Xander was in a bind, the cabin they had struggled so much to get to was right in front of them but instead of relief, he felt tension. The people there numbered about ten or so, it wouldn’t be wise to confront them head-on. Furthermore, he did not want to approach them either. After what he had experienced with Mark and Adrian, he did not want to give anybody the benefit of the doubt. He could still remember the look on his face when he tried to choke the life out of him. He had gotten wiser in the last twenty-four hours believe it or not. He concluded that the best he could do was simply try to get enough cans of food before the others entered into the cabin. Funnily enough, they seemeddisagreeing. An older man with patches of grey hair seemed to be telling them not to forcefully enter, while a slightly younger man, probably middle-aged was raging for them to break the door down. This however was not a time for him to gawk and stare. It was a time for him to act! “Hailey, stay
Phillip took a deep breath and nodded towards the guards beside him. They opened the door and led him into the building. As they walked past, Phillip could see the design of the building was different from what it displayed outside.As they entered the building, Phillip noticed that there was a large space between the four corners of the building. Trees and other vegetation occupied the area, it was refreshing to see greenery well-kept in such a chaotic setting.They turned a corner which led them to a hallway that stretched for what felt like miles. Eventually, they got to another corner when the guards surrounding him came to a pause.“You’ll need to put this on from here.” One of them said while bringing out a black mask, which he wanted to put over Phillips's head or so he supposed. “What exactly is the point of that?” Phillip asked with a lame expression on his face.“The location of Sir Greyson is confidential and respectfully speaking, you are still an outsider. So please compl
"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 bro
Phillip and Andrew left the room in silence, while walking side by side. They were still trying hard to comprehend what they had just heard.Even Phillip, who was the first to be informed still about the whole situation still had a hard time believing it. Turning people into infected for personal gains was something he never thought he would discover.However that was the reality, and all they could do was stop it from happening. “When do you want us to leave?” Andrew asked, bringing Phillip back to reality.“I was thinking tomorrow, any later than that and it would be unnecessary. We do not exactly have that much time to waste, especially considering we do not even know if the boy is still wandering the streets by himself.” Phillip responded.“What about Dina? Has she been informed about what is going on?” Andrew asked once again.Phillip shook his head, they had not mentioned anything to her yet as he did not see it as that important. But now that he thought about it, he would need
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
Upon leaving the lab, Philip noticed Dina had held his hand again and had a slightly satisfied smile on his face.'This girl.' He sighed inwardly. He may not be the best at reading signs but he'd need to be denser than a black hole to not realize that Dina had feelings for him.When he thought about it, he felt conflicted. On one hand, he really didn't mind Dina's company, and the knowledge about her feelings for him didn't seem repulsive in any way.But on the other hand, Philip's mind was against anything related to relationships. He was thoroughly traumatized by what happened with Valerie, so while he had no issues with Dina's feelings, the thought of starting a relationship just felt too off for him at the moment.Hence, when they entered the jeep, he gently but firmly removed his hand from hers. He observed her reaction through the car window and saw her become visibly disappointed.'Sorry, I just can't yet.' He apologized inwardly.***When the duo got back to their residence, t
"You asked for it." Philip muttered, and then his powers activated and his perception of time slowed.The man was stationary, his mouth still curled in an arrogant smirk. Philip was sure that he was going to wipe it off his face.He walked up to him and pulled his fist back before throwing a punch. To his surprise, however, his fist stopped a few inches away from his face.The phenomenon made him frown. He felt like he had hit a solid wall. A very solid wall, dense enough to stop his punch. And yet, there appeared to be nothing in front of him.'No, that's not right.' Philip said as he squinted closer at the man’s body. Sure enough, it was very faint, but there was a slight shimmer around the guy's body. A light grey substance that surrounded him completely. It reminded him of…'Wind. Compressed wind like that of a tornado. There's a passive barrier of wind around him that blocks all incoming objects. Even if I'm fast, I can't get past the barrier if it's already there. No wonder he
In the blink of an eye Phillip was already at the front lines where the soldiers were assembling themselves and putting on their gear. They were spooked when he suddenly appeared out of seemingly thin air. “Who’s in command here?” Phillip asked the slightly frightened group in front of him.“Well based on what’s just happened wouldn’t that be you sir?” A voice said sarcastically from behind, generating a slight chuckle from all the members behind him.He was an average heighted man with well built muscles, a full face beard and ebony black skin and a shiny bald head to top it off.Phillip asked that question to know the hierarchy of the group and who’s responsible for what. “That’s very funny, however I don’t know if you are all aware but that alarm means there’s a swarm of infected rushing towards this base, correct?” He asked while turning his gaze to all of them who were staring at him.“Yes we know, we also know we don’t need one of those freaks to tell us how to do a job we’ve b