Apocalypse: Dawn of the Dead
WARNING. RANT INCOMING.
So, the contest is now over. In this chapter, the new character will be revealed, and the winner shall be chosen. Also, I've been debating whether or not to give something to the people who guessed the character right AFTER it had been already guessed, and I WAS going to do it…But it's just too many people guessed it, and I felt that I shouldn't go back on what I said when I first announced the contest.
Sorry guys.
Also, I felt the need to respond a comment in the review section. Surely I wouldn't invent an unkillable Zombie?
Oh yes I would. But I'd like to point out that unkillable and unstoppable are two different things. There's very little I'm not willing to do with this story, but my rule is…I'll do it if I like it, and if it WORKS. Like an unkillable Zombie.
Another response to a review left last chapter, putting Percy Jackson and other Olympians in the story. Sadly, it wouldn't make any sense if I did that, not that I'm not a huge fan of the series. In fact, I'm a big fan of the original five, haven't read the rest. Wouldn't really work well with what I'm doing, so I'l pass on that.
I do like suggestions though. Keep sending them, I like knowing what you guys are thinking and some of your suggestions do impact the story. :D
Also, I finally have my own account on the PSN, so if you message me your PS3 username or leave it in the review section of this story, I'll add you or try to add you as a friend(there's a margin of error because I'm not...tech savvy). Strictly Zombies though, mainly Black Ops 2 Tranzit, and I only have PS3. I'd prefer to add people with a headset or something, so I can communicate and coordinate strategy and stuff with my own headset, but if you don't have one that's fine. Just message me if you're interested and I'll give you more info. Or you can leave your PS3 username in the review section and I'll friend request you. I'll only add those who have actually reviewed my story though. And before anyone asks, I'm pretty good at Zombies. I'm not spectacular, but I'm pretty good.
As to what I'm doing for Revolution (more specifically Die Rise), I'll know when I actually get the map on PS3. I'll have to see. Once I play it for myself. Looks amazing though.
Shoutout to the reviewers from last chapter, which included XilentApostle, Thundermonkey39, tjelledge262, LSU DUDE, Trapinchh, Serena and Abella (thanks for the three reviews), CREATOR OF AWESOMNESS, uig50, Echostar 141, Bu11etB1iss115, mybrosdrivemecrazy, Otherworld Metal N, Devilbros666, and Justplainawesome, as well as two new guest reviewers, Unkillable and Gimli115. Thanks for the feedback and suggestions. :D
The song "When You're Evil" belongs to Voltaire. I debated whether or not to have such an evil OC's main appearance have a part where he sings, but if you looked up a musical tribute for the anime character I'll mention later and type in "_ When You're Evil Tribute", the results are all pretty much what inspired me to do this character the way I did.
The following chapter contains serious gore.It gets a little hardcore, so I'm warning you now. My co-writer and best friend, JC785, thought some parts may have been a bit much. But, I didn't edit anything out. This is probably the most gore I've done in one chapter.
I rant a lot!
Enjoy.
Chapter 25: Shadows and Blood
"Katoi…no..tori…acto…Katoi…no…tori…actovo…" Illuzio murmured under his breath.
Richtofen and Sophia stood nearby, watching as Illuzio literally worked his magic. Unsealing something took intense magic and concentration, and the smallest mistake could be fatal.
"Bonds beyond time and bonds beyond space. Release the dark one into this place. Bonds beyond love and bonds beyond hate…Bonds beyond darkness and bonds beyond fate. Release the corrupted one from my spell, and let forth the demon from the darkness of HELL!"" Illuzio shouted, flinging his arms downwards.
The circle surrounding the man in the straightjacket flashed white and began to spin around and around at an incredible speed. Illuzio cried out and was hurled across the room where he remained still. The intricate circle underneath the man then turned crimson, and then turned black as night. The chains holding the man to the ceiling snapped.
"Free…I'M FREE!" the man said with glee as the straightjacket unraveled and he fell to the ground.
The man slowly got to his feet, and he regarded the group watching him with a wide smile. He then fell to his knees, as though unable to stand up properly.
"Hello there…did you miss me?" the man asked as he looked at the others with a maniac gleam in his crimson eyes.
"Harvey Yena" Sophia whispered, moving behind Richtofen, who smiled comfortingly at her.
Yena stood at about six foot five, and had a very slim build. He was dressed in a skintight black shirt and black pants, wearing black combat boots with blood soaked in the soles. His body was as pale as the moon, with upside down crosses burned into his palms, glowing dark red occasionally. His shaggy long hair went down to his waist, and was black as the night sky. He could be considered handsome, if not for the obvious evil in his eyes. One of the eyes was a bright red; the other was a dark crimson color. The man's crimson red eyes regarded the group with disinterest.
"So, I'm not going to pretend that I don't know what you want. You want me to go stop those fools attacking that other lab, in Tennessee was it?" Yena asked with a knowing smirk.
Yena took a step forward, but grunted and fell to his knees. Richtofen smiled, feeling smug. As powerful as Yena was, he was weak now.
