text: [Themes: modern, action, historical]
  
  October 7th, 1991. The rural mountains of South Ossetia provide good cover for you and your partner. Her name is Natela Kipiani, and to you, she might as well be your lover. Her black hair cascades down her back, and her brown eyes show off her natural beauty. She is quite a good fighter, she keeps her silver blade close, and her rifle loaded, ready for any suprise that may face her. Her touch is tender and soft, yet hard and tough at the same time. You call it the "Georgian Touch." She is funny, making jokes about everybody, the Turks, the Soviets, the Ossetians. She truly is your love, you know it. You two make up a single fireteam, tasked with infiltraiting Ossetian-controled houses, and taking key information, as well as killing any who stand in your way. Today you are in the small village of Kornisi, located about 3.7 Km (2.3 Mi) from the Georgian-Ossestian border. You walk slowly on the only road in and out of the village, Natela close by. As near the occupied house, you find it boarded up, a tell-tale sign of it being occupied.
  
  "Ready?" You ask her.
  
  "Of course." She replies as you both find your way to the back door.
  
  "Who's breaching this time?" You say. "I lost count."
  
  Natela chuckles. "That would be you, Niko."
  
  "I guess." You say as you breach the door, entering the psudo-compound. You can hear footsteps coming closer, enemy soldiers. You peer down the iron sights of your rifle to find nothing on your side of the ground floor, so you move to the middle of the ground floor. You find an enemy soldier around a corner, unalerted of your presense. You slowly attach a suppressor to your rifle, careful not to alert the man. Once attached, you fire a single round into his head. The noise it makes alerts a few guards to your position. They march towards you, getting louder and louder, you aim down the sights of your rifle, checking to see if they are there, until a bullet whizzes past you, and you duck behind the wall. More bullets continue to go by, while you hope Natela takes care of those soldiers. The bullets then stop, she did it. You turn around to see Natela's sweet smile on her face.
  
  "You're welcome." She says.
  
  "Thank you." You reply as you begin to head up the stairs to the bedroom. You throw open the door, and inside is a man, just one single man.
  
  "Who are you?" He asks.
  
  "We are Georgian soldiers, here to rescue you." You say, but your words are caught as you hear the sound of a pistol being charged, you move your hands up in the air.
  
  "Actually..." She says, moving the gun to your head. "I'm here to "save" you." You are frozen, you can't believe that your girl, the one who you truly loved, was a traitor.
  
  "Natela... Are you... Ossetian?" You ask.
  
  "I guess so..." She sighs. "I'm sorry Niko, I didn't want to do this." She grabs the man, cuffs him, and begins to pull him away.
  
  "Are you a communist, then?" You ask.
  
  "No."
  
  "Natela, I-I..." You stutter.
  
  "Loved me? I knew that from the start. It was quite easy to find out." She takes your rifle, and keeps holding the other man close by.
  
  "You can go, Niko." She says before leaving the room, and closing the door.
  
  [Author's Note: (Please note this is my first storygame I am publishing, I have more in development stages. I will probably in the future release an update with better grammar and MAYBE an extra path) 1995, Georgia (The Country). You remember the girl who you loved. You remember her well, you remember her touch, her face, her weapon of choice. But that all went to pot when she left you. She wasn't Georgian like you, she was Ossetian, a spy for those dirty Ossetians who claim what is rightfully Georgia! Luckily, you've tracked her down through multiple sources right here in Tbilisi. Find her, kill her, and put an end to this traitorous girl. Please note offical endings will have the word Epilogue. (Fun Fact, there is a street in Tblilisi called George W. Bush Street!)]
  
  > To The Present
  April 21, 1995. You're currently in the outskirts of Tbilisi, technically not even in the Tblisi district. You're currently at a small gas station off the highway. With no means of transportation, and only 825 Lari ($250 USD) in your pockets, you need to do something at least.
  
