"Shit!"
Carlos said to himself as he saw the zombies walk closer to him.
He wanted to drive off but they surrounded his bike. He was at this point in the middle of all the zombies.
Without dictating the exact number of zombies around Carlos. There were more than one thousand. It seemed as though they were all waiting for his arrival. Both male and female, children and even pregnant women, were all there as transformed creatures.
The further approach of the zombies made Carlos trip. They fell on his body and hustled for who would take a bite of his body first. Knowing fully well that he couldn't survive the attack of all the zombies, Carlos closed his eyes and envisioned the total number of zombies on his body.
"1642!"
Carlos yelled out and forcefully stretched his hands, pushing out multiple zombies on his body. He stared at them as they approached him, fiercest than ever. He delivered his kick on ten zombies at the same time and landed on his bike.
One of the zombies, a female doctor grabbed his leg but Carlos sprinted his left leg on the Zombie's head and pushed her off. The others attempted to come forward but he flew his leg over their jaws, making sure that each of them felt the gravity of his kick.
He tore his polo and rolled it with his finger, confusing a few zombies. He threw it away and many zombies followed the polo.
A set of zombies spread their hands to capture Carlos who was still standing on the bike, but he jumped backward and they tripped over the bike.
Carlos brought out his manual bike remote from his pocket and activated his power bike which took off at a great speed and some Zombies followed it while some were still determined to bite Carlos.
"You are a loser!"
"Leave this place, I don't need a nuisance like you!"
"You are good for nothing!"
"I regret ever choosing you as my boyfriend!"
"Poor thing like you! You ruined my chemicals. Can you afford them? Huh!"
Carlos remembered all these comments from his ex-bosses, his colleagues, Rhea and Diego! It reminded him of how he was bullied and downgraded.
Sighting the closeness of the zombies, Carlos mixed the anger of the annoying comments along with his inability to press the buttons which would have prevented the transformation of the crowd.
This he used to persistently punch all the zombies down with every movement of his fist dropping the zombies on the ground.
He smartly paused the movement of his power bike.
One of the zombies brought his mouth to bite him from behind, Carlos poked the remote in his mouth and hit his head together with another zombie in front.
He pulled a female zombie's hair and pinned her around only to let go of her and she fell on the body of the rest of the zombies.
Carlos activated his power bike and ran away as fast as he could in other to meet up with the bike.
He increased the speed of the bike and ran faster than ever.
There was his bike! He hopped on it and dropped his sweat on the gear surface which increased the speed of the bike.
He drove straight to his late dad's home rather than Chloe's hostel.
Auguste didn't back down! He was the person behind the transformation of the crowd.
"I will continue increasing the rate at which people transform into zombies. I won't and will never back down until the world has come to an end!"
He gave out a monster laughter as he walked straight to his transfusion machine.
"It's time to create more fluid. My fluid has finished and the zombies might be weak by now!"
He grinned and changed his outfit putting on a lab coat with many openings as pockets and a lot of machinery as well.
Carlos took a glass of water the moment he arrived home.
"Where is Chloe?"
Virginia questioned Carlos who was tired.
"Carlos, Did you engage in a fight?"
Claire questioned and Carlos took a proper glance at himself.
"And where is your shirt?"
Virginia added
"Mom, I fought with the figures earlier "
"You mean the zombies?"
Virginia inquired and Carlos nodded.
"What were you thinking Carlos? Do you want to kill yourself?"
Virginia added and Claire noticed a scratch on Carlos's back
"They harmed you! The zombies, it seemed like you sustained an injury during your fight! Look, you are scratched!"
Claire added and Virginia took a glance at the bruise. She covered her mouth in astonishment
"Carlos, you are infected by that virus!"
She added and Claire sat down
"But the question is, how possible are you still alive? Per the law of transformation, anyone is bitten or scratched by a zombie, as long as there is a bloody contraction between the zombie and the person, or she is automatically infected! So how is Carlos normal and healthy?"
Claire inquired and everywhere was silent as they all stared at each other.
"That is because it is the second time that I have been scratched by a zombie!"
"What!"
Virginia exclaimed and Claire dropped the apple she was biting.
Auguste mixed the proper chemicals and endeavored to pre-warm it when he discovered that the system was low and weak.
"I have to empower this with my crystal! I hate it when it gives me stress!"
He added to himself and walked to the room where he stored his precious crystal
It was contained in a beautiful, ornate container, a treasured reliquary, made of crystal or glass, with intricate patterns and designs etched into its surface.
It's adorned with precious gems, like diamonds or rubies, and features delicate filigree, an intricate network of golden or silver threads.
The container is shaped like a casket or a box, with a soft, velvety interior, perfectly designed to cradle and protect the precious crystal within. The overall design is elegant, luxurious, and refined, evoking a sense of wonder and awe. The container seems to glow from within as if the crystal inside is radiating a gentle, otherworldly light.
When Auguste opened the door, he saw that the crystal was gone!
