Riezekiel's brows furrowed as he grasped his throbbing chest which begun aching for no reason, he sighed hoping everything was going okay back in the base
Was she okay? He thought
"Chief what do we do about the eggs? They'll be hatching soon" Cedric asked with a hint of urgency in his voice
"If we can leave the nest, there are grenades to blow up the nest and everything in it" Azreal answered fiddling with the crystal stones he had collected along the nest walls
"We could plant the Grenades now" Cedric replied with a hint of nostalgia
"Are you foolish we'll all die" Rico's hoarse vice broke the harmonious atmosphere as the three men turned to where Rico laid
"You're awake" Riezekiel's eyes took in Rico's form and Rico nodded weakly, his head throbbed painfully and his throat felt too dry
"Drink some water first….how are you feeling?" Riezekiel asked as he handed Rico a water bag, however he couldn't quite place his hand on why his chest felt suffocating, making breathing a tad bit difficult for him
Rico took the water bag, chugging down the water greedily, his eyes darted between the three men
Noting he was the fourth awake amongst all the soldiers
How long had they been awake? How long had he been in that nightmare? His whole body trembled visibly
"Thank you chief" he forced a smile to calm his raging heart and Riezekiel nodded taking the water bag from him
"Is Ryker here?" Rico asked, remembering the last person he spoke to was in fact Ryker
"He's not here" Cedric replied and Rico sighed in relief
At least others made it out alive, but why hadn't the higher ups done nothing?
"There might be trouble at the base" Riezekiel's spoke his thoughts out loud while clutching his chest. He had a terrible feeling
"What….?!" The three men were visibly shocked and shaken by Riezekiel's words
"Our families are back in the base…." Azreal's voice faltered as he glanced at the other soldiers who were very much still unconscious
They really had to leave here
"We can't keep waiting idly" Cedric clenched his fist tightly by his side , his teeth clenched and unclenched
His family was still back at the base
"Calm down Cedric" Rico sighed heavily, the weight of the news shock them all
But he knew losing control would solve nothing
"Ryker would have sent help, a long time ago... how didn't I think of that! There's been no movement outside!!!!" Cedric pulled at his hair, his anxiety building
Their families were still out there!
"What to do now....." Azreal muttered visibly shaken by the news
Riezekiel was no different
He wondered how Zosia would be doing at the moment or how the base was holding up
Damn he couldn't place his head around what the higher ups were up to
But with everything happening the way it was
It all definitely was no coincidence, he knew there was something shady in play
Something dangerous
"We'll have to wait for the others to wake up, however while we wait we have to start making plans, we can't hide in here forever" Riezekiel'voice was low but firm, the others all heard him clearly
"What if we split?" Cedric suggested "it would buy us time to save our families" Azreal added
"Split...? Do you think there'd be a mecha out there waiting for us to use it? They'd have taken the mecha's and left a long time ago" Rico snorted, though he couldn't blame anyone but he couldn't help the nagging feeling that there was something fishy in play
But how?!
How did the zergs evolve so quickly?!
"We can't keep waiting" Azreal whispered gravely, his face dampened with silent tears
"We don't have a choice" Riezekiel sighed
"Well, I do have a choice! I can find my way out of here and go save my family" Cedric spoke firmly already cooking up ideas on how to leave this hell quickly
"You'd die if you act rashly, not like I care anyway….. I'd deliver your body to your family with a banner of honour" Rico mocked
"Selfish bastard" Cedric scoffed in disdain ready to swing his fist at Rico but Azreal held him back
"There's movements lay low" Riezekiel' whispered as he shut his eyes and begun to slowly cultivate the little energy in the air
He knew deep down they couldn't leave rashly else everyone else would die
And till they found a way to make the others wake up, they couldn't leave
"If you all wanna leave, you can do so when the time is right but I'm waiting here with my soldiers" Riezekiel added with a firm voice
The others swallowed hard but ultimately said nothing
"I'm not one to ditch my comrades, we live and die together!" Rico whispered with a wide smile then he closed his eyes and begun to cultivate the energy in the air
~
Meanwhile Zosia had just achieved double breakthroughs when the boulders were viciously torn apart by the zombie leader
It's howls we're loud eerie and chilling but as her eyes locked of it
There was nothing in those red orbs but am overpowering intent to kill
The dark energy in the air nourished her QI greater
"Gruhh! Gruwh!!! Gruwhhhhh!" The zombie leader barked orders to the other zombies
