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Since coming out of my two-click coma, I have been an American soldier, S.E.E.S. member, and, devout Dioist. I had thought that those three things would never come into conflict with one another. That was, until today. Our unit got the order to move out and aid India in their takeover of Punjab, Pakistan. S.E.E.S., as dedicated Dioists, vowed to fight for the homeland. As a commissioned soldier and proud Dioist, I was torn. How could I abandon my commitment to the United States Military and not follow orders? How could I fight against my fellow S.E.E.S. members? How could I kill on the sacred grounds where my religion was born?

I parachuted in with my fellow soldiers and prepared my equipment for battle. That’s when it hit me; this was the first time I had seen the fine sands of Pakistan. I was in the holy land. When our platoon reached the battlefield, I saw a sea of Phoenix blood washing over the golden sands of Dio. I also saw S.E.E.S. and other fellow Dioists engaged in their own battle to stop the invasion of Dio’s land by foreign forces.

I saw commander of the SS, Onishi, leading the charge of the Super Soldiers militia (the SS). The soldiers were some of the most ruthless on the battlefield. Serbs, Indians, or anything trying to control the motherland had to go through them first. I saw Krems and Joshua Patterson kill ten Serbians and five Indians with nothing but a handgun and a Molotov cocktail. The SS was simply amazing. They were holding their own, but I knew that as soon as the US military entered the fray, everything would change.



When my commander gave the order to fire on anything that moved, I froze.

The others fired—I sat there, motionless. My duty to the United States rushed over me, and I realized that I should at least look like I was fighting. I aimed over the battlefield, closed my eyes, and emptied the rounds in my weapon. I would not kill others to aid in the invasion of the sacred lands of Pakistan.

Shortly after we fought, the battle turned in favor of the Indians. As far as I could tell, the SS militia was able to escape to fight another day. I told no one of my actions on the frontlines today after we returned. The question I ask myself now: Do I join my fellow S.E.E.S. Dioists and drive the nonbelievers from the glorious sands of Pakistan? Or do I aid our government in the subversion of our national Dioist religion?