Richtofen slowly walked forward. He pulled off the glove of his left hand, revealing a crisscrossing collection of scars as a result of the various experiments that he had performed on himself. Richtofen pulled out a small knife from his boot and pricked open a vein, letting the black blood spill onto the floor.
"Drink" Richtofen commanded.
Yena scowled at Richtofen and then placed his hand in the black liquid. Yena coughed and gagged, as if choking, and said "Your tainted blood is acid to me Edward….You know this…no…I shall not take your blood"
Yena got to his feet shakily and said "No…I will find a suitable meal, and then I shall go…I assume you've prepared my gear?"
"Zhee Crow and Wolf are locked and loaded, and your battle attire has been prepared" Richtofen said with a small smile.
Yena smiled slightly and said "You have no idea what horrors you've unleashed Edward. I proved it to you once, and I'll gladly do it again. If you wish to stop me, you'll have to do it now"
"Edward…don't do this!" Illuzio begged Edward via telepathy, but Richtofen smiled and said "Go. Kill zhem all"
Yena grinned, revealing a row of razor sharp demon-like teeth. Yena chuckled and said "Yes. To kill…to feel the warmth of fresh blood, rushing through my veins once more! I will go…I will go and slaughter the ones who stand before you. My…Master…" Yena said bowing mockingly before his shadow rose up and engulfed him whole.
"Edward, you know we'll regret this" Illuzio said angrily as he got to his feet.
"We'll deal vith him later" Richtofen said with a smile.
"He's a monster. And you released him. How in the world are you going to control him?" Illuzio asked angrily.
Richtofen chuckled and said "I'm not going to control him"
"What?" Sophia and Illuzio said in surprise.
"All vill be clear in due time. Any news concerning Sieger?" Richtofen asked.
Sophia frowned and said "No. He's still gone. No traces at all"
"He vas always good at hiding" Richtofen scowled.
"Well, I have to go. Magic and experiments, and blah blah blah" Illuzio said warping on the spot.
"So, you're not worried about what Yena will do?" Sophia asked as she walked over to Richtofen.
"Don't worry my dear. That beast vill not dare attack us…at least, not yet. I am far stronger now than Yena has ever been. It would take the blood of thousands to bring him to anywhere close to my level" Richtofen murmured comfortingly, and Sophia smiled and embraced Richtofen.
Meanwhile:
"OK. So it's raining, right?" Liam said to Nick, who nodded.
"And you're driving your car. You pass a bus stop, and there's three people standing there. Your most loyal and closest friend, a pregnant woman who needs to go to the hospital, and the girl of your dreams. Now your smart car can only hold two people in it. What do you do?" Liam asked Nick.
"Oh, oh! I know this one! You give your car to your best friend, and he takes the pregnant woman to the hospital, while you stay at the bus stop with the girl of your dreams" Nick said with a superior grin.
Liam got up and walked over to Nick.
"No…" Liam said.
"You go home and REEVALUATE YOUR F*CKING LIFE! YOU…BOUGHT…A SMART CAR!" Liam screamed at Nick as he strangled him.
"Is this normal?" Marcus asked Jess, who was sitting in the shotgun seat while he drove.
"Yep" Jess said as she tried not to fall asleep.
"You should get some sleep" Marcus said.
"I'm gooooooood" Jess yawned.
"Uh huh. Go take a nap in the bedroom"
"I can't. Nicholas and Juliet are in there" Jess said.
The group went quiet and heard Juliet moan from the other room. The teens looked at each other, and Nick got up and walked over to the door and knocked on it.
"Go away! We're busy" Juliet yelled.
"I'll deal with this" Nicholas said from the other side of the door.
Nick grinned perversely and cracked open the door.
"Come on, what are you two doing that's-OH DEAR GOD!" Nick screamed as he cracked the door open, shielding his eyes.
"THEY BURN! THEY BUUUUUURRRRN!" Nick howled clutching his eyes and rolling on the floor in agony.
Nicholas closed the door, clutching the laptop he had in his hands.
What was that about?" Juliet asked as she got up from the bed, still fully dressed and not naked. Jeez people, get your mind out of the gutter.
Nicholas shrugged and said "I think they thought we were doing it. So I showed Nick a link on my laptop to make him freak out and GTFO"
"What was it?" Juliet asked.
"Er…"
"Tell me"
"Meatspin"
"Ah…"
"Yeah, hence why he screamed"
"You know every person who's never heard of it is going to look it up" Juliet said.
"…crap…I hope FlygonN tells people who DON'T know of the site to not go on it" Nicholas said with a sigh.
AN: Seriously, don't look it up if you don't know what it is. If you do, I warned you. -_-
"So, want to finish giving me that massage?" Juliet said sitting back down on the bed.
"Sure" Nicholas said with a shrug.
"Oh my god…and you're sure you never did this before?" Juliet sighed as Nicholas massaged her shoulders.
"Nope" Nicholas laughed.
"REAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Nicholas tensed and hopped off of the bed, glancing around the room. He and Juliet heard the laugh again.
"What the hell?" Nicholas muttered as he grabbed his Galil and ran out into the main room, where the others were looking around. Juliet sprang off the bed and grabbed her Chainsaw and followed Nicholas.
