Shades of Resident Evil

Prologue

«Piers, open that goddamn door ! It's an order ! » I scream as I watch Piers, my ace, my lieutenant, my Piers, trying to smile with his young and beautiful face while he was mutuating more and more because of the vial of the C-Virus he injected himself in his right arm or at least in what left of his right arm when he wanted to save me after being thrown into a wall by Haos and after that huge piece of trunk crushed his arm in two...

He turned on his back, refusing to listen to my order and went to the left of the escape pod in which I was, and find on the wall the lever that would allow the pod to escape in underwater facility before the explosion comes but that mean leaving Piers and my responsability concerning him behind... And that was someting that I definitely not wanted to happen.

« Piers, what are you doing ? We can still make it out...With Jake's blood and with all the informations we got about viruses, we can cure you completely. Don't do this Piers dammit ! » At that moment everthing went red because of the light and a loud « PING » could be hear and I knew that I would be the last time I would be able to see him if I couldn't change his mind...

So before the escape pod began to move, I slammed both my fists on the door, hoping that it would open but it didn't. « Why ?...No, please, no... » Putting my hand on the glass, I went on « If you don't want to live for yourself, then live for me ! I love you ! » I yelled and noticed that he was smiling more that before and he told me that he love me too but it was too late...the escape pod was propulsed into water...

« PIERS ! » I screamed his name one last time and a few seconds after, I couldn't see him anymore. I sat on the floor telling myself that he was gone, that I wouldn't see him anymore, that I wouldn't be able to tell him my feelings and I completely broke and started crying. But my tears come to a stop when, to my surprise, the giant B.O.W, have somehow recovered and lauched himself on the escape pod trying to kill me with it.

At first, I thought that if I could hold my breath for long enough, I could break the glass while shooting it and then I would swim but then I remembered that this bastard wasn't affected at all with handgum ammo even when you shoot him in the head and my nine oh nine was the only weapon within my reach that still got ammo on it... The situation was completely sad because even in my last moment, I wasn't able to be with the one I come to love with my life...

But then, I saw a giant blast of bioelectricity striking Haos and destroying him definitely to smithereens. The monster let one last huge scream and then I could see the underwater facility exploding.

After that, the scenery changed completely and I wasn't in the escape pod waiting for a miracle to happen anymore and instead I was in some sort of corridor which looked like a mausoleum since on the left like on the right there were graves. To be precise, there were four graves in each side and a big grave in the middle...

I noticed by getting close to them that all of them belonged to all the member of Alpha Team who fell in Edonia and in Lanshiang...All of them so young, so brave and who could have a life full of opportunities if they were able to survive. I always knew, since I joined the S.T.A.R.S, that fighting against bioterrorism mean to always put your live at stake for the safety of the others, that you would only be able to live everyday with the fear of death, with the fear and the sadness of loosing someone close to you.

And so, never I thought, that one day, I would witness my team which I considered like a second family to me, getting entirely wiped out so easily because of one fucking crazy woman. As I got closer to the grave in the middle, I could see a name and a first name that tightened my heart instantatly : « Piers Nivans (1987-2013), a leader, a friend, a lover, a brother... »

I was about to pay my respect when I heard noises beind me. When i turned around, I thought that my heart would stop immediately. Piers and all the members of my team were stating in front of me smiling with eyes full of life. I wanted to hold each of them, especially Piers, into my arms butwhen I tried to reach them, they just dissepeared.

I saw them one more time but this time it was painful...really painful. All of them, except Piers, began convulsing, crying and screaming my name and my title but, one more time, I wasn't able to join them because each time I made a move, it was like they were getting more and more far away...

And so, after a while, the scenery I witnessed with horror and sadness in the city hall of Edonia was reapeating itself. My men, except Piers, were burning while still crying my name and title but I couldn't do anything. I was like paralyzed, I couldn't move even though I wanted to save them so badly and it tore completly my heart which was mending little by little with time. I could only watch them becoming monsters...

I closed my eyes and take my head in my hand in pain, wanted so badly to tore it off of my body so I could die finally in peace when I heard his voice. The voice of Piers, the voice of the man I loved so much. « Take a good look at us » he said and I could only watch all of them with tears and an aching heart.

Piers was stading in the middle of the group of Napads and I could see the effect of the virus on his body, a disproportionate bioelectrical tentacle with claws instead of his right arm, more bigger and taller than his left arm which go as far as his hips even a little in the lower part of his body, constantly producing electricity. But that was not all. About his face, there wasn't anymore that smile that I used to like to see everytime I could and even his sweet and soft lips were becoming more and more green while one of his eyes was completely blank and the color of the other was a burning red which reminded me of Albert.

I could hear the cry full of pain, sadness, anger and despair from the monsters who used to be members of my team. Each time I heard their cry, it was like I was getting stabbed and ripped out of my chest repeatedly.

« Well hello there Captain, Have you missed us a little ? » he said with an acidic tone while he spat on the ground.

« No...please...no, I wanted to save you all... » was the only thing I could say.

« Save us all ? Don't even try to make me laugh... » He looked at me and I could easily see that I was pissing him off.

« No...please, it's the truth... »

« Oh really...You can't even save your fucking miserable and pathetic life unless someone play the role of the shield and you dare telling me that you wanted to save us all ?

« I swear... it's the truth, i haven't been well since the end of this mission Piers...If only you could see me...if I only knew back then what would have happened, I would have saved you all... »

« Enough ! » he looked down at me.

« What ? Wait... » I saw Piers telling something to the monsters, his lips were moving but it was so low that I couldn't hear anything. After that he talked to the monsters, he dissepeared and the rest of them began to attack me, killing me in the process...Everytihng went black, darkness, no more pain, nothing, I've finally got the death I wanted so much after China.

I awoke instantly dreanching in sweat with tears falling down and while I was panting for air, I looked at the celling while putting a hand on my forehead. « This nightmare again...Now that it is here, it won't leave me for a while...Piers... »