Probably means they lost. I need to read the story to know
Im not exactly sure what you need corrected specifically but here’s what I got:
1. He has blood on his face.
2. You need to put salt and pepper in the/this bowl of soup, it has no flavor!
Or
You need to put salt and pepper in the/this bowl of soup. It has no flavor!
Grim melancholy would be the answer