"What the hell was that?" Joe asked the others.
"I don't know. We're going faster than any Zombie, and faster than most Hellhounds" Marcus said from the driver's seat.
Judith screamed and pointed towards the rear window, where the group beheld something disturbing.
The Reaper Zombie was now soaring through the sky towards them, and was cackling madly. The Zombie flew over to the side of the window and swung its scythe towards the RV, slamming the blade through the wall.
"MARCUS!" Nicholas yelled.
"On it. Jess, blast that idiot to hell" Marcus said as he floored the RV down the highway.
Jess ran over to the window and leaned out the side of the RV, aiming her M72 LAW at the Reaper.
"THIS ONE'S FOR TAYLOR JONES!" Jess yelled, firing a rocket at the Reaper Zombie, which took the explosion head-on.
The Reaper exploded in a shower of blood and darkness, and reformed on the spot and hurled the scythe at the RV, causing the scythe to slam into the back of the RV.
"HEY! WE DON'T HAVE INSURANCE ON THIS THING!" Liam yelled.
"We don't need insurance Liam" Judith pointed out dryly.
"We don't even needs licenses" Marcus said with a grin.
"Wait, you don't have a license?" Liam asked Marcus, who shook his head.
"Great. Could this get any worse?" Liam asked.
The Reaper yanked the scythe out of the back of the bus and flew in front of the RV and slammed the blade in through the windshield.
"EVERYONE HOLD ON!" Marcus yelled as he slammed on the brakes.
Everyone slammed onto the floor, but the Reaper went flying down the highway, scythe in hand.
"Hey, I actually know where we are! I used to live near here!" Marcus said in surprise as he drove down the exit ramp.
"Place looks like it hasn't been sacked yet. Either the Zombies already killed everyone here or they haven't hit the place yet" Marcus muttered.
"Know anywhere we can get some more ammo? We're all pretty much out after fighting that thing back in town, and I can't make any more Max Ammos for a while" Samantha said to the others.
"Why?" Nick asked.
"I have my limits" Samantha admitted quietly, showing them her burned looking hands.
"REAHAHAHAHAHA!" came the Reaper's laugh from somewhere ahead of them.
"Dammit. Joe, how much ammo is left in those turrets on the RV?" John asked.
"Not much. We've used a good amount of it. We need to find a way to kill this thing" Joe said.
"You can't kill the darkness Joe" Samantha muttered, causing everyone to look at her.
"Back at D.C., that man, whoever he is, mentioned that you can't kill this Zombie. And he's right, this thing has reformed every time we should've killed it. This thing is made of shadows and blood, and it can't be killed" Samantha explained.
"Just because it's unkillable, doesn't mean it's unstoppable" Nicholas pointed out.
"Everything's got a weakness. We've just got to find it" Juliet said to the others, who nodded.
The Reaper suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and Marcus swerved towards it, engulfing it in the headlights.
The Reaper let out an inhuman scream and shielded its eyes. The RV slammed into the Reaper, causing it to burst into a shower of darkness and blood once again.
"WE DID IT!" Jess yelled happily.
"Light…maybe light can weaken it" Marcus said to the others, who nodded.
The Reaper reformed and chased after them. Marcus turned the RV around and caught the Reaper in the headlights again. The Zombie shrieked in agony like last time, but it then turned into a ball of darkness and sank into its own shadow.
"What the hell?" Nicholas said as the Reaper's shadow quickly moved out of range of the headlights.
"This thing can hide in its own shadow to escape the light, which makes the shadow longer when light hits an object at an angle. Whoever made this Zombie is a genius" John muttered to himself.
"We're lowing low on gas guys, we need to make a stand against this thing soon" Marcus said.
The group quickly stopped next to an abandoned elementary school. Marcus looked at the place and said "I used to play football with my friends here, years ago. There used to be this amazing football field next to the school too"
The group got out of the RV and readied the last of their ammo as the Reaper rose from the shadows around them, its skull contorted into a horrifying grin.
Flashback:
Richtofen's Lab:
Many Years Ago…
"Damn Americans" Richtofen muttered as he admired the unconscious form of Dempsey in the chair in front of him.
This man was the last survivor of the Marines that had been sent to rescue Peter McCain. Richtofen had found that this American had quite a strong spirit. The man was resisting most of his attempts at being broken, though he had already been experimented on. It was only a matter of time before the serum kicked in, and it would turn him into a super-soldier worthy of serving him.
Richtofen turned his attention to Group 935. Maxis and his brat would have to go soon, and he figured the best way to do it was to kill the both of them at the same time…but how?
Richtofen discarded that thought for now, and then turned his attention to an even more pressing issue, the loyalty of the remaining members of 935. He figured he could trust all but the American members. He had arranged for Peter McCain to be transferred to the Asylum, but had him killed and his hand severed when he heard that a crack team of American Marines had been sent to rescue him.
Dempsey had been the only one to survive, and so, he was back to his current dilemma. There was one more American member of 935, one whose loyalty he was unsure of.
"Peter has been taken care of…but what of Yena? Hmm…Illuzio!" Richtofen called.
