《Rest In Darkness》 Chapter One The tyrant corporation NOIR is the top maker of weapons, technology, and medications. They are making our future brighter and armed to the teeth¡­ The clock ticked back and forth and told him that his time was running out to finish up and start, in front of him laid in an open briefcase was 3 vials of liquids. He grabbed the third vial labeled with the numbers ¡°LG: 2006¡± this vial contained the most successful virus to date it had the most successes compared to the other viruses, LG: 2006 has the ability to rewrite the hosts genes into a more reptilian form, a more resolute and better soldier for them. The soldiers don''t need to be trained or taught, they just listen and do what you tell them to do. Hence why they are the perfect soldier. He placed LG: 2006 into his briefcase and walked out of the room. As he walked down the now silent hallway he thought about his job and how he wished he was one of the top men. He worked as a scientist for the biological research of sector B. but what he truly dreamed and strived towards was being part of the top men. The top men is the heads of the corporation they were treated with respect and everyone honoured them but he thought it was so fucking stupid on how they need multiple men at the table. It should be him! They don''t need more than one man to make choices for the corporation if he was the one everything would be different. He thinks they''re weak and unworthy, they make more bad choices than good ones. But now he has gotten permission to do a little experiment with the LG: 2006. But what he didn''t realize is that it wasn''t going to go the way it was supposed to. He made it to the cafeteria and entered the kitchen. The cook who was steering some stew then turned to him and nodded in approval. He put the briefcase on top of the counter and plopped out the virus and poured it into the stew. He moved out of the way and allowed her to steer it. This was common practice. They have done this before. But he didn''t know this time would be different ONE DAY AGO April 8, 2023 Current location: Riverside Cemetery - ladysmith 5:58 pm The morning was a dreary rainy morning. I stood with a group of relatives with my father ron king and my 19 year old sister riley king to my right. We wore black button ups and black pants. My father held an umbrella above us three. There were sniffles and sobbing from the crowd. The preacher spoke up but I didn''t understand or I could hardly understand. I watched my mother¡¯s casket which was lifted above the open grave, it swayed side to side softly. I caught the last part of the preacher''s speech ¡°You may know Wholeness and Peace now and through all eternity.¡± The preacher spoke. He then made a gesture to the others to lower her. We watched as her casket was lowered into the grave. My father tossed his flowers onto the casket and then walked away. I stood there watching as my sister and everyone else tossed their flowers onto the casket. And soon everyone in my family- -was gone¡­ except for me. I slowly approached the casket and tossed my flower onto the casket. Suddenly I heard my father shout ¡°Come on!¡± He stood kneeling against a tree. I walked up to him and he grunted. ¡°Lets go¡± he said as he walked away to the car. The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. 1 hour later We soon arrived home, my dad crashed on the coach still wearing his suit. My sister left with her boyfriend, some jerk named luca wednesday. I made my way upstairs to my room and sat at my computer trying to process what happened today. Suddenly I heard something hit my window. I jumped off my bed and approached the window. I slowly opened the window and popped my head out. I looked down onto the grassy grounds below to see my best friend John booker. Now me and John both grew up together. We were both 17 and we shared the same interests. ¡°You weren''t answering my texts!¡± John shouted at me. ¡°I was at my mothers funeral¡­ it didn''t work¡± i shouted and almost cried. ¡°Oh¡­ im sorry¡± john looked devastated, ¡°its okay john¡± John rubbed the back of his neck and chuckled ¡°So? Wanna come Hang out?¡± ¡°Sure¡­ just i''ll be down out in a minute¡± i chuckled ¡°Is Riley home?¡± John asked ¡°She''s with her boyfriend.¡± I gagged ¡°Sweet.¡± ¡°I''ll Meet me around back,¡± I said as I shut the window. ¡°Sure¡± John said as he ran to the back, I silently opened my bedroom door and snuck back downstairs. I snuck past my sleeping father. I opened the backdoor and gently shut it. I turned around and saw John leaning against the house. ¡°Are you ready?¡± he asked. I nodded and walked to my shed to get my bike. We soon were racing down the street. I was in the front and he was behind me. ¡°You''re slow!¡± I shouted at him. He just flipped me off. We soon made it to the memorial park. We parked our bikes and walked to the river bank. We sat down and listened to the water. ¡°So Jason, you wanna talk?¡± John suddenly spoke. ¡°About what?¡± He looked me dead in the eyes and said ¡°about what happened today Jason¡± ¡°I don''t know what you''re talking about,¡± I said, looking away from him. ¡°You lost your mother Jason, that''s something you''ll never recover from¡± John said with concern in his voice. ¡°I''ll be fine!¡± I said with anger in my tone. ¡°If you need someone to talk to, I''m always here¡± John said as he stood up and started walking ¡°where are you going?¡± I asked. ¡°Home, and supper¡± he said as he got on his bike. ¡°Bye¡± I said as he backed away. I continue sitting there on the bank watching the water when all of a sudden I hear a car honk at me. I turn to see my sister standing next to her car. ¡°Come on Jason!¡± riley yells I walked up to her ¡°why?¡± I ask. ¡°Just get in otherwise i''m telling dad¡± she said, i got in her car passenger seat. She got in and looked at me. ¡°You okay?¡± she asked. ¡°I''m fine¡± I mumbled. She grabbed a pack of gum ¡°gum?¡± she asked. I shook my head. She turned on the car and drove out of the park. We didn''t say anything until we got home and she parked her car in the driveway. ¡°Hey, I''m here if you need to talk to me,¡± she said, concerned . I just got out of the car and walked inside. I walked past my dad who just woke up and stormed into my room. I layed there on my bed stuck in thought. How could this happen to me? Why did I deserve this? I''m just a kid¡­ let''s just hope nothing worse happens. I soon fell asleep. Chapter Two April 9, 2023 Current location: King¡¯s house - ladysmith 7:29 am BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! I shot up and turned off my alarm. The morning sunlight shone onto my face. I got out of bed and walked towards the closet. I pulled on blue jeans, red undershirt, and blue hoodie. I walked down stairs and walked into the dining room and saw my father and sister drinking coffee and chatting amongst themselves. ¡°Good morning champ¡± my father said as he saw me take a seat next to them. My sister Riley was up a little too early. She never wakes up during this time. ¡°Your up early?'''' I asked my sister. My sister looked at me with concern for some reason. ¡°I got a new job,¡± she said happily. I looked at her surprised and said ¡°Really? That''s great!!!¡± She didn''t respond so I asked my next question ¡°what job?¡± For some reason she looks uncomfortable ¡°im working with dad¡± My dad worked as the principal of a ladysmith. I hated going to school because of that. And now Riley was going to work there! ¡°What?¡± i said shocked and confused ¡°I will be a assistant for mrs bankel¡± she said calmly Now this was really starting to piss me off. Bankel of all people why her! Everyone hated her! She was an annoying narcissistic jerk! I tried to be calm and civilized ¡°ok¡± ¡°Do you want me to drive you to school?¡± my dad asked Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation. I stood up and said in a low voice ¡°I can bike there¡± My father went to say something but I quickly exited the house through the back door. I pulled my bike out of the shed and popped on a pair of headphones as I rode the backstreet Park Ave E road. The streets were silent and almost dead except for the fact that it started raining a little. I really wasn''t scared of a little rain. I was scared about the fact that my sister was now working with the worst teacher in the world, Mrs Bankel or her full name is Josephine Dam Bankel. Now the reason why so many people despise Mrs Bankel is because she is; a narcissistic, bully, jerk, irritating, Mean, Moody, Obnoxious, Outrageous, Pedantic, Pretentious, Rambling, Rash, Resentful, Sarcastic, and Self-absorbed. So yeah she''s not a good teacher. Oh and to make things worse she has a son named Adam Dam Bankel and he is a lot more dull headed than her. he eats a bag of cookie powder Everyday. But there is one person even worse than both of them. An older boy named Chuckel Morgan or what we like to call him ¡°the bull¡±. he is a man with a burly, masculine head with blond coarse hair, a heavy jaw, and with heavy muscling in the neck and shoulders. He looks like a comic book villain on steroids. I always dreaded running into him because he always just beats the sh- My thoughts were interrupted by a bullish voice from behind me ¡°Hey Twigg!