Cataclysmic Infernal

CHAPTER 10: The Ambush

Alan and Mr. Charles have now exited the safety of Mr. Charles house to the outer, most dangerous and now mystical world to get the supplies for the near future. They don't know what is going to happen in the next few moments they are going to stay out.

Cautiously and alert they are walking very slowly on the road, the barren, most destructive place to walk on. The outside scenario is grotesque, there is blood everywhere, vehicles are trashed, smoke is coming out of the ground, a sizzling noise, yellow and green liquid littered the surface below. It is giving an eerie vibe.

They are very careful not to step on the thick green - yellow liquid, scrunching their face in disgust. The sight is pure vile and the pungent smell of death and vomit surrounding the air. It is very hard to breathe outside. They both have a bandana covering  their nose and mouth to prevent the smell from reaching their nostrils. It still stinks but its bearable.

They both are looking around for the zombie like creatures. Each have a weapon in their hands. Very slowly and vigilantly they made their way across the street. Till now no one in sight, but the fear and adrenaline rushing in their bodies made their breathing erratic. Mr. Charles knew if their breathing escalates more frequently then there will be a major problem.

Mr. Charles very deliberately move aside Alan to catch his attention. Once he is beside him he halts his and Alans movements making Alan scared that there might be something wrong and he went on full alert mode. Charles motioned him to be quiet and calm his breathing, which he did. They are at the intersection now and across the intersection there is a little store there, possibly a convenience store or a super market.

Mr. Charles pointed towards the store and Alan nodded understandingly. The road is void of those vile creatures causing the both of them to slowly move forward and cross the intersection to get to the other side of the road, making no sound, because one sound and BAAM! they are dead meat.

Once across the road they start walking towards the store. It looks decrepit, broken window, the walls, door, everything was black in colour like it was burnt. The sign above the store reads MOORES CONVENIENCE STORE. The sign board was blue in colour but now it has blackish border and the wood is slightly broken and hanging from the door on one side. 

They are cautious to go inside not knowing what horror await them inside. They scrutinized the surrounding silently and gradually, checking every part of the store from the inside and outside as much as possible. When they think it is okay to go in, they both glanced at one another and nodded as a sign that it was good to go.

Alan put his hand on the door handle, turning it around and the moment the door opens a bell chimes and due to the road being barren the sound echoes in the surrounding. Their eyes widened and hurriedly they went inside, locking the door and barricading the entrance with a wooden stick latching it across the handle and tilting it slightly to the left side of the door. Fortunately the place is out of light and given the darkness outside it was pretty gloomy on the inside too. Taking the advantage of the gloominess they both hide in the most darkest corner in the store and hold their breath, as the creatures can also hear your breathing. Within a few seconds they hear mixture of  screech, howl and  growl of the creatures right from outside the small convenience store.

Alan and Mr. Charles both stood still in the corner and hold their breath keeping a hand on their mouths to not make any noise. The creatures are just outside the store creating a mayhem, looking for the source of the noise, peeking through the windows inside desperately trying to find something or someone. Their heads on the window at an awkward angle, eyes popping out with black, violet and red shade of colour, green and yellow veins all across their faces and neck, the same green - yellow liquid coming out of their mouth and sticking on the window looking disgusting as hell.