BITTEN

Chapter 10

I could hear Raul saying, "Don't kill yourself. I need to make money off you."

He rushed in, and tried to shake me back to consciousness again.

He thought I was out, but I wasn't. Using all the strength left in me at that moment, I picked up the dagger, and pierced his right palm with it. With that, he left the gun he was holding. The expression on his face clearly showed that he didn't envisage that.

"I'll kill you," he cried out in pain.
"You should be more polite with a man with a gun," I said, picking up the gun he left off on the floor.

He was on the floor, where I wanted him to be.

With a hand on my injured chest, I spoke,

"Where is my friend, Issac?"

He didn't seem like he was ready to talk until he heard the gun clatter. That was when he told me where exactly I could find Isaac.

"Gimme the keys to the dungeon." I ordered.

He threw it at me, and I caught it. While I left, I had Nathan on my back, still pointing the gun at Raul. I locked him in, together with the zombies.

"You can't let me die," he screamed.

"And why is that so?"

"Because I think I found the antivirus, coincidentally."

"Keep it to yourself," I replied, not wanting to be deceived again. I had learned not to trust easily.

Raul leaned on the dungeons gate, spat on my face, and whispered in my ear,

"You'll regret this."

We found Isaac in a dungeon filled with rotten piles of animal flesh, scattered all over.

"Who's there?" he called out from the inside.

I opened the door, and Isaac squeezed himself trying to avoid us. Only God knew what he had gone through.

"Don't come close to me," he spoke defensively.

"Isaac, it's Nathan and I." I informed.

"John?"

"It's time to leave this place," I said, using the key to unlock the chain.

When he got up, I observed that he had severe scars on his back. I managed to walk him out of the dungeon. Nathan was still ill, and I wasn't feeling any better.

"Guys, you can rest here a little, while I get the lady that was abducted by Raul."

They both sat on the floor, just outside the dungeon.

I thought deeply about what Raul told me. Did he really know anything about the antivirus?
I decided to head back to the dungeon which I locked him in.

"Raul!" I called out on getting to the dungeon. There was no response.

"Raul!"

Still no response.

It was then I realized that he wasn't there anymore. The dungeon's gateway was no longer bolted. Surprisingly, he had managed to escape. It took me a while to get out of the shock and start finding the abducted woman.

I followed my instincts, and it led me to a very rocky part of the cave. I heard a certain cry of a woman. It was creeping me out, but yet, I followed the echoing cry.

There she was, a beautiful woman with dark long hair, and a tanned skin. She seemed frightened to see me.

"Hello," my voice echoed back and forth.