¡± I turned to see a bright red truck slam into my bike causing me to go flying into the ditch. I was unharmed but I was not happy. I heard Chuck hop out of his truck and approach me. ¡°Oops sowwy¡± chuck said in a mocking tone. I tried standing up but Chuck kicked me back down. He then kicked me in the face giving me a nice cut. ¡°Haha you fa-¡± chuck''s monologue was cut short as a car honked at us and my sister jumped out of the car. ¡°Ah if it isn''t the bi-¡± Chuck''s monologue was yet again cut short as he was met with a fist to his face. Chuck staggered back a little. ¡°See ya later twiggy¡± chuck said as he ran back into his truck and then he sped off. ¡°Jerk!¡± Riley shouted. Riley looked at me and then at my bike ¡°I''ll drive you to school¡± she said, picking up my bike which was bent in half. I hopped into her truck passenger seat. As I looked out of my window I saw Chris watching us through his house window. I wave at him. But he just closed the curtain. ¡°Okay lets go¡± Riley said as she hopped into the truck driver seat. She then sped off towards the school. Why was Chris acting weird? Chris closed the window curtain as he saw that Jason saw him. Suddenly he heard scratching at his back door. ¡°Pickles¡± chris grumbled to himself. Pickles was his great dane dog. As Chris approached the door he saw that the dog''s skin was tearing and blood coated it. Chris started freaking out thinking that pickles must have gotten into a fight. Chris opened the door to let pickles in but the dog lunged at him. Foam dripped from pickles mouth. Chris held the dog''s face back as it tried biting him. The dog bit Chris''s hand deeply. ¡°What the hell¡¯s gotten into you!¡± Chris shouted as he kicked it in the chest. The dog went flying back outside and Chris closed the door quickly. ¡°What the hell!¡± Chris shouted at the dog who was scratching at the door violently. Chris suddenly felt a stinging pain in his biting hand. Chris looked at his bite wound and saw that the bite was indeed deep and it had reached some bone, blood gushed out. And it hurt like hell. Chris hurried off to the bathroom and put a bandage over it. ¡°I''m sure its fine¡± he grumbled to himself Chapter Three April 9, 2023 Current location: Ladysmith highschool entrance - ladysmith 8:05 am I hopped out of Riley''s car and gazed at the school entrance. ¡°Alright I''ll see soon,¡± Riley said as she walked towards the front doors. And then she disappeared into the school. ¡°Let''s get this over with¡­ hopefully it''s not a long day¡± I said to myself as I walked into the school. As I entered the school I heard the nearby TV say ¡°The corporation NOIR is the top maker of weapons, technology, and artificial intelligence. They are making our future brighter and armed to the teeth-¡± The noir corporation is the main producer of weapons and technology; they own the police and military practically. And now with them teaming up with Leon Health Care Inc they are now making medicine crap. Hell they made a cure for cancer! But why would a weapons corporation make medicine? Nobody questioned it but I did¡­ I''m sure it''s nothing too bad. Suddenly the doors I came through slammed open as Chris ran through. He was holding his hand¡­ there was blood gushing out of the bandaged hand. ¡°Chris?¡± I tried talking to him but he ran into the bathroom. ¡°What the heck?¡± I asked myself as I walked towards my locker to begin my day¡­ my normal day Chris almost fell as he leaned against the sink. Now it hurts like literal hell! It stung bad. He peeled off the bandage and almost threw up as he saw that his hand was peeling away revealing muscle and bone. It stunk horribly. The veins on his arm were black and they traveled up his arm. His fingernails were falling off, his skin cracked as his fluids leaked through, he could see the bone under the cracked and peeling skin. He suddenly felt the pain traveling across his chest from his arm. He started tearing off his shirt revealing his skin was cracking and fizzing as it started to tear away and fall off revealing muscle and bone. He wanted to scream for help but he couldn''t. The pain then traveled to his face. Chris stared at his own face as it started to crack and fizz until it started peeling. Chris pulled on the cracking skin and peeled it off. It didn''t hurt anymore¡­ Royal Road is the home of this novel. Visit there to read the original and support the author. He felt his teeth fall out and land into his mouth. He spat them into the sink. He opened his mouth and saw sharp pointy teeth poking through the gums. He watched as his eyes now changed their color and faded and they changed color into a bright yellow. His hair started falling off in big clumps into the sink. Chris felt different and it doesn''t hurt any longer. He could smell them And now he was hungry¡­ he wanted to feed¡­ I was at my locker digging out my books, chromebook, pencils, and oh my drawing book. I closed my locker as I stood up. Strange where was everyone else? Suddenly someone grabbed my back and turned me around. ¡°Howdy twigg!¡± Chuck said as he slammed his fist into my stomach. I fell to the ground in pain. ¡°How''s the bike?¡± Chuck asked before kicking me back down as I tried to get back up. He kicked me again and again. A pencil rolled to my hand as I dropped my stuff and I grabbed it. Chuck grabbed me by the collar and pulled me to his face until he was a few inches away from my face ¡°So i heard your mother just died-¡± Chuck spat in my face. ¡°Well what are you going to-¡± before chuck could finish his sentence and before i could stab him with my pencil someone yelled at him. ¡°Hey Fat ass!¡± Sam yelled at him as she walked up to us with John next to her. Sam was one of my oldest friends. We''ve known each other since I moved here. ¡°Leave him alone buddy¡± John said in a tone where he was trying to sound cool but it just came off weird. Chuck dropped me and stood up and stared at them. ¡°Whatever dweebs! Catch ya Later¡± Chuck yelled as he ran off in the opposite direction of Sam and john. I stood up and walked up to my friends. ¡°Sorry about ch-¡± before I could continue the Civil defense siren suddenly blared out on the outside. ¡°This is not a drill please seek shelter immediately¡± the voice outside repeated over and over. ¡°What''s happening?¡± john asked Suddenly the school intercom came one as my fathers voice blared out ¡°there has been a minor incident so we are locking down the school until further notice¡± he then repeated it once more ¡°What the hell?¡± Sam said, confused. Suddenly there were a lot of clicking mechanical sounds coming from all round school. They were the doors that led outside the school¡­ we were locked inside the school¡­ Chapter Four April 9, 2023 Current location: Math class - ladysmith 8:28 am My first hour of class is math but¡­ i kinda fell asleep But I was awoken by a ruler slamming down on the back of my neck. ¡°What!¡± I shouted as I jolted up to see the perpetrator. ¡°Why aren''t you doing what you''re supposed to do!?¡± Mrs bankel asked in a mocking tone as she cocked her head to the side. My sister Riley was at another table helping another student. but she turned to us ¡°He¡¯s finished, Mrs Bankel¡± Riley said as she approached us. I handed Mrs Bankel the finished homework. She looked at it for a second and then she ripped in pieces She then scoffed and said ¡°doesn''t look finished to me¡± she tossed the clumps of ripped paper at my face. ¡° Riley looked absolutely shocked ¡°you can''t do that!¡± Mrs bankel looked at her ¡°i can do what i damn please mrs king¡± Suddenly there came a knocking at the door Knock Knock Knock Knock We all looked at the door ¡°riley why don''t you go get the door¡± mrs bankel said We all watched as she approached the door. She slowly opened the door. Suddenly a figure lunged at her and pinned her to the ground. ¡°RILEY!¡± I shouted as I stood up. The figure was Chris but his flesh was falling off, his hair was gone, and his eyes¡­ His eyes were yellow. The thing wasnt Chris anymore¡­ ¡°Help me!¡± Riley cried out as she tried holding it back but it was too strong and it bit into her neck. Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon. I wanted to help¡­ i couldn''t i was scared The thing ripped out a chunk of her throat. I finally grabbed my drawing book and ran at the thing and slammed the book into its face. It fell onto its back. I got on top of it and started slamming the book into its face SLAM SLAM SLAM Until its face wasn''t a face anymore¡­ It was a pulp of flesh I tossed the book to the side. The rest of the class including Mrs bankel were gone. I slowly got up and walked to Riley who was surrounded by a puddle of blood. I kneeled next to riley. ¡°Riley? Wake up¡± i shook her But nothing happened ¡°Riley dont do this to me¡­ come on!¡± i cried out ¡°Not you too! Please don''t leave me¡­¡± i started to sob Suddenly the door slammed open again and John ran in and slammed it shut. He was holding it shut and was bleeding from his arm. The things on the other side were scratching at the door ¡°John? What the hell is happening?!¡± i said with tears still in my eyes ¡°Its gone to hell out there all exits are locked up¡± john said John looked at Riley''s body ¡°oh¡­ i''m so sorry Jason¡± Suddenly the scratching on the other side of the door died down ¡°I think there gone¡± john said backing away from the door I was still crouched by my sister ¡°Jason we got to get the hell out of here¡± John said as he approached me. I looked at my sister''s corpse¡­ i don''t know why but at that moment i let go of something I stood up and backed away from Riley and turned to look at john. ¡°What the hell are those things?¡± I asked as I pointed at Chris''s lifeless husk of a body. ¡°Hate to say this¡­ but they look like zombies¡± John said as he crouched next to Chris''s corpse. ¡°We need weapons,¡± I said. I looked around the room and saw a paper guillotine on the teacher''s desk. I grabbed the blade part of it and snapped it off the board part. And now i had a guillotine blade as a weapon ¡°Groovy,¡± I said to myself. I looked at John who was bandaging his wound on his arm. I saw a handle poking out of a bag which was tucked under the teachers desk. I yanked out the handle and found that it belonged to a tennis racket. ¡°John! Here.¡± I said as I tossed the racket to him. He caught it and looked at me confused ¡°You gotta be kidding me¡± he grumbled as he examined the racket. ¡°I mean unless you want that book?¡± I said pointing at the bloody book. ¡°What about you?¡± he asked ¡°I have this!¡± I said raising the guillotine blade. ¡°That''s not fair¡­¡± john grumbled ¡°You''ll find something else I bet, you ready?¡± I said approaching him. He grumbled and walked towards the door. We slowly opened the door and entered the hallway. And so began the survival horror¡­ Chapter Five April 9, 2023 Current location: unknown - ladysmith 9:04 am Click Clank Click The Sergeant¡¯s feet clicked as he walked back and forth in front of the marines in a single file line, ¡°Alright marines! You should know the drill by now, Kill the Leapers and kill any survivors¡± The sergeant shouted to them as the helicopter rocked back and forth slightly as they jolted forwards the school. ¡°Kill the survivors?¡± one of the marines asked The sergeant stormed up to him and got right in his face ¡°What''s your name marine!?¡± the sergeant yelled ¡°Rellik!¡± the marine responded ¡°Shitbird! That''s your name, Shitbird are you scared?¡± Sergeant yelled Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions. ¡°No sir¡± Rellik whispered ¡°Ich kann dich nicht h?ren!¡± the sergeant yelled aggressively (I can''t hear you!) ¡°I said no!¡± Rellik shouted The sergeant pulled a glock off of the rack behind him and handed it to Rellik, Rellik was only 18 years old ¡°When we land, you better not fuck up boy¡± the sergeant said before walkin towards the freight door Suddenly the helicopter jostled a bit as it stayed still mid air 100 feet above he school ¡°We are here ladys!¡± sergeant said as he slammed his fist against the button to open the freight door The door squealed with delight as sunlight poured into the room The marines grabbed mp5¡¯s of the rack and started to head to the open freight door Wind poured in, slithering across our faces. ¡°Auf Wiedersehen, ihr K?ter!¡± the sergeant said before jumping out- (Goodbye mutts) -of the helicopter He flew through the air gracefully before activating his parachute 45 feet in the air. Then he landed on the ground like a superhero. The marines soon followed through, they glided through the air like a bunch of heroes coming to save the day but they weren''t truly here to save the day. Rellik flew through the air more clumsy Soon they were all on the ground standing in front of the school, for some reason a bus had collided with the front of the school entrance. ¡°Alright let''s get this over with¡± sergeant said We marched towards the school, but one thought ran through Rellik''s head ¡°who called for a clean up?¡± Chapter Six April 9, 2023 Current location: the science room - ladysmith 9:04 am So we didn''t even get down the hallway. It was chaos, those things were everywhere¡­ There was so much blood. It was like a horror movie. But somehow i''m still alive John held his body against the door as a barricade. ¡°Well that''s out of the plan!¡± I dragged a nearby filing cabinet in front of the door. ¡°I just saw one of those things rip apart the math teacher!¡± I exclaimed in disgust as I looked around the room. It was the science room. The counters that lined up the walls were covered with scientific utensils and vials of different fluids. On one of the walls was a window which gave you a view of the playground. John approached the window. ¡°I''m going to break it!¡± John said as he hit the glass with the butt of the tennis racket but it didnt crack. ¡°Reinforced glass¡­¡± I said in a low tone. Why would a school have reinforced glass for windows? John kicked the wall and cursed out loud ¡°were all going to fucking die! aren''t we?¡± He looked at me. ¡°We''re getting out here¡± I said even though deep down I knew it''s not very likely. Suddenly there was a beeping sound from behind us. ¡°What''s that?¡± john asked We followed the sound and found the sources. ¡°Combat supply attache case?¡± John said, looking at the 2 green metal attache cases. In big bold letters was the name ¡°Noir Corp¡± ¡°What is it?¡± John asked. I knew what it was¡­ ¡°Weapons¡­¡± I said to john. John¡¯s eye¡¯s glowed with excitement. John crouched down and tried opening it. The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. ¡°It''s one of those fingerprint locks,¡± he said angrily. Out of curiosity I pressed my finger against the first lock¡­ Beep ¡°Access granted Mr king have a nice day¡± a mechanical feminine voice said ¡°What?!¡± john said confused ¡°Maybe this was meant for me?¡± i said confused I opened the first attache case and inside were 2 glock 9mm glocks with 20 clips. John grabbed one of the glocks. ¡°Noir?¡± John said confused as he read the name on the glock. ¡°These are military Glocks,¡± I explained to him. I grabbed the other glock. I loaded the glock and turned the safety off. And John loaded his glock and turned the safety off too. ¡°Looks like we have a chance of getting the hell out of here '''' I said with joy. ¡°What''s in the other one?¡± John asked. I pressed my finger against the second one Beep Beep Beep ¡°Access denied¡± ¡°What?¡± I said, confused. ¡°Maybe?¡± john said as he pressed his finger against the lock Beep ¡°Access granted Mr booker have a nice day¡± John opened the case and inside were; 2 kevlar vests, 2 combat knives, 2 glock and knife holsters, and a med kit. ¡°This is freaky cool!¡± John said as he grabbed a kevlar vest. We put on the vests, glock holsters and knife holsters. ¡°You ready?¡± I asked him and he nodded as we approached the door and removed the filing cabinet. As soon as John opened the door one of those things lunged at me. I shot the darn thing as soon as I saw it. Bang Bang Bang Bang It crumbled to the ground like a sack of potatoes. It spasmed for a couple of seconds before going limp. We ran past the corpse and into the hallway. Now most of the things were gone leaving a trail of gore and guts. Only a few stragglers stayed behind. Some were trying to open doors, others eating corpses. ¡°Behind you!¡± John shouted. I pulled out my knife and spun around in time to stab the undead in the neck. It fell dead again. ¡°We need to get to the office and call for help,¡± I said as I started to walk away, keeping my glock aimed at the distracted undead who were worried about getting into the classrooms. ¡°Okay, let''s go!¡± John as we started to run down the hallway running past the undead. Maybe this nightmare is about to end¡­ Chapter Seven April 9, 2023 Current location: the office - ladysmith 9:34 am We made it to the office without much trouble. Except for that we had to take down a few undead. ¡°Look around, maybe someone¡¯s in here?¡± i said to john as i grabbed a phone from the wall and dialed 911 But all I got was nothing. ¡°Darn it!¡± I tossed the phone to the side. ¡°No one is here!¡± John said as he approached me. ¡°What if were the only ones¡± john implied glumly ¡°No, it''s a big school, there has to be someone!