This stunning artwork was created by the talented artist SOLDAT (user/101229275 "»":[/artists?search%5Burl_matches%5D=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pixiv.net%2Fusers%2F101229275]) as an fan art. I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to him for crafting such a delicate piece for Erika!

"Deploy 30 meters north in that house. There will be an officer waiting for you. We will ambush the Soviets at this crossroads!" The grizzled man, his face lined with the scars of battle, held out a map, his finger pointing toward a building up north. Erika, her blue eyes steely with determination, nodded, taking in every detail.

"If you say so, sir. I will get moving." Her voice, though elegant and quiet, held a note of unwavering resolve. With the rocket launcher balanced on her shoulder, Erika studied the map carefully, her mind calculating every step of her journey.

The streets of Berlin were a war zone, filled with rubble and the distant echoes of gunfire. As Erika moved north, she kept low, darting between the shadows of crumbling buildings. The golden hair, tightly pinned in a chignon, glinted briefly under the cold, grey sky, a rare spark of brightness in the desolate cityscape, for the hope of a future beyond the war, Erika would face the fire head-on.