The jester appeared a flash of light, grinning widely.
"Hello there Doctor. How may I assist you today my friend?" Illuzio asked.
Illuzio himself was dressed in a colorful jester's outfit with a cheerful hat. Richtofen smiled, and jester's antics often made him smile. He knew he had the jester's complete trust.
For now anyway.
"I must confide in you. You're the only one I know I can trust in Group 935 without any reserve" Richtofen said to the Jester, who nodded.
"What's the matter?" Illuzio asked.
"Maxis has not been mass-producing the Wunderwaffe DG-2. His…romance, with Sophia is slowing down our progress. I don't care much for his super-soldier program neither. I myself am having mixed effects" Richtofen said.
"Mixed effects?" Illuzio asked.
"Like so"
Richtofen whirled around and kicked a support beam, tearing through the entire reinforced steel like it was paper.
"That was incredible! You're a genius Edward!" Illuzio said with a laugh.
Richtofen drew his leg back and sat down in a chair. He smiled and said "Yes. I believe that my own projects are far more…fruitful than Maxis's endeavors"
"But back to the point. I need you to spy on Yena. Try to determine where his loyalties lie. To the Americans, to Group 935, to Maxis…or to me" Richtofen ordered, not realizing the Dempsey was beginning to stir.
"Of course. I'll let you know as soon as I find something" Illuzio said disappearing with a snap of his fingers.
"Ough…wha…you!? I'M GOING TO KICK YOUR A$$ INTO NEXT WEEK YOU FRIGGIN NAZI!" Dempsey roared as he broke one of the restraints on the chair.
"Oh shut up already!" Richtofen yelled kicking Dempsey in the stomach, causing his to cough up blood and slump over weakly in his chair.
"Hmm. Seems as though my own experiments are working a little…too vell" Richtofen muttered with a grin as he flexed his fingers experimentally.
A few hours later, Harvey Yena himself walked into Richtofen's Secret Lab. He came as soon as Illuzio spoke to him, and he walked up to Richtofen and said "So…you have doubts?"
Yena had a slightly tanned tone to his skin, and his blue eyes regarded Richtofen with suspicion. His long black hair was tied in a ponytail, and he crossed his slim white arms as he looked at Richtofen.
"The way I see it, you are either vith me….or against me." Richtofen said, pulling out an M1911 and aiming it at Yena's heart.
Yena smiled and said "Edward. I came from America because I know 935 will pave the way to something truly incredible. Maxis seems to want to squander this chance for power on feeble romance. You however, want to take the reins out of his hands so to speak, and take the project in a whole new direction. I think..." Yena smiled slightly.
"You think that…?" Richtofen said.
Yena smiled and said "You're planning on disposing of Maxis soon, as well as Samantha, right?"
"Yes…in due time of course, if he does not mass produce the Wunderwaffe DG-2" Richtofen replied uneasily.
"Excellent. Now, you're testing the Teleporter soon, right?" Yena asked.
"Yes, how do you know this?" Richtofen asked.
Yena smiled and revealed a Ray Gun attached to his belt and quick as a flash, he was aiming it at Richtofen.
"You're a genius, but you're a fool if you underestimate me. Peter thought me and him were on the same page, spies for the Americans. That is not the case, my loyalty is only to you, Edward Richtofen" Yena said with a wide grin.
Richtofen chuckled and said "Very well. Let us discuss this, like gentleman"
Yena didn't lower his weapon, and neither did Richtofen. They both laughed for a moment before Yena said "Maxis doesn't think much of the Teleporter, does he?"
"No. He thinks teleporting a walnut isn't much of an achievement. Seducing Sophia is a greater goal in his mind" Richtofen scowled.
"What better way to kill him and Samantha, than to use the very device that Maxis scorns?" Yena said softly.
"Yena…why are you telling me this?" Richtofen asked.
He was distrustful of Americans, but he actually liked Yena. He was intelligent, calm, and polite. He also knew that the scientist was very cunning and dangerous, all of the qualities he admired in a person.
"Because, I don't care much for Maxis or his brat, and I feel as though 935 would become greater under your leadership. Though I suppose there's another reason…well…it's just"
"It's just vhat?" Richtofen asked.
Yena chuckled and said "It's just so easy when you you're evil"
Meanwhile:
"AGH!" Joe yelled as the Reaper slashed him in the hip with his scythe, downing him.
"We CAN'T kill this thing!" Juliet said exhaustedly as she picked up her chainsaw.
They had been fighting the Reaper for 30 solid minutes, and Jax and Andrew were nearly out of Quick Revive Syringes, and each one of them had been downed at least three times each.
Nicholas ducked as the Reaper swung its scythe at him and pulled out Calamity. He pulled the trigger and the gun clicked uselessly as the bullets had finally run out.
"Son of a-!" Nicholas yelled before rolling out of the way of a double-handled swing that could've sliced his head off.
"Juliet! Try to break the scythe with your chainsaw!" Andrew yelled.
"No chance. That thing is infused with 115 energies. As far as we're considered, that thing's unbreakable" Samantha said tiredly as she opened fire with her Ray Guns.
