ꜰᴇᴀʀꜱ (ᴸᵉᵒⁿ ᴷᵉⁿⁿᵉᵈʸ ˣ ᴿᵉᵃᵈᵉʳ)

ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ 17

An iron pipe hissed down on him and within seconds Leon rolled away. There was a loud crash and concrete jumped up and flew in all directions. Leon stared back in disbelief. Nikola looked at him pleadingly and nodded at him. "Kick his ass," she croaked, her face contorted from the pain she must be suffering. Leon knew exactly what he should do. "Hey you huge asshole, come and get yourself a beating," he shouted to this huge something. "It hurts!" the creature screamed and began to run after him at an alarming speed. Leon jumped off and ran across the area.

He drew the weapon and fired a few well-aimed shots at the creature's head. It looked as if a human had mutated into a creature that was half human and the other half... fleshy body parts and bloody pumping tissue. Suddenly there was a burst on the fleshy mutated arm of this... creature? A huge eye that jumped around excitedly. "What the fuck is that?" Leon whispered to himself and aimed at that eye. Every single shot hit and the monster screamed loudly and lashed out with the iron pipe and Leon turned his back to him.

His heart raced as he sprinted through the dimly lit corridors of the abandoned facility, the echoing sounds of his footsteps mingling with the guttural roars of pursuit behind him. He could feel the creature's presence looming ever closer, its monstrous form haunting his every step. With trembling hands, Leon gripped his weapon tightly, his breaths coming in ragged gasps as he searched desperately for a way out. His mind raced with thoughts of survival, each heartbeat a thunderous drumbeat in his ears.

As he rounded a corner, he caught sight of the creature lurking in the shadows, its twisted form illuminated by flickering lights. Without hesitation, Leon raised his weapon and fired, the deafening roar of gunfire filling the air. But to his horror, the bullets seemed to have little effect, merely glancing off the creature's thick hide as it advanced relentlessly. Panic surged through Leon's veins as he realized the futility of his efforts, his mind racing for a solution.

He started running again, putting distance between himself and this thing and turning into a small dead end. There was a hand grenade there. He took it in his hand and wanted to leave the dead end again, but just as he sprinted around the corner, sparks flew as this metal pipe crashed into the wall right next to his face. Sharp concrete-wall-parts splintered away and into his face.

He just barely dashed to the side, lost balance and fell to his knees. He held his face in pain and felt blood dripping to the ground. In the corner of his eye he saw this monster swinging another punch.

He noticed, It had claws, but it didn't seem to use them. It was scary. It seemed like this thing had some sort of 'intelligence'.

He barely rolled to the side when the blow whizzed past him and tore open even more concrete. He picked himself up and ran away as quickly as he could to take a new position. When he thought he was far away enough, he suddenly turned around and aimed at the eye on his arm. He fired about 5 shots before he had to keep running again, otherwise this thing would shove the metal rod up his ass. "Come down, big guy," he whispered as he took cover and loaded another 7 bullets into the magazine.

He quickly snapped out of his cover again and stood face to face with this thing from a few meters away. It ruhed forward at concerning speed. Leon barely had time to react before it was upon him, its weight bearing down on him with crushing force. He fought desperately against the creature's strength, his muscles straining with exertion as he struggled to break free. But it was no use; the creature's grip was like iron, its inhuman strength overpowering him at every turn. Panic gripped Leon's heart as he felt the creature's hot breath on his neck. It sounded like the human stuck within this thing was in pain. With a sinking feeling of dread, he realized that he was trapped, at the mercy of this monstrous abomination.