ALPHA ZADE The guns in my head are too slow in my head. They aren’t shooting the way I want and not as fast, not as ruthless either. No sooner than we got in when dozens and dozens of robot-like soldiers started running toward us, looking as unhinged as your usual hungry and angry wolves. The guy
ALPHA ZADE We’ve rounded the basement three to four times, always ending up where we started with no new answers. I can tell Joel is getting frustrated with everything that is going on. I couldn’t start to imagine the thoughts running through his mind. The uncertainty, the fear of never seeing hi
“Call for backup, I have a feeling we’ll need it.” I told him over my shoulder. I went back to tracing the walls, even if it looked stupid. “What? Now?” I nodded. “Yes. They should split into two and still keep position, but we need backup. He doesn’t question what I say and starts speaking to th
FEYRE I feel pain in every part of my body. That is the first thing I notice when I start to regain consciousness. There is a woman standing over me but I can’t see her through my blurry gaze. The pounding in the back of my head is back, and it is worse. I feel every slight movement I make there
I walk to the door of the tent, my forehead creasing in confusion when I see a couple of more tents like it all around. There has to be about five or six. A lot of them are open, letting you see the inside unlike the one I’m in. That already has my mind coming up with multiple different scenarios.
ALPHA ZADE Joel coughs loudly. I strain my eyes, trying to pinpoint where he is. The place is pitch black, even with my eyesight, I can barely make out anything except shadows. Shadows that I’m not sure are really there. I cough, clearing my throat from the dust that entered after the fall. “Wh
He exhales loudly. “Okay. How do I do it?” “Think of shifting,” he goes silent. I clear my mind of every thought, every worry. The possibility of actually never getting out of here, of the people behind this getting away with it. I don’t let myself think of them at the moment. I relax my body and
ALPHA ZADE Joel is impressively fast on his feet. I have to say I’m surprised by his ability to use a gun and fight his way through the men coming at him. I have always been better with my hands. To me, feeling the blood between my fingers and watching their body go cold is almost as good as the