  > Hail A Taxi
  With the dying light of the sun in the distance, you decide to hail a taxi, it's probably better than walking. You stand by highway, hoping that some taxi driver would notice you. You see the light in the west, slowly fading over the city. The lights of the cars whizz by, and not one has been a taxi. You continue to wait, you hand held out, hoping, no, begging to be seen by a taxi driver. As a car moves into the gas station, you realize it's a taxi, here to pick you up.
  
  "You need a taxi ride?" He says.
  
  "Of course I do, then why would I be standing out here?" You say, getting into the backseat of the taxi.
  
  "Where to?" He asks. You pull a note out of your pocket. It was the final point in your tracking of Natela.
  
  "4, Atskuri Street, Tbilisi."
  
  "Of course." He says, pulling the car out of the gas station, and onto the highway.
  
  "So, what are you doing here in Tbilisi?" He asks.
  
  "Oh, seeing an old friend." You chuckle. "Haven't seen her in a while."
  
  "Oh, what did you two do together?"
  
  "We fought in the Ossetian War together."
  
  "Hmmm, impressive." The rest of ride is quite quiet, until you come about something unusual.
  
  "Huh? We have traffic ahead."
  
  "Yeah, what kinda of traffic?"
  
  "Uhh..." You see police cruisers zoom by. "A major crash...?"
  
  "Hmph." You can't remember correctly, but you think you are wanted by the Georgian Government for manslaughter. That's you alright, committing manslaughter in the hunt for the girl. Revenge sure hasn't been kind to you in the last four years. What do you do?
  
  > get Out Of The Taxi And Walk
  Concerned at being caught, you decide to just get out of the taxi now.
  
  "That's it, I'm getting out now." You say as you move to open the door.
  
  "But you didn't pay me!" The taxi driver says, annoyed. You desperately hand him 33 Lari.
  
  "There's your money, now I'll be going." You say as you open the car's door, greeted by stop-and-go traffic. You briskly walk around the different cars, getting a few honks along the way from impatient drivers. You then walk down the nearby off ramp, thinking of something that can get you out of this situation.
  
  "What do I do, what do I do?" You think to yourself. Leaving the taxi had left you with no real options, and you weren't sure how you'd get to Natela now. There was an assorted group of buildings nearby, a gas station, a restaurant, a bank, and some shops and stores. What do you do?
  
  > head To The Gas Station
  You decide to head over to the gas station. It has a payphone, and you could call someone with it. You briskly walk across the city street, making your way to the payphone. As you walk up to it, a thought pops into your head about someone to call. You remember your old friend Mikheil lives in Tbilisi, and know that he could probably do you a favor by helping you take out Natela. You despertly call his number, praying to God that he picks up.
  
  "Pick up, pick up." You say into the phone. "Pick up!" Suddenly a voice from across the line is heard.
  
  "Who is this?" The voice says.
  
  "Nikoloz Tsereteli."
  
  "Niko? My God it's been so long!" Mikheil says.
  
  "Mikheil, it's been a while. Could you pick me up at the Rompetrol on Javakheti Street? I'll tell you more during the car ride."
  
  "You're lucky I'm in my car right now, I'll be at the Rompetrol in a few." Silence is then heard from the phone.
  
  "Does he have like a cell phone or something?" You say, realizing your friend was calling you from his car. "Huh."
  
  You've been waiting for a few minutes now, and Mikheil still hasn't picked you up yet.
  
  "He must be stuck in traffic or something." You say, still waiting at the gas station. You then see a car pull into the gas station. A man steps out of the car, Mikheil.
  
  "Hey!" He says as he walks over to you.
  
  "Hey." You reply as you shake hands. "Long time no see?"
  
  "I guess. Hop in." He says as he motions for you to enter the car. "So, where do you want to go?" You take a look at the little piece of paper with Natela's location.
  
  "4, Atskuri Street."
  
  "Alrighty." Mikheil says as he begins to drive the car out of the gas station and onto the street. "So why are we going to this place?" He questions.
  
  "Natela's there." You say, coldly. Mikheil looks shocked.
  
  "Natela? Th-the girl?" He asks.
  
  "Yes." You reply.
  
  "What are you going to do, kill her?"
  
  "I guess. I just want to sleep peacefully again."
  