The Reaper cackled loudly and swung the scythe downward at Samantha. Samantha darted around the blade and punched the Zombie in the skull. She then grabbed the scythe from its hands and proceeded to slash the Reaper into little bits and pieces.
"We need to come up with a plan" Marcus panted as Jax quickly revived Joe.
"This thing can't be killed!" Liam snapped.
"You're right, it can't be killed…but…" John trailed off with a wide grin, as though having a revelation.
"Hey, you said there was a football field nearby, right Marcus?" John asked the teen, who nodded.
"Lead us to it. I have a plan" John said with a grin.
Marcus led the group towards the abandoned football field, which was now empty and, surprisingly, free of bodies. The group was able to inhale the scent of fresh grass and clean air for once, instead of fire and carrion. The Reaper Zombie was beginning to pull itself together once more.
"Where are the controls for the lights and sound?" John asked.
"Um…over there!" Marcus said pointing to a small booth about fifty yards away.
The field was strangely built, with two sets of bleachers at the end of the field. Tall light posts surrounded the field on all sides. A large light was aimed at the very middle of the 50 yard line, connected in the air by a series of wires.
John was talking to Samantha the entire time, and she smiled at John when she heard his plan and said "It's good to have you fighting with us again"
John smiled and said "Good to be back Sam"
"OK. Joe, come with me. You guys, keep that thing in the middle of the field. Samantha, get ready with the Wunderwaffe and when I give the signal, get ready" John instructed.
"Reaaah…reahashahaha!" the Reaper Zombie hissed as it flew towards them.
The group tiredly reloaded their weapons and got ready for another rough fight. John and Joe found the door to the power locked, but John kicked the door in with his enhanced strength.
"OK, here's the controls for the sound it looks like" Joe said walking over to the control panels.
"All right. Here's what we need to do" John said.
The group continued to battle the unkillable Zombie, which took everything they dished out and kept coming. Judith was scoring headshot after headshot against this Zombie, and it kept coming. Nick had done a power attack on the Reaper, but it reformed again. Juliet had dismembered the Reaper to bits, but it kept coming for more. The Zombie slowly battered down the teens, who couldn't keep fighting this thing forever. Juliet finally sank to the ground tiredly as the Reaper came towards her.
"Juliet!" Nicholas yelled as he pushed her out of the way, getting a large gash on his back.
Nicholas collapsed senselessly onto the ground and Juliet screamed as the Reaper flew downwards, going in for the kill.
Jax jumped in front of Nicholas and fired his last shot of his Zeus Cannon, sending the Reaper flying away. Jax quickly revived Nicholas, who was helped up by Juliet. The Reaper flew back down to earth, slashed Jax in the chest and came towards Nicholas and Juliet, who stood together and were ready to go down fighting.
"SAMANTHA!" John yelled desperately form the booth.
"Fluffy!" Samantha yelled.
Fluffy spawned in a huge bolt of lightning and burst into flames as she tackled the Reaper in midair, intercepting the attack. She sank her teeth into the Reaper, which groaned and tore the Hellhound off of itself, sending her flying. Fluffy righted herself in midair and charged at the Reaper, who cackled horrifyingly at the Hellhound.
The Reaper twirled its scythe in the air and brought it down onto the Hellhounds back. Fluffy howled and exploded violently into thin air.
"No!" Jess yelled in concern.
"Don't worry. She'll reform in a few moments!" Samantha said as she ran towards Joe in the power booth.
The Reaper went after John, who had run onto the middle of the field. The others, who were utterly out of ammo at this point, could do nothing but watch helplessly as the Reaper chased John. It raised its scythe into the air, and John barely avoided getting decapitated and fell onto the 40 yard line while the Reaper advanced towards him. John fired several shots with his Winter's Howl, which the specter took head on, laughing loudly.
"SAMANTHA! JOE! NOW!" John yelled.
Joe turned on all of the lights while Samantha fired the Wunderwaffe at the power box, supercharging the entire thing. Every single light turned towards the center of the field and shot a harsh beam of light towards John and the Reaper.
The Reaper roared as the lights blasted it from every angle, engulfing it in a beam of fluorescent lights that were supercharged by a Wonder Weapon. The Reaper groaned and crouched on the ground, using its scythe to hold itself up. Nicholas stepped towards it cautiously, and then walked within attacking range for the Reaper.
The Zombie didn't move though, it only starred as Nicholas smiled widely.
"So, if you hit it with lights from every angle as well as from above, this will reduce the shadows around it. It can't move, it can't reform. It looks as though it's stuck here…John, you're a genius" Nicholas said with a grin.
"It's a gift" John said tiredly.
"Come on guys, let's get back in the RV. We should try and find a place where we can get ammo while we're at it" Nicholas said to the others, who tiredly agreed.
A giant fireball appeared in front of them and a bolt of lightning crashed down, revealing Fluffy. The dog landed on the ground, panting happily.
"See? Told you" Samantha said petting her beloved dog, which licked her face.
The group made their way back to the RV, while the Reaper watched them, caught in a cage of light which destroyed its shadow. Trapped in a crisscrossing trap of light, and the Reaper watched silently as the teens drove away happy and alive.
