Chapter 1: Dead by the Moonlight
Three days after first infection
I walked the streets of Atlanta at a brisk pace, humming a tune that used to be played by a musician from my past life. The tune was older than I was, but it played out nicely in my head. I walked with my hands held in the pockets of my vest, nodding my head from side to side while also maneuvering any infected that got in my way to the side. I wasn't sure how I did it, but these infected seemed to bend to my will, at least until I got to a certain point in Atlanta, then they'd grow irritated and hiss at me when I tried, so I tended to stay well within my controllable boundaries. I got bored of just humming and decided to sing the song softly aloud, it would attract the infected's attention but they wouldn't venture too close.
"Come fly with me, lets fly, lets fly away~" I sang to the invisible tune, gaining stares from my less than intelligent others who scattered the streets. I hadn't seen a group of humans in awhile and it severely bored me when I didn't have some action. I guess I should get the fact that I'm not a living being anymore, the infection known as the Green flu had ended my life but strangely I woke up in full control of my body and others. While my power was limited to these commoners, I could also influence and interact with 'special' infected. I had only run into the strange territorial beings who seemed to all wear hoods of which I had designated them Hunters. I found it strange how aggressive they were even to other infected, like they still gripped their humanity by a thread. Not that it mattered, when push came to shove I could shove a Hunter straight through a wall, or at least I think I could, I had only experimented with one of the commoners.
I turned down an alleyway which backed off of a corner store and continued the next verse of my song. "If you could use, some exotic booze, there's a bar in far Bomba-" I was cut off by the sound of distressed crying coming from behind a door which I guessed led to the storage locker for the convenience store. I turned to face the door and casually walked up to it, the crying still echoing from within, I knocked on the door twice and called out. "Hello? Everything okay in there?" I said, pressing my ear against the door, listening for any sound. I waited a few seconds, then heard the sounds of quick movement as I twisted the handle of the door and sprung it open. A cardboard box was thrown my way and I caught it in both hands. It had large slices taken out of it as I peered at it.
"Go away!" The young woman yelled, her hands were like that of knives as they gleamed in the moonlit room which previously had been pitch black. She wore nothing but underclothes as she stayed near the back wall in terror. I took a step closer to her realizing one important fact, this girl wasn't human anymore, but she could talk which caught my interest. She flinched when my foot touched the ground as she slid her back down the wall into a fearful position. "Please... go away..." she pleaded quietly, her voice being drowned out by her sobbing. I shook my head in disbelief as I approached her. The sight of me moving closer to her caused her to scream at me.
"NO! STAY BACK!" she screeched as I paid her no heed and got within a few feet of her, crouching down to hold eye contact with this young, poor, infected, sane girl. Her eyes welled up again and fresh tears poured down her cheeks, it seemed like she had been crying for days, probably since the beginning when she turned. Maybe she couldn't handle her new appearance. Her hair was long and silver in color, her eyes wore a distinct purple glow, hardly that of a monsters and her face was very nearly covered by the silver hair. I lifted a hand, causing her to flinch again as I moved the hair out of the way. Her purple eyes shot downwards and then found their way back into mine. My lifeless, black, demonic eyes.
She seemed to shake at my touch but she didn't flinch or scream again while I gazed at her. My curiosity sparked itself anew as I cleared my throat. "What brings a poor soul like you to my side of town might I ask?" I questioned her, catching her shaking gaze before she returned it to the ground for her response. "I-I-I don't know, I woke up here, I was alone for... I forget how long and I was just stuck thinking alone in the dark. Then, I heard someone singing outside and it caused me to cry, I don't know why though but it did. It reminded me of a dream I had had, and it just made me hysterical." she finished, looking back up at me.
"Hmm" I grunted, looking back at her as she shifted her gaze away again. She had heard me singing and that's what made her like this, so frail and fragile. I wondered what the transition looked like which gave me an idea on its own. "Come fly with me, lets fly, lets fly away~" I sang slowly and softly. She shot her gaze back to me and I could see the tears on the verge of escaping her eyes again. "If you can use, some exotic booze, there's a bar in far-" I stopped as she grabbed hold of me by the arms, digging her claws into my skin and drawing blood. She cushioned her head against my chest and cried "Please... stop..." she begged me and it was then I knew I might have to give up my singing carrier for this girl. I wrapped my arm daringly around her head which receive a shaky breathe from her. I let her get it all out before pulling her attention back to me.
"Alright, listen, I got a much better place for you to stay other than this storage closet. So what do you say? Want to come spend the night with the local territory boss?" I asked, joking about the boss thing since I didn't know if there was others like me or not. She perked up a little and looked at me as if her eyes were saying 'Really!?', instead she nodded in agreement. I hoisted her to her feet and took off my vest, placing it around her half naked torso. The vest was covered in a slight amount of blood of which she drew from my arms. She didn't react to it and instead mumbled her thanks, attempting not to cut the vest's fabric.
"One thing before we go, do you have a name? Or would you like me to give you one?" I asked, cocking my head to the side slightly. She pondered the question for a moment and then pointed to me ask if saying 'You choose'. I sighed loudly "Alright then... lets see... your new name shall be...Vivian." I said, raising an eyebrow at her seeing if she approved or not. She seemed happy, and she actually smiled which had been the first time I saw her smile since I found her. I nodded in finality to her reaction. "Okay, Vivian it is." I said turning around and standing at the doorway. She seemed to perk up again and I heard a soft mumble coming from behind me, I turned to see her slightly confused for a second. "W-what do I call you then?" she asked me, playing the part of a shy little girl who met her knight in shining armor. I sighed again and turned to face back inside the storage room. "You can call me Seer, like Overseer. I run things around her, well mostly anyways, I'm as new to this as you are." I said. She took it in, then she giggled slightly to which I raised an eyebrow. She didn't say anything, just pranced up to me at the doorway and took my arm in hers and nodded in readiness. I nodded back and closed the door behind us, as we walked back out of the alleyway I dared not sing my tune again... by Frank Sinatra... that's who it was by...why I remembered it now, I haven't the foggiest idea.