Part 6
It was beautiful. Skies of blue were overrun by dark rain clouds, heavy with their bounty. With their rain, they brought forth her promise. The promise of prosperity, riches and victory. The clouds broke, sending down their prize slowly. One droplet landed on Orchida's face, streaking red across her eyelid. Another drop fell onto her lips, making the crimson lips drip rubies. Orchida pushed her lips together, pulling the drop into her mouth, tasting the bitter blood. The rain fell as a gentle shower, then increased to a storm, blood whipping around as the winds increased.
Orchida smiled, then the clouds blacked out her thoughts.
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The eyes of Orchida clenched together as she bucked backwards, throwing her body against the tree. She spasmed, throwing out her arms to the side. Sam watched as the arm grew thicker, the fingers giving way to black talons. Her mouth opened, but nothing human came out. It roared as its head disappeared beneath folds of skin. Her face stretched onto her chest, her glasses shattering as they were forced around the bulky body.
Sam watched Orchida's beauty melt away into a disgusting creature. Her large right arm grew to reach the floor. To compensate, her left hand atrophied and fell off. Orchida's body lost its hourglass figure and distorted to a muscle-bound upper body reliant torso. Orchida's face moved into the center of her chest and opened up, the mouth forming a gaping hole directly into her stomach. The cilia of her stomach elongated into tentacles each two feet long.
The Orchid threw out its clawed hand, letting out a deep bellow, barely registered by Sam. It moved towards the cart. Sam looked to Liia, instinct washing over him. He looked back to the Orchid and to Liia, before Lacy's Colt .45 blocked his view of her. Sam jumped from the cart and ran to the other side of the room, taking out his two guns. He couldn't let the beast near his women. Lacy fired one last shot from her Colt and yelled four consecutive curses. Sam pulled the triggers.
The bullets slammed into the muscles of the Orchid, calling forth cascades of blood. The Orchid turned to him, gaze intent on him. The Orchid grunted and placed it hand on the ground, then threw itself into the air, barreling at Sam.
Sam was taken by surprise and backed away, but the Orchid slammed into him, shoving him across the room. Sam bounced against the Star Wars display case and fell over. The Orchid ran at him. Sam popped up from the ground, throwing his gun to the Orchid, pulling the trigger as many times as he could. The Orchid took the hits, not minding much. It closed in on him and thrusted out its clawed hand of obsidian. Sam dodged, and jumped over the hand, stepping onto the body of the Orchid. It gave a bellow, then sent its stomach tentacles after Sam's feet. Sam jumped away, but felt the slimy tentacle wrap around his foot. Sam stumbled in midair and hit the ground face first. Sam dropped one of his guns and grabbed for something to hold himself from the mouth, but he saw the claws bearing down on him. Sam rolled aside and the claws slammed into the tiles, shattering the bench he reached for.
Sam gasped out in panic and watched the claws return. He moved aside, closer to the beast. He could see the muscles twtitching around the Orchid's mouth. Across the room, Liia screamed out his name.
Sam suddenly felt pain and looked to his foot. The stomach tentacle had him around the foot and was spreading its acids over his leg. Sam's skin was being eaten away. Sam groaned and fired his gun at the tentacle. Sam blasted off the tentacle, freeing himself and ran.
Liia screamed again and Sam felt claws plunge into his back. He was lucky though and not fatally wounded, but was bleeding all over the place. Sam turned to the Orchid and saw it chase him, Sam looked just beyond it to the syringe that created it. Beside that was an Uzi. Sam ran and jumped for it. With the Uzi he stood a chance.
Sam dove for it, and wrapped his hands around the barrel – he turned it – it was going to be close – Liia screamed – the Orchid raised its claw – Sam turned . . .
Sam didn't feel the claws enter him. He couldn't tell that it was even him. It was like watching a person far away die. The claws entered Sam's face, wedging in between his eye and cheek. The Orchid slid the carcass off of its claws, and let the stomach tentacles pull it into its mouth.
Liia screamed out a pained "No!" running up to the monster with her shotgun, abandoning all fear or logic. The Orchid turned to her, then a wave of bullets ripped through its chest, splitting the beast in two with automatic fire. Liia turned away from the dead creature and turned to the source of the bullets. At the hallway stood Brett, his Umbrella insignia ripped from his uniform, a smoking MP5 in his hands. He looked down as he lowered the gun, but exhaled and smiled. He looked up to Liia and walked to her. Liia turned to Lacy, who got out of the cart and walked to him. Liia looked to Sam's body, and let out a tear. He tried. He gave his life for us. But thanks to him . . . it would all be okay.
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The Tristan Mall rumbled, then exploded in a brilliant ball of light. Far, far away, a man in a white business suit inhaled softly.
It was a successful mission. Get rid of Donner and Orchida. Secure the missing T-Virus vial and don't let out any survivors. The head of White Umbrella felt the winds sweep across his vest. The winds were blowing to the south, towards Raccoon. He inhaled and closed his eyes.
