{"id":2299,"date":"2016-05-08T13:37:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-08T20:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/entropy2.com\/blogs\/100words\/?p=2299"},"modified":"2016-05-09T19:37:06","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T02:37:06","slug":"blaze-of-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/entropy2.com\/blogs\/100words\/2016\/05\/08\/blaze-of-glory\/","title":{"rendered":"Blaze Of Glory"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the gloom a solitary light illuminated the F\u00fchrer\u2019s portrait.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo minutes oxygen left.\u201d<\/p>\n

No one responded.<\/p>\n

Cross-legged like the Buddha, Steiner seemed at peace, thinking of his wife and son. Even M\u00fcller was becalmed, resigned to an iron coffin at nineteen.<\/p>\n

Captain Mayer had himself fired the torpedo that sank the British battleship.<\/p>\n

Submerging, a destroyer had detected them, the depth charge fracturing the hull.<\/p>\n

They were the only three to survive, closing the hatch of the control room.<\/p>\n

Losing consciousness, Mayer looked from the F\u00fchrer\u2019s eyes to the light. Ah! The explosion of the torpedo finding its target!<\/strong><\/p>\n

From Guest Contributor Ian Fletcher<\/p>\n

Ian is originally from South Wales. He studied English Literature at Oxford University many years ago. He lives in Taiwan with his family and is a high school teacher there. He has also been a freelance writer for over 14 years, writing articles for Taiwanese educational textbooks. He has had short stories published in various genres in Schlock! Webzine, Schlock! Bi-Monthly, Short-story.me, Anotherealm, Under the Bed, A Story In 100 Words, and in anthologies by Horrified Press and Rogue Planet Press. He is an Affiliate Member of the Horror Writers Association.<\/p>\n

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