Hidden In The Darkness

Chapter two.

We all stare in stunned silence as they stumble around the grassy plain, grunting and drooling. "What should we do?" Asks a small voice behind me. I turn and see Kasey, one of Luna's guards. I look at Luna and she looks back at me. She takes a deep breath, slips a stray lock of silky black hair behind her ear and stands up straight. "Escort all non-fighters to the reinforced dorms at the back of the building. Then, all guards and fighters to the main courtyard. Close the gate before any of them get in." She orders. Everyone but me nods and scurry off. "We have to avoid a fight at all costs. We're still weak off the last attack." She mumbles, talking mostly to herself. A few months ago, a huge hoard of them had snook into the courtyard and slaughtered almost half of us. Back then, we had weaker weapons, spears and sharp sticks. Only 3 people had had a gun, including me. Im probably the best fighter this place has, although I don't like to admit it. Since then, we sent out scavenging parties (which I was always in) looking for better weapons and more food. We succeeded in finding a large military crate a few miles west. It was stuffed with all kinds of weapons, knives, swords, grenades, but mostly guns. It also had a dozen health kits, which were incredibly useful to our few medics. Even though I was only 15, I had a bit of experience with guns, as my father had had a big interest in them. But he was gone now. So was my mother. And my siblings. In fact, all of my family had perished, half from the disease, half from the riots afterwords. Only a handful had died at the hand of the infected. I was the last one left and I wasn't planning to die yet. When I was holding my dying sister in my arms, I made a promise to myself, a promise that I know can never be broken. I would get my revenge on the hideous creatures that had took my family away from me, and countless other families all over the globe.