It was beautiful. Skies of blue were overrun by dark rain clouds, heavy with their bounty. With their rain, they brought forth her promise. The promise of prosperity, riches and victory. The clouds broke, sending down their prize slowly. One droplet landed on Orchida's face, streaking red across her eyelid. Another drop fell onto her lips, making the crimson lips drip rubies. Orchida pushed her lips together, pulling the drop into her mouth, tasting the bitter blood. The rain fell as a gentle shower, then increased to a storm, blood whipping around as the winds increased.
Orchida smiled, then the clouds blacked out her thoughts.
-
The eyes of Orchida clenched together as she bucked backwards, throwing her body against the tree. She spasmed, throwing out her arms to the side. Sam watched as the arm grew thicker, the fingers giving way to black talons. Her mouth opened, but nothing human came out. It roared as its head disappeared beneath folds of skin. Her face stretched onto her chest, her glasses shattering as they were forced around the bulky body.
Sam watched Orchida's beauty melt away into a disgusting creature. Her large right arm grew to reach the floor. To compensate, her left hand atrophied and fell off. Orchida's body lost its hourglass figure and distorted to a muscle-bound upper body reliant torso. Orchida's face moved into the center of her chest and opened up, the mouth forming a gaping hole directly into her stomach. The cilia of her stomach elongated into tentacles each two feet long.
The Orchid threw out its clawed hand, letting out a deep bellow, barely registered by Sam. It moved towards the cart. Sam looked to Liia, instinct washing over him. He looked back to the Orchid and to Liia, before Lacy's Colt .45 blocked his view of her. Sam jumped from the cart and ran to the other side of the room, taking out his two guns. He couldn't let the beast near his women. Lacy fired one last shot from her Colt and yelled four consecutive curses. Sam pulled the triggers.
The bullets slammed into the muscles of the Orchid, calling forth cascades of blood. The Orchid turned to him, gaze intent on him. The Orchid grunted and placed it hand on the ground, then threw itself into the air, barreling at Sam.
Sam was taken by surprise and backed away, but the Orchid slammed into him, shoving him across the room. Sam bounced against the Star Wars display case and fell over. The Orchid ran at him. Sam popped up from the ground, throwing his gun to the Orchid, pulling the trigger as many times as he could. The Orchid took the hits, not minding much. It closed in on him and thrusted out its clawed hand of obsidian. Sam dodged, and jumped over the hand, stepping onto the body of the Orchid. It gave a bellow, then sent its stomach tentacles after Sam's feet. Sam jumped away, but felt the slimy tentacle wrap around his foot. Sam stumbled in midair and hit the ground face first. Sam dropped one of his guns and grabbed for something to hold himself from the mouth, but he saw the claws bearing down on him. Sam rolled aside and the claws slammed into the tiles, shattering the bench he reached for.
Sam gasped out in panic and watched the claws return. He moved aside, closer to the beast. He could see the muscles twtitching around the Orchid's mouth. Across the room, Liia screamed out his name.
Sam suddenly felt pain and looked to his foot. The stomach tentacle had him around the foot and was spreading its acids over his leg. Sam's skin was being eaten away. Sam groaned and fired his gun at the tentacle. Sam blasted off the tentacle, freeing himself and ran.
Liia screamed again and Sam felt claws plunge into his back. He was lucky though and not fatally wounded, but was bleeding all over the place. Sam turned to the Orchid and saw it chase him, Sam looked just beyond it to the syringe that created it. Beside that was an Uzi. Sam ran and jumped for it. With the Uzi he stood a chance.
Sam dove for it, and wrapped his hands around the barrel – he turned it – it was going to be close – Liia screamed – the Orchid raised its claw – Sam turned . . .
Sam didn't feel the claws enter him. He couldn't tell that it was even him. It was like watching a person far away die. The claws entered Sam's face, wedging in between his eye and cheek. The Orchid slid the carcass off of its claws, and let the stomach tentacles pull it into its mouth.
Liia screamed out a pained "No!" running up to the monster with her shotgun, abandoning all fear or logic. The Orchid turned to her, then a wave of bullets ripped through its chest, splitting the beast in two with automatic fire. Liia turned away from the dead creature and turned to the source of the bullets. At the hallway stood Brett, his Umbrella insignia ripped from his uniform, a smoking MP5 in his hands. He looked down as he lowered the gun, but exhaled and smiled. He looked up to Liia and walked to her. Liia turned to Lacy, who got out of the cart and walked to him. Liia looked to Sam's body, and let out a tear. He tried. He gave his life for us. But thanks to him . . . it would all be okay.
-
The Tristan Mall rumbled, then exploded in a brilliant ball of light. Far, far away, a man in a white business suit inhaled softly.
It was a successful mission. Get rid of Donner and Orchida. Secure the missing T-Virus vial and don't let out any survivors. The head of White Umbrella felt the winds sweep across his vest. The winds were blowing to the south, towards Raccoon. He inhaled and closed his eyes.