¡± I tried comforting him but I knew we hadn''t seen a single survivor. ¡°How are we going-¡± John was interrupted by a sound of rustling. The sound was coming from the principal''s office. I pulled out my glock and approached the door. ¡°Ready?¡± I whispered to John And he nodded at me, i kicked the door open and aimed the glock at the source of the sound. ¡°Dad?¡± I said with both surprise and shock as my father stood there at his desk putting papers into a cardboard box, he looked as shocked as us. ¡°Good to see you among the living,¡± he said as his features went neutral. ¡°What the hell is going on?!¡± I asked as I put away my glock. ¡°Honestly i have zero idea¡± ron said calmly as he sat into his chair Ron pulled out a magnum from inside his desk and sat it on the desk. ¡°All phone lines have been severed, but I know them,¡± Ron said, leaning back in his chair. ¡°There is a way out through the weight room¡± Ron said as he opened a drawer and pulled out a military walkie talkie and handed it to me. ¡°I''ll watch you through the security footage and lead through the school¡± Ron said as he then pulled out a couple magnum rounds and loaded them into the magnum chamber. ¡°Before you go, where is riley?¡± Ron asked me as he closed the chamber of the magnum. ¡°I wasn''t able to save her¡­¡± i said Ron mumbled something under his breath before looking back at us ¡°cut through the theater and try not to die¡± John and I left Ron in the office, ¡°look someone!¡± John said as he pointed at the front doors vestibule we saw someone inside the doors trying to get in. As we approached we realized who it was. Unauthorized use: this story is on Amazon without permission from the author. Report any sightings. ¡°Mrs bankel!¡± me and john both said at the same time. ¡°You gotta get me outta here!¡± she said scaredly. We saw there was someone else in there with her. Her son Adam was sitting in the corner of the vestibule. He was turning¡­ ¡°I dont think your son¡¯s doing too good there,¡± John said worriedly. ¡°Just get me the hell out of here!¡± mrs bankel yelled angrily Suddenly there was a loud honk and squeal from outside. ¡°Oh shit!¡± we all said in unison as we saw a school bus speeding towards the front doors vestibule. ¡°Get me out of here!!!¡± Mrs bankel screamed. But it was too late the bus crashed into the vestibule. John and I went flying back as the bus exploded upon impact, shaking the school violently. I must have cracked a rib because damn it hurt like hell! I laid there against the wall covered in rubble unable to move. The whole front of the school was bright red and smelt like burning rubber. ¡°John! You okay?!¡± I yelled out. I heard a groan and a moan from the fire of the vestibule. ¡°Oh my god!¡± I cried as I saw Mrs. bankel step out from the burning vestibule. Her whole body was consumed by fire. She stepped forward groaning in pain and misery. She reached out for me. ¡°Verdammt, du Noir¡­¡± she groaned as she inched closer. But suddenly an undead Adam leaped at her and started chewing down as the flames consumed both beings. ¡°Jason!¡± John suddenly grabbed me by the shoulders and dragged me out of the rubble. I stood up and shook off the pieces of dirt and debris. ¡°Come on!¡± John said as he ran towards the theater doors. From behind us I heard and saw about twenty plus undead running towards us. ¡°Shit!¡± I yelled as we ran into the theater and slammed the glass doors shut. The undead ran up to the doors and stared at us from beyond the glass. And now I have a better look at them. Their hair was all gone, their skin was peeling, their eyes were yellow, their fingers were claws, their teeth were sharp blades, and they made clicking sounds as if they were communicating. One of the undead flicked their long thin tongue like a lizard. What the hell! Their tongue flicked across the glass. ¡°What the fuck¡± john said as we watched the undead lick the glass. Its tongue retreated back into its mouth and for some reason it smiled at us. ¡°What are those things?¡± john asked me What are they? Their skin isn''t falling off their shedding like a lizard! Under the fresh skin I could see dark green scales. ¡°There are lizards¡­¡± I said, they were anthropomorphic lizards. ¡°Leapers¡­ i say we call em leapers¡± john said ¡°Leapers that work for me¡± I said, I forgot we had guns for a moment there. I checked if they were still there and sure enough they were there. I pulled out my glock and backed away from the door. The leapers watched us with grins on their peeling faces. Suddenly there was a beep from the walky talky ¡°What the hell happened!¡± my father asked through the radio. ¡°I have no fuc¡­ sorry, clue¡± i said ¡°But we did find something out, not zombies, fucking anthropomorphic lizards¡­¡± ¡°Lizards¡­¡± he said almost fakely ¡°Listen, we''re in the theater, what next?¡± i asked Suddenly he didn''t say anything only there was static ¡°Shit¡­¡± i grumbled putting away the radio ¡°I guess we''re on our own Jason!¡± john said enthusiastically ¡°So be it we fight.'''' I raised my glock and walked further into the theater away from the leapers who were now laughing. Something isn''t right¡­ Chapter Eight April 9, 2023 Current location: front of the school (vestibule) - ladysmith 9:58 am ¡°Schei?e, das ist verdammt brutal¡± the other marine Rellik was- (Shit, thats fucking brutal) -paired with chuckled as he picked at a burning corpse, ¡°Come on we have a job to do Relaeh¡± Rellik said angrily Relaeh walked away from the burning corpse and joined Relliks side Rellik was staring at his tracking device Watching as a little green blip got closer to their position ¡°What''s that?¡± Relaeh asked as he put a arm around Rellik¡¯s shoulder unfazed ¡°Means something coming our way¡± rellik said elbowing Relaeh in the chest The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement. Rellik pulled out his glock and aimed down the hallway in front of them Relaeh recovered and pulled out his own glock Distantly they could here something approaching Click Clank Click Clank Pitter Patter Pitter Patter They could see its shadow form from around the corner as it came closer. ¡°Here it comes!¡± Rellik said aloud to Relaeh It emerged from behind the corner revealing itself¡­ Not infected A girl¡­ Rellik put down the glock The girl ran towards them ¡°Oh thank god yo-¡± she stopped upon seeing their faces She stepped back a bit She gasped ¡°Your a Werew-¡± BAM She fell dead A single bullet from Relaeh¡¯s glock had entered her skull ¡°No Survivors¡­¡± Relaeh grumbled Rellik was speechless ¡°Let''s go¡­¡± Relaeh said as he walked away Chapter Nine April 9, 2023 Current location: the theater - ladysmith 10:02 am The theater was a huge room filled with red velvet chairs and a huge stage. As John and I weaved through the chairs and approached the stage we could hear a distant scream. ¡°Why us?¡± John asked as he sat down on one of those red velvet chairs. I sat next to him, ¡°I promise you we''ll get the hell out of here¡­ I promise John nothing will happen to us,¡± i said with a calming voice. But i couldn''t help it but start crying, ¡°Jason?¡± he looked at me as i started to sob, ¡°It''s all my fault¡­ i couldn''t save her¡± i cried ¡°There''s nothing you could have done Jason¡± ¡°Why is everyone I love dying?¡± ¡°You still have me and ron¡± I looked at john and smiled weakly as he smiled back ¡°I don''t wanna lose you too¡± ¡°I''m not leaving you anytime soon¡± he said Suddenly a voice spoke up from the stage. ¡°Jason? John!¡± sam said as she jumped off the stage and walked towards us Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original. ¡°Holy moly you''re alive¡± John said as he stood up and hugged her. ¡°Yeah, How you guys doing?¡± she asked ¡°Come with us, we know a way out!¡± I said hurriedly as I approached her. ¡°How? Where!¡± she asked ¡°The weightroom it is one of the last exits that are unlocked¡± i stated ¡°But first we should find as many survivors as we can!¡± john said out of nowhere Sam nodded in agreement and looked at me ¡°it''s up to you¡± Before I could speak there was a loud crash from where me and John came from. ¡°Shit we got company!¡± i said pulling out the glock Sam pulled out mother trucking pump gauge shotgun from behind her back. We jumped onto the stage and watched as the leapers stormed towards us. Bam Boom Bam Boom The leapers fell one after another falling dead but getting back up after a few seconds. The floor was now coated with their dark green blood. Bam Boom Bam Boom ¡°We need to fall back!¡± sam shouted We backed up away from the oncoming horde of leapers and made a break for the way out of here. We ran into the door and slammed it shut and locked it. ¡°It''s not going to hold for long!¡± I said backing away from the door. ¡°We run then¡± Sam said as she bolted down the hall away from the door. ¡°Come on!