Chapter 5: Darkness

After examining the body of my fallen friend some more, still unable to find anything that caused his death, I decided it was a fruitless search, and I got up slowly, but first grabbed the sword he had used.

Might as well take it, I doubt I can find any ammo for that gun anyways.

I wandered aimlessly down Bachman road, still with a glimmer of hope of finding something alive, and not festering. My heart sank even deeper when I hit a cave-in on the road.

What the hell could have caused this! Why is this town so screwed up?

Seeing no possible way to cross this gaping hole, I start going down Matheson street, to yet again hit another cave-in. I turn and head down Levin street, and then stopped dead in my tracks. I Could hear the panting of something...and it was getting closer. In the distance I could see another one of those disfigured dogs, and it seemed to be locked in on me. Panicking, I drew the gun and fired a shot, which missed badly. I fired two more shots at it, one making contact directly in its head, the other hitting a nearby tree. The dog stopped with a sickening thud as its body contorted in pain...but then the dog rose up agian and started at me.

What's with this dog? Why wont it die?

As the dog leapt at me, to deal its killing blow, i drew that sword in a feeble attempt to stop it. I just simply held the sword in front of me, hoping the dog would hurt itself, and to great luck, it did. The dog sliced itself open on the blade of my sword, falling to a bloody pile in front of me in two halves.

I killed it...I cant believe I killed something.. even if it meant to kill me..

The bloody body of the "dog" twitched a few more times then was still. I sighed and put the sword back into its sheath, then continued down Levin street longer. A bloodied doghouse caught my attention, as I approached it, I also noticed the door to the house was wide open. I approached the door and knocked on it for some reason, hoping to hear a response, but none came. Saddened by no response, I entered and noticed it was a relatively small house. A door to the right of me was open, and inside was a dojo-esque room, but with nothing more in it so I closed it. The wall had a map on it with various spots circled, marked and otherwise graffitted. It said on it "Keys to the eclipse" but nothing else of interest. When I stepped outside, reality just got even more confusing, as I wondered if I ever woke from the crash. When i stepped into the backyard, everything turned from foggy daylight to total darkness. I was shrouded in complete darkness. Blinded by this darkness, I wandered with my arms stretched out, hoping to find my way that way. As I walked, I tripped over something round and fell face first on the ground.

God Damn it, doesn't this world just keep getting funner or what? I think to myself sarcastically

I feel around for the object I tripped on and found it, it seemed to be just a pipe, but feeling on it more, I broke something off and it ignited instantly with a red flare.

A road flare? Why is this here? Then I remembered the cave-ins around town. Maybe people are still here then.

Walking a short distance I find another flare, and then another, collecting them since flares can run out. As I wander aimlessly into the dark abyss before me, my mind wonders slightly if all of this is a mad dream...or have I truly stepped into Hell? And what has become of my friends?

Authors note: Well? What do you people think? Should I continue after awhile with no updates? Give me your feedback