Philip sat on a piece of broken concrete, his expression unreadable.Andrew wanted to approach him, but the moment he tried to get close, a sense of oppression descended on him making him know that getting close to Philip at the moment was not a good idea.‘I hesitated.’ He thought with his hands clamped together.‘Again, I hesitated. I could have easily killed Kaiser and none of this would have happened. But I hesitated.’ His agitation rose and he put his hand through his hair.“Goddamnit!” He shouted and smacked the floor next to him causing it to crack.‘God knows what they are doing to her right now.’ He covered his face with his hands.At this moment, Andrew finally managed to steel himself and approach Philip.“Philip, I know how you’re feeling right now, but we can’t waste any more time. We need to go and get her.” Andrew said in a soft voice.“… I know.” Philip said before standing up and taking a breath, his eyes closed.“And this time, when we meet them. I won’t hold back.”
“Do not even Think about stopping until I say so!” Andrew barked at the troops who were visibly tired while running laps.Their bodies seemed to ache and their chests heaved with each breath they took in. Andrew watched their progress with a whistle around his neck and arms folded across his chest.Ever since he became Captain, he had completely turned around the training regime of the force. They were now more effective and able to handle more difficult situations, thanks to Andrew’s guidance.He continued to watch over their progress when he heard the sound of a vehicle drive onto the training ground. He turned around and saw one of Greysons aides alight from the vehicle and walk up to him.“Captain Andrew, I have been instructed to take you to Mr Greyson immediately. He said there is something you must need to know.” She said.Andrew looked at the troops who were running behind him, of course they prayed internally that he would leave so that they could get a chance to rest after
Philip looked at the battered, severed head in front of him and his mind went blank, he was unable to process all the information he just received."You see, I sent out an order. It was to capture you and kill anyone who you deemed as an ally or companion. Since you went out of your way to help those rats, I naturally had to enforce my order." Kaiser snickered seeing Philip's expression."Don't feel bad. We would have killed them regardless. Still, I can't help but marvel at how much you care about those pests." Kaiser shook his head."You told Xavier that they were innocent. Would you spare a rat if it hadn't done anything? And besides, even if you spare it, it will eventually take advantage of you. These pests may look up to you now. But sooner or later, they'll begin to fear you, and then they'll try to either kill you or control you." Despite saying all this, Philip didn't hear him. Or rather, his brain didn't register his words.He just kept looking at Ford's head in a daze.It h
"This is the place?" Philip asked the soldier who also acted as his driver as they pulled up in front of a house."Yes, your companions were kept here. If you need anything then use this." The soldier said while handing him a walkie-talkie.Philip thanked him and got out of the jeep.The moment he got out, Andrew and the others came out of the building and went over to him."What happened?" Andrew asked, not really worried, just curious."Well, it's nothing bad. I'll tell you inside." Philip said and the group went in.The interior was pretty basic and there was no electricity. But it was a lot more comfortable than their previous lodgings so they had to desire to complain.Philip sat down on the couch and let out a breath feeling relaxed. For the first time in a very long while, he actually felt safe enough for his nerves to not always be on edge."So…?" Andrew said and everyone. looked at him."Well, they took me to meet their leader," Philip said."And?" Dina asked."From what I sa
"Life can be annoying honestly," Andrew said as he looked through the window at the harsh downpour of the rain.When the group thought that they could move for a few more hours until sunset, it suddenly began to rain heavily. Enough to force them to seek shelter.Hence, they quickly found a gas station and decided to hunker down there. On the bright side though, there were some old comics they could use to entertain the kids. And a toilet, so they didn't have to ease themselves in the open as they had been doing since."With how hard the rain is falling, we might be leaving here by noon tomorrow. Just our luck." Andrew lamented. But who could blame him? They were trying so hard to cut their travel time and arrive at the settlement, and yet they just kept facing setback after setback."Fretting over it won't change anything. It's unfortunate but that's just how it is. The only thing we can do now is take it the best we can and keep moving." Philip said, however, Andrew raised a brow.W
“What the hell is that?” One of the soldiers screamed in horror as the creature removed its tail from the bow lifeless soldiers body.The sound of gunshots filled the air as more soldiers began running in different directions as more creatures began falling out.In an instant all the immigrants who had been composed scattered in multiple directions as everyone wanted to escape from the beasts.Franklin was no different as he immediately got up and ran away, trying to put distance between himself and the ensuing chaos.He ran several feet away from the camp to where there was a warehouse that contained vehicles. His chest rose and dropped in large compressions as he was gathering himself and processing what had just happened.“Monsters, there are monsters in this country” he mumbled to himself. He never thought he would be seeing something like this. The sounds of gunshots and screams could be heard from the distance as the soldiers continued to fight the monsters. He crouched in a co
“Xander, anything on your mind?” Phillip asked him as he woke up from his little recap. For some reason, he had begun to remember all the events that led him to their current situation.“No, I’m fine sir. Nothing to worry about here.” Xander said as he regained focus on the gates in front of him. Greyson saved them, who knows what would have become of them if they didn’t stumble across them.He joined the SLF immediately in order to rid himself of the shame that went with him wherever he went. His father's death was on him as far as he was concerned and he had to atone for it.He didn’t like the nonchalant attitude of some of the people in the force, especially their leader but he put up with it anyway despite their taunting and insults at his professionalism.“This isn’t the army kid” or “loosen up a bit.” And “you’re still young”. Those were all things he heard quite frequently since joining the force but he didn’t let them get to him. He simply did what was required of him.As the
“Where did you leave her?” Christopher asked his son in between breaths while simultaneously clutching his side.Xander looked a bit closer at the area he thought his father had originally gotten injured before, it almost seemed to be becoming… darker-“Xander answer me! Where is Hailey?” Christopher asked again, bringing Xander back to his senses. “Yes, yes I’ll take you to her right now.” Xander said as he opened the door to the bakery and rushed into the kitchen.“Hailey, you’re still here right?” Xander asked as he knelt down next to the cupboard he left his sister in.A moment passed and he could hear her subtle sobs through the wooden door. “Sniff.. yeah... I am... sob.” The little girl said and a wave of relief washed over both Xander and his father.“Come out for me sweetie.” Christopher said and quickly the little girl rushed out and ran to hug her daddy.“Daddy… sob... I thought you were gonna get hurt.” She said as she jumped into her father's arms who lifted her and hugge