DISCLAIMER: I don't owe hide nor hair of D. Gray Man, so don't kill me! After almost 1 year of radio silence, here's my next story, hope you enjoy it!
"We bring you news of today; there has been an increase of tsunamis and earthquakes happening all around the world. The Germany, Russia and America government has been working around the clock for this disturbing turn of events!"
"-Massive fissures appearing across leagues, and it seems that nobody knows how deep those cracks of the earth goes. Meanwhile, in Hawaii and other countries, their volcanoes –which are thought to be dormant- are erupting at random times with no explanation-"
"Radioactive wastes are excellent breeding ground for viruses to be produced. Out of all those new viruses, there is one that is deadly to us humans. According to my team and me, this virus attacks the human body systems and mutates them from the inside out to fit their needs. If you can pay attention to the screen-"
"Behind me, people are attacking at random things and screaming like they are animals! They're going out of control! Oh my God, they're chasing after us! Help! Stop-"
"-this is, literally speaking, the age of zombies,"
"OFFICERS OF TROOP: BLACK ORDER, PLEASE REPORT TO MAIN ROOM. REPEAT. OFFICERS OF TROOP: BLACK ORDER, PLEASE REPORT TO MAIN ROOM"
The blasting voice of a recorded woman echoed through the busied halls. Some went about their way again, uncaring now that the announcement was not concerning them. But as for others, they picked their way grudgingly from their private rooms. All accept one.
First lieutenant Lenalee strode her way calmly into her superior's dark room and found the slumbering figure snoring the daylights away. Only his red vibrant hair that moved with the silent wind and the slow rising and falling of the blanket was proof that the man didn't pay heed to the announcement at all. Taking in a silent sigh, she pulled the thick blankets away and switched on the torturing lights all in 10 seconds flat. The effect was immediate.
"ARGH! The lights! Where're you, you miserable creep!" The awakened man cursed colorfully while swinging his hidden knife around as if warding away the intruder. Lenalee waited for him to stop his train of curses and folded her arms like a mother would do to a stubborn child.
"Colonel Komui's paging us. As Major and captain of the Black Order troop, you have to attend the meeting, whether you like it or not, Lavi"
The now fully awakened Major rubbed his weary eye that showed a tinkling bottle-green color, "We just came back from a mission and he wants to see us now? Wow, your brother has a wicked sense of timing there," After dressing up and making sure he had his hammer in its sheath, Lavi grumbled with his way towards the main room with Lenalee trickling behind.
"Black Order Troop, attention!" Lavi commanded as Komui entered the room with a folder in his gloved hands. 4 soldiers, including Lenalee, saluted with 2 fingers and squared shoulders as their sector commander waved them by. Taking their seats, they waited for Komui to give them the details of their new mission.
By now, Lavi was already used to the hectic schedule. Since zombies have practically taken over the world, normal humans were working around the clock to counterattack the new invasion. The countries banded together to come up with a solution, and that solution came in the form of Central Headquarters. Central formed sectors below it and filled said sectors with soldiers in their top forms. Soldiers with incredible strength and deep knowledge, fighters that have inhuman abilities and perfect control. A solution to the problem. These soldiers took the world back by storm, and had succeeded in fighting against the zombie war. Central was dubbed to be the 'savior of the world' as more and more areas around the globe were swept clean by sector soldiers. Zombies were being killed daily by sector soldiers, and the world was slowly returning to its once pristine form.
But how come it feels like we've been given more and more missions nowadays? Lavi mused.
"At ease, soldiers. You're not gonna go into another mission, so stop giving me that I-hate-you-for-ruining-my-only-rest-time look," Komui smiled weakly at the dark glares of Black Order Troop. Besides Lenalee, swordsman Kanda clicked his tongue with soft disapproval.
"Then why have you called us?" Krory asked with his head tucked down humbly.
Komui lifted what seems like a paper message and began to read out loud to the curious soldiers.
Dear whoever it is that is reading this goddamn piece of shit letter, that stupid Central gave us this stupid order to bring over a certain package that cannot be described in goddamn paper. Those Central bastards said that this stupid package of yours can aid the human side in this godforsaken war. We didn't want to, but crazy Central got all PMS on us so now we have to follow orders. We're coming to your lousy Sector soon with this stupid, good-for-nothing package. So you better be ready to receive us or we'll hunt you down. And by us, I meant the Noah Troop of the idiotic Central. Goodbye and good riddance. –Devit of the grand and mighty and awesome Noah Troop.