For now.
Meanwhile
Yena stepped from the shadows and looked down upon the hidden laboratory of Richtofen's.
It was a small bunker that was mostly Underground, though the fleet of motorcycles and cars outside gave away that this was where the idiots he was looking for had holed themselves up, at least until they destroyed Richtofen's node.
Yena licked his lips, still fresh from his first meal in decades. It was enough...no, it wasn't. He wanted…no…he needed more blood. Carnage, destruction, crushing the bones of the weak beneath him. That…was what he truly desired.
Yena was now dressed in a pitch black charcoal suit, sporting a crimson colored cravat. His black trench coat had an intricate pattern of blood-red at the hem of it. His red fedora was tipped downwards, covering his face and his evil eyes.
Yena pulled out two heavy-looking pistols, infused with 115 energies and made from meteorite metals and titanium, and the bullets in them were made of similar materials. Both of them had been Pack-A-Punched, over and over and over again, until Richtofen was unsure the pistols could be any stronger without them exploding, which had happened in the past. They could pierce the thickest armor and could kill with one shot.
One of them was black, and was the stronger of the two, capable of destroying anything that stood in its way. That was the Crow. The other pistol was a white and had a silver streak running down the side. This pistol was Yena's main weapon of choice, and had seen much more bloodshed than its brother. This was used on regular enemies, those who were weak and mortal. This was the Wolf.
Yena looked up into the sky, where the full moon shined down upon him. Yena smiled and said "Well…"
Yena's eyes flashed bright red and he said in a deeper tone "Time to kill…kill everything in sight!"
Two of the survivors from the hospital stood guard outside the lab while the others went inside to deal with the Zombies protecting the place. They saw the lone man walking towards them, armed with just two big pistols.
"Stop! Who are you?" one of the survivors asked, aiming his gun at the man.
Yena smiled from under his hat.
This reminded him of a time in Germany, when a foolhardy group of American soldiers had asked him the same question. He remembered the song that he sang to himself afterwards, as he cleaned up the mess the fight had left behind.
"How did that tune go again?" Yena asked himself as the soldiers glanced at each other.
"Oh right" Yena said after a moment.
When the devil is too busy,
And Death's a bit too much.
They call on me, by name you see,
For my special touch.
The two men exchanged glances as the man moved closer, and when he was thirty yards away, they both opened fire.
To the gentleman I'm Miss fortune.
To the ladies I'm Sir Prize.
But call me by any name,
Any…way…it's all the same…
Yena weaved in out of the gunfire as he sang and fired two shots with the Wolf, causing both men's head to explode in a burst of blood and gore. The blood from the two men seeped out of them…and then flowed into Yena's skin.
"Yes…yes…with every kill…the darkness grows…" Yena whispered as the blood flowed into his skin, disappearing into his very pores.
Yena didn't consider himself a vampire, because he wasn't one. He didn't suck out blood, and certainly didn't sparkle. But he was powered by blood…shadows and blood to be precise. The more blood he had stored in his body, the stronger he was. As of now, he was very weak, but soon…
He then stepped inside of the lab, where more than a hundred armed survivors turned to look at him.
Yena smiled widely, and his shadow began to move of its own accord towards the survivors, who opened fire at the shadows and the man. The man moved his hat slightly so the fighters could see his bloodlust-filled eyes, full of malice and evil.
I'm the fly in your soup,
I'm the pebble in your shoe.
I'm the demon in your bed,
I'm a bump on every head.
I'm the peel on which you slip,
I'm a pin in every hip.
I'm the thorn in your side,
Makes you wriggle and writhe!
The shadows rose into the air and blocked all of the oncoming bullets, causing every shot to go astray. Yena carelessly fired a single shot with Crow, killing a man and his wife fighting beside him in a single shot. Their bodies fell to the ground in a heap and they entered the next life together. Yena stepped over the bodies, still singing his evil song.
Yena smiled widely and vanished in a spurt of darkness. He weaved in and out of the gunfire, firing a few shots in to the crowd of people trying to fend him off. Each of the men who were hit exploded in a shower of blood and fell to the ground dead. Each shot was a gong of death, and each one was another breath of fresh air for Yena as the blood flowed into him.
And it's so easy when you're evil.
This is the life, you see,
The Devil tips his hat to me.
I do it all because I'm evil.
And I do it all for free…
Your tears are all the pay I'll ever need!
Yena dropped to the ground and kicked off of it, flipping into the air so he was on the ceiling. He ran along the ceiling, firing straight ahead and killing the amazed survivors with ruthless enthusiasm. Blood flowed like water as Yena continued to slaughter people right and left with a horrifying grin. Yena kicked off of the ceiling, decapitating a woman with a spin kick to the head and landed on the ground, where he was blasted with gunfire that did nothing to stop the monster.
Yena lashed out with his shadow, slaughtering another fresh row of survivors like pigs. Yena then grabbed a small teen, no more than 14 years old, holding a pistol and too scared to run, and ripped his head off. The survivors looked on in horror as Yena opened his mouth and drank the freely flowing blood gushing from the teen's neck.
