Blood. Alex was covered in blood all leaking from a cut on his forehead his shirt was stained in dried blood and after sitting in a puddle mixed with blood and dirt he smelt terrible, Disoriented Alex looked around to find himself in a ditch off the side of the road that cut through the forest, The Sun was setting so he must have been out for at most a couple of hours.
Crawling over to his backpack next to his flipped over bike Alex drank from a bottled water in his side pouch, Clearing his mind a bit Alex remembered what happened to him, He was riding his bike in the marshes heading back to New Orleans after making a delivery to give Mrs. Sansbury her medication and suddenly a car pulled out of one of the side roads that some houses were down and ran him off the road they didn't even check to make sure he was alive before they sped away they looked panicked.
Picking his bike back up and pulling it onto the road before Alex rode back to Mrs Sansbury's house hopefully get a change of clothes and patch up his head he couldn't go back home looking like that after all.
The scenery was normally nice and peaceful but something seemed off, It was quiet really quiet, No birds were chirping the crickets and frogs were abnormally silent the whole forest felt dead.
After 5 minutes of riding Alex pulled into the driveway of a cozy two-story building surrounded by trees and beautiful gardens filled with all kinds of different flowers and fruits, Opening the door with the spare key she gave him and walking in Alex announced his arrival "Hey Granny Sansbury i'm just gonna use your bathroom real quick i fell off my bike and scraped myself a bit" Alex got no reply so he figured she was asleep and just headed to the downstairs bathroom, The house was nice Mrs. Sansbury's Husband had a business similar to a sporting goods store until he retired and bought this house and lived here until he died last month.
Alex was quickly disinfecting the wound and putting a band-aid on it when he heard the loud thumps of something falling down the stairs, panicking Alex ran out of the bathroom to help "Granny wait for me i'll get up-What the shit is that?!"
Alex was looking at Mrs. Sansbury getting up from the floor at the bottom of the stairs, Or at least he though it was Mrs. Sansbury, Instead of her normal demeanor of a normal sweet old lady now she looked like and abomination with her skin cracked dry of any moisture, Crimson red veins the size of fingers all around her body her eyes turned red and bloodshot and a massive blood stain on her torso leaking out from under her shirt pooling on the ground.
"Mrs. Sansbury W-what happened to you?!" Alex was slowly backing away at this point only for his to be pressed against a wall, Mrs. Sansbury was fully on her feet now with bones dislocated or broken and stabbing through her skin yet she still walked forward towards Alex with an inhuman determination almost obsession as Mrs. Sansbury was salivating just from looking at him unlike what her old appearance may suggest she dashed at Alex with the speed and ferocity of a wild tiger, The cracking of her bones could be heard as she further aggravated the injuries with no care for her own well being.
After closing the distance in seconds and stretching her hand forward Alex instinctively grabbed an old vase from the table next to him and smashed on the side of the old ladies head knocking her to the ground with a loud thud, Her legs finally gave out from the violent fall even with her superhuman level endurance her bones are still that of a near 70 year old lady, Even after falling to the ground with shard of glass in her eye she still reached out trying to grab at his ankle only to grasp at air as Alex quickly dodged to the side pushing his way out the front door only to be greeted by a dozen or so Zombies with the same afflictions as Mrs. Sansbury coming out of the woods on all sides.
Half a dozen zombies were directly next to Alex's bike so he just ran past the zombie up the drive way and on the road he came here on heading back towards the city, The zombies had a terrible reaction speed and from everything he watched in movies they wouldn't be able to catch him while runni- HOLY SHIT THEY CAN RUN.
Though they had a delayed reaction time they can definitely run once they get going and at insane speeds too, Alex was faster by a bit and was gaining distance, But that wouldn't last long for one main reason, These bastards wren't showing any signs of slowing down or getting tired while Alex has been running at full speed for almost 15 minutes non-stop and was getting tired the only reason Alex was still able to go was probably just pure adrenaline.
And it only gets worst, There was a horde of them so many he couldn't even see some of them hidden behind others and they were set up almost like a roadblock so he wasn't getting through then unscathed which he obviously could not afford, luckily for him this was the place were the car almost hit him so he was able to go down the side road they came out of and hopefully find a house or something.