Lavi resisted the urge to face-palm himself as Komui finished reading the strange letter. Miranda, primary sniper of the troop, laughed nervously at the free use of the English language in its crude way.
"Are we dealing with children now, Komui?" Kanda asked with venom in his sharp voice. He only received a shake of the head from said officer in charge. Before he could say anything however, Lenalee gave the samurai a nudge in the ribs.
"The Noah Troop is one of the best sectors of Central. They have a straight record with thousands of missions under their sleeves, and many country leaders are looking for them to do suicidal missions because they have this strange ability to come out alive. Some sectors called them the 'walking dead' because of that,"
"What irony to call them that when we're the ones fighting these zombies, aka 'walking dead'," Lavi chuckled, amused by Lenalee's explanation that sounded so much like she was praising them as Gods. But Lavi knew better. There were no Gods, no Devils, no such thing called angels and no demons. From a very young age, he knew there was only him, zombies, and the blood path that he decided to take after his parents were brutally murdered in front of him.
"-now coming," Komui finished his report, snapping Lavi out of his past misery. No need to dwell in the past now!
"Watcha say, Komui? Sorry, I wasn't listening," Lavi had the nerve to smile sheepishly as Komui sighed at his pitiful Major.
"The Noah Troop is a-coming. I've got confirmation of a truck coming this way at top speed. But there're also signs of zombies trailing after them and it looks like they're not giving up the chase…"
With all the confidence and stride of a proud Major –as contrast to the blubbering idiot before-, Lavi picked himself up and threw his commanding officer a sly grin before ordering his troop on the go, "Well, what are we waiting for, a party? Let's give this so-called 'walking dead' troop a warm Black Order welcome!"
Alarms were blaring red as soldiers aced to the inventory to snatch weapons of their selective choices. All around, the soldiers of Black Order troop were thrown into different directions by orders from their officers. Suiting up with armor as light as feathers but as tough as a rhinoceros's hide, they marched and fanned out into positions. The 6 top officers of Black Order Troop took the lead and waited with their weapons out, ready to receive Noah Troop. Lavi's one eye quickly adjusted itself to the blinding sun, with the steel buildings all around them glittering in the afternoon weather. There were no noises outside, and only an occasional rustling can be heard. Lavi signaled to Miranda to keep an eye on the sky, as these mutated zombies had found a way to sprout wings and claws like a hunting bird of prey. An undead hunting bird of prey, if Lavi had enough time to think about them.
Soon, they can pick up the growing rumble of a large truck heading their way. That wasn't the only thing heading their way; a herd of runner zombies were right behind the vehicle, and they sure looked hungry! Barking out new orders, Komui and Lavi ran forwards to help the truck carry on its final journey. Black Order soldiers ran together, releasing bullets that tore the flesh of the zombies and hearing them cry out in pain. Picking up speed, Lavi swerved his large hammer into the skull of another near zombie, narrowly missing those jaws and claws that had infected many others before him. The truck coming closer to the entrance of the sector. Get in there already!
Suddenly, a large explosion threw the truck aside, breaking the truck into millions of shredded pieces. The large zombie worm that burrowed its way underneath appeared out of the hole and began vomiting out more zombies from its mouth. Roaring with frustration, Lavi smashed the freaky worm before it had time to release more zombies, ending the immediate source of invaders. All around him, the soldiers continued to fight the last of the runner zombies, which had no protection against the sector's weapons. It took longer than expected, but by sundown the wave of zombies dwindled to nothing and only a handful of soldiers were sent to the infirmary for recovery.
Lavi joined with Komui to watch the last of the burning truck become ashes. Luckily, his fellow officers had taken no damage, and no harm was done to the sector in a large scale. But the package.. The Noah Troop..
"Well, so much for the 'package that can aid the human side of the war', huh?" Lavi mumbled soberly as Komui watched on silently.
They have failed to retrieve the package and the Noah Troop was no more. Central's gonna have a fudging fieldtrip with us….
And the end of the prelude, I do hope you enjoyed the teaser. I've seen a lot of Laven in a high-school theme, and I thought, "why not I write one about zombies just to smite this high-school flow haha" As usual, I'm wondering whether it's worth continuing this story, so if you want to know more, give me a shout-out in a review or I'll assume nobody's interested.. Have an awesome day! =D -Kid Darkness-
