Dave glanced around him as a bad feeling welled up in the pit of his stomach. Things had been really weird lately; the government had been moving resources, and some professors and other high-ranking people were taken away by armed men. No one knew where they were taken but there were countless speculations everywhere. Today at work, during his idle time, he saw a conspiracy theorist video about the world coming to an end. Although everyone was laughing in the comments, Dave felt apprehensive.Slinging his bag over his shoulders, he started for the elevator when a startled voice resounded in the open workspace. “Where are all the executives of the company? I just went to submit my project but there was no one there” Startled, Dave glanced around at everyone who was starting to turn uneasy. “At this rate, even if nothing happens, out of panic, we will end the world ourselves,” Dave muttered to himself before hurrying towards the elevator.He needed to head home and check on his gi

Dave returned his attention to the three figures in front of him. He recognized the leader in the middle. He was one of the local thugs. Before now, despite having seen him from a distance many times, Dave had never had any interactions with him. “Hey, what do you have there?” One of the thugs, a lanky man with his hair dyed yellow, stepped forward menacingly towards Dave, who took two steps back. “What did you do to him?” Dave asked, gesturing towards Peter's unmoving body. “Ehhh, he's just taking a nap” The lanky man shrugged and glanced back at the other two thugs who chuckled. Further back, Hei Yu continued to struggle, trying to scream something, but her mouth was tied.“This is Mamba territory; what are you stealing from us, huh?” The man in the middle took a step towards Dave while the lanky man continued forward forcing Dave to back up again.“Hey hey, aren't you worried about the police?” Dave tried to discourage further violence.“What are you on about? You broke into t

Dave opened his lips to refuse but the boy Jason with the gold chain interrupted.“We'll pay you okay? However much you want, we'll pay” His condescending tone and expression almost made Dave roll his eyes. If money could solve everything, would their chauffeur drive off and leave them here?The airstrip was on the way anyway so he simply shrugged. “Sure, but first, I need you all to do something for me,” he replied.“Anything, name it. In this country, there's not much we can't get done.” Heather smiled brightly, but Celine wore an apprehensive expression. Unlike her friends, she actually knew about the Awakened. They were not to be trifled with, especially in a lawless world like this.“Help me find some barrels and take them to the pump,” he requested and turned around to look.Noticing none of the teenagers moving, he turned back to them and tilted his head sideways with his eyes half squinted. “Are you asking us to carry things for you? Do you even know who we are?” Adam, the

As Dave walked behind Celine, he struggled to accept the idea that there were some families different from his where everyone had a good relationship. She did not seem the least affected by the loss of her relatives and parents; even when she spoke of it, she seemed more concerned about her dwindling wealth. While this raised questions about her character in his heart, it also awakened him to the reality that everything had a price. In this case, Celine paid the price of a good familial relationship for wealth. However, for her and many others, this purchase was not a choice. They soon reached the small control room. It was Dave's second time in here, and once again, his gaze defaulted to Alisha, the pilot. “How does she fly the plane from here?” He asked curiously as there weren't any flight controls in this room. “Alisha doesn't really fly the plane, there's two other pilots for that. Her responsibilities are broader than that” Celine replied. “Can we get him a phone?”

If there was anything to be thankful for about this apocalypse, it was the lack of persistence among zombies and mutant beasts. After a while of assaulting the house and having no results, they "lost aggression" one by one and soon there was once again silence within the house. It was dark inside but the group had hand held torches which at the moment was all aimed at Dave as they watched intently, their expressions full of fear. Hei Yu sat on the floor with Dave's head on her thighs and her gun on the ground beside her, clearly she was still on guard against the group, especially the middle-aged mad who stood at the forefront with his rifle in hand. From time to time, his eyes would track from Hei Yu to the gun beside her and his fingers would twitch but he ultimately hesitated to do anything. He had seen her drawing and movement speed which was unlike anything he had ever witnessed. There was no question, by the time he aimed, a bullet would be lodged between his brows. The tensi