¡± John yelled as he ran after her. I followed them, where were we going? I had no clue! But we had to find somebody¡­ right? Chapter Ten April 9, 2023 Current location: hallway - ladysmith 10:36 am ¡°What caused all of this?¡± John asked as we walked down a hallway, we were far from the theater now. ¡°No clue man¡± Sam said, the hallway was covered in blood and guts, it freaking stunk too! We only had to deal with a few leapers since we left the theater. I checked my ammo count. I had 30 clips and now I have 19 clips. ¡°Now where-¡± i was cut off by the radio beeping I quickly picked it up and answered it ¡°Dad?!¡± i asked ¡°Jason what happened?¡± he asked ¡°We ran into bankel, but¡­ there was an accident. But we found sam! Dad there is something serisly fucked up about those things¡­ there are lizards¡­¡± ¡°Lizards¡­ huh! Guys there is a group of survivors in the cooking class room.¡± ¡°Okay well head there¡­ thanks dad¡± i said Ron took a second to respond ¡°no problem¡± I put the radio away and turned to sam and john ¡°Survivors in-¡± i was cut off by sam ¡°Cooking class room yeah i heard¡± she chuckled a little The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. ¡°That''s not very far from here¡± I said, it was actually down the hallway we were in. We approached the cooking class door. I knocked on the door gently, not too loud. A voice spoke up from the other side after a few seconds. ¡°Who are you?¡± ¡°It''s me; Jason King, John Booker, and Samantha smith. Please let us in¡± i begged After a few seconds of silence the door opened, ¡°hurry get in!¡± the survivor said. We quickly got in and the survivor locked the door. And as soon as she turned around I recognized her, ¡°Roza Kindle!¡± john said ¡°I''m surprised you three are still alive¡± she said cheerfully. I turned around and saw over 20 students and some teachers who were all either hurt or attending to the hurt. ¡°We got to get the fuck out of here!¡± a survivor said as he approached us. It was bryan naldbald ¡°Bryan shut up¡­¡± roza yelled at him ¡°There is a way out¡­ through the weightroom¡± i answered bryan ¡°Thank god we''re finally getting out of this hell!¡± bryan cried happily ¡°I''ll get everybody ready to-¡± roza¡¯s talk was interrupted by the lights and power shutting off. Leaving us in darkness ¡°Well¡­ shit¡± i grumbled in the darkness After setting up candles and handing out flashlights we made a plan. John and I would go get power back on since we were the most armed. Me and John stood at the door with our tools; glocks, ammo, and flashlight. ¡°Ready?¡± i asked john ¡°Ready¡± he said And just like that we were back into the darkness The hall we walked down was dreary, dark and lonely. Our flashlights were the only thing lighting the hallway. Suddenly a couple of leapers appeared and ran towards us. Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang They fell dead. ¡°Come on, we have to find the generator!¡± I yelled at john. ¡°Where the hell is the generator?!¡± John asked, good question John. I have no freaking clue! We''re going all going to die down here aren''t we¡­ Chapter Eleven April 9, 2023 Current location: gym - ladysmith 11:21 am ¡°Maybe in the storage room?¡± john chuckled ¡°How would you know that?¡± i asked ¡°Well last time the power went out, I saw the coach go in there and suddenly the power was back on¡± he explained to me. It''s worth a try¡­ The storage room was located to the right of the gym. A pair of purple doors greeted us as we approached it. It swung open as I pushed it. Inside as I walked in I could see the green generator. ¡°Bingo!¡± I said as I approached the generator. There was a lever on it which was flipped down. ¡°And let there be light!¡± I said as I flipped the generator back on. And there was a soft humm and click. And the lights turned back on blinding us for a second. ¡°Alright let''s get out of here!¡± John said impatiently. As we walked out of the storage and back into the gym we heard a distant engine rumble. ¡°What is that?!¡± John asked, the sound was getting near now! What was it? Suddenly the gym doors in front of us blasted open as 3 motorcycles came flying in, the drivers wore heavy biker gear which was painted black. ¡°Get in the center!¡± I yelled as I pulled out my glock. John and I ran to the center of the room and aimed at the bikers who were now driving around us. This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. Suddenly one of them stopped in front of us, he took off his helmet and spoke ¡°twiggy!¡± chuck laughed maniacally It was chuck! That mother trucker was still alive! ¡°Chuck what do you want?!¡± john asked ¡°Shut up john! I only want Jason!¡± chuck yelled Chuck put back on his helmet and suddenly a barb wire was wiped around my legs and one of the other bikers dragged me away with barb wire wrapped around, oh my god it hurt! I was dragged across the gym floor. ¡°Help me!!!¡± I shouted at John as I pulled out my glock and aimed at the driver but as I tried to shoot at them, I was whipped violently around as the driver spun around the room. I felt the wire rip and tear at my flesh, blood smeared the gym floor. Suddenly there was a loud BANG! And the driver crashed to the floor dropping dead from the gushing bullet wound in their head. I pulled the wire off of my leg and tried to stand but I fell to the floor from sheer pain. But I was able to stand on the second try. ¡°Thanks for the cover john!¡± I shouted as I looked at the dead driver, the other bikers were gone. ¡°It wasn''t me¡­ Jason¡± I turned around to john¡­ he was being held back by a¡­ werewolf? A mother trucking werewolf was holding John hostage. A second werewolf stood next to the other. The werewolf holding John wore military fatigue. Its fur was gray with a bit of red fur under its bottom lip. Its bright yellow eyes stared at me. The second werewolf wore a similar fatigue. It had black fur. It was bigger than the other one. It held a smg-45. The second werewolf approached me and snarled and growled at me. Its face is nearly an inch away from my face. ¡°Your lucky your still alive, just stay out of ¡°our¡± way or we will¡­ not hesitate to kill you, boy¡± the werewolf grumbled almost as if he were trying to act tough ¡°Who are you?¡± i asked ¡°Names Rellik kid¡± It backed away and the other werewolf let go of john, they started to walk away when the bigger werewolf turned back to me. ¡°But i have a feeling that we will meat again so-¡± the werewolf was rudely interrupted by the chuck and the other bikers yelling ¡°Oy furrys! Were going to kick your ass¡¯s¡± Chuck yelled The bigger werewolf walked in front of me and john ¡°Get the hell out of here!¡± he yelled at us. Chapter Twelve April 9, 2023 Current location: gym - ladysmith 11:30 am Bang Biggity Bang Rellik¡¯s smg shot at the Bikers who were Swirling around and around Relaeh and his position. ¡°There''s too many Rellik!¡± Relaeh shouted as he shot at them barley missing them Rellik continued shooting 5 Bam He shot out the biker¡¯s tire, the bike flipped over killing the rider 4 Rellik shot at the oil tank of the bike BAng BOOM! The blood and Giblets of the rider splashed around. 3 Bang Relaeh shot one in the head 2 Rellik pulled out his one and only grenade ¡°FUCK IT!¡± he screamed as he pulled the pin and threw it in front of the biker Boom There body was no more 1 more left Rellik dropped all weapons and pounced the last biker Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there. Uff da! He slammed his body onto the ground ¡°A little rough don''t you think!¡± the biker said Rellik raised his claws ready to slash at the biker ¡°Who the Fuck are you!¡± Rellik asked the masked biker as he yanked the helmet off of him ¡°Chuck¡± the biker coughed ¡°Leave him!¡± Relaeh demanded Rellik reluctantly let go of the biker It wasn''t like the biker was going anywhere soon, the impact knocked the air out of him ¡°What?!¡± Rellik asked him as he walked up to his side Relaeh swiftly slapped Rellik in the face ¡°The heck!?¡± Rellik grunted angrily ¡°We have more important thing to take care of¡± Releah said ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Rellik asked ¡°New orders, kill Ron king¡± Releah said They soon made it to the office where Ron was located They stood outside of the office ready to jump in and kill But Rellik didn''t feel right¡­ ¡°Ready?¡± Releah as he had a hand on the doorknob ready to swing it open and start blasting Rellik took a deep breath ¡°Yeah¡± Realeah swung open the door and jumped into the room Ron instantly aimed his magnum at the two werewolves ¡°Who the hell are you?¡± ron asked calmly Relaeh aimed his glock at ron ¡°Who are you?¡± rellik asked Ron grumbled ¡°I''m your goddamn employer!¡± ron shouted angrily ¡°What?¡± rellik mumbled ¡°I made you, d-989¡± rellik chuckled ¡°No!¡± rellik aimed his glock at ron ¡°I know what makes you tick, but your different¡± ron chuckled almost fakely ¡°Your not like the rest¡± ¡°What are you talking about!