Auguste couldn't believe his eyes! He walked and checked every corner of the golden room but didn't see it."All my life, I have stored this crystal for so many years. How can it just go missing? Everything I worked for will be destroyed!"He muttered to himself and moved to his lab after hearing the beeping sound on his soul-counting machine which was more like television but medium-sized.It has a blinking status portraying a yellow inscription "Diminishing!"Auguste switched off the machine and threw his goggles away."How come are they diminishing? Once diminished, I can no longer bring them back to this world. Something must be done about this!"He said and grabbed his phone*********"Do you mean to tell me that you were scratched by these monsters before today?"Virginia questioned and Carlos gestured."But how are you still alive and even healthy?"Claire added and Carlos stood up."I don't know, I am as surprised as you are. But I know one thing for sure, my hand started glow
Virginia ran out of the house to keep herself far from her son and not to cause him further problems.Everything seemed mysterious to Carlos. He remembered clearly that all that the crystal had done for him was help and never to hurt someone.Claire passed him a cup of tea and asked"Tea?"He took it and grinned, "Thank you"He added and Claire sat down."Tell me Claire, why did that happen to Mom? You heard what she said, the crystal was behind this""But we are not aware of what crystal your mother was referring to. Could it be that there is a..."Claire added and Carlos was further confused"A crystal? In my brain? Stop kidding me, Claire ""Anything can be possible, can't you see everything that happened? They are all connected, maybe the crystal is in your brain and has been the reason why all these happened"Claire responded and Carlos inquired immediately after her"Including my mom's transformation?""No one can tell, Carlos!"A knock on the door interrupted their conversation
The discovery they had wasn't enough to answer all of their questions. Carlos sighted the Circa still increasing in size. "Are you sure that the Circa increased because of the green gulf? I mean look at the Circa, it has been increasing in size for a while now. No longer small but a flower vase size!"Claire said and Carlos noticed that the Circa had stopped increasing in size."It stopped increasing in size, that's clear. The green gulf can affect the Circa not just the first time of their encounter, it can be after a few minutes or even days""I am sure that the Circa has something to do with the artificial intelligence in your brain because all these are connected. I think that the answer is left to us to answer. That is why no matter what it takes, we must be able to help you get the crystal out of your brain!"Claire added immediately after Carlos and he grinned."People may call me weak but I won't stop until I make this crystal pay for making me an orphan. First, I will get it
Auguste was disturbed about the missing Crystal. There is a possibility that the crystal might be with Carlos, a big mistake that should never happen. But at the same time, he wants to create a new virus. More fluid can help him terminate a lot of people at the same time."I can't let that boy get all the clues! Carlos is the only person qualified to possess the crystal. The new virus must be created to bring this world to an end!""Well, you don't have to worry anymore, because we are here!"Auguste turned back and saw Beatrice, Chris, and Jacob.Beatrice was young, Chris was a middle-aged man and Jacob was the same age as Chris.With her flexible appearance, Beatrice has a body structure that fits in for her profession- A scientist."Let's get into work, I also want to see this world under our captives!"Beatrice added and Jacob gestured in agreement with her motion."And that is why we secured a second option because we can't rely on the crystal to give us everything that we need!"
Carlos was in a very bad mood when he got home. Claire welcomed and served him but didn't receive any response from him."You see, I was tracking where I may be at this point if you didn't save my life. Goodness knows I will be in a...."She noticed that Carlos wasn't paying attention to her utterance."Are you even listening to me at all?"She touched Carlos and he gestured"Sorry for that"He took a bite of the pork served to him. Claire stared at him eccentrically. Her hands on her chin and her gaze focusing on Carlos, she realized that something was wrong"Are you okay?"She questioned and Carlos grinned"Perfectly good....""You don't have to hide it, Carlos"Claire uttered immediately after him"Just share it with me, is it about Rhea?"Carlos dropped the pork and busted into tears"I loved her, Claire. How could she do this to me?"Claire gave him a towel"It's okay, it's good to have heartbreak. You see, it is part of life! No one knows when it appears, no one knows when it di
The woman stared at the drip of sweat on her body before Carlos's voice echoed"Are you okay, Miss?"The woman looked up, she was Beatrice."You don't have to worry, I'm okay"She stood up, still surprised, she walked out immediately.Carlos hopped on his bike and drove away. Beatrice's heart beat faster and didn't stop until she got to the lab. Her colleagues questioned her strange behavior but she was speechless. Auguste handed her a cup of water "Here, have a glass of water"Beatrice drank some water but couldn't explain what she saw earlier."The crystal!"Auguste and the rest of them exchanged glances"What do you mean by that?"Chris questioned"The missing crystal, it is in his head!"Auguste picked interest after hearing this. He knew that the only person who had the crystal was Carlos, but a strange man? Who could he be?"Make all these clear to me. Who exactly did you see with the crystal? Was he holding it?"Beatrice stood up and stepped around"I connected with the crysta
"Negative Right, Positive left!"The voice started again with a squelching sound. This time around, it showcased a system. Carlos started screaming which attracted Claire's attention.Arriving at the scene where Carlos carried out his operation, everywhere was a big mess."Negative Right, positive Left!"Carlos screamed this leaving Claire baffled"The Circa, where is the Circa?"Claire screamed but Carlos was unable to respond.Meanwhile, Beatrice inserted Carlos's fluid inside the system."You know what to do?"Auguste inquired and Beatrice gestured"Transform him into a zombie ten times the way we did to the others!""Copied!"Beatrice responded and activated the systemThe sound became so excruciating to Carlos"The Circa!"Claire continued to scream but Carlos didn't hear that."This is the last time that somebody will dare to challenge us! Mr. Stranger, you will be the last person on this planet Earth to challenge our team!"Beatrice said in her mind with so much pleasure. She s
The image of how planet Juno looked like flashed in Carlos's head. It had several crystals and the background was blue. The environment was so cool and freezing, everywhere was covered with crystals.Carlos gazed at Claire and said "Far from vengeance, the crystal wants another thing!""How sure are you about this?"Claire inquired and Carlos responded"A hundred percent sure! Because I heard a voice"All of Carlos's utterances baffled Claire. She seemed lost in his narration so she requested the full story.Carlos took the crystal and gazed at it carefully"The planet Juno was in great trouble, one of the most superior crystals was a traitor. The entire crystal is electrically produced, they are manually operated and more like aliens in crystal form. This special crystal is known as the Orchester Crystal! The same crystal in my head"Claire threw a question at him"But how is this possible? Planet Juno is made up of crystals?""Yes, beautiful crystal with special abilities to move!"