Warning: These Chapters will or may contain depictions of violence, strong language and adultery that may not be suitable for some readers.
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It's time for their lives to be all about survival.
Ken gets up of his bed. He looks in the mirror beside his bed and frowns at his reflection as if he is unsatisfied with his looks.
He gets down from his bed, stretch his hands in the air and yawns loudly filling freed being by himself in the room.
He goes to the bathroom and brushed his teeth, looking straight into the eyes of his own reflection.
Lookism?
No..
He spits out the soggy and watery toothpaste on his mouth. He washes his face with the water coming from the pipe.
He looks back at himself through the mirror.
..Pride.
He exits his room with casual clothes. A black jacket, plain white shirt and blue jeans. Not being fancy with his choice off clothing which he will be stuck for a couple of days unknowingly.
In his hands and resting on his shoulder is his new spear. Glittering in the light divinely. In his other hand is a large bag.
He ventures to the lowest level of the shelter.
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[Level 1.]
With hopeless eyes he stares at his old home. He searches the place like a mindless bird.
Finally he hears a roar. He looks upon Courtesy with dull eyes. The head lights are on but he stares at the vehicle head on.
He snaps himself out of his stand off. He walks around Courtesy, reaching the back. The door lowers and he enters.
Looking around, he see's only two persons. Zen and Syria.
"You the first one here.", Syria welcomes.
"More like the third.", He corrected. He tossed his bag aside on one of the bench and sits down.
"We're always here before everyone, so it's unfair to say we're here first.", She said.
"What?", Ken was confused with comprehension.
"Uhh.. nevermind.", She said.
In the front seat of the vehicle, Zen pressed a cyan colored button. Instantly cold breeze started to feel the the vehicle. A gust of breeze blowed across Ken's face.
"This brings back some memories.", He said to himself sarcastically.
He remembered yesterday when they were sent to the clinic to fill out the requirements for their second gathering.
Ken hugged himself, trying to cover himself from cold.
Zen awarded the two at the back, "Their here.".
The back door slowly descends down to the ground outside.
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"Hahaha!! I knew it was a great idea!", Kerado shouted.
"Stop your boasting.", Syria said.
"Why?! Even you and boyfriend are wearing normal clothes!", Kerado continued.
Syria turned her sight if vision to the floor and whispered to herself with a red face, "*Whisper* He isn't my boyfriend.".
"Even the emo chick is wear goth clothing.", Kerado pointed towards Alexia who is just sitting.
"What?", Alexia asked.
"Shut up!", Zen snapped.
"We're departing now, so make sure you have your diapers ready!", He said.
He turned on the engine and drove the Courtesy to the exit of the shelter. The red circle above the gate flashes a bright crimson red and the slid up and opened.
"Sure boss.", Kerado said in a low voice.
He drove Courtesy inside the confined area. Hot steam blow out and surrounded the vehicle. The door infront slid down and opened.
"Oh, oh, oh!", Jackson shouted.
Everyone turned their gazes towards Jackson except Zen.
Jackson took his time and looked at everyone who was staring at him before he said, "What?".
"*Whisper* It's crazy guy, right?", Alisha whispered.
"Yeah.".
"Yeah!".
Both Kerado and Jackson said.
"How did you hear me?", Alisha asked.
"Cause I'm not deaf.", He answered calmly.
Kerado sighed and asked, "*Sigh* Anyway,.. what's with the three new guys?".
Everyone's gaze was took from Jackson and landed on the three new members. Two of which was familiar.
Aiden and Mia.
Already Courtesy was out in the apocalyptic wasteland.
"Wait a minute? Isn't that the chick you were talking to one time Ken?", Kerado asked.
Ken stuttered while glancing at Mia and then Kerado, "Uhh.. I-I guess so.".
Mia stared at Ken but soon moved her gaze away to the other direction.
"And who's the other two guys?", Kerado said.
Aiden hesitantly said, "Uhh-", but before he could finish the other person got up to introduce himself before everyone else.
"Hello everyone! My name is.... uhh..", The man paused, as struggled to remember his name.
"Do you have memory lose?", Alexia asked from a far.
"Umm.. kinda..", He said.
"I'll just sit down.".
Aiden looked at the unknown person and got up to introduce himself to the crew.
"My name is Aiden Gray. I'm twenty nine year old.", Aiden continued.
Kerado whispered to himself, "*Whisper* Ahem. His old.".
Aiden took a seat after introducing himself to the crew.
The drive was long and bumpy.
The guy who doesn't remember his name looks at the front windows of Courtesy.
"So this who the world looks.", He said.
