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
"This sucks." Andrew mumbled as he and everyone else trudged through the highway.Now that they had lost the truck, the task of travelling had become many times more difficult.Initially, even with their change of route, the journey would have taken them five days max. But now that the truck was gone, Dina estimated that they'd need at least two weeks. And he wasn't sure the supplies they had stocked up would be enough to last them for that long.Moreover, moving on foot meant that they would have to expend a lot more energy, and as a result, they'd have to eat and drink more water.Also, to avoid the kids slowing them down, Andrew and Dina had to carry them. Philip couldn't as he was already carrying all their supplies, and there was no more space on his body.Andrew looked at Philip and felt a tinge of indignation. Couldn't he have led the guy away from the truck? 'Nah, from how he described the fight, it would be a miracle if he could think of something like that at that point in
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 hol
"Philip, that's insane!" Andrew said with a bewildered expression."You saw what's happening with these people!" Philip retorted."Can you imagine the agony of having your life force sucked out of you? Because I sure as hell cannot! Say what you want but there's no way I'm just going to let all these people die for some selfish vixen!" Philip was truly livid after he knew what these people had been going through.Hearing this, Andrew pressed his palms together in front of his face and took a deep breath."I fully understand where you're coming from." He started."But how in God's name do you intend to save them? I know your morals won't let you sit by and let something like this happen, but do you really think you can save all the people in this place? You got exhausted just by carrying Dina and I and who knows how many people are in here?" Andrew reasoned."I know that!" Philip said through his teeth. Then he blew out a breath and his rage seemed to go out with it."I'm not going to