Sorry for the lack of updates, but here is chapter 6 finally. I know its a bit of a slow chapter, but sometimes you need slow chapter to set up something bigger. Regardless, enjoy.
Also, I can put up character profiles if people want them.
Subscribe/ Table of Contents
FAQ
Blood of the Damned
Part 6
Lila pressed her back against the white picket fence and let out a slow breath. Joey peered through the slits into the next yard to see if he could spot any of the undead.
"See anything?" Lila asked him, holding her lead pipe tightly in her hands.
"Back yard is clear, but there's a lot of blood across the back door of the house," Joey said.
"Well... lets go."
The two stood and jumped over the fence, and ran across the suburban back yard in a crouch to the next fence, where the repeated the look, jump, cross process. It was taking a little bit, but it was safer.
Making their way through the backyards, leaving behind the screams and chaos of the city, they said barely a word. There were thankfully very few zombies.
Then, the backyards just seemed to stop, and there was a road going out across the island into open fields. A few forests dotted the landscape, but most of it was farmland and solitary houses.
"The village at the far end of the island is probably cram full of dead folks. We should probably head to one of the cottages on the waterfront," Joey muttered looking over the final fence.
"That was indeed my plan all along," Lila said with a cocked eyebrow as she leapt over the white washed wooden barrier and started walking.
"Right... listen, it's been bugging me a little... why'd you snap that guy's neck?" Joey said catching up with her.
Lila frowned and looked at the ground for a moment, before letting out a sigh and looking forward, avoiding Joey's face.
"Would you have preferred I bashed his head in with the lead pipe?" she asked.
"Well... no... but why kill him at all?"
"Because I couldn't bring myself to just leave him there. He was in pain, and there was nothing we would have been able to do to save him. Save ending the pain, and preventing him from being alive when the fucking zombies show up to eat him," Lila said sternly.
Joey let it drop, and just kept walking. They were in silence for a few moments, letting the sounds of the city die away, punctuated by the occasional howl of a wolf. Joey shivered when he heard the beasts calling out to each other.
"We should stop for food," he said suddenly to fill in the void.
"I am hungry. I haven't had anything since I got off my shift this morning," Lila responded.
"That farm house... wait, are there lights on inside?" Joey said.
"There are. Lets go,"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Looking out his bedroom window, Phil noticed two figures running towards his home. He frowned and picked up his shotgun, checking to make sure it was loaded.
"God damn zombies..." he muttered as he moved to the front door.
Fallschirmfuchs
Hahaha, I guess I have to wait to find out what happens next. Good job keeping the story interesting.
sinfulwolf
Glad its interesting to you. I'll do my best to keep it so.