Jocelyne ran. She ran and ran and ran. Still, she knew that thing was behind her.
She didn't know where she was, she didn't know how she got there. The world around her looked like an alien plain. The sky was coal black, ash dominated the landscape, it was terribly cold, and nowhere she could see any trace of green. The monstrous skeletons of crumbling houses appeared everywhere in her field of vision, surrounded by a light smoke-like mist that made her cough every time she breathed.
Running as fast as she could she reached a pile of rubbish and she hid behind her. The thing that was chasing her didn't seem to notice and it continued in her path. Its horrible call made the girl's blood run cold.
"Baby... where are you...?"
Its voice sounded soft, but Jocelyne didn't budge an inch. She knew it was a sham and that in reality the thing wasn't sweet at all.
The sky thundered and rain began to fall, but it wasn't ordinary rain. It was black, oily rain,
Jocelyne felt a mixture of strange sensations inside her as soon as she heard that voice. She whirled around quickly, seeking the source of it, but she couldn't find it; it was as if the voice didn't come from a specific point, but from all the space around her. "Where are you?" "I'm everywhere. You're already looking at me, just as you always look at me, even if you don't realize it" the voice replied. "But if you really need a face to look... I satisfy you" The space in front of Jocelyne curved and thickened, until it formed a figure. She was a woman, or at least she looked like one. Her hair gave off an infinite light and she wore a dress as white as snow. She looked at Jocelyne smiling, but her magnetic eyes were so deep that it seemed to the girl that they were probing her soul. The instant the woman finished appearing, Jocelyne felt immense pressure on her body. The largest black hole ever discovered had a mass more than sixty billion times that of the Sun, and was so large th
The zoo reopened to the public just after lunch. Although there were still several hours to go before the mysterious 'new king of the dinosaurs' was revealed, visitors had already flocked to make sure they didn't miss their seats.Although Mega Beast Park had always been very busy, that day hit an unprecedented peak. The zoo's coffers received more money than ever and the guides had their work cut out to manage all the visitors.Oddly, all the animals seemed a little restless that day. However, zoo curators blame the massive numbers of people for that.Even if they couldn't still enter, the enormous size of the new enclosure can already make the customers dream."Have you seen how big it is? Who knows what it will contain!""I cannot wait to see. According to the news, it's something gigantic!""Why do you think they didn't use the electric fence?""Maybe this animal is so big that it can't be contained by it... or maybe it's shockpro
"Fiuuuu! For a moment I thought it was jumping out of the fence!""Damn! It seemed crazy!""Are there therapists for dinosaurs? This is completely out of its mind!""I understand why they built an enclosure so big. This one is a psychopath!""I am reading the comments and I am really outraged. How can you say such things? I would like to see how you would act if you would be locked in a cage!""Here we go, another animal rights activist has arrived...""However, he's not completely wrong. That's a wild animal, it's not used to captivity. Will it be safe to keep it in a cage?""I don't know and I don't care. I just want that it stay there!"The controversy was raging on the web. Most of the comments were obviously stupid, but some showed some spark of intelligence.The challenge among these people was whether or not it was appropriate to keep the animal in a cage. Many thought it was right to do so, but some were against it, not
As soon as Sobek's roar rang throughout the zoo, the other dinosaurs began their part.Sobek obviously didn't want humans to understand that they could communicate. If that had happened it would have been a big problem for him. In doing so, he would not only have demonstrated great intelligence, but also a completely abnormal behavior. If someone had noticed this, humans would hardly have left Sobek and the other dinosaurs alone in the future. Surely they would have explored the planet inch by inch just to find them and subject them to an infinite number of stupid tests.Sobek didn't expect to be able to leave the zoo in peace, but he wanted at least to be able to remain calm once they escaped. He still didn't possess enough power to hold his own against large numbers of humans and therefore it was necessary for him to keep a low profile for a while longer. For that, he needed to deceive the humans.If the dinosaurs had simply fled, someone might have become sus
"To all units! This is a top priority order. We have an massive animal escape from Mega Beast Park. All agents currently not engaged must render aid!" Like the cities of Earth, Flagard City also had its own law enforcement agencies, such as police and firefighters. And being a very large city there were several departments of each of them, all coordinated by the so-called 'central department'. Consequently, the number of law enforcement officers was more than enough to handle the fleeing animals. As in all big cities, the police didn't just have cars and guns: they were equipped with helicopters, riot suits and pretty dangerous weapons. They were perfectly equipped to catch dinosaurs escaped from the park. "Patrols 3, 7, 12 and 18, converge towards the Crimson Building! There are two kentrosaurs wreaking havoc in the traffic!" Thanks to the helicopters, tracking down the dinosaurs was extremely easy. Even though it was now night, the artificial lights and their size did not allow t
"It's working. The perimeter holds up. Thirty minutes have passed and the spinosaurus did no damage” Gene said. "You were right, Roland""Marvelous!" Ludlow looked like a child who had just been given an Easter egg. “Colonel Hicks just announced that the army has entered the city. In a few minutes the assault team will enter the area and fix the spinosaurus properly!"Ebert wrinkled his nose. "Good. I hope everything goes smoothly" he said, then turning to Roland: "Do you know something about the animal that we should know?"Roland shook his head. "I have only observed it twice. It is a completely unknown creature. We don't know how it hunts, how it behaves or how it thinks. All I know is what you already know""Seriously? Nothing else?" Ludlow shivered.“Blame yourself, Mr.Ludlow. You wanted to exhibit the animal immediatly, without knowing anything about it. You didn't wait even a few days to make sure the cage could contain it.
Getting the dinosaurs out of the zoo wasn't part of the initial plan. Sobek had wanted to be captured only to arrive undisturbed in a city, gain fame points and unlock all the boxes of the [Weapon system]. However, he had decided to take another advantage of that affair, taking away some dinosaurs to increase the initial ranks of his army.If Sobek had had to recruit new dinosaurs on his own it would have taken a long time: most dinosaurs were very fast and would have run away the instant they saw him. But if he had had a good initial number of subordinates on his side, then they could have done the work for him, covering much more ground and drastically reducing recruitment times.Thanks to the zoo, therefore, he had obtained dozens of dinosaurs in one fell swoop that would have allowed him to quickly recruit many individuals.According to the plan, after escaping the dinosaurs had activated [Ambush] with the help of Sobek and then headed for the sewers followi
With [Swim speed] Sobek could now swim up to 300 km/h; although they remained underwater for just a minute he was able to put five kilometers away from where they had fallen. When he was sure he was far enough away he emerged holding Carnopo in his jaws, who panted heavily."Are you ok?""You are a fucking madman!"Yes, he was ok."I don't see why I should be called madman. I knew what I was doing""You could have warned me! I lost ten years of my life!""I told you to trust me. If you don't trust your pack leader, how can you call yourself a member of the pack?""Fuck you!"When they jumped off the cliff, Carnopo still had [Reinforced skin], and Sobek obviously had it permanently. In that way, even if they had fallen from a considerable height, nothing had happened, except a little redness in the part that had hit the water. By then he had grabbed Carnopo with his jaws and swam away to give the humans the illusion that they we