¡± rellik shouted Suddenly without warning Relaeh shot at ron Bang The bullet landed in his leg Ron shot back Bang It landed in Relaeh¡¯s shoulder But rellik didn''t shoot he just tackled Relaeh to the ground ¡°The hell are you doing?!¡± Relaeh shouted as he pushed rellik off him Relaeh tried to stand but the pain in his shoulder was to much ¡°Follow him!¡± relaeh shouted Rellik attempted to help Relaeh up but he pushed him back ¡°Stop him!¡± he shouted Rellik ran out the door Chapter Thirteen April 9, 2023 Current location: outside of gym - ladysmith 11:31 am We slammed the door shut behind us as we ran out of the gym, Jeez what a day¡­ ¡°What the fuck is going on?¡± John asked as we started walking away. ¡°First lizards, now furrys¡­ wonderful¡± i said enthusiastic ¡°Lets just avoid the¡­ oh god what do we call them?¡± john asked ¡°Prowlers¡± i said thinking about it We soon made it to the cooking class room, and we only ran into maybe 7 leapers. KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK I gently knocked on the door, ¡°Jason is that you?¡± roza asked from beyond the door. ¡°Yes, it is i¡± This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there. Roza opened the door letting us inside, before closing the door behind us. ¡°Okay, big news there are now werewolves out there with fucking guns!¡± i shakily said ¡°What¡­ werewolves?¡± roza said shocked ¡°Where''s sam?¡± john asked ¡°She left shortly after you guys left¡± roza explained ¡°Crazy ass bitch was all worked up over something¡± bryan suddenly said as he approached us from behind Suddenly my walkie talkie rang. ¡°Ron!¡± i said as i pulled it out and activated it ¡°Jason! Thank god you''re alive¡­ listen in order to get inside the weightroom you need two keycards-¡± ron said urgently ¡°Keycards?¡± me and john said at the same time ¡°One is located in the sewers, other the cafeteria Jason Get the hell out-¡± ron was interrupted SLAM ¡°Oh no¡­ they found me¡± ron cried BANG BANG Static was all that was heard from the walky talky after that¡­ ¡°Shit¡­ well this day just got a whole lot fucking worse¡± john grumbled I fell to my knees and slammed the walky talky against the ground, shattering it¡­ ¡°God¡­ damn it¡± i choked up ¡°I''ll get the sewers, you can get the cafeteria¡± John said, reloading his glock. I stood up and turned towards John and grunted ¡°okay¡­¡± ¡°Jason take this¡± roza said as she picked up sam¡¯s shotgun off of the ground ¡°She left her gun?¡± i asked as she handed me the gun ¡°She was in a rush to leave¡± Chapter Fourteen April 9, 2023 Current location: sewers - ladysmith 11:48 am John found the manhole which lead into the sewers inside of the men''s bathroom ¡°Well here we go!¡± john grumbled as he jumped down into the sewers John groaned in disgust as his feet sinked into the shit water ¡°Yup I''m burning these clothes¡± he grumbled He started to trudge on forward before stopping when he realized something. ¡°Wait¡­ where the hell is the card!?¡± I walked down a hallway glock in hand ready to fire but nothing popped out and attacked I walked into the cafeteria There was a leaper to busy munching on somebody down the room Suddenly there was sound coming from the kitchen Thump I jumped a little I approached the kitchen door ¡°Here we go¡± i whispered to myself I kicked open the door The kitchen was pitch black I pulled out my flashlight and flicked it on i surveyed the area with the glock Nothing Suddenly the door behind me slammed shut ¡°Who''s there!?¡± i shouted I looked around with the flashlight Suddenly it was knocked out of my hands I shot my gun A flash of light lite the area A shadowy figure ran past me I pulled out my knife Step Step I shot my gun Flash! I saw in right in front of me I slashed at it with my knife I felt it move away Slam It kicked me in the side I fell to the ground Whatever it was jumped onto me and pinned me down I felt its fur I attempted to fire my gun Bang A flash lite up the figure It was the werewolf from earlier ¡°It''s you! Reltick?¡± i asked This book is hosted on another platform. Read the official version and support the author''s work. ¡°Its rellik asshole¡± he grumbled ¡°Hey you''re the asshole for attacking me!¡± i yelled Suddenly rellik got off of me and walked away The lights flickered on as rellik flicked the switch I stood up ¡°the hell you doing here?¡± i asked ¡°Looking for somebody¡± rellik said as he reloaded his glock I pulled out my glock and realized i had no more bullets ¡°Can I borrow a mag?¡± i asked sheepishly He grumbled and tossed a fresh mag at m I caught it and reloaded my glock ¡°Thanks¡± i said ¡°I gotta get going and find this asshole¡± rellik said as he approached the door to exit the kitchen ¡°What asshole?¡± i asked as i turned to look at him Rellik really didn''t want to share mission critical info but it wasn''t like the kid was going to survive ¡°Ron king¡± he said right before slipping out the door and disappearing Ron! My dad, why was the werewolf looking for my dad? But wasn''t he killed? ¡°The fuck is going on?¡± i said as i turned around Thunk! A metal frying pan collided with my head knocking me out cold Well shit¡­ ¡ª John walked against the walls of the sewers ¡°I''ll go into the sewer i said¡± he mocked himself ¡°What a dumbass i am¡± he grumbled It smelt of shit down there Each step he took forward there was a sicking Plarp! Squeal! Plarp! Suddenly something moved ¡°Who''s there!¡± he shouted as he aimed his glock about Plarp! Squeal! Plarp! Plarp! Squeal! Plarp! A shadowy figure ran about in front of him Bang John shot and missed John started to chase ¡°Maybe they have the keycard!¡± he said to himself ¡ª Buzzing filled my head The world spinned around as i opened my eyes Light shined into my eyes ¡°Uh¡­ my head¡± i groaned ¡°You''ll be fine¡± a feminine voice said As my vision came back i saw a woman looking down at me ¡°Get up¡± she said as she pulled me up I stood up ¡°did you hit me with a pan?!¡± i asked ¡°Maybe¡± she said ¡°Names Jason. Jason king¡± i chuckled ¡°Julia stevenson¡± she said as she walked away towards a table ¡°Hey um, I need something from you?¡± i said as i approached her She turned around and covered my mouth ¡°Shut it¡± she whispered Suddenly there was a loud thunking sound coming from above us We stood there frozen in time and space Until it like disappeared She removed her hands from my mouth ¡°I thinks we''re saf-¡± before she could finish the ceiling above us collapsed BOOM We both jumped out of the way As i fell to the floor and turned to look a tall and slim creature with long arms that dragged across the ground with another pair of arms on the back its jaw was a split jaw its eyes black as the night It stood at 7 foot ¡°What the hell!¡± i shouted It looked down at me ¡°twiggy!¡± it growled The hell? That''s what Chuck calls me!... wait¡­ ¡°Chuck?¡± i asked as i stood ¡°Jason!¡± it groaned It started to walk towards me I pulled out my glock and aimed at it ¡°Stay back! Chuck!¡± i begged It raised it clawed hand ready to strike ¡°Fuck!¡± i shot at its head Bang! The bullet pierced into the skull It collapsed ¡°Jason?¡± julia suddenly appeared at my side ¡°What happened?¡± i asked ¡°Chuck had turned into a highly experimental new type of virus it takes control away from the host, and even if the host is killed it still lives on without the host¡± she explained Suddenly creature started to spaz out ¡°Listen, you need to get out of here and go back to the others! Im sorry¡± she said as she pushed me out of the room and slammed it shut ¡°No!¡± i yelled and kicked the door Fuck!!! How the hell are we going to get out now? Chapter Fifteen April 9, 2023 Current location: sewers - ladysmith 12:14 am ¡°Stop!¡± john yelled as he chased after the figure The figure turned a corner and disappeared But john was fast and caught up The figure was about to open a door Bang John shot the handle as they were about to open it ¡°Turn around!¡± john shouted as the figure stopped moving ¡°Fine¡± they grumbled as they turned around Even though it was dim down there he could still see there face ¡°Sam?¡± he asked Sam stood there wearing a cloak Holding a briefcase ¡°Sam? What are you doing?¡± he asked ¡°Business, bud¡± she said calmly John lowered his gun ¡°What?¡± he asked Sam pulled out a glock and aimed it at him John aimed his at her ¡°Go john, don''t get involved¡± she angrily Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website. ¡°I''m your friend i have to be involved¡± Sam sighed ¡°it didn''t have to come to this¡± John shouted ¡°Put the goddamn gun do-¡± Thunk! The back of a magnum collided with the back of his skull. John fell face first to the ground. ¡°I''m sorry¡­¡± Sam said as he lost consciousness. ¡ª Rellik was in the school¡¯s basement chasing after ron. ¡°Where are you!