"Gruwwwwhhhhh!" The Zombies growled loudly, their movements mindless and unorganized
The ground trembled under the weight of their movements. Rotten hands with their claws, broken jaws, mangled flesh and the rancid smell that clung to their every moment
She stood still, calm as still waters, unfazed by the jarring sight in front of her
Anyone would have be scared senseless but she wouldn't be Zosia, if a mere horde of zombies fazed her
Especially when she had achieved two breakthroughs, this hoard would be taken care of swiftly
And she moved without warning , her steps light but her movements left after images
And everywhere her presence was felt, there was a snap, a bust of energy that made skulls explode cleanly
"Gruhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" The Zombie leader growled in anger seeing the horde of zombies dwindly in minutes
Several zombies ended cleanly in just a blur of her movements
It stretched its limbs angering in a bid to catch her, maybe tear her apart and feed of her heart
But he caught nothing except her after images
"Gruhhh!" The zombies begun to back away, even with their leaders screech they paid no heed
That mere human had taken down so many of their kind and they dared not act mindlessly
"Gruh! Gruhhh! Gruhhhhh!" The Zombie leader growled loudly as it begun to send palm strikes her way
A small smirk graced her lips as she continued to move
Each death a message written in blood
She wasn't about to back down
She'd kill every zombie that had tried to attack her with the leader included!
It took less than five minutes to take care of the other zombies, leaving only the leader standing
Her clothes were battered stained with black blood
The rancid smell of rotten flesh and death hung in the air
The red moon hung in the air, the air thick with smoke.
The zombie leader stood amongst the remains of horde grotesque, mutated, with armor-like skin and a jaw split unnaturally wide. The rotten smell that cling to it's being filled the air
Zosia's nose scrunched up in disgust as she locked eyes with it
She stood tall without a hint of fear in those red eyes like a blazing vortex
Mirroring her determination to end the creature It's eyes burned with anger
"Gruhhhhhhhhhh!" It let out an ear piercing scream like a sonic wave
She didn't flinch but the force of its scream made her ears ring
She stepped forward, slow and calm, blood from the fallen still drying on her feet, she had no shoes on
Her clothes were in tatters having survived several battles
"Gruhhhhhhhhhhh!" It roared again this time even louder, seeing her unfazed by its sonic scream but.....
She didn't flinch
It flared it's disjuncted limbs and lunged at her, the earth shook beneath its weight
She didn't budge, her eyes held no fear but unmistakable determination to end the pesky creature which irritated her to the core
She had swore never to come in close contact with this pesky creatures
But they had mindlessly attacked her time and time again
Which only fueled her anger even more
She wasted no time dealing a one swift blow which sent it flying
A palm strike which cracked the creatures chest open at impact
"Gruhhh" it strughles desperately which only made Zosia smile even more
A cold, haunting, sinister smile
One that shouldn't be found in a seventeen year old
The creature froze
Then it's screamed loudly
It's eyes held a hint of murderous intent but she was unfazed
She stood tall staring at the pathetic mess of a zombie
She fisted her palms and darkveins slipped out of the large gash in it's chest
The veins spread rapidly all over the creatures form
It's core neatly harvested by the dark veins
And then...
Boom
It's body imploded into a burst of black dust
Silence
She let out a soft sigh as she proceeded to cultivating the core of the zombie which she used to enhance her dark energy before heading back to the battered mecha
There wasn't much to pack just a few things enough for her to navigate the journey
she tossed it all into her spacial pocket
She rinsed her face first, then her hands and feet
She couldn't have a bath at the moment hence she just did a quick wash, changed her clothes and continued her journey while feeding on the dark energy in the air
She fought with various creatures along the way to wear out herself and force another breakthrough and she was no saint to let go of the good stuffs
Their dark cores
Which was nourishment for her
She couldn't tell how many days had passed as she continued to venture into the darkeness but she didn't stop me, she continued to move with purpose
She wasn't afraid of danger
In fact she welcomed any form of danger
As it was a means for her to feed off its bad energy and fill up herself
"I hope you're safe husband" she whispered over the bonfire she had made to keep warm that night
She hadn't cried even when faced with death yet now she could feel this unknown emotion welling up in her mind at the thoughts of the unknown
She wondered if he was okay
If he was safe at the moment