Zombie survivor

[3] Discord time

Jean got home, threw his backpack onto his bed, and booted up his laptop. It had been a rough day, and all he wanted now was to chill with his squad on Discord. The usual notification dinged, and he saw the familiar icons of his friends lighting up in their group chat: "Otaku Lair."

He adjusted his headset, clicked on the voice channel, and waited for the banter to kick off.

@AnimeLover21 (Evan): "Yo, what up, degenerates? 💀"

@MilfHunter (Luca): "Chillin'. Just got roasted by my mom for watching Attack on Titan. Apparently, giants eating people isn't 'dinnertime material.'"

@HentaiMaster69 (Ty): "Pfft, moms don't understand. Gotta get her on some wholesome Fruits Basket or something. Anyway, y'all gotta check this out."

A link appeared in the chat, tagged from Ty. It was a TikTok link, with a cryptic title that just read: "WTF??! Real??"

@RemSimp4Lyf (Jean): "Bruh, this better not be one of those dumb prank videos. Last time you sent something, it was that toilet monster prank, and I nearly pissed myself."

@HentaiMaster69 (Ty): "Nah, fam, this is different. Just watch. 🧟‍♂️ Trust me."

Jean clicked the link, the video loading up TikTok. It showed a guy, maybe in his twenties, holding his phone in selfie mode as he talked frantically. His face was pale, his eyes wide and darting around nervously.

"Dude, I don't know what's happening, but something bit me," the guy on the video whispered, lifting his arm to reveal a gnarly bite wound. Blood smeared around the teeth marks, and he looked like he was on the verge of passing out. "I think... I think it was a person. They came out of nowhere and just bit me. I don't feel right..."

He started swaying, his face turning even paler, as if he was about to collapse. Just then, the screen shook as if the camera had been dropped, and a blur of motion followed—a blood-curdling scream, and then darkness.

@AnimeLover21 (Evan): "Holy shit! Is that... is that supposed to be real?"

@MilfHunter (Luca): "Nah, that's gotta be fake. No way someone's out there getting bit like that. We're not in Highschool of the Dead, my dudes."

@RemSimp4Lyf (Jean): "For real, though, that bite looked nasty as hell. What if he just got into a fight or something?"

@HentaiMaster69 (Ty): "Dunno, man. Looked way too real for that. You saw how freaked out he was? I'm telling you, it's sus."

@JesterKing69 (Jordan): "Okay, so, we're thinking it's real or nah? Cuz that was some The Walking Dead shit right there."

As the group argued about the video, a new user joined the chat, their name highlighted in a bright blue.

@LordKagome: "Gentlemen. I have removed the video due to improper categorization. Please keep all 'horror' content in the designated #horror-anime channel. This is #general, thank you."

Jean rolled his eyes as soon as he saw the username. Lord Kagome, the server's mod, was notorious for his strict enforcement of rules. He was also the type of guy who, according to rumor, lived in his mom's basement, wore a fedora, and thought of himself as a "protector of anime culture."

@MilfHunter (Luca): "Bro, come on. It was just a video."

@LordKagome: "Rules are rules. If you cannot adhere to them, then perhaps this server is not the right place for you."