¡± he shouted. The looping faded yellow hallways of the basement were barely lit up by slowly dying lights. ¡°Come on out Ron!¡± he shouted down the hallway. As he turned the next corner he spotted a body on the ground. ¡°What do we have here?¡± he asked himself as he crouched down next to it. The body was face down on its stomach. He pushed it over and saw that it was a more freshly killed victim telling from the bite marks on its neck. It clenched something in its hand. Rellik pried its hand open. There was a blue keycard with the letters ¡°room-322¡± He took it into his back pocket and stood up. ¡°Might I need it?¡± he asked himself again Suddenly from behind him there was a loud screech. He spun around and saw a leaper standing at the end of the hall He aimed his glock at it . ¡°Come on, only one,¡± he said out loud. Suddenly a whole horde of leapers appeared behind the one They started running towards rellik. ¡°Shit!¡± he exclaimed and ran in the opposite direction. Up ahead he could see the ladder leading to the exit. His heart skipped as he ran faster than the speed of light down the basement corridor. His shoes clicked and clacked as he ran. He heard muffled shouts coming from behind him; they sounded like unstoppable tyrants that would never stop until they destroyed everything that denies them. he kept on running until he ran into the ladder. He went up the ladder and the creatures attempted to grab hialegs. he kicked them off, rellik quickly locked the trap door and turned. The room he was in was filled with shelves full of instruments. He found an opened vent which could fit my slim body. And he crawled through the dirty vent. One thing he realized at that moment was that he was screwed¡­ Chapter Sixteen April 9, 2023 Current location: outside of the cooking class - ladysmith 12:38 am I stood outside of the cooking class I knocked on the door ¡°let me in¡± i whispered Roza opened the door ¡°Where''s john?¡± i asked as she shut the door behind me ¡°He never came back¡± she said ¡®where''s the keycard?¡± bryan asked impatient I shook my head ¡°there was nothing, she didn''t have it¡± i said ¡°Fuck!¡± she yelled Suddenly there was chittering from all around us I heard it but they didn''t ¡°What''s that?¡± i asked them ¡°This is your fault!¡± bryan yelled at roza ¡°Shut up!¡± roza pushed bryan against the wall and pinned him ¡°Let me go you st-¡± suddenly a leapers green scaly arms shot through the wall and grabbed bryan¡¯s face The rest of the survivors in the room screamed Bryan screamed as the leaper pulled him through the wall ¡°Bryan!¡± roza ran towards the hole in the wall The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement. ¡°Wait roza!¡± i held her back ¡°No let me-¡± suddenly blood spewed out of the hole in the wall like a fountain spewing out blood, soaking us in blood Roza screamed ¡°There in the goddamn walls!¡± i shouted i started shooting at the walls with my glock Bang Bang Bang Bang The rest of the survivors in the room didn''t have any weapons to fight back, it was all up to me now A leaper leaped out of the hole at me and roza Bang It dropped dead ¡°What do we do!?¡± roza asked as i continued to shoot The walls cracked, leapers arms shot through the walls, ¡°Fight¡± i said Suddenly a pair of leaper hand shot out of the floor and grabbed roza by the legs, there claws dug into her thigh ¡°Jason!¡± she cried as the floor beneath her collapsed I grabbed her wrist as she dangled over the deep dark pit of darkness with leaper clawing at her legs ¡°Don''t let me go!¡± she cried out Leapers bursted through the walls and started attacking the survivors But i still held onto roza, i couldn''t lift her up Roza realized that Jason had to let her go, and so did i but i couldn''t ¡°Live a good life¡± she said as a leaper sunk its claw into her back I tried to lift her up but¡­ Slip Her hand slipped out of my hand and She fell into the darkness I stood up and took a deep breath ¡°I''m going to kill the motherfuckers responsible for this¡± i said out loud I turned around and saw that all the other survivors were killed the leapers stood there waiting for me ¡°Come on!¡± i yelled at the few dozen leapers in front of me I reloaded my glock, i didn''t have many bullets left No bullets for the shotgun ¡°Let''s finish this¡± i said as i aim my glock at them The first leaper leaped at me Chapter Seventeen April 9, 2023 Current location: vent leading into cooking class - ladysmith 12:38 am Rellik was crawling through the vent when he heard Bang Up ahead He hurriedly crawled faster, kicked open the vent grate and jumped in the room without checking what was happening. He saw the kid from earlier shooting at a whole horde of leapers ¡ª I shot my last bullet Click ¡°Shit!¡± i cried out A leaper jumped at me Bang A bullet landed into its skull it fell dead ¡°Here catch!¡± a voice yelled to my left I turned to see rellik tossing me his mp5 I caught it and started firing at the leapers. Rellik pulled out another mp5 he had and started to shoot at the leapers. Rellik joined my side and together we shot down the last few leapers. ¡°So what happened?¡± rellik asked ¡°Leapers crawled through the darn walls and floor, they killed everyone¡­¡± i explained I went to hand rellik his mp5 back ¡°Keep it¡± he said I looked at the corpses on the ground when i noticed something on a leaper¡¯s neck I approached the body, it was a keycard I yanked it off the dead leaper ¡°I was looking for this¡­¡± i said softly ¡°I have one of those¡± rellik said behind me Unauthorized usage: this narrative is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. I turned around and approached him ¡°Where did you get it?¡± i asked ¡°It was in the basement¡± he said as he took it out of his back pocket ¡°Take it¡± he said as he handed it to me ¡°This means i can leave now¡± i said softly Rellik grunted and started to walk away ¡°Wait, have you seen john?¡± i asked ¡°No¡± he said as he stopped moving ¡°You''re not coming with me?¡± i asked ¡°No¡± he said as he left the room ¡ª I walked through the weight room and approached the exit I could see the outside I used the cards on the card reader and pulled open the doors The warm wind blew onto my face I could see tree¡¯s swaying The blue sky But¡­ i closed the doors ¡°John¡­ im not leaving without you¡± i said as ran out of the weight room and towards where he went last time¡­ the sewers I was running through the gym when suddenly someone yelled for me to stop ¡°Stop!¡± the voice yelled behind me I turned and saw julia standing there ¡°Julia?¡± i asked ¡°Go save john¡± she said as she tossed something at me I caught it and saw that was a metallic keycard ¡°lab-east¡± ¡°What''s this?¡± i asked ¡°The truth¡± she said ¡°What truth?¡± i asked She started to walk towards me, when suddenly someone screamed behind ¡°Twig!¡± it yelled in a croaky voice I turned around and quickly dodged as chuck swung at me I shot my gun at the mutated chuck The bullets did nothing Chuck noticed julia ¡°Shoot¡± she said as she started to run, but Chuck swooped her up and held her by the neck, lifting her off the ground. ¡°Let her go!¡± I yelled as I aimed my mp5 at him. ¡°Go!¡± julia yelled ¡°I''m not leaving you!¡± i yelled I couldn''t shoot with her in the way ¡°Let her go chuck!¡± i yelled Mutated Chuck chuckled and crushed her neck with his hand. He tossed her to the ground. ¡°No!¡± I yelled and I shot my mp5 at him. It ricocheted off his body. Chuck stood there laughing I then noticed something on his chest, he was decaying, I could see his exposed ribcage and his heart¡­ I pulled my knife out. I had some practice with knife throwing before, I threw the knife at his chest. Thunk It pierced his heart, chuck gasped and clawed at his chest trying to get the knife out. ¡°Chow!¡± I said before turning around and running out of the gym. I could hear Chuck screaming as I ran. Let''s hope this is almost over¡­ Chapter Eighteen April 9, 2023 Current location: Sewers - ladysmith? 1:02 pm I jumped into the sewers, my feet sunked into the shit water. ¡°Crap¡­¡± I said softly. I saw there were bullet holes on the walls. What happened? I asked myself as I followed them. After a short while of following I was met with a normal looking door. There was a keycard reader to the right of the door. I inserted the card. Beep The door opened automatically without my touch. A bright white light shone through the doorway Blinding me. Mechanical clicking was heard inside ¡°I''m coming john¡± i said out loud to myself as i entered the bright white room ¡ª John sat alone in a dark room with a single flickering light above him. ¡°Where is Jason?¡± a man asked from the shadows. ¡°Go to hell¡­¡± John said softly. ¡°He never left, did you know that?