The Mutant King In Apocalypse

Chapter 2

"Why do you seem so shocked, baby? You should have known this was always going to happen!" Her voice was twisted and dipped in scorn as she stepped forward.

The air that was supposed to go through Rufus's lungs was sliced off, and he fell back in his steps, confusion running deep into his bones.

He rubbed his eyes, trying hard not to believe the sight that was glaring right before his eyes. He pinched himself, hoping that those words he had just heard were all a sad dream and nothing more.

But when he opened his eyes, the glaring truth of reality stung him right in the heart even more.

"Mia, this has to be a prank, right? It's a prank, right?"

That was the only thing he could think of, and the only thing that seemed close to a valid explanation for what was happening before him.

He could not think of anything else that would make her betray him in such a manner.

Mia shook her head, her looks devoid of pity or even guilt. What was left there was only the stain of disdain and irritation for the one who had once protected her.

"You still aren't awake to reality, are you?" She snapped.

"Wake up, Rufus. If you want to hear the words clearly, I only used you. When I met you before the Apocalypse, I had just lost my boyfriend who had traveled away because we had a little misunderstanding.

And you were trusting; you were basically a fool, a fool that I saw was going to lead me safe and sound through the Apocalypse without any harm, a fool that was going to go out of his way to help me.

And during the Apocalypse, I found my boyfriend. That's where the twist came in; there was no need to discard you just yet because I still had a little use for you!" She stepped forward from the bed and circled him. "I needed you to carry me through the Apocalypse while I had my secret relationship at night."

Julius, the man that was with Mia, drew closer to her, picking her up by the waist while she let out a slight moan that said, "I have had a lot of practice to learn the perfect pitch."

"I have to thank you, Rufus, for being the fool that takes care of my girl for me, taking her through the Zombie Apocalypse. We wouldn't have been able to see it through without your help.

However, now that the Apocalypse is over, we no longer need your help! Plus, you didn't really expect that a lady as gorgeous as Mia would stoop so low as to actually get married to someone like you, huh? You must really be a joker if you ask me!" He laughed.

"And isn't his life the biggest joke of all time!"

Each word pierced a stab right into Rufus's heart. The realization hit him hard now, seeing his wife dripping and comfortable in another man's arms.

The truth was glaring right in his eyes right now, and memories rushed through his mind in countless waves.

Now he realized why she had made him get multiple zombie suits for expeditions that didn't make sense.

She was ready to risk her life just to see her true love, returning home to garbage and staying away from him like he was some disease, Ebola maybe, that his touch could get her infected.

His heart raced faster, pounding against his chest like it was going to burst through.

She had wrapped up her distance as a vow that she had made to her mother to keep herself a virgin until she found the man that was perfect for her, which was clearly not him.

And then, he had been so stupid to even dare to believe her. Even worse, he was happy because of her sheer determination, not knowing that it was actually derived from her disdain for him.

"So all this time that we spent together, it means absolutely nothing to you?" Rufus's words finally flowed out through his pain with sparse words, just as much as the gravity of the weight on his heart could let him muster.

Mia chuckled so casually.

"Seems you're getting things right now!"

Rufus scoffed. His face was bolted with pain as he tugged at the ring that he wore, the one he had planned to give her during their marriage as the greatest sign of his truth.

"My mother died trying to save you, Mia. My sister also died trying to save you, even as selfish as she was, because she thought that we had something! So their sacrifices were all for waste!"

It was like his heart was going to shatter at the moment, and even worse, it seemed like he was going to pass out.

He could not think about it, the fact that all the sacrifices that they had made for him and their relationship were all for waste.

The image of his mother taking her last breath for Mia was still too fresh in his mind.

The way that she still had a smile on her face even though she knew that she was dying at the moment.

She had held both of their hands together, blessing their reunion. He was so stupid to have thought back then that their sacrifices, though painful, were actually worth it.

"Oh, that!" For the first time since their confrontation began, it seemed like Mia actually showed pain, even though it was just a flash of a second.

Then she burst out into laughter. It turned out that it was just a sham again. Rufus's hands squeezed tightly until eventually, they bled.

"Yes, your mother was just like you—stupid and ignorant. And as for your sister, she would have lived if she had just kept her filthy little nose out of things that weren't her business!"

Rufus's breath instantly hardened and his hands clenched even tighter.

"What are you talking about?" He demanded, the icy tone in his throat causing the temperature in the room to keep dropping by the minute.

"You are so ignorant to the facts that are all around you, aren't you?" She smirked.

"That leaves me with the pain of having to tell you everything. But if it will help that one person that was there for me at my lowest during the period of a three-year Apocalypse sleep better at night, then trust me to do that.

With that being said, the truth is that I was the one responsible for your sister's death.

She kept tracking my movements, sensing that something was wrong, and one of the days she actually saw something.

She saw me and Julius having an episode of raw passion. And as I said earlier, your broken ass still had a few uses during the period. Julius was accommodating a lot of persons in his zones; it wasn't too safe there either, and you had a safe haven, no matter how small it was.

So I had to put up with your beautiful slum for as long as it was possible!"

Those words caused Rufus to gag on his own breath, and his eyes almost disappeared into his sockets, the shock causing goosebumps to form throughout every portion of his skin.

He had found his sister on the street with Mia. She had pointed at her before she slumped, and Mia had told him that she had saved his sister's life at the cost of her own.

Rufus had mourned her for days, beating himself up for not being able to defend her from those murderers.

And it turned out that all this while, the murderer had been living under the same roof with him.

His eyes instantly burned bloodshot and his blood boiled over with rage as he stared at Mia. His only intention was to tear her apart, limb from limb, until she felt a fraction of the pain that was stuck in his heart and pumped into every layer of his being by the passing seconds.

Seeing the look on his face, Mia's gaze flinched for the first time—not from guilt, but from the fear that he might do something stupid.

"None of us will be leaving this place alive!" He growled loudly, ready to die alongside them if that was what he had to do to atone for the atrocities that they had committed against him.