"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
Philip stood in the rain without the slightest care of how he was getting drenched. Instead, he simply smiled to himself as numerous thoughts ran through his mind.'It's been around three minutes in reality, but that should have been 7 to 8 hours to me. And I spent all that time practicing my air walk. I think I should move on to the next thing.' When he thought of that, his smile grew. He couldn't wait for when he could test these new skills on something.Dismissing the thought, he focused on his next practice target.'Every action has an opposite reaction. It's the same premise that centers around things like thrusters. Though in my case, recoil.' He thought.Usually, when a gun fires, the bullet moves at incredible speed. However, the force of the ejection also causes the gun to be forced backwards. That's recoil.That's why most people need extensive training before they can use a firearm. If they hold it wrong when they fire, breaking their wrist is not a rare occurrence.What Ph
was gathered, stopping right outside the gas station before opening the door and letting himself in. He was drenched and removed his shirt which was dripping water all over the place.He squeezed it outside and hung it on one of the shelves for it to dry. Peter and Benjamin got up and ran towards him, excited for his arrival. “Phillip, you're back!” Peter said excitedly as Phillip patted his and his brother's head with a smile.“Yeah, I’m back.” He replied to them.“How was the training?” Andrew asked him, appearing from behind a shelf. “It went well, I definitely feel stronger. Any infected we come across now should be shaking in their skin.” Phillip said while mockingly flexing a muscle. “Philip, can we see your new powers?” Benjamin asked shyly. From the way Peter’s eyes lit up, Philip could easily tell that he would be excited to see it too.“Sorry guys, this place is too small for me to show you what I’ve been practicing. But don’t worry, if it comes to it you’ll be in for a big
Phillip and his crew walked closely together as they passed through the makeshift wooden gates which led them into the settlement. They tried to observe as much as they could while passing through, especially exits should they need to escape from the place for any reason.The walls were made from timber and reinforced by rows of lamp posts, despite the fact that the infection spread less than two months ago the measures they had taken to protect themselves were very impressive.And unlike his earlier assumptions, the walls actually spanned about 3 kilometers across all four sides of the settlement. Every 50 meters or so there was a watch tower with people with guns at the top.Upon closer inspection, some parts of the walls were covered in graffiti. Names of departed, days In captivity and other random yet strange things were painted on the walls.“Follow me.” Alice said as she turned and passed through what was formerly a commercial district but had now become a makeshift residential
There was a brief silence that enveloped the room before Phillip finally broke it. “I’m sorry, what do you mean by saving everyone?” He asked, obviously intrigued by what she had just said.“Well Phillip, I know what you are. In fact, I’m just like you.” She said while leaning forward. “You see, just like you I was infected with the virus. When it happened I thought I was going to die, but I started experiencing changes in my body. Would you believe me if I told you I was only 28 years old?” Andrea asked to the surprise of everyone.Aside from her eyes, her skin was wrinkly and soft. The lines on her face whenever she smiled and the gray hair on her head. They all completely went against what Andrea was saying. She probably expected this, as she started explaining her circumstances. “Whenever I use my powers, I get a glimpse into the happenings of the future. The more I use this power, the more it takes a toll on my body. So I try my best to use it sparingly.” She explained to them.
Dina and Andrew tiptoed through the large city, trying their best to stay away from the hidden lights of the watchtowers. They covered a decent amount of ground before finally coming across the more bush part of the settlement: the slums they had passed earlier.They saw some guards but saw no reason to be scared of them since they began to see other residents moving about so they just decided to blend in with the crowd. They had covered themselves up with scarves to hide their identities, especially Phillip. His hair and eye color always stuck out like a sore thumb. They began moving through the slums, they saw people sleeping under the tents and inside the makeshift container houses.However, the more they walked the larger the crowd seemed to become. As they were reaching towards the center they saw a gathering of people surrounding a bonfire. The air around them was one full of cheer and heartiness.It was admirable considering their deplorable conditions. Phillip looked around
"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
"I hope things turn out well for those people, they seem to have been through a lot," Dina said and looked back in the direction they came from. By now, half a day had passed and the group had made quite a bit of distance from the settlement.They left immediately both to save time as well as to avoid being entangled with whatever happened after Ford became the new leader."When we reach our destination, I'm planning to come back here and see how this place becomes." Philip said and smiled at the other two."Would you guys follow me?" He asked and the duo shrugged."Sure," Andrew asked for the two of them."I want to come too!" Benjamin moved his head from Dina's back and said."Hehe. Sure." Phikok chuckled."Anyway, now that we're on the move again, we still have about 29 miles to cover before we reach our destination," Dina said."We should be able to make decent time. So yeah. Home stretch I guess." Dina smiled."Don't get complacent, we still have those guts chasing after us, we c