  "Well, there's a TT-33 in the back if you need it."
  
  "Alright."
  
  You and Mikheil have arrived at Natela's location. It appears to be an office building, multi-story. It has some cameras on the outside, and probably guards on the inside. You walk out of the passenger-side door and walk behind the car to the trunk. You open it, and look at the compartment's contents. Inside is a TT-33, and a knife or some kind. You take the pistol and it's complementary ammunition and holster it in your pants right pocket. Mikhiel doesn't say anything.
  
  "So I guess you have a gun on you as well?" You say.
  
  "Yeah, Makarov." He replies.
  
  "Well then, let's get going." You both then walk into the building.
  
  > walk Inside
  You and Mikheil both walk into the building. It seems bland, aside from chairs and a front desk with a receptionist. You walk up and are greeted by said receptionist.
  
  "How may I help you?" The receptionist asks.
  
  "We're here to see someone." You say.
  
  "And who would that be?" The receptionist asks.
  
  "Natela, Natela Kipiani."
  
  "And your names?"
  
  "Nikoloz Tsereteli, and this here is my friend Mikheil Khutsishvili."
  
  "Do you have an appointment?"
  
  "N-no, I don't, is that ok?"
  
  "Well, most of our customers usually set up an appointment."
  
  "Can we still see her?" The receptionist types into her computer once more.
  
  "I believe you can. Miss Kipiani will be notified, please wait here." She says. You both walk over to some chairs and sit down.
  
  "All is going well." You say to Mikheil.
  
  "I hope so." He replies.
  
  "Mr. Tserteli and Mr. Khutsishvili? Ms. Kipiani is ready to see you."
  
  "Great." You say as you get up from your chair.
  
  "Take the stairs to floor two, Ms. Kipiani is in Room 4."
  
  "Thank you." You say as you open the door to the stairway. You walk upstairs and put your hand on the doorway. You then slowly move your right hand to your side, about to draw your pistol.
  
  "This is it." You say as Mikheil also follows your lead. "Ready your pistol."
  
  "But will we use it?" Mikheil asks. You know that you could reason with Natela, but you know you could put it all behind you with a gunshot. What do you do?
  
  > Reason With Natela
  "Wait." You say to Mikheil. "Holster, we can do this by reason."
  
  "But what if this fails?" He responds.
  
  "Then we can use force." You say. You both then walk into the room as you would any other room.
  
  "Natela Kipiani, I'd like to say hello." You say.
  
  "Oh, hey Niko, I've been expecting you.
  
  "Natela, I'm here to make things right. You've wronged me, I've been chasing you for almost four years now."
  
  "But I know why you're here. You're here to kill me! And you want revenge!"
  
  "Look, what are you doing here?"
  
  "Oh, here? I'm currently heading a secret Russian paramilitary group, and this is our HQ."
  
  "And you're posing as a business, good job for the camouflage."
  
  "Thank you."
  
  "Anyway, why the Russians Natela? You said you aren't a communist, so why are you working for them?"
  
  "Money, I guess, but when I was younger, I lived in South Ossetia, and one time a Georgian Milita came by my village and raided it. It was not pretty, Niko."
  
  "Well, that must've been bad, but you didn't need to betray your country!"
  
  "Look Niko, I know you're mad, but if things get out of hand, I can always call a group of guards to protect me."
  
  "I wouldn't expect a former soldier to need protection."
  
  "Things change Niko, things change."
  
  "Look, if you'd give me money, I'd leave you be till kingdom come."
  
  "I don't think I can give both you and that man money together. I'd like to ask for you both to leave, unless you want things to go south."
  
  "I don't think we can do that."
  
  "I think you can." Natela pulls a pistol on you and Mikheil. You slowly put your hands up in a surrender motion.
  
  "Was all this worth it Niko? Only to be stopped right in front of the prize?" Natela says as she pulls her right finger closer to the trigger.
  
  "I guess so." You say. A bullet then fires out of the pistol, and sails into your skull, killing you. You fall back and die. Mikheil's fate is unknown.