Quest for Power

general do you copy?" The light lad could have swore he couldn't hear a single shuffle on the other end.
"General!?" He screamed, hoping there'd be any kind of noise as evidence their general was still alive.
"Do you think he's still alive?" Asked the other, afraid he wouldn't like the answer.
The light lad took a deep sigh showing the amount of pain and fear he shouldered on his broad arms, "There's no way he survived," he finally crumpled.