Soon they came to a stop. Infront of them was a store called 'Mart Seven'.
"Where are we?", Asked the unknown guy.
"You'll soon find out. Now everyone, get out.", Zen simply said.
Everyone walks out of the vehicle one by one.
They stand infront of the large store which is 19ft in length and 376.2ft in width.
"Let's go in.", Zen instructed.
Everyone walks towards the entrance of the store cautiously.
"By the way Ken; where did you get that spear?", Cyan asked.
Ken who is carrying a spear on his shoulder answer's, "From the weapon occupation class.".
A small tear falls out of his eyes as he says, "*Sniff* (At least some realized.)".
"Then what are we waiting for; let's go!", The unknown guy shouted.
Kerado grabbed the back of the guy's collar and said, "Hold on.".
"Huh? Why?", He ask.
"You can go if you're not afraid of the unknown. But there's a 50:50 percent chance you die.", Kerado explains.
Zen enters first. After awhile he signal them to follow.
Kerado who is still holding the guys collar says, "You can go now.", He lets go of his collar.
"It's seems like you guys are pros even though it's your second mission.", The guy said to Kerado.
"Yeah, wait? How did you know that?", Kerado asked suspiciously.
"Umm.. the association told me.", He answered quickly.
"That's believable.", Kerado said.
"I feel something chaotic is going to happen.", The guy said.
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Alisha, who was squeezing her nose said, "This place smells like a sewer.".
"How do you know how a sewer smells like, sis?", Samirah asked her sister.
"Shut up!", Alisha cussed.
"..."
"Ahh. Something feels weird about this place.", Kerado said with suspicion.
"Well, everything seems fishy when you're in a world like this.", The unknown guy said.
"..."
*Pour*
A drop of water falls on the back of Alisha's neck. After feeling the small splash of liquid touch and slide down her next; she panicked in disgust.
"Ahhh!!", She screamed.
"What is it?!", Her sister asked.
"Eww, eww, eww!", She continued.
"What the fuck is it?!", Samirah asked.
"What's going on?!", The passerbys of the crew ran towards the scream of Alisha.
"I felt something touch my neck. Eww! Now it's sliding down my back!", Alisha continued.
The passerbys consist of Syria and Zen.
Syria sighed at the girl childishness, "*Sigh*".
"What if it's some disgusting plant that's what to see my ass!", Sh continued.
"Shut up.", Samirah said.
Zen flashed the flashlight what he had in his hand into the ceiling.
*Pour, pour, pour*
What he saw leaved hi baffled.
"Fuck.", He simply said.
Everyone else looked up at the ceiling to see what Zen was so consider about.
"What hell?", Samirah said.
"Eww!", Alisha continued.
Syria added, "It looks like a.. egg.".
*Pour, pour*.
On the ceil was a stream of disgusting egg shaped objects. It was green and pink; it was lumpy and water was emerging from the thing.
*Splash!*.
"Ahhh!!", Alisha screamed.
"Something screaming; you scared me.", Her sister cussed.
"Didn't hear that?", Alisha asked.
"Hear what?", Her sister inquired.
"I heard it.", Zen answered.
"Me too.", Syria said.
*Swoosh!*
"Huh?", Alisha turned around to see were the noise came from. She looked the abyss and saw nothing.
*Swoosh!*
"Are you guys just being paranoid?", Samirah asked.
*Swoosh!*
A green toddler size blab suddenly lunged behind Alisha.
"!!!", The monster made a loud screech.
*BANG!!*
*Blow*
Zen shoots the monster with a gun before it could harm Alisha in anyway. He points the gun into the abyss.
Zen answered Samirah's question, "No.".
*SPLASH!, SPLASH!, SPLASH!, SPLASH! SPLASH! SPLASH!*
A series of splashes soon engulf the aura of the store.
"Shit.", Syria cursed in fear.
"..."
*Squash!*
Aiden stomped one of the Akumas other his shoe, "What the fuck is this?".
"How am I supposed know?", Mia asked.
Aiden lift up his shoe to see a green slime stretching from beneath it. He scorned, "Yuck.".
"What is that?", Mia asked.
"I wouldn't have asked you if I had known Mia.", Aiden reminded.
"Oh.", Mia remembered.
"..."
*Stab*
Ken stabbed the blade of the spear into the Akumas body. He frowns at the creature which is still moving.
"What the heck is this thing?", He asked himself.
"An Akuma.", Cyan answered.
"How did you-", Before he could finish Cyan answered.
"I paid attention in class.", Cyan simply said.
"Uh huh.", Ken scoffed.
*Splash!*
"But there's still more.", Cyan said.