General's Last Thoughts

I bravely lurked through the murky floods. Rain pounded the ground like furious war drums in the midst of battle. There weren't any signs of human life. Just death. And blood. I might as well have been swimming in a pool of corpses. The sight of it all forced me to stop for a brief minute. I leaned against the wall. I thought to myself.
"William......my son......oh God. Please God. I wish I could see my son one last time......"
I dropped to my knees. I was exhausted. I playfully let the dirt on the ground dance around my fingers as I crawled, struggling to get to my feet. Stretching out, I noticed a puddle a few feet away. I squirmed over, wincing with every movement. I leaned over and stared at my reflection. Cracked visor, a face with a century of war buried deep beneath the skin, eyes bleeding with pain, strained to their absolute limit, no hope. Who was this stranger? I didn't know who I was looking at.
"......William......"
Horrific growls snapped me back to the task at hand. I looked down the street to where I heard the noise. Nothing. Just ruins. The death of civilization, its tears glistening, moaning with ghastly screams and whispers. Destruction. Smoking shells, the remains of a once busy city curled up next to each other, every single one crying in agony. Reaching out to the heavens with whatever structure that was still left of them. I turned away. I scanned the cold, empty alleyways. Shadows stretching over me from left and right, the darkness swallowed me. Something caught my eye. I froze. The ground beneath my feet began to shake and quiver. I didn't move for I would've only caused the gravel to shift quicker. At the last second, something grotesquely quick and powerful leaped out of the shadows towards me. BAM! Pure instinct. The poor thing didn't stand a chance. The carcass flew everywhere but I had no time to rejoice as I slipped through the concrete. 1000 feet I soared, finally landing on something soft...and horribly reeking...my fallen brethrin. The last brigade. The finest of the finest, piled up, slaughtered, left mutilated for...I couldn't tell you. I tried to prevent my surroundings from grasping whatever hope and strength I had left. I heard cackling. And chirping. I looked around. I can't explain to you what I saw. It wasn't anything from this world. I backed up. I heard cackling behind me. I turned around and saw more of these creatures slowly inching their way towards me. I quickly realized that I was surrounded. I paused for a brief moment. I thought to myself.
"......is this the end?"
For the creatures, it was just the beginning.
They moved closer.
"......will I ever again see the light of day?"
I was lost. A victim of the night. My eyes stung with the sweat from my face. I started to panic.
"......O-Oh, G-God..."
I stood there. Listening to my heartbeat.
"......thump thump."
Time stopped.
"......thump thump."
My visor fogged up with every breath I took.
"......thump thump."
At this point, the creatures were within reach. I could feel their warm breath boiling the blood beneath my skin.
"......General snap out of it...keep your composure...I-I...I can't......g-gotta d-do t-this..."
I remembered my fallen bretherin.
"......gotta do this..."
Giving up their lives for our children, for the world.
"......gotta do this..."
For William.
"......"
I could've stood there. I could've let them pounce on me. I could've. I knew I was outnumbered. I knew I couldn't kill them all. I knew these monstrosities were about to slaughter me. Turn me into dinner. Like the innocent mouse, not knowing that the hungry cat was right around the corner. But this is my planet. This is my territory. This is my corner.
Who's the cat?
Damn straight.