Rick tried to stall for some time as he kept praying the zombie jack should come in their direction. "I was just following orders as you would if you were in my shoes. Nothing personal, man." Rick said this with his hand up in the air. "You had my life in a mess, and now I am going to take yours." Patrick said he was about to shoot Rick. Jack's snarl got closer, and Patrick looked back to take a shot at him. Rick rushed at him, making him miss his target. He immediately had him pinned down and kicked in the gut. Jack snarled towards Rick, and he pushed him at Patrick. Rick locked the door as he heard the loud noise of Patrick being eaten by Jack. Rick knew the world they lived in was either you were killed by the zombie or your fellow human killed you. He wasn't going to allow any of them. He was going to show humanity and rescue his family. He remembered the system had given him until nightfall. Rick wondered what might go wrong if he couldn't make it to his family that night. He
Rick caught up with Lisa, his mind racing with a thousand thoughts. The group moved in silence, the weight of their recent losses and the urgency of their mission hanging heavily in the air. Rick's heart pounded in his chest, every shadow and rustle in the forest putting him on edge. He couldn't shake the image of Jack, once his friend, now reduced to a mindless beast. He pushed the thought aside, focusing on the path ahead.Lisa led them through the dense underbrush, her movements precise and purposeful. Rick marveled at how she seemed to glide through the forest, almost as if she belonged there. He remembered the days before everything fell apart, when Lisa was a doctor, saving lives with her skill and compassion. Now, she was something entirely different—a blend of humans and something more, something stronger.As they moved, the sun dipped below the horizon, casting long shadows and painting the sky in hues of orange and purple. Rick felt a sense of urgency gnawing at him. The saf
Rick looked at Mark, and he could hardly believe it was him. He was looking more handsome than ever. The two men hugged themselves as they looked at each other. Rick was awfully rough, and his beard was unshaved. "What about my wife? My child?" Rick looked at his friend. "Do you plan on seeing them like this?" Mark asked, looking at his face. "What is wrong with me?" Rick looked at himself and back at Lisa. "You don't plan on going to see your family like that. did you?" Lisa asked, squeezing her face. "And why are you having your face covered?" Mark asked "She isn't feeling too good. She doesn't want to spread the flu." Rick defended. "What flu? Is she having the bite?" Mark asked, taking a step back. Mark immediately ordered one of the men to seize Lisa. "No, she is fine. It is just cold. She would be fine with proper medicine." Rick replied, looking at Mark.There was suspense in the air as Mark and Rick looked at themselves. "Don't you trust me anymore? I said she was fine." R
Rick looked back at Mark as he stepped gently up the staircase. He gazes up each time to see if his wife is peeping or waiting for him. Rick remembered the last time he saw her and held his breath. The noise and sound of the siren echoing back in his head as if it were yesterday. He looked at the door separating him from reuniting with his family, and he took a deep breath. Rick held the knob and pulled it down. He saw his wife gently seated on the couch before him with a magazine in her hands. He stood gently looking at her and didn't know what to say to her or do. " Dad?" A boy around the age of ten squeezed his eyes as he stared at Rick, who was lost. " Jeol." Rick said back, not believing to see his son standing before his very eyes. Jeol sprinted and ran into his open arms, asking Rick's wife to turn and look in the direction of where Jeol went. Martha almost fainted when she saw Rick standing in front of the door. She held onto the table beside her as she looked at Rick, thin
Grimgar looked at Rick and back at Mark. " Who the hell is he?" He asked staring into Mark's eye. " What do you really want? I have given you everything you have always wanted."" Mark said with disdain in his voice. " Everything?" Grimgar said with a wild laughter. Mark looked at Rick and back at his face. " Yes, I have always given you the very best of the kingdom fruits and food." Mark said again making Grimgar angrier. " And what if I said you are not doing enough. The other kingdoms give twice what you are giving and now our leader has decided that he wants more of everything that you are given." Grimgar looked at his men, " I need twenty stronger men and twenty strong women in the kingdom. I am sure Lord Bealish will be more than happy to have some new women wait on him." " And where do you think you are going?" Rick said with anger coursing through him. " Wow! I love him already." Grimgar said with a smile. His hand was placed gently on his gun as he walked towards Rick who d
Rick banged the metal on the wall, and the zombie turned around to face him. He shot a round of bullets toward it, and it fell down dead. "I think that is the last one." One of the men said, looking at my face, and I nodded. "Is everyone alright?" I asked, looking around, and I saw I couldn't find Lisa. "Tell Mark that the people need to know that a war is coming. Grimgar escaped, and we don't know what he might do when he comes back." I said it hastily and ran to find Lisa. Rick's heart pounded in his chest as he ran fast. He knew if they were going to cure the earth and get rid of the zombies, Lisa had a part to play in all of it. He ran towards the door, and he met the gate open. The loud snarl of the zombies could be heard as they moved in a particular direction. He knew it was Lisa, and he wondered where she was diverting the horses too.Rick felt a sharp pain in his head again, and he knew he was getting another system mission. So far, the system has provided guidance and will
"First we need to get ready for battle. I am sure people like Grimgar won't back down easily. Do you have any able bodied men that can fight?" Rick asked looking around Mark sighed, " We have men who are going to lay down their life for the community." He replied " What about your friend? Can she help?" Mark looked at Rick" Since I am helping then she is too. We just need to make sure the defense is well fortified." Rick replied back The whole community was made to work. The women prepared wooden stakes while the men trained the children and fellow men in combat in readiness for the impending attack.As the preparations for the impending battle ramped up, the community buzzed with an intense energy. The air was thick with the scent of wood shavings and sweat as the women skillfully sharpened wooden stakes, piling them up for the defense lines. The men, meanwhile, constructed makeshift barricades, stacking logs and stones to fortify the perimeter. Every person in the community, reg
Rick walked back into his room to meet his wife. Martha was dishing out the food when he walked in. The tension was high between the two of them. Ever since Rick was back, Martha had not been granting him an audience. He walked into the kitchen and stood by the door. "What is it, honey?" Ever since I got back, it looked like you were not happy to finally reunite with me." Rick said, looking at her from behind. "I am sorry; I just can't believe that you are finally back. We have waited for a long time for you to come back, and you didn't." Martha turned back and looked at him. "I tried to come back. When I woke up from the hospital, everything was a mess, and I could barely make sense of everything that had been happening." Rick said he was trying to defend himself. "A lot has changed ever since then. I am now." Martha was about to say something, but then they heard a knock at the door. "Who is it?" Rick furrowed his eyebrows. They were in the midst of a very important topic. Joel