Population Wipe (Lumity, GL)

Chapter 1: Sickness

Cough. Sneeze. Red rashes. Bloodshot eyes. Itchy skin. Nose bleeds.

These were the symptoms of the disease no one knew was coming. Yet, it was the second wave of this disease. They called it, 'COVID-19.' Little did they know there'd be a second wave, much worse than the first. It wiped out nearly everyone, turning them into limp corpses, or leaving some of them half alive into rotting bodies. One bite, or one scratch is all it takes. There's no cure. Nothing can prevent it from spreading. Once you get it, you can never get rid of it. (Everyone is 2 years older than in the show.)

(Luz POV)

We believed we were the last humanoids to ever walk on the Earth. We were wrong, so wrong... it led to death. Nothing but death surrounded us. Our names, Luz, King, Amity, Emira, Edric, Viney, Willow, Gus, Boscha, and Skara. We lost so many over the years of this... second wave. The cities were torn, burnt, broken. Everything was abandoned, either inhabited with those creatures that were once human, or dead corpses. With no cure, we had to be careful not to lose any more people. We had enough food and water to last us for months, but how long did we have before we were infected?

"Pass me the bow." Boscha whispered, holding her hand out to me. I nodded, handing her the large bow I had in my hand. She aimed the bow, looking at a large uninfected buck. She released the arrow, hitting it directly in the head. It fell to its side, making a small noise. The buck fell limp, notifying us to move forward. I moved forward first, holding my knife carefully. Amity and Boscha followed behind me, as we lifted the buck onto our shoulders and walked together.

As we walked through the falling remains of the city buildings, we always had the same depressing looks on our faces. The corpses along the roads, the ones hanging out of the windows. Even the destroyed cars, with the dead bodies of innocent lives in them. We always avoided touching any of them, we remembered what had happened to a former friend of ours.. He was always such a mean guy, but in the end he sacrificed himself. Mattolomule, the craziest guy you'd ever meet. Man, even Jerbo had a soft spot for him... but we lost them both. We didn't want to make the mistakes again, we lost too many. For all we knew, we were the last ones alive on this Earth.

Eventually we made it back to camp, meeting up with the rest of our group. King, my large black german shepherd ran over wagging his tail. He greeted me with a lick on the hand, as he trotted over and lay down by Viney and Emira. I looked around to make sure everyone was still here, seeing Edric and Skara talking to Gus. Willow was busy trying to cook up some more food. We set the buck down in our storage room, which wasn't much.

We were human, not the proudest species. But we tried our best to be better than what we used to be. Boscha had changed over the years, just as Amity did all those years ago. Maybe it was this disease that brought us together, or maybe it was the longing for redemption and friendship... I couldn't be too sure.

I sat down with Amity, as Boscha went over and talked with Skara. "We're going to need to move soon, I've searched the area and more infected are getting closer. I think it's best if we move to that farm a few miles south from here." Amity glanced at me, as I looked over to her. I nodded in agreement, "Yeah, that would be a good idea." Amity leaned on my shoulder, putting her head against mine. I smiled, putting one arm around her to pull her closer. I never wanted to leave her side, even for a minute. I feared all the possibilities that could happen to her..

As night fell, we all got into her torn, tattered tents and went to bed. I hoped the night would go by quick, I didn't want to be caught in a horde or anything... like last time. I eventually fell asleep, right beside Amity. She often felt scared, so we cuddled and stayed close to each other. Before I could even get a couple of hours asleep, it hit 3 A.M. Then, we all heard the ear-piercing shriek of someone... or something.

*surprised pikachu face* another au?!