Dead Space: Armageddon

Part 2

Chapter 9

Disclaimer: I do not own the Dead Space Franchise; this story is made as tribute.

The next morning Isaac takes Dayloos and both headed towards the hospital on the way Isaac meets with Jordan.

"Hay Isaac!"

"Hex how's the ship?"

"She's good took some work but I managed to improve system shielding so the next time we go into a marker hot zone the EM wave shouldn't affect us as bad as it did on Solntse."

"Ah wasn't that bad, come walk with me."

"Isaac, heh if hit the ground any harder the fuel cells would have ruptured and we would have been blown to kingdom come."

"Okay that's bad."

"Not worry I also upgraded my ships armor and reinforced the fuel cell containers to withstand punishment, it should lessen the chance of us blowing up."

"Nice."

"So where we off to?"

"Checking out a lead some guy a navigator from one of the last ships of refugees, the way I hear there was an attack."

"Yeah I heard it was one of those gigantic necros the ones that can levitate; I think someone named it the Kraken."

"After the sea monster what it looked like a colossal octopus?"

"From what I heard yep."

They arrive at the hospital.

"You Isaac Clarke?"

"Yes, your clearance checks out you may go, is this boy with you?"

"Yes he's with me."

They enter the room they see Zak in a glass chamber.

"Zak Muller?"

"Yes?"

"My names Isaac, I'm here to talk to you about what happened to you during the attack."

"I don't want to talk about that."

"Zak please we need to know it could be of help to the fight against the necromorphs."

He was hesitant to answer.

"Okay fine what do you want to know?"

"Your report said that you blacked out during the attack."

"Yes… before it went dark I felt cold and I saw what looked like a nebula, dark red and blackness everywhere, there was also a… there was a… a."

He stops and bows his head.

"Zak… Zak are you okay?"

Dayloos emerges from his orb.

"Isaac, be cautious I'm detecting the same disturbance as in the lab."

He remained silent having a raspy breathing, Isaac moves closer to the glass wall when Zak lashes, slapping his hand on the glass startling them both making them step back. Zak's eyes start glowing blue and slowly drag his hands on the glass with his nails.

"TURN AWAY; THE MONOLITH WILL NOT BE OPENED."

"What the hell, Isaac this guy is really scaring me!"

"Zak what the hell has gotten into you?"

"Zak is not here I am here, I speak to you a warning turn away and take him, take them with you the monolith must never be opened."

"Who are you, were you the one responsible for killing the Kraken… answer me?!"

"I HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO ANSWER TO YOU LESSER CREATURES, BE GONE!"

Suddenly both Isaac and Jordan along with everyone in the hospital held their heads in immense pain as a high pitched, ear piercing sound came out of nowhere. Within seconds the glass around Zak shattered and the noise ceased. The guards outside open the doors, Zak sprints and lunges both of them with alarming strength Isaac and Jordan pursue him. Zak thrashes through walls as if they were made of paper until he was outside the hospital both reach the hole in the wall looking down at Zak, he looks back to them and continues running. He's cornered by a squad of EarthGove soldiers that try to apprehend him but then another high pitched sound arises easily crippling all of them, he walks to one and takes a grenade and sprints on, the soldiers behind them recover and ran after him. Zak is finally cornered again at an alley; the soldiers close in on him with riot shields.

"Careful he's armed!"

Isaac and Jordan caught up to the scene.

"Isaac something very powerful is at work here you must not let him go."

"He's got a grenade and there're already moving to take him he's going to suicide bomb himself!"

They get close and try to take Zak down but are easily overwhelmed and he delivers blows that send some flying Isaac gets closer to him, then Zak places his hand on top of a button.

"Zak relax don't do it you don't have to do this!"

"KEEP AWAY ISAAC, YOU WILL NOT OPEN IT!" [Raises his hand holding the grenade]

"Don't do it!"

Zak pushes the button the grenade lets out a charging noise.

"Oh Shit, get down!" [Runs over to Jordan who hides behind a car, Isaac makes it over the top right before the grenade detonates creating a large explosion. After the smoke cleared they come from behind the car to see nothing but a big, dark blast mark on the ground where Zak stood.

"Is everyone okay?!"

"We're fine."

Isaac walks closer to the blast mark.

"Jesus."

"Okay, Isaac what the hell just happened this all started so fast I can barely process this?"

"I don't know, he acted a lot different than that of Dave Carmichael."

"Yeah he didn't have superhuman strength, those walls and glass were very thick you need the force of three grenades to even crake them that was not natural."

"Come let's go."

Both move away from the site as more troops and medics arrive.

[Isaac's RIG Link opens]

"Isaac what's going on down there I heard some heavy chatter over the coms?"

"We went to see Zak Muller and well shit hit the fan pretty hard."

"What do you mean?"

"I'll explain when we get back to you, but simply as I can put it Zak's dead."