While there's children to make sad.
While there's candy to be had.
While there's pockets left to pick.
While there's grannies left to trip down the stairs,
I'll be there; I'll be waiting 'round the corner,
It's a game. I'm glad I'm in it.
'Cause there's one born every minute!
Kevin, the survivor's leader, pulled out a Symtex grenade and hurled it at Yena. Yena caught it and crushed it in his hand, causing it to explode. The smoke form the explosion engulfed the hallway, and the group was temporarily blinded from the smoke.
"Did we get him?" one of the survivors asked Kevin.
A dark tendril of shadows pierced the survivor's chest, impaling his heart on the end. Kevin jumped back to avoid a similar fate. Kevin watched in horror as the shadows pumped into the heart until it exploded in a burst of blood. Yena continued to sing as he fired several shots from the smoke, downing five more survivors like it was nothing.
All of the blood flowed towards the 935 scientist, whose eyes began to glow even brighter. He reloaded his pistols slowly, as though deliberately giving the enemy a chance to attack, knowing they couldn't hurt him.
And it's so easy when you're evil.
This is the life, you see,
The Devil tips his hat to me
I do it all because I'm evil.
And I do it all for free
Your tears are all the pay I'll ever need!
"BRING IN THE BIG GUNS! HOLD THIS GUY OFF UNTIL WE DESTROY THE NODE!" Kevin yelled as he hurled another grenade at Yena, who caught it and crushed it, as though relishing in the explosions that did not harm him.
Yena cackled as the group opened fire with more machine guns, but this once again deflected by his shield of shadows. The group realized in horror that their weapons were useless, and tried running. Yena smiled and vanished.
"W-where did he go!?" one of the men yelled.
"Who cares!? RUN!" another one of them yelled.
Yena appeared in a flash of black and lunged forward, driving both of his hands into each of the men's chest. Yena smiled as the men's faces turned to utter fear as Yena reached into their chests twisted their hearts until they came free from their bodies. Yena laughed as the blood seeped into his hands, terrifying the survivors out of their wits.
I…pledge…my allegiance, to…all things dark,
And I promise on my damned soul…
To…do as I am told…Lord Beelzebub
Has never seen…a soldier quite like me.
Not only does his job, but does it happily!
"What's the ETA on the bombs?" Kevin muttered.
"45 seconds in counting" a man replied.
"Good" Kevin said shakily as Yena faced him.
Kevin reloaded his pistols and the ten men that were left did the same. Yena cracked his neck, still singing.
I'm the fear that keeps you awake!
Yena tore the arms off another survivor and shot them in the heart.
I'm the shadows on the wall!
Yena impaled a young teen with an AK47 through the skull with a shadow tendril, tearing his brain apart.
I'm the monsters they become!
Yena tore open the ribcage of a woman trying to protect their husband, who was shot in the head shortly afterwards as he screamed in horror.
I'm the nightmare in your skull!
Yena vanished into his own shadow and reappeared behind one of the survivors, who screamed in agony as Yena plunged his hand through his back and tore through back and through his front.
I'm the dagger in your back!
Yena grabbed a survivor who was trying to stab him and hurled him into the nearby while and shot him twice in each arm with the Wolf before shooting him the skull with Crow.
An extra turn upon the rack!
Yena whirled around and fired several shots at the remaining survivors, who were joined by several more survivors carrying RPK's and HK21's. Each shot fired by Yena struck its target and each victim exploded in a shower of blood.
I'm the quivering of your heart.
A stabbing pain,
a sudden start!
Yena reloaded his pistols as the few remaining survivors opened fire, somehow hitting the deranged monster who was attacking him, who didn't even seemed bothered to dodge. The man's body became ravaged with gunshots and he slumped to the ground, still slowly reloading his pistols.
And it's so easy when you're evil.
This is the life, you see.
The Devil tips his hat to me.
I do it all because I'm evil.
And I do it all for free,
Your tears are all the pay I'll ever need!
Yena's body began to repair itself, and the blood spilt by his victims flowed down the hallway and into Yena, slowly repairing each wound. Yena smiled widely and fired with both of his pistols, blasting the heads off of the remaining survivors.
And I do it all for free,
Your tears are all the pay I'll ever need!
Kevin growled and said "You monster! How can you do this!? They were trying to protect themselves!"
Yena ignored his pleas and shot at his feet causing him to jump back. Yena fired again, this time blowing his entire left knee off, causing Kevin to scream in agony and fall to the ground.
And I do it all for free,
Your tears are all the pay I'll ever need!
Yena slowly walked towards Kevin, looking at him with a pitiful expression. Kevin was gasping from the pain, and Yena frowned at the sight of the brave leader of the survivors, brought down to this.
It gets so lonely being evil.
What I'd do to see a smile,
Even for a little while.
And no one loves you when you're evil…
Kevin looked up at Yena, who was offering him a hand. Kevin shook his head and tried to shoot Yena with his pistol, but found a silver pistol already in his face.
I'm lying through my teeth!
Your tears are all the company I need!
