The sight of Zack's lifeless body made me remember the day Jake died. In the end, I couldn't help but cover my mouth, letting the tears run down my cheeks after witnessing a scene that was too unbearable for me to watch.
"Let's continue!" Jairus said as he walked toward the next person.
No, stop...
He removed the animal mask and revealed Zy’s face.
"What a fine, good-looking man we have here! Would you like to die like your friend over there?" Jairus asked, pointing at Zack's body.
"Zack? Hey, get up!" Zy called.
My body screamed at me to shout, but someone stepped forward and pointed a gun at Jairus. It was Kauri.
"Put the gun back in your holster. Now," she snarled.
"Kauri, what is the meaning of this?" Jairus asked.
"I said, put your gun back in the holster!" She threatened, clicking off the safety.
Jairus stepped back and looked at the men behind him. "Alright, settle down, people. Let's hear what this woman has to say," he said, signaling for his men to lower their weapons.
What is she planning to do?
Kauri pointed her finger at the camp's front gate and took a deep breath.
"I'm sure you know what's out there, and you're firing guns at this hour? Are you insane? We barely have illumination here! Even with our walls, you don’t know how long they’ll hold against a horde! You want to fight a massive number of infected in total darkness? Huh?"
People started murmuring, and Jairus just stood there, nodding his head.
"Is that all you've got to say?" he asked as he pointed his gun at her.
"Jairus, enough with this nonsense," Emielle interjected. She walked straight up to him and slapped the gun out of his hand.
"What are you doing?" he muttered.
"No, Jairus, what are you doing? You're killing valuable hostages!" Emielle snapped.
Jairus let out a chuckle and shifted his attention to Kauri. "Is this your plan to stop me?"
Kauri rolled her eyes and crossed her arms.
"I'm not doing this because Kauri asked me to. I'm doing this because you're being stupid right now. You want to succeed in raiding Trosta, right? Then don’t go killing every single one of them. Spare these two and use them as bargaining chips or something. Use your brain, Jairus, for fuck’s sake." Emielle chastised.
"You think you’re so smart? You don’t belong in this camp, woman. You don’t even have your own men here with you. I don’t give a damn just because our groups had an alliance. This is my camp. Know your place, bandit queen," Jairus growled.
"You're crazy, Jairus," she muttered.
Jairus smirked and moved closer to Emielle. "I wonder what will happen to your people if I kill you right where you stand."
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Days are Gone (Under Massive Editing - Republishing Chapters)
Science FictionIn a world where the dead started walking, a few people inherited traits that were considered peculiar. Once bitten, they'll turn, not as infected, but something else. People call them... "Rejected Subjects" - - - The story begins with Cyra, a twent...