It was properly dark now Alex was barely able to keep going without tripping and falling thankfully Alex made it to the house without any trouble, Alex was actually a little confuse with why the zombies suddenly stopped chasing him, Alex was also curious as to how they didn't know he was in that ditch after all they infested the forest in its entirety, Maybe these zombies don't have a strong sense of smell like in the movies heck they might not follow the same rules at all like go for the head or don't get bitten kind of thing this was real life after all not like Alex was willing to test these things and his movie knowledge was the only thing that made him feel like he had any clue was the hell was going on so he was probably going to keep acting on these tropes.
Locking all the doors Alex went upstairs and barricaded the door of what look like a little boys room, On the boys bed looked like a tablet of some sorts, it even had the news station on how convenient!
"We are here to inform you about the worldwide pandemic we have deemed The Red Plague, Nearly if not all world leaders, Government and Military officials have been infected there have been speculation that they were all infected before the virus become...Violent to human life, If this is a terrorist attack is unclear but we do know that currently it does does infect animals and can only be transmitted through bite or saliva to be more specific, But the virus seems to be evolving at a rapid pace as some have witnessed mutated versions of the infected that have different...Quirks, The virus target the blood stream and mutates the infected with the more blood it intakes also the reason the infected do not attack other infected is because they both contain contaminated blood, Aim for the head it is the only part that can kill an infected, And whatever you do Don't...Get...Bitten your blood flow with slow down until it inevitably stops, you won't even realize it happens as the blood gets disconnected from your brain and you start to have slower brain function, This might be a lot to take in but i hope this will help at least some of you survive, Do not wait for the Government to come for you only God can save us now, Goodbye and good luck, We are here to inform you abou-" It just loops after that, The main sitting in front of the camera was wearing a hood and strapped head to toe in gear ranging from weapons to binoculars clearly not some news reporter and just another scared survivor trying to do one last good in the world.
Alex stood stunned unable to move from his spot, The only reason he didn't laugh it off as some elaborate prank was because he saw with his own two eyes the horrors the that await him the world as he has known it is gone probably never to return if the stuff about the Government is to be trusted, Now he is on his own with no hope of being rescued.
Alex was thinking about the new world order, Alex obviously wasn't the only survivor no Government also meant no laws, It was a kill or be killed world right now the law of the jungle will thrive, People with murder and steal to survive for even a day longer while those who cling to morals and lawfulness with have their bodies used to pave the road for the sinful and chaotic to survive.
The sun was completely set right now Alex just laid down hoping to get some sleep, Of that was impossible with the stuff he just saw, His heart was pumping so fast he couldn't hear anything else, Until.
"AAAHH NO NO " Alex jolted up from the bed he was on as the screams of a women reached his ears, Quickly peering out the window overlooking the front door Alex saw a women being chased by a horde of zombies.
Pushing aside the chair he used the block the door and rushing downstairs he opened the front door and beckoned for for the women to come over "Here hurry get in!"
After she sprinted over and ran through the door Alex slammed if closed and locked it right as the zombies reached the porch
"Shit we can't stay here we have to go out the backdoor!"
Alex ran to the backdoor and kicked it open only to be greeted by the sight of a dozen zombies stumbling towards them
"Okay where the hell do we go now!"
The women started running upstairs without even speaking a word to Alex, She headed towards the bedrooms before opening a hallway window and climbing out!
She balanced on the edge before pulling herself onto a flat part of the roof with practiced ease, Quickly going and standing on the window sill Alex was able to finally get a glimpse at the sheer amount of zombies that surrounded them, Hundreds 2 or maybe 3 hundred it was hard to count after a certain point every time he looked he noticed one he didn't spot the first time he looked and the sound the conglomerate of zombies was making was almost deafening after they mixed together like how a big group of people singing all together sounded.
*Bang*
The sound of the front door breaking down brought him back to reality, Balancing on the edge and sticking his hands over the top unsuccessfully trying to look for a handhold to pull himself up when the first zombies were coming up the stairs, panicking he just pushed his hands down on the roof and tried to pull himself up.
He was currently dangling over a horde of zombies with a couple of zombies reaching out trying to grab his which he had to kick away from him, Looking on the women curled in the corner of this small 10 ft by 10 ft flat roof he was stunned to find the women just staring at him straight in his eyes not moving an inch to help him, Kicking a zombie in the head that just grabbed his ankle he pushed himself back a bit loosening his grip, As Alex was slowly losing his grip more and more he wildly flung his right arm out grabbing a gutter pipe attached to the wall scrambling onto the roof using the now loosened after his weight was put on it.
"WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT! You were just going to sit there and watch me fall to my death after i saved your ass!" The women only yelp and tried to hide further into her knees rocking herself back and forth, In the moonlight Alex was able to get a good look at her, mid 30's with brown hair vibrant green eyes and a figure that will make any man look twice only ruined by the blood stain on her left arm overall a beautiful women.
"D-Dead all dead they're all dead" She just kept mumbling to herself
Alex started looking around for a way to get out of here although they were safe as the zombies aren't coordinated enough to balance on the window and climb out they can't stay here without food or water.
Trees all Alex saw were trees, If he jumped he could probably catch a branch on the tree nearby but it was risky the tree might break or he could miss the tree entirely and fall becoming zombie food.
"Hey lady you live here right? you knew about about this roof thing outside the window?"
"Dead everyone dead" She was probably in shock or something.
"Woah lady what happened to you arm that doesn't look good" Alex was leaning in to get a closer look to her arm which was bleeding all over her ,
As Alex got closer to the arm he noticed the sleeve was all torn and her flesh was all mushy, A piece of her arm was missing all the way down to the bone almost like something took a giant bite out of it or something "Well Shit"
The women looked up at Alex after he said that her normal green eyes were red and bloodshot and contrary to her helpless damsel in distress look she was smiling?
"HAHAHA took ya long enough to figure it out" After she releasing a laugh that sounded like a movie villain Alex's blood went cold, She was a zombie.
Slowly backing away from her Alex got closer to the edge of the roof if only he had known he wouldn't have opened the door for her.
"Aww don't back away from me sweet heart i only want a taste, I even kept the other away while you had your little nap so we can play together it so boring if they don't scream or beg"
Alex fell on his butt he could stand anymore his legs were shaking and felt like jelly he didn't even realize he was holding his breath.
The zombie lady was moving closer towards him as slowly as possible she liked seeing him scared frozen in shock it was very evident by the grin so wide it split her cheeks open revealing more teeth.
Reaching down of the building Alex grabbed a piece of the loosened gutter and swung it out at her crashing against her face and knocking her back a few steps, Both times he has faced a zombie he's grabbed something nearby and smacked them with it he should really get himself and actual weapon if he manages to survive this.
"Oh you bastard i'm going to really enjoy tearing you apart now!" She said leaping towards Alex and jumping on top of him snapping her jaws at his neck only for Alex to grab the sides of her head and pushing her off him before picking the gutter back up and slamming it into her head repeatedly even after she stopped moving and the gutter broke into plastic splinters he just kept kicking until there was nothing left of her head.
Only when he Dragged her over to the edge and pushed her off did he finally start to relax, After she fell to the ground the other zombies started to eat her and tear her apart it was the most gruesome thing he had ever seen, The five closest zombies that got to eat the most grew at a visible rate only to be torn apart by the zombie behind them.
After sitting down for maybe five minutes all the exhaustion he was building up hit him as his adrenaline started to die down passing out moments later.
Waking up to the sun and bright blue sky Alex almost though everything was just one big messed up dream until he looked over the edge to see a river of blood and guts from the feeding frenzy the zombies had on each other last night, Now this was definitely the most gruesome thing he had ever seen, Even though most of the zombie had either wandered off or been eaten Alex could still spot a few stragglers in the forest.
Alex figured at this point his only option was to jump for the tree the inside of the house was probably still full of zombies and even if there wasn't Alex probably shouldn't be on the ground anyway it was a lot easier if he was up high in the trees where the zombies can't get him.
Alex backed up as far as he could on the roof to get a big running start, Sprinting with everything he had Alex jumped forward reaching out for the branched resisting the urge to yell like Tarzan.
Alex grabbed anything he could in was hand was as branch and in the other a bunch of moss and vines, Pulling himself up and onto a branch that could hold his weight Alex felt really proud of himself although the tree was really close to the roof and he probably didn't even need the running start to jump to the tree he still jump to a tree over zombies that had to count for something.
Sliding along the branches going from tree to tree at a speed slower than a snail for nearly and hour a half the city of New Orleans was in view.
The city looked like it was painted red, Bodies and cars littered the streets of people who tried to drive out of here only to be trapped in traffic like cattle waiting to be slaughtered and eaten, Building were ransacked for any valuables in the face of a zombie apocalypse people still tried to steal thing like televisions or jewelry.
Alex got down from his tree and headed to the left along the treeline and the edge of the city, He didn't know how he was going to survive this new hell he found himself in but he could only take one step at a time.