I was exhausted. For the first time since becoming a halfling or a fiend for that matter I was exhausted. The only thing i could think of while I made my way to the second floor was to sleep. When I made up stairs the humans were huddling up once more and Tim was shakily holding the same steel pipe as before. With an exhausted sigh I asked.
"What the fuck are you doing?"
"Wait a minute your not a zombie?" Tim asked shakily, still holding the steel pipe.
"Of course not, why would you think that?" I asked exhausted
"You look half dead and your covered in zombie blood." Claire piped in sounding relieved.
"Oh, is there a shower I could use."
"Sure, there's one on this floor I'll lead the way." Claire said walking away and I grabbed my bags off the floor and quietly followed. We reached a dorm room and Claire opened it and pointed towards the shower. I silently went inside, took my clothes off and started showering immediately.
"So, what happened on the first floor?" Claire asked from the bedroom.
"Nothing much I just killed all the unde-zombies down their." I replied
"You killed all the zombies down there." Claire said shocked
"I wouldn't be alive if I didn't, now would I." I sighed. The water felt good.
"I guess so but how did you do it." She asked
"What do you mean?"
"I mean one scratch from a zombie and you'll turn into one of them. I've seen it happen and I suspect the same goes for their blood as well and you were covered in it. So my question is how aren't you a zombie?" Claire asked. She was getting suspicious and I couldn't really blame her.
"Does it matter?" I replied
"Of course it matters, if you can survive a bite or a scratch maybe we can replicate it."
"Yeah, no you can't. My method let's just say is unique." I said as I dried off.
"Unique how?"
"None of your business." I said as I put on a new set of clothes.
"What? This could mean life and death of a lot of people and it's none of my business." Claire said anger oozing out of her voice.
"Yep." I said as I left the shower fully dressed.
"Selfish prick." Claire said as she stormed out of the room.
'Finally some piece and quiet.' I thought as I closed the door. I fell on the tired but I didn't go to sleep just yet.
[Demon's Pride: A Demon doesn't like to bow, A Demon doesn't like to kneel and most of all a Demon doesn't like to lose. Your pride will help you vanquish your foes as your blood burns with indignation.]
'Well that didn't help.' And with that thought I fell asleep.
*Roarrrrrr*
*Graaarrrrr*
I woke up a few hours later to the sound of loud growls and roars. With a yawn, I walked out of the dorm room and made my way towards where Claire and the others were, they were all staring out the window.
"What are you guys looking at?" I asked with a yawn. Hearing my voice everyone turned to look at me but no one answered my question. Shrugging my shoulders, I looked out the window and what I saw horrified me, the undead thralls were killing and devouring each other.
"Hey do you know what's happening?" One of the girls asked. If I remember correctly, her name is Roxy. She had black hair and brown eyes and tanned skin.
"Yeah I have an idea and if I'm right they're trying to evolve."
"Evolve?" Claire said turning towards me. It seems I had all of they're attention now.
"Listen it's hard to explain, let's just say the zombies that survive will be bigger and stronger." I said walking back to the dorm room where I left my bags.
"Wait a minute, how do you know that?" Claire asked as she and the others followed me.
"There was one on the first floor." I said as I reached the dorm. They stopped momentarily, stunned at what I just said. Entering the room I took up my guns and loaded them with new magazines as the old ones were empty then I walked into the shower where I left my machete.
"Wait a minute, how much stronger are we talking and how did you kill it?" Claire asked and I couldn't help but sigh.
"Look, they are way bigger and stronger than the regular ones and they can regenerate and as for how I killed it I chopped it's head off." Claire eyebrows twitched but before she said anything I cut her off.
"If you're wondering whether you can fight it or if I could beat another one of those monster, the answer is no atleast not without better weapons." I said while cleaning the blood off my blade and there was a lot of it.
"So what are we gonna do." She asked again and the others behind her looked nervous as well.
"Well, I'm gonna leave this place, what are you guys gonna do?" I said emphasizing 'I'm' and 'you guys' making it clear that we weren't a team. Quite frankly these guys were completely useless but I kind of liked them so I'll help them get out of here if I can.
"Can you, uh, take us with you?" Claire asked with an embarrassed expression on her face. The others were looking kind of desperate as well.
"Sorry, my car only seats four." I said. The others suddenly looked terrified, they didn't want to stay here and die or even worse turn into a zombie.
"Wait, there are buses that we use on trips. They should be around back, maybe if you uhm." Roxy said with a bit of hope in her eyes.
"I've never driven a bus before..." I said and they looked downcast again which amused me a bit.
"But that doesn't mean I can't try just don't blame me if we crash." And there face brightened up once again. And just like that my next course of action was decided.