Given, but taken away

After the Battle of Endor, General Lahn Mercer was the sole survivor of his squadron. The guilt of being the only one alive eroded his conscience. He managed to carry the bodies of his brothers to a poorly made grave, and then mourn for all those in his charge. The pain of death was too heavy for him, no strength to continue his journey remained intact. Endor, Endor gave him a chance to keep his life, but at the same time, he was annihilated.

Little story for a tree study I did a while ago. Cheers, Antón.