This War of Mine: Apocalypse

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Season 1

Episode 1 Part 2

The preparations were complete and the cameraman stood ready, camera set up, and aimed at the reporter who was ready to deliver an update on the situation in Gravia. There had been more and more reports lately about walking corpses and not just in Gravia, whatever the case, it was clear that something was going on and they were here now to report on the matter and get the information out to the public.

"Okay, we're almost ready." The report said.

Said reporter was a young woman aged twenty-eight, she stood just above medium height, with deep brown eyes and curly brown hair down to her shoulders, she had full pretty lips, pale skin and a slender build. She was dressed for her work in a grey pencil skirt that stopped a couple of inches above her knees, a white blouse and grey flats along with jet black tights, all producing a professional image.

Her name was Katia and she had been a reporter for the country's main news station for four years now. Her rising reputation made her the first choice for this assignment, confident that if anyone could get to the bottom of what was going on and deliver a first class report, it was her.

Nodding to her cameraman, Katia began her report. "We are here today in Gravia regarding the strange outbreaks of murders and cannibalism that seemed to come from what witnesses described as walking corpses. While we've yet to get definitive evidence of what is going on, one thing is for sure. Walking corpses or not, the death toll in Gravia has risen dramatically and many of the bodies were reported to have been eaten."

There was a brief pause as Katia heard a strange sound. Shaking her head she focused however.

The report continued.

"This very evening, on City Today, I aim to find firm proof and provide our viewers with answers about the questions troubling them." She remarked. "We will soon be making our way to the heart of Gravia and there, we hope we will find more evidence and even eye-witnesses to what has been occurring in this city. People have heard rumours of similar incidents in other cities, as yet unconfirmed but as soon as we know more, we'll be sure to bring it to your attention. Now-"
She stopped, turning around in shock, for at that moment her cameraman froze and there were several screams.

"What..?"

But she never finished for at that moment, a large group of people emerged, all shambling and moving awkwardly, their skin decayed and rotted, blood covered them and the smell was beyond repugnant, there was no doubt these were the walking corpses described by witnesses, things had taken a sudden turn, where had they all came from, the numbers reported from before were smaller, much smaller.

"We need to-" Katia's warning was cut off by a horrible scream as her cameraman fell to the ground, being bitten repeatedly by more of the monsters.

She looked around wildly, most of her paths were blocked, either by those monsters closing in, or by people fleeing in panic. But she had no choice, abandoning her microphone and just running she tried to force her way through the fleeing crowd and to stay away from the monsters.

However something made her stop dead, a scream nearby, a scream that could only come from a child. Turning she saw said child, a little girl who had fallen. Then a teenage boy, who had been a few steps ahead, turned back to her and tried to pull her to her feet.

"C'mon Kalina." He said desperately. "We gotta run."

The girl whimpered. "But, mommy and daddy..."

The boy shook his head. "I know, I know...but we can't stop..."

She saw it then, the monsters were closing in, surrounding them.

"Look out!" She cried.

They turned just in time to see their predicament.

"No..." The boy hissed.

Katia shook her head. "Over here, towards me!"

Nodding the boy lifted the little girl up and carried her as he ran to Katia, as soon as he was close she began running again while he followed. She did not stop until they reached her car. Quickly unlocking it she ushered them inside and, once inside, she started it up, giving them just enough time to buckle their seatbelts and them slammed on the gas, tearing away just before the monsters could surround the car.

'Holy shit, how did this even...' She wondered in shock, before composing herself, glancing in the rear view mirror. "Are you two okay?"

The boy nodded. "I, yes...thank you miss, you saved us."

"It's alright, I'm Katia."

"Grozdan." The boy replied. "This is my little sister, Kalina."

Katia nodded, taking a good look at her new passengers.

Kalina was a tiny, sweet faced nine year old girl with thick long brown hair tucked under a white beanie; chocolate brown eyes and pale skin, as well as being skinny. She was also wearing black pants, a pink T-shirt under an unzipped white jacket and white sneakers.

