World of Writer

Magus' Gift [Chap5]

The scorching sun's heat added the tension we have. Hearing the breaking of bones and the growling of the lady alerts everyone from the endangerment. The lady's eyes turned white. Her body begin to turn. We are few meters away from her yet the disgusting smell of blood penetrate our noses.

"Everybody!" I shouted.

I hit their attention and they incline their ears to me.

"If you don't wish to turn like that, you better run!" I yelled.

Before the lady transform to a zombie, the three of us sprinted away. I noticed that the other citizens are following. But the others are still waiting and watching the lady. They made their choice.

We're just getting few meter away then frightening screams cry. I turned my head while running. I saw that the zombie lady start to attack. She leaped to an old man and both of them went down. The zombie lady immediately gnawed the neck of the man.

Them that witness another killing began to run away. They run in horror. They run in every direction without knowing where to go.

Then my eyes found that many began to follow up. Each time they began to increase in number. I estimated that they are about twenty persons. In their back, I spotted that three infected are pursuing us. The infection rapidly spreads.

I face ahead and saw that another zombie is feasting on a lad. The zombie remorselessly slash the stomach of the lad with it's cutting nails. The lad is still alive and and he's helplessly trying to get away from the the zombie.

His eyes are in agony and all he can do is to cry. I achingly wanted to help him but it's too late.

We changed direction and turned left. Now we're heading back to the bar.

"Are we going to run all the day long?" asked the third writer. His sweats are coming out and his breathing are heavy.

"No, I have a plan." I said.

"I believe in you MisterNeo."said Labfeywey.

"Everyone, we need to trust MisterNeo. He will save us from this apocalypse" said Labfeywey.

I turned my head and saw that the chasing zombies increase in number. They are now eight in number and they don't walk they are also running.

"MisterNeo, please help us." said a man. He's carrying a little girl while running. In his left is a woman.

"We're scared. My family is scared. " said the man.

I turned my head back to the street.

"Everyone don't worry. I'll protect you. " I said.

I'm a writer and I have this pride. I'll save them as a writer and protect them. A writer can also be a hero.

We reached the bar. I opened the door.

"Quickly inside!" I shouted.

They quickly entered the bar. After everyone got inside, I look the door.

"Chair!" I shouted while blocking the door. Then Labfeywey hand over the chair and I apply the chair to prevent the door from opening.

The load growls of the zombies really scares me. They want to get inside and press themselves against the door. I hope the door doesn't break.

Crack!

No, the door can't handle them. When the door is about to break, I saw the windows.

"If the door break, we need to get outside from this window." I said.

The window was wide. Luckily, the zombies are idiots and didn't use the window.

"Ahhh!"

Everyone heard the scream. Even the zombies forgot about us and began to search for the scream. Thankfully, the zombies leave us and the door doesn't break.

I feel relieved when the growling of the zombies was muted.

"What are we going to do now?" asked the third writer.

I saw that we're more than twenty inside and they are mostly adults. They have they're children. Their is also an elder in the midst of them.

"We need to get all of that," I said while pointing the bottles of wines and alcoholic drinks.

" Why we need that?" asked the elder. "Can we know the answer?"

" We'll burn them down" said the third writer. "Right? We'll use do that."

I simply nodded.

Then the elder walk toward me.

"Let me properly introduce myself. I'm Chief Popo ," he said.

"I'm MisterNeo, and they are my friends."

"This is the first time we saw you. And in your arrival the same the rising of the curse."said Chief Popo "Who are you? Are you the one who brought that curse to our city? What are your intentions?"

Do we really need to answer that? Do we need to share our information to them? If I tell them that we came from another planet and said that we're writers, will things change?  Will they believe us or will they see us as aliens?

"Please choose, our identities or
everyone's salvation," said Labfeywey.

Chief Popo was silent for few moments. I know why he asked for our identities. He's has the responsibility to every citizens and they will blame him to this apocalypse.

"Forgive me for my question. The salvation of everyone is more important to us. Please help us. " said Chief Popo.

" We are allies and we didn't bring this cursed to your city,"I said.

Then time passed. I have said to them that we will quench this infection while we can. The infection started in the skirt of the city and in few hours the infection will devour the whole city. Before that happen, we will stop the infection.

I also have told to them about the zombie. I said to them what are zombies and what they do, how they spread the infection, and how to stop them.

I warned them that when you got infected you'll die and we can't cure the infected.

We have gather all the bottles of wine and alcoholic drink we can carry. I assigned the women to carry their children. We made wooden weapons from the legs of the table. I assigned the men to be the guards.

Chief Popo said that he know a storage house were we can find several weapons we can use against the zombies. So right now, we'll head to that storage room.

I put away the chair and grab the door knob.

"After I open this door, there's no going back. Remember, we'll do this not only for our sake but for everyone in this city."

May the odds be with us.