❝do you think the universe fights for souls to be together? some things are too strange and strong to be coincidences.❞ emery allen.
━ In which a journalist and a rookie cop team
up to defeat the zombie apocalypse.
RESIDENT EVIL ━ LEON S...
MEMENTO MORI ii. THE REALM OF THE LIVING ❝I GUESS YOU'RE STUCK WITH ME.❞
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THE GRUESOME DEATH OF OFFICER ELLIOT EDWARD had been the turning point of Leon S. Kennedy as the true severity of the outbreak had hit him hard. He had encountered the death of the Sheriff at the Mizoil gas station outside of Raccoon City where he had been forced to watch helplessly as the zombie had ripped into his flesh and then, he had met Claire Redfield and Areum Song ━━ the two searching for the former's missing brother. He had lost Claire and Areum after the car accident, being separated by the oil fire that had been caused. In the end, he had been forced to head to the RPD alone as he avoided the monsters that wanted to kill him. But, it had all gone over his head as his mind focused on surviving. It was as if the world had slowed down on Leon and he was forced to see what was in front of him. Seeing the deaths in the police station struck a different chord, considering these people would have been his colleagues. He would have worked alongside them, learnt how to be a good cop from them, and perhaps, even had become good friends with a majority of them. But, they were gone ━━ rotting away as they stumbled through the halls for something to sink their teeth in.
Leon took in a shaky breath as he continued to apply a medicinal paste made out of the green herbs that were potted throughout the station ━━ something Lieutenant Branagh had taught him how to make ━━ onto the bite wound on the girl's ankle. He had already tended the rest of her wounds but left the one on her ankle for last. It wasn't as concerning as the others and Leon reckoned she would be able to walk perfectly fine after he bandaged it. He grabbed the last bit of the bandages and wrapped it around her ankle. Once he was done, Leon glanced at the girl's face and couldn't help the sadness he felt at her pained expression. It was the same way he felt toward the Lieutenant, seeing him doubled over in pain due to his injury. At least, the woman was unconscious and the pain wouldn't hit her till he woke up. Still, Leon hoped for a speedy recovery for both her and the Lieutenant.
"Her name's Ayla Özkan," the voice of Lieutenant Marvin Branagh filled the empty air of the main hall, causing Leon to look in his direction. "She's with the Raccoon Times," he continued, shrugging his shoulders but not without a wince as he took in a sharp breath. "Seen her around a handful of times before the city went to Hell."
"So, she's a reporter?" Leon inquired, taking a glance at Marvin's intensive wounds. It wasn't something a simple herb could fix. He needed immediate medical attention, but Leon doubted any hospitals would still be functional throughout the city. The best thing they could do was get out of the city and get Marvin to a hospital in the next city ━━ even he and Ayla could benefit for a visit to the doctor.
"She prefers the term journalist ━━ makes her seem more impressive or something," Marvin grumbled as he tapped away on his surveillance device. So far, all he had seen was multiple zombies through the station and not much of anything else. "There was this one time... a few years back, I think. The Chief and she got into a spat over a case," Marvin continued. "Of course, Chief Irons threw her out of the station ━━ the only reason he didn't arrest her back then was because she was technically still a minor."
