Chapter 3: Village Chief
Leon ran down the hill. He was only greeted by a dead end. Shit. Leon turned back and could still hear shots firing. At that moment, Leon realized his ears were ringing from the gun fire and they were in pain. No time for pain, got to keep moving. Leon found another path and took it down all the way to a bridge. It didn't look very stable but Leon was up for anything. He made a dash across the bridge and reached the other side, unharmed.
The American agent held his gun tightly. He looked back at the bridge and saw it was only being held up by rope. He then holstered his gun and drew his knife. He slashed the ropes and the bridge fell. I hope that was the only way in.
Leon moved farther into the village and noticed a small cabin up ahead. A smell of freshly cooked meat was coming from the cabin. Leon approached it, gun holstered. Maybe I can get a free meal. Of course, he thought about it more and decided this was probably the only place he could get a meal. As he came closer, the smell became irresistible and his belly growled. He knocked on the door. He waited for over a minute at the door before a man opened it.
"Can I help you?" asked the man. Leon thought of it as a relief that this man wasn't infected or anything.
"Yes," answered Leon, "I am really sorry but I have been traveling on the road for at least four days but I only packed enough for two."
"Come on in," Leon was again surprised. Not many people would let him in. The cabin was decorated interestingly. He noticed pictures of Hitler and the German army. There were also pictures of the concentration camps and labor camps.
Leon continued down the wall to see pictures of Sudan. He saw pictures of whole villages destroyed regardless of the life of people inside them. Leon got a sick feeling in his stomach and all of a sudden lost his appetite.
He then saw a display of Raccoon City. It first showed the peaceful city. The display also depicted the grizzly murders in the forest and mountains. It then moved on to showing pictures of the walking dead, zombies, lickers, and somehow he managed to get a picture of Nemesis itself. Leon hated those days and wondered how a man could frame them on his wall.
"You a fan of Raccoon City?" asked Leon.
"I work as a scientist. We were supposed to find a cure for it but most people in my field, including me, were amazed by the talent these people must have had. I then quit the scientific field and moved here. Now I am the chief of this village. Oh yeah, by the way, my name is Jim," answered Jim. Leon didn't like him. Leon moved into the kitchen and noticed blood on the ground.
"Are you bleeding?" asked Leon. He didn't like him but he would help him because he was a human, just like himself.
"No," said Jim as he opened a cabinet. Leon thought he heard a noise from there but he ignored it. "I still haven't cleaned up from our last guest," Jim then pulled out a tactical machine pistol (TMP) and open fired on his own kitchen. Leon jumped behind a wall and pulled his own weapon.
Leon saw the red laser glide into the room, searching for his prey. The agent turned off his laser and readied his weapon. There were two entrances to the kitchen and Leon was heading for the one without the laser. He then heard footsteps but didn't see the laser move. He turned around and saw Jim pouncing on him with a butcher knife.
Leon fell down and dodged the stab. He then extended his leg out and made contact with Jim's gut. He flipped him over and Jim fell on his back, unconscious. Leon got back up and turned on his laser. It focused on the village chief. Leon moved over and kicked the knife away from the unconscious body. Leon then heard a knock on the door. He looked out the kitchen window and saw three "things" knocking on the door. Then there was a gushing sound from behind Leon and he turned around.
Jim, the village chief, sprouted a new head from his old one and four new legs from his arms and his legs. His body then morphed into black skin and it grew wings. "You are my meal!" said Jim with a new morphed voice. He then let out a shriek and charged Leon. How do I always get into these messes?