Grozdan was an older boy, around fourteen or fifteen with olive toned skin, brown eyes, dark brown hair and a deep accent, he was above medium height and had a slender lanky build. He wore black jeans with a blue and white striped shirt and black sneakers.

"What's going to happen to us?" Kalina asked fearfully, eyes wide and filling with tears.

Katia bit her lip. "What, what happened to your..."

"They're gone." Grozdan replied quickly. "Those...things..."

He didn't finish, he couldn't, but he didn't need to, Katia understood.

"Ah, um...listen, I don't know what's going on, but I'm getting out of here...You're more than welcome to stick with me." She reassured them. "I'll look after you both and maybe we can keep each other safe."

Grozdan shared a look with Kalina and, as she clung to her brother, making it clear she was going to stay with him, no matter what, he nodded, accepting Katia's offer. So they settled in as Katia drove, hoping to find some means of escaping the strange outbreak of violence and walking corpses that had occurred.

At around the same time as the incident above, a small group of college students were within the city of Gravia. One of them stood out, his camera at the ready, a photography student aged twenty, he was of just above medium height with short, dark red hair and hazel eyes. He had fair skin and a toned build and wore glasses. He was clad in Denim Jeans, a red T-shirt with an unbuttoned denim shirt over it and black sneakers.

"Hey, Niko, did you hear me?" One of the others asked.

Niko, the young photographer, turned quickly. "Huh, oh, sorry, taking in the view."

One of his friends, the one who had spoken, just smirked. "See any nice shots."

"A few." Niko shrugged. "Hmmm, was it really smart to come here, I mean, those things we've been hearing about..."

The others shared worried glances as they considered this, the stories of walking corpses.

Then another spoke up. "Guys, we should be fine if we stick together. Besides...imagine the opportunities if you got a photo of one of those things."

He directed the last part at Niko who just shook his head.

"I prefer living."

"Then, better fucking run." Another remarked.

The group turned to see him slowly backing off, as a large crowd of those monstrous creatures they had just been talking about approached.

"Fuck..." Niko hissed.

There was nothing else for it, with no other choice, they ran, almost at once the walking corpses seemed to be consumed by a frenzy and pursued them. Hearing the screams and shouts they realized they weren't the only ones either.

Merely a few streets away a young woman was running for her life. She had just been chased out of her home by a group of those walking corpses.

"Shit, shit." She hissed frantically as she ran.

She was a young woman of twenty-three, average height and slender build, she had pale skin, green eyes and long brunette hair. She was wearing a white blouse over a dark grey tank-top, jeans and brown boots.

"Mara!" A voice screamed her name.

She turned and could only watch in dismay as her neighbour screamed, more of those monsters already biting into her, eating her. It tore at her hear to do it but she turned and kept running, she had seen the monsters in action enough to know that once you were bitten, that was it. If you weren't eaten alive by those things, you'd become one of them. She skidded to a stop as she heard more screams, what looked like a group of people, college students, had already fallen victim. Only one had made it, a young red haired man, who had reluctantly got into the driver's seat of a van of sorts and drove off to escape.

"No!" Mara cried.

But it was no use, he hadn't seen her, hadn't heard her over the tires, he was gone and she was trapped, they were beginning to close in on her.

Just then however, another car appeared, it ran right through two of the monsters and skidded to a stop next to her.

"Get in quick!" A male voice cried out.

She didn't need telling twice, she just reacted and soon she was in the car, slamming the door shut as the driver sped away. She finally got a good look at her saviour. He was tall, around twenty-four, with short blonde hair, wide intense blue eyes and a strong build, he had a military bearing and was clad in cargo pants, a black shirt with a light jacket and black boots.

"I...you saved me...thank you." She said, her voice breathless. "I...I'm Mara."

The man smiled lightly. "Eli, just glad I got to you in time."

They both shared a smile, relieved at the narrow escape as they finally drove out of the city, desperate to escape the hell that had been unleashed.

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