Final Fantasy VII
Infestation
Cloud lay with his head against the wall, his eyes were close, resting, but he was far from asleep. Across from him, Vincent sat, wide awake. The other survivors were upstairs, trying to rest. The boarded up house was all the kept them safe from the creatures. It had all started with Hojo. His experimentations with MAKO had lead to his discover of a new materia. The resurrect materia was revolutionary, in a sense it was a combination of the Final Attack and the Life materia. But something happened. Life materia had a limit, it couldn't resurrect those who had died to violently. Resurrect didn't have this limit, which was the downfall. It started with the one who had feel from the Shinra building. He was resurrected, but he came back different. His mind had warped, he had become an animal. He soon broke out of the containment area, killing others off violently, destroying their minds and soon after, they resurrected and joined the ranks. Now the city was crawling with them. A small group of survivors were currently held up in the small house in the sector 8 slums. Outside, the creatures were everywhere. All they could hope for was to hold up as long as possible. The only alleged flaw by the Shinra corporation was the limited uses for the materia. It wore out faster than any other materia, which would hopefully lead to the death of the creatures.
When the outbreak had began, Cloud had lead 10 others to safety. He watched terrified as he saw friends fall. Over time, they had gained more. As of now, 20 people were held up in the small house owned by Elmyra Gainsborough. He could hear the moans of the creatures, sounding sad, but he knew the truth. Behind those moans were vicious predators. Cloud was surprised when a loud bang came from the door. They were back, and trying to break into the house again. He jumped to his feet, Vincent was already up, his weapon in his hand. The creatures beat against the door over and over. That's when the voice came from the stairs.
"Spikey, they've surround us."
Cloud didn't like the sound of urgency in Barret's voice. He turned to the stairs.
"Find a way out of here."
"Cloud!" Vincent yelled out. Cloud turned to see Vincent, a hand that had broken through have captured him. It was pulling him towards the window. Cloud ran to it, cutting the arm off in one fell swoop of the buster sword. He turned back to the door just in time to see it burst open. The creatures poured into the house, rushing Cloud and Vincent. Cloud barely had time to scream.