¡± the man asked ¡°He¡¯s coming¡± ¡°And if he does i''ll kill you¡± the man said The light above john flickered off Leaving John in darkness again. ¡ª When my eyes adjusted to the light I noticed that the walls were white, the floor red, and the ceiling gray. The room was a small hallway. ¡°Where the hell am i?¡± i said to myself as i walked down the hallway ¡°Welcome-¡± a feminine voice spoke from the intercom ¡°Welcome to noir test labs sector a, the time is 1:34 pm, have a nice day.¡± I exited the hallway into what looked to be a waiting room with a train tunnel a the far end of the room, ¡°Hello?!¡± i shouted into the room Nothing I approached the train tracks. ¡°Tram?¡± i asked myself Suddenly there was a loud whistling sound. This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it. ¡°Tram to sector B now approaching¡± the intercom said The tram appeared and halted in front of me ¡°Well even though i didn''t get to see the rest of sector a, why not¡± i said as i walked into the tram. The tram doors shut behind me. The tram jolted forward and soon I was on approach to sector b. The tunnel was dark, pitch dark But soon there was a light up ahead. We passed into the light and suddenly the tram was floating in the air above the millions of walkways, Soon we went into another tunnel and then out into what looked to be a giant office complex. We continued to pass over more rooms and past buildings, all of this was underground. Under everyone''s nose ¡°Now approaching sector b¡± The tram jolted to a stop and the doors opened As i exited i saw a sign on the ceiling which read ¡°sector B biological research¡± ¡ª Rellik was in the labs too. Sector A electronic development ¡°Where the heck am i?¡± he asked himself As he was looking around some kind of office. Suddenly a filing cabinet fell over in front of him ¡°Who¡¯s there!¡± he snarled Click Clank click A thin robot covered in black armor It stopped moving when it saw him ¡°P-puppy!¡± it exclaimed in a robotic voice I took a step forward Showing more of itself Its hand were long and sharp Its limbs longer than a humans Its face looked like a human skull but shiny black Its eye white as the full moon ¡°L-l-let me me pet THE p-puppIE!¡± it laughed as it started to walk forward him It raised it hand showing off its sharp fingers ¡°Shit! Get back!¡± rellik backed up He raised his gun at the thing ¡°Come h-here!¡± it chuckled As soon as it was a mer foot in front of rellik Rellik shot his glock in its face The robot staggered back a bit It touched it face ¡°That h-h-hurt!¡± it sobbed It looked at rellik, its eyes turned blood red ¡°Now it it''s your turn¡± he said angrily It swung at rellik Rellik dodged it swing The robot fell over and landed to the ground It spazzed out ¡°It burns!¡± it screamed over and over Rellik ran away ¡°Gotta find ron!¡± he said to himself. ¡ª I entered a hallway, the blue lights lit up the long ass hall The walls were made up of glass, beyond the glass were electronic devices. ¡°Weird suspicious hallway made up of glass¡± i whispered As soon as I made it halfway through the hallway, there came a humming. ¡°What''s That?¡± i asked myself Suddenly a beam shot out and collided with the other side of the wall, a crackling sound followed It started to move towards me at an alarming speed ¡°Oh shit!¡± i cried out as i bolted down the hall, the door was open at the end of the hall But it started to close¡­ I glanced behind me and saw that two more beams had appeared and were several feet behind my arse. The closing door was half shut, and I was about 10 feet away from it. I could hear the crackling and sizzling right behind me. The door was about a foot open. I leaped out of the door as it slammed shut. ¡°Well that was exciting¡± I said out of breath. Chapter Nineteen April 9, 2023 Current location: Noir labs - ??? ?:?? Rellik was on a tram which led to sector B. He was contemplating what to do. When suddenly the tram stopped above a cavern of darkness. ¡°Oh what the!?¡± he exclaimed as he fell to the ground of the tram As he sat up there was a crack above him Then a snap. Rellik tried to stand but the tram snapped off and fell into the darkness. ¡ª I stood up and turned around noticing I was in an office area told by all the desk¡¯s and papers spread about. ¡°I wonder how rellik is?¡± i asked myself ¡ª Rellik was screaming his ass off as he was in a tram car falling down a carven ¡°I''m gonna die!¡± he screamed Suddenly the tram car stopped falling Rellik fell to the ground Oof! The tram had gotten wrapped in electric wires the were strewn across the cavern Rellik slowly got up, ¡°Where¡¯s Releah?¡± he whispered The windows of the tram were shattered. Suddenly something started to crack. ¡°Time to act quickly!¡± he shouted as he jumped out of the tram and grabbed a hold of a dangling wire. The wires around the tram snapped, sending the tram collapsing into the dark Rellik dangled there on a hanging wire ¡°Oh what do I do?...¡± he asked himself Suddenly he heard cracking ¡°Oh no¡­¡± He looked up and saw the wire he was on, snap He fell into the void. He was screaming bloody murder. He couldn''t see a thing Sploosh! He fell into water, the impact knocked him out cold But someone found him, they dragged him out and took him away ¡ª I walking down a hallway when suddenly the intercom spoke ¡°now approaching lab zero main observatory¡± I entered a room with a grated off window. And computers on the walls There was someone in there with their back turned to me on a computer. Unauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings. ¡°Hey!¡± i shouted The person turned around ¡°Oh it''s you¡± he said The man wore a lab coat, he looked around 50ish, he had a name tag ¡°dr. Jinks¡± I aimed my glock at him. ¡°Where is he!¡± i yelled He pointed towards the corner of the room, i looked and saw rellik with handcuffs hooked up to pip on the wall ¡°Sup¡± he grunted ¡°Not the dog! John, Where is he!¡± i asked ¡°Ron took him¡± Dr. Jinks said ¡°Ron what d-?¡± i asked ¡°Hey um can you help me?!¡± rellik interrupted ¡°Do what he wants¡± i said to Dr. Jinks with the glock pointed at him Dr. Jinks walked to rellik and took the handcuffs off him ¡°Danke¡± rellik said as he rubbed his wrist ¡°Here¡± i handed the mp5 back to rellik ¡°Now, where is ron?¡± i asked Dr. Jinks ¡°He¡¯s on his way¡± he said ¡°Ok, what the hell is happening?¡± rellik asked as he walked to my side ¡°You were sent to kill all the survivors, which includes him¡± Dr. Jinks said to rellik ¡°What¡­ is this true?¡± i asked rellik Rellik backed up a bit, ¡°Im sorry, it was protocol¡± he whispered I aimed my glock at his head. ¡°Were you going to kill me?¡± i asked Rellik aimed his mp5 at me. ¡°You''re after my dad, why?¡± i asked ¡°Ron is your dad?!¡± he said shocked ¡°Why are you after him!¡± i shouted ¡°I don''t know¡­¡± he said softly I scoffed ¡°You don''t know!¡± i said angrily ¡°Ron did all of this¡­¡± dr. jinks stated Rellik put his gun down ¡°now¡¯s not the time¡± I reluctantly put my glock down ¡°What do you mean?¡± i asked ¡°Your¡¯n an experiment¡± dr. jinks said ¡°Bullshit!¡± i yelled and aimed my glock at him ¡°Here, let me show you,¡± he said as he approached the closed window. He hit a button on the side, and the window opened Wind blew in, salty wind ¡°The sea¡­¡± i said softly Out the window was the ocean spread out for miles. ¡°Your life was a lie, you lived in a simulation for all of your life¡± dr. jinks said ¡°Why?¡± i asked ¡°Everyone you knew were all experiencing the same, we were testing to see if we could make the perfect race of human, unable to get sick, unable to fight with each other, a peaceful race¡­ but when we found a better race, we sent in the leapers, but we needed a clean up crew so we used the better race¡± he explained ¡°Rellik¡­¡± ¡°Noir did this, they wanted to start a new, new race and them as their gods¡­ and they found there perfect race¡± he said ¡°I''m going to get john and rellik, him and i are getting out of here¡± i said ¡°Use the escapes pods you''ll-¡± Bang A bullet pierced his skull from behind, he dropped to the ground Behind his body stood sam holding a pistol, ¡°Oops¡± she chuckled ¡°Sam!¡± rellik and i growled as we aimed our weapons at her ¡°I wouldn''t shoot if i were you¡± ron said as he appeared behind her with john at his side ¡°John!¡± Ron had his magnum aimed at his head ¡°Let him go!¡± i asked ¡°You arses screwed u-¡± BAng Rellik shot his glock and shot Ron''s hand, shooting the magnum out of his hands. Sam went to shoot rellik, but I shot her in the hip with my glock. John punched ron in the face and ran to my side ¡°Now what?!¡± john asked ¡°We''re going to get the hell out of here!¡± i yelled suddenly Crack All of us looked at the window looking out at the see to see chuck punching at the glass trying to get in ¡°That can''t be good!¡± rellik said ¡°Run¡± i yelled Chuck broke the glass with a punch. Glass went flying. We went running back from the way we came we need to get to the escape pods Let''s end this¡­