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Chapter 4 - pacifism is not a weapon

Once there was a man named Edgar who believed in pacifism and abhorred violence. When the zombie apocalypse struck, Edgar found himself in a nightmarish situation that he could never have imagined. As the world descended into chaos and hordes of the undead roamed the streets, Edgar's pacifist beliefs were put to the ultimate test.

At first, Edgar tried to navigate the apocalypse by avoiding conflict altogether. He would hide in abandoned buildings, scavenge for food and supplies under the cover of darkness, and do his best to remain unnoticed by both zombies and hostile survivors. However, his reluctance to use weapons or engage in any form of violence soon became his downfall.

One day, while searching for supplies in a deserted supermarket, Edgar encountered a group of ruthless survivors who saw him as an easy target. Without any means to defend himself, Edgar was quickly overpowered and robbed of his meager possessions. The encounter left him shaken and vulnerable, realizing that his pacifist ideals were ill-suited for the harsh reality of the apocalypse.

As the days passed, Edgar's situation grew increasingly dire. Without the ability to protect himself, he became an easy target for both zombies and hostile survivors. His pacifist beliefs, once a source of moral strength, now left him defenseless and exposed in a world where only the strong survived.

As the undead hordes grew in number and aggression, survivors began killing each other, Edgar realized that his pacifist ideals were no match for the relentless threat of the walking dead. Desperate to protect himself without resorting to violence, he clung to the hope that he could find a non-lethal way to defend against the zombies.

One fateful day, cornered in a dark alley with nowhere to run, Edgar spotted a lone zombie staggering towards him. In a moment of sheer panic, he grabbed a nearby pillow, hoping to use it as a makeshift weapon to fend off the undead attacker. With trembling hands and a pounding heart, he swung the pillow at the zombie, hoping to incapacitate it without causing harm.

To his horror, the flimsy pillow was no match for the zombie's decaying strength. The creature lunged forward, its teeth gnashing as it tore through the fabric and sank its rotten teeth into Edgar's flesh. In his final moments, as he felt the cold grip of death closing in, Edgar realized the fatal flaw in his naïve belief that he could survive the apocalypse without embracing the harsh realities of the world around him.

As Edgar's life ebbed away, a harsh lesson was learned: in a world where survival depended on quick thinking and decisive action, pacifism and ignorance were no match for the brutal forces of the undead. His untimely demise served as a cautionary tale, a grim reminder that in the face of an apocalypse, one must be willing to adapt, to fight, and to do whatever it takes to stay alive in a world where even a pillow could not offer protection against the horrors that lurked in the shadows.