Words were not needed. The heavy atmostphere was enough. Blood had been shed, and in the most despicable way. So, without needing to exchange stories or reports, the three survivors headed back home with a thick cloud of darkness hovering over them. The sun was well in the sky now. But its powerful ultraviolet rays did nothing to wash away the morbid activities that had gone down in the night time.
As they trudged on in collective silence towards their destination, Alex discovered a very morbid detail.
At first, he had actually thought that it was because he was severely drained. However, upon a much deeper reflection, he discovered that his entire system was malfunctioning- BADLY. This had never happened before. It was so bad, that he found it near impossible to even perform simple operations.
