Immortality

Irony of Sarcasm

Second to the last chapter of the book...comment and vote!

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 Looking back at how the world changed all in the span of four years made me think of the bigger picture. One single mistake by a scientist marked the near extinction of the human race. We are not on top of the food chain as we used to be. Now we are part of those being hunted for our blood and flesh. Ware beings are hunting us for our flesh, while those bats would pay a large amount to trade our blood. My best friends wanted to make humanity's mark before we die. Theywant to make a fatal blow to the vampire society by killing their high emperor. Of course it's the right thing to do, but why do I have this heavy feeling in my heart wanting me to think otherwise? I mean, when people think with their gut they are usually right about things. It's like my woman intuition or something is starting to kick in. But what if I'm wrong? I need to stop thinking of myself and start on formulating my back up plan if killing Xed don't work.

It's two am in the morning as I ran around in circles inside the humungus bunker, we've been living underground eversince Xed shot our shelter walls to kingdom come. I miss the sun so much but there isn't anything I can do about that at the moment. We couldn't start rebuilding because the outside world is crawling with chemeras and Bats. We need to do something about that before the food supply gets down to alarming level. My work of course doesn't include worrying about the food supply. My job is to protect these people. That's where I'm good at. Keeping everyone safe even at my life's exchange.

After the meeting with the shelter genenral, he gave us three days. Three days to pack up our bagage and say our good byes to the people we love. In that three days Mushka got married, Queencie gave her secret lab to my brother, Chealsea practiced with precision and Noelle relaxed with her boyfriend. I on the other hand started push ups because I can no longer use betsy the way I did before. The AI was broken beyond repair as Queencie broke the news to me. My left arm is weak and I don't want to be a burden to them. I pushed my muscles to the point that it cramps like a bitch. I don't have anything to do because whenever I fall asleep  I have those nightmares about my loved ones dying in the hands of Xed with all his savage raging. If I can't run because my mother would be all momma bear on me, I do push ups. I'd do anything to stay awake. Those nightmares made me realize how human I was compared to him. I am a fighter I wouldn't deny that, but he is a killing machine. It was as if he was born to be like who he is now. And I am damned to fall short on protecting those I loved the most...including him. One way or another I had to chose. And the best option I had now was killing him. All for the good of the many. All for the good of the human race.

"You haven't been sleeping lately. Why is that Sis?" Jim was yawning as he entered the gymnasium of the shelter where I was running at. He was holding a tracking device of sort. "And it said that you've been runnnung around for hours. Mom's going to kick your butt if she finds out about this." He tapped on the device and looked at me with a worried expression.

I slowed my running gradually until I stopped in front of him. "I can't sleep. I kept having nightmares and that worries mother even more. You know, when I scream like a dying pig?" I said panting and grinning at him. I used my shirt to wipe the sweat off my face and sat on my heels. "I'm messed up bro. I don't think I'll be coming back from this mission." I said out of nowhere. Jim used the tracking device to nudge my head. "I'm serious." looking away I let my leg rest on the rubberized floor of the gymnasium. I was still panting and I messed up my hair more because the sweat is making my scalp itchy.

"You can't be serious." he sat beside me and looked up as if there were still stars above us, like outside. "It's weird that knowing you're out there fighting for us made me feel safe." he said scincerly. "You're going to kill him aren't you?" it was but a whisper but I heard, as if implying that he knows something. Something that I've kept a secret all this years.

"O'course...It's my duty after all." I said smiling at the fact that I am ging to kill my true love. He looked at me with a mournful expression. "And I need you to take care of Mom from now on. I can't always be your super hero kid." I nudge him playfully.

He bit his lower lip as if trying to configure what to do or say to me. I waited for minutes just looking at him intently. And when the time came that I couldn't wait no more I stood up. He stopped me from walking away by holding on my wrist saying, "You can't die. You're Mom's miracle. You can't be like him." with what he said I know now that he knows about Xed being the high emperor of the Vampires. He was almost nineteen now, but as I looked down upon his face I could only see the little brother I'll always have. That annoyingly sweet little boy who came to my life at my age of seven. That same boy who'd always irritate the living hell out of me.

"The only thing I can promise is I'd die human." I said grinning. "And I'll drag that vampire with me to hell." I saw the half hearted smile he gave when I attempted to make that joke. But who would smile at times of war, when all you can do is die and try to take some with you? I started to walk towards our family's room. "I'll be leaving tonight and I'm planning to have some decent meals before I get going."

"Yeah. Mom's already cooking." he said jogging along side of me. "You think Queencie can bring some of the emperor's blood with him? So I can study it?"

"Hmmmmaybe. But I'm not sure about that. We are going to kill him remember? Not ask him to donate some of his blood." my brother knows how sarcastic I am that he just rolled his eyes to what I just said. "Last one home is a giant hippo." and I started a dead run towards our accomodation. Of course my brother always lose against, he is after all a nerd, but the coolest one I know.

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"Are you sure you're going to bring that granade laucher? What happened to being stealthy?" I asked Queencie as she tried shoving the thing inside her huge bag making it even more bulkier. "come on. We are not going to blow up a building, just one big bat's head."

But of couse a genious wouldn't listen to my yapping that was why when Mushke walked towards Queencie took the thing from her hand and trow it away whilst wistleing her wedding song made me her biggest fan. "You're welcome." she said to me as a reply to my big happy face. Queencie just pouted and made her way inside out stealth plane, which was being readied by Chealsea.

The wieghtlessness of my arm had been bugging me all the day. I'd miss calculate things and tend to over extend my muscles capability causing it to sometimes start cramping.  "You okay?" Noelle asked me as she handed my guns. I can't handle big guns as before so I'm stuck with my AK47, caliber45 and good old jungle bolos. I may be a handicapped chick but a bad ass still.

I strated rotating my wrist trying to ease the pain, as I answered, "Yeah, a bit. Are you?" she just grinned at me and entered the plane. Noelle had been ready for eveything. She is even wearing her specialized stealth sout just for the occasion.  Talk about a fashion statement for those who wants to save the world.  "Alright guys time to go." I said whist pressing the button of our intercom near my neck it would stay on for the rest of the mission unless we close it. I was the last one to enter the plane because I'd be the first to  jump out.  Ironic isn't it? I should have stayed in the shelter,  but here I am going on a suicide mission.  But I swear  to myself that I would protect these girls or I will die trying.