Yena blew Kevin's head clear off of his body, and he slowly got to his feet and admired his handiwork, the bodies of the survivors looked like a monument to the devil himself.
"Not bad. A little slower than usual, but it's about time I got to enjoy myself for once" Yena remarked.
"WARNING! WARNING! SYSTEM MELTDOWN! PLEASE EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL!"
"Well…fu-" Yena began to say before the entire building exploded violently.
115 energy surged through the entire complex and Yena was hurled down the hallway by the explosion. His entire body was blown to pieces, and it was sometime later before he could reform himself. He pulled himself together, laughing madly the entire time, and put his unmarked hat back on his body.
"Thank goodness that I'm made of shadows. And that my clothing is made of the very shadows and blood that sustain me" Yena remarked with a chuckle.
Yena walked outside of the base with a slightly amused look on his face. One the one hand, he failed to save the node. It was long gone, as were any traces of Richtofen's work and projects. On the other hand, he was free and he had the best time he had had in over 40 years! Yena then laughed loudly, his voice echoing in the silent forest.
"Could this day get any better?" Yena asked himself as he whipped a small bit of ash from his shoulder.
A huge Big Rig came screeching in through the forest, and a rocket flew at him. Yena's eyes widened in surprise and he snarled as the headlights engulfed him and the rocket exploded at his feet. Yena flew backwards and crashed onto the ground, drenched in his own blood.
"OOORAAAAH!" Dempsey yelled as he slammed on the breaks.
"Score one for vodka" Nikolai said with a grin.
"Nice one Papa!" Iva said with a grin.
"That…hurt…" Yena said in disbelief.
"You…caused me pain?" Yena muttered as he eyed the blood running down his arms, which dissolved back into his own skin, leaving it unmarked.
"Oh my god…dad, look what happened" Chan said quietly, pointing the two slaughtered guards whose bodies still remained fresh from life.
"Oh them…yes, I killed them. And everyone else who was inside. I just missed the node if it's any consolation, it's destroyed now. Edward's not going to be happy, but then again…you won't live to see him again" Yena said as he got to his feet.
"Who are you?" Kara asked the man, who smiled widely.
Yena's expression became more sinister, his smile viler and his eyes turned dark crimson.
"I am the Broken One. The Bloodlust Hound of Group 935. The Hyena of Darkness. The Phantom of Shadows! I am Harvey Yena, and you will all die" Yena said as he raised both of his pistols with a wide smile on his face.
"Lock and load kids. It's playtime!" Dempsey said busting out a HAMR and an RPD and aiming them at the 935 Scientist.
"Foul demon! You shall pay for what you've done!" Takeo said pulling out a PX2 Ray Gun and aiming it at Yena.
Nikolai reloaded his M72 Anarchy, and took a swig of vodka and then said "This Soviet is ready for war, Shadow Man"
Iva growled as she pulled out her Skullcrusher and yelled "We're taking you down!"
"Get some!" Kara said whipping out a Galil.
"Time to slay this demon!" Chan said pulling out her Tokyo and Rose.
"I've waited so long for this moment…it makes me feel…alive. Fight me with everything you've got! Make my blood rush and make the shadows boil!" Yena yelled as his eyes glowed even brighter, almost illuminating the darkness.
"You're the one that spoke to us at the hospital, weren't you?" Chan asked.
"Yes. I could sense each of you, through the 115 energies that flow through me. Sadly, this will be the end of our discussion. I have to report back and then find those little wretches who dared challenge my power" Yena said softly as he calmed down suddenly, as if switching between two different personalities.
"Not happening. We're sending you back to that Kraut in body bag!" Dempsey yelled.
Yena looked up at the moon, and said quietly "Such a beautiful night…"
Yena snarled as tremors shook through his body and his eyes became red shining beacons. Yena's shadow writhed and turned into a giant doglike beast, made of pure darkness. Yena let out a feral roar and glared hungrily at his enemies, the fools that dared oppose him.
Yena sprinted towards the Zombie slayers and their daughters, who opened fire.
End of Chapter:
So the contest is over. The character I based Yena off of was Alucard, from Hellsing. One of the coolest anime's out there, and a personal favorite of mine. Also, I finally found an English dub of Hellsing Ultimate. So yay me. :D
And for TeamFourStar fans out there, yes, I'll be doing some Hellsing Abridged references. And for Hellsing fans who have no idea what Hellsing Ultimate Abridged is, search it on YouTube and look for takahata101. You won't regret it.
This means that RandomName3064 won the contest, and will be having a customized Zombie sometime soon in the story. I'll message you when I need the Zombie idea, until then just refine it to peak awesomeness.
So that's it for now, next chapter will probably be my longest yet, as it is a chapter I've been waiting forever to get to. After playing Black Ops 2, I realized I have to incorporate several aspects of Tranzit into this map. Anyway, expect about 3 or more weeks for this upcoming chapter.
I think I tend to rant when I do author's notes. Oh well…
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POST EDIT: Now at Blue Skull with Knife. Booyah.
POST EDIT: Chapter will take longer than expected. Sorry, but College has to go first. I'll get it done as soon as a I can.
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