In the end of western civilization, the United States-the King of the South-stood as the lone sentinel, battered and bruised, yet unyielding. The world had unraveled, its seams frayed by the relentless march of chaos.

The once-mighty cities lay in destruction, their skyscrapers mere skeletons, their streets choked with debris. The air tasted of ash and desperation, and the sun, a dim memory, struggled to pierce through the perpetual haze.

The last remnants of humanity huddled together—once ordinary people. The police, their uniforms tattered, patrolled the fractured streets, their eyes scanning for shadows that moved with malevolence. The military, stripped of grand strategy, fought a guerrilla war against an elusive adversary.

But who was this enemy? A phantom force, inscrutable and cunning, slipping through the cracks of reality. They struck without warning, leaving devastation in their wake. Police bullets whizzed through the air, seeking invisible targets. Soldiers fired blindly, hoping to hit something—nothing.

The radio crackled with desperate pleas, coded messages from distant outposts. “Demons are here,” whispered the voices. “We can’t stop them!”

And so, the last man standing—the weary general, the reluctant hero—surveyed the desolation. His boots crunched on broken glass, and his heart weighed heavy. He knew the truth: this war was unwinnable.

He warned. The enemy defied reason, physics, and sanity. They slipped between dimensions, mocking the laws of nature.

He climbed to the rooftop, where the tattered flag fluttered defiantly. The wind whispered secrets, ancient truths lost in the chaos.

“Why?” he shouted to God. “Why us?”

No answer came. Only the distant rumble of artillery, the earth trembling beneath his feet.

He raised his rifle, its metal worn smooth by countless battles. His finger trembled on the trigger.

“For the fallen,” he laughed. “For the forgotten.”

And then he saw them—the enemy materializing like wraiths. Their eyes glowed with great anger, their forms shifting between worlds.

He fired, not out of hope, but defiance. The bullets passed through them, leaving no mark.

“We were never meant to win this last war,” he finally realized. “But we’ll fight anyway.”

And so, the last man standing aimed at the void, his resolve unyielding. For in the dying embers of this world, there still remained a spark—a stubborn refusal to accept death.