2025-02-18 07:02:47'it's good he's fine, as for the monster that caused the crater, it's not safe for such a creature to still be walking about freely. its... dangerous..!' as if knowing what he was thinking, Max pressed his eyelids, making one wonder what terror he hid his eyes from in his dreams.
”You are... up? “ with a weird sense of de-javu, Lorne probed
''Yeah, was hoping I wasn't, the dream was just getting fun, you know.'' whinnied max still yawning.
Max soon furrowed his eyebrows as he noticed something else, something weird. It felt like a new energy was coursing through his flesh and soul interlinked; it was too minute to cause an immediate rise in strength.
But in the world, he found himself in a situation where anything would do, and he appreciated that.
Bzzzbzzz tschhhh zzz!!!
a scratchy tune of unclear frequency drew the duo's attention
Lorne went ahead to search for the source, only to bring out a dusty old gen radio phone from behind a poster he tore through
On the poster was a man preaching lies, and at his belly....where there used to be one, Lorne had torn it away.
Lorne was very much captivated as he put on the headphones and started tuning the radio with his other hand holding a walkie-talkie
” What's that? “
” Well, it's a communication device and from the look of things it seems to have been here from long
while. I am guessing the old World War IV. This must have been a hideout of some survivors of the
war.“
” Can you get it to work?
"I am trying."
"Can we reach my Dad?“
No response came this time; it was either that Lorne didn't have an answer or he was too busy to reply.
Not feeling bothered that much max gave the room a brief look. There wasn't anything of note
except the insulated plated walls; it was a plain room with a freezer, a desk and chair, a book holder
next to an emergency Axe Case safe. The 'only open in case of emergency' sign was blaring vividly at
max.
"So, how is it have you been able to reach the government or a rescue team?'' Max asked the still
busy Lorne
“I am trying to look for help from the outside, but I can’t seem to find the right channel.” Lorne
sighed in frustration as he continued to switch through channels, trying to find the right one. “In the
meantime, you can help yourself to some refreshments or some books to read, while I try to work this
thing out.” He said, gesturing to the mini fridge and snack-filled cabinets.
"Fine, wish you luck in whatever.." Max rolled his eyes
He picked the first book on the table, tracing the thick fibre material with his thumb, felt pleased, but
reading couldn't shake off the feeling of being watched by a predator, maybe the trauma of the last battle
was still in.
He murmured. “Where could my father be at the moment?” Max asked, looking up from the book.
“I’m afraid I don’t know young master.”
With a sigh of disappointment, he dropped the book. The shock of the previous events made him feel deeply uneasy in his mind and at heart, missing his father even more.
“Where could he be? We really need him right now dont we?” Max said, dead, his emotions fluctuating.
“I am sure he would be back as soon as possible, as for us, our duty is to try as much as possible to stay alive.”
Hmm... indeed
ssshhh «shhzz»
Max's heart tightened. His instinct was crying out to him. It was a weird, strange feeling, but all he
needed to know if there was danger
“Sir, Lorne, do you trust me?” Seeing the frenzied Max Lorne could only nod, not wasting even a second, Maxx asked him to block the doors and all openings. The freezer was against the door, and a shelf against the windows.
The duo made sure that everywhere was skin tight so even a tiger couldn't get in.
unfortunately what was coming was no tiger...
Boom!!
A sharp, high-pitched buzz was echoing throughout the room. The door couldn't even last a second
before the shrapnel of its broken pieces danced in the air
Lorne rushed to the axe and plucked it from the wall, pushing Max to stand behind him. The beast
tilted and didn't immediatelycome for them, its wings faster as the buzzing sound became piercing to the ear. It flew around the room with no clear direction, hitting things around and sending them flying. It spotted the two and went straight for them, diving in with its venomous stinger. The two jumped in opposite directions to avoid the attack.
Lorne landed towards the couch side, while Max landed on a bunch of rocks, bruising his head and
causing his vision to blur.
The beast made a turn and headed straight for Max again. In this moment, Max saw everything in
slow motion. His closed eyes locked in with the beast as he saw Lorne desperately trying to run to
save him from behind the beast, but the beast was so close that saving him would be impossible.
His life flashed before his eyes as his eyes closed, a shaprel had managed to stab him on his side.
Maybe it was his luck, dying from a stab was better than being devoured by that beast. Hopefully, it
does't have an appetite for corpses.
Seeing the smile max face and his current situation, the wasp flew over, forcing lorne who engaged it,
to bounce back as the speed of the mutant increased.
max face dropped with that speed at which it's coming, the creature would reach him before the
Shaprel kills him.
Then a crazy idea bloomed, why not end it...?
He subconsciously reached to his side to put an end to his misery, except now an indigo gauntlet had
replaced the sharp edge with a length of his forearm
As of now, the beast was already at his face and was the gauntlet blocking away the ghastly attack
while throwing back the now squirming wasp.....
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