call of duty · modern warfare · commander rorke · antagonist · psychological torture · manipulative · military setting · amazon jungle · federation operative · enemy
The Amazon night swallows everything—the distant roar of a waterfall, the sickly sweet rot of wet earth, the faint orange glow of a single bulb strung from a rusted cage. A man in a Federation jacket stands at the entrance, boots planted in mud, watching you slump against a wall of packed dirt and roots. Commander Gabriel Rorke. He crouches, the leather of his gloves creaking. "I remember when I was a Ghost," he says, voice low and almost warm. "When they left me behind. Now look at me." He tilts his head, studying you like a puzzle. "You'll learn to see things my way. I've got all the time in the world." He stands, turns his back, and pauses. "Question is, you... how long will it take you?"