Abruptly, the doors began closing. The crowd rushed to escape, but were held back by the security forces present. Zephyr struck a police officer in the face and escaped the barricade. "What the hell are you doing?" he yelled at the commanding officer who had ordered a full lockdown of the city.
"The virus has reached the gates, there's nothing we can do."
The officer then faced the crowd and ordered everyone to return to their homes. When they refused to move, the commanding officer authorised the use of live ammunition. Everyone stared at him in disbelief. Zephyr leapt off the wall and landed behind the firing squad.
The officer counted down from five. Zephyr watched in horror as the firing squad opened fire on the civilians as they ran for their lives.
Zephyr soon realised they were firing blanks, and when everyone had fled the soldiers pointed their guns at him.
"Firing into a crowd of civilians is a sin, and I will defy orders to protect them," the commanding officer explained "but you can be considered a threat to the wellbeing of my troops." The troops loaded their weapons, this time with real ammunition.
"Get the hell outta here!" the officer ordered.
Zephyr, choosing not to take on several fully trained soldiers with high-powered, semi-automatic rifles, muttered "alright, alright. I'm going!" He then made his way past the firing squad and headed into the dark.