suit of armour, and a silver sword still clutched in his hand.</p><p><br/></p><p>And they all cheered.</p><p><br/></p><p>They hailed me as a hero.</p><p><br/></p><p>But they never noticed...</p><p><br/></p><p>He was bleeding.</p><p><br/></p><p>All they cared about was that he would save them.</p>
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