-[Quinn]-
Most of the surrounding crown turned away, to avoid seeing Adams' brains explode out of his skull. I just sigh and holster my sidearm. "You monster! You killed your own soldier! Your own man!" One of the scientists pointed his shaking finger at me while stuttering.
"He was infected. A time bomb. It was only time. I eliminated a threat. A soldier who becomes a threat to his own squad is better off being put down." It was a reply I've said countless times, pretty much once for every comrade I've put down. Yes he was my companion, my friend, but the mission comes first. If I was the one turning, I'd expect Adam to do the same for me.
"Nod, shut up, and follow me. I have a mission to complete and I don't have the time to listen to you all blathering about bullshit." Before any of them can say anything more, I simply give them a cold glare. Better to put fear in them since fearful people are easier to control and shepherd around, makes the job easier and less time consuming. I look over towards Branden, my other soldier and sniper
"Use that pistol you took from the idiot and watch our six. If one was here then there will be more to follow, more so now with the gun fire." he nods and shoulders his long arm and pulls the newly acquired pistol and takes the stairs heading down.
As we follow, I make sure to keep a close eye on the scientists, making sure they don't cause any more trouble. They have little to no combat capability and I don't want to die because one of them did something stupid. Just as we reach the next floor down, we hear skittering to our right.
Branden quickly trains his sights towards the darkness ahead, and I'm quick to follow suit. The skittering is faint, but frequent, and it seems to be getting closer. The scientists slowly get behind us, shivering in fear. Then, it all stops. Just silence all around.
The air seems to thicken around us, dust starts to fall from the ceiling, cold whispers come from all around us. I can't tell if it's from the group or the beast above. I can't see anything, but I swear the darkness is creeping closer to me.
"Oh, someone came for them? Cant say I'm too surprised though." A voice sounds from right behind me, I can feel their breath on my neck. In an instant, I recall that feeling of slowed time, and I try to reach for it.
Next thing I knowI know, everything is slowed once again. I can feel it clearly now, my head is splitting, it hurts. I twist my body while falling forward and land on my back. There was a man behind me, I have no clue how he got there without me noticing.
But what truly caught my attention was his deep dark eyes, absorbing light around them like a void. There was nothing but a faint dark glow in those eyes, no light or reflection at all. I could tell, this man had no care for his life, or anything for that matter. I had seen eyes like these back in the war, in the eyes of soldiers just before they killed themselves.
My head couldn't take it anymore, after just ten seconds everything came back to regular speed. I hastily pulled myself up and pointed my gun at him. "WHO ARE YOU!?" I can't lie, I was pretty scared. He just…appeared.
"Me? Oh, I'm nobody worth mentioning, a shadow on the world. A stain on a shirt that is covered in hundreds of other stains, but I'm quite surprised that some have already appeared, 5 of us."
"Us? What do you mean in the US? Whats wrong with my eyes? Explain! And how do you know so much? Are you infected? Why does everything feel off, why is my head feeling like it's about to split open?" I just rapidly fired questions, I couldn't help it, But my gun never strayed from his head.
"Sorry, I don't have permission to speak about that. Ah, but I would refrain from killing myself, if I were you. Killing an awakened mutant will immediately turn them into a stage 4 undead. You don't want that do you? That's also the reason I didn't kill you just now." His voice was so dead, like a husk, he smiled as he grabbed the barrel of my gun and placed it on his forehead.
"But if you wanna pull the trigger, I won't complain."
Before I could respond, he tilted his head and frowned. After a moment or 2 of silence, he sighed, and a portal opened behind him. He let go of my gun and stepped through the portal. His words echoing as he faded away.
"We'll meet again soon, but sadly that little one in Greenrow City is getting out of hand. I've been ordered to restrain him a bit. I wish you luck in whatever your goal is, as long as you kill me along the way. "
Then he was gone, and the shadows faded away, revealing the floor again. As I looked around, I noticed everyone unconscious, with a needle in their necks. I couldn't help but shiver at the thought of him wanting to kill all of us.
But I was so confused, what did he mean? But It's not all bad, I have some new information to pass to my superiors.
There were at least 5 people who have powers, referred to as awakened mutants by the man. They are me, the man who can use shadows, the one who summoned the portal, a kid in Greedrow City, and another unknown. I'll call him shadow for now. He is taking orders from an unknown individual or organization. Finally, killing an Awakened Mutant will turn them into a Class 4 undead, whatever that means.
I need to make a report, effective immediately.