(Prolouge) Chapter 1:The Clock Begins To Tick
Bullets fly around me as i duck in cover. Then a grenade lands beside me, i jump from the 3rd story walkway onto the mall floor- Oh hey. Y'all are probably wondering "Just what the hell is happening?" Well you caught me in an odd moment. You see, as i fall at this moment i reflect on my choices. This is suppose to be my final day on earth. But before we can continue. We must go back to the beginning.
May 19th, 1972 10:30 PM
I walk into the clinic, coughing blood into a hankercheif. Waiting to be seen by a docter. This is my 5th visit and the visit im suppose to get answers. Its been a pain in the ass hiding this entire thing from Rally and May. But if they found out all they'd feel is pain " Markus?" A nurse called my name "Its Charles." I say as i walk in to see the docter. The docter i was seeing was an old family friend. His name was Doctor Franz von Bismarck, an East German Refugee. He made it to the west just before the day the berlin wall was built. Then he worked on building up his name in the windy city "Charles, Ve have a big problem" Franz said walking in. Hearing that made me feel dread beyond comprehention
"What is it doc? Is it the Big C? Tuberculosis?" I ask and Franz shakes his head "Way worse i'm afraid my friend. He said before showing me a file "...Tiempo Virus De La Muerte?" I ask confused "Keep reading" Franz urges me to keep reading. First it showed all the symptoms. Symptoms i have, then the history. Only one person had it before me. The king of spain in 1897 had it and past. Then i read the life expectancy. And i droped the file "i only have a year to live?" I asked in horror, the doctor nodded "unless you can come up with 50 mill." He said and i shook my head "Thanks Doc" i said walking out.
A Song To Set The Mood For the last paragraph: (Look Up The Ballad Of A Dead Man, By The White Buffalo.)
get in my car. And drive home... To grab my stuff. I wasn't gonna allow Rally and May to worry about a dead man. When i arived. I grabbed everything. And only left a note saying i was sorry and that i wont be coming back, i then got in my car and left. I drove out of chicago. My first stop was near the boarder to Missouri to think about what i should do. I always did enjoy helping Rally with bounty hunting. And thats when i decided "i'm gonna hunt the people wanted dead or alive. And will try my best to nab or kill em all. If i only have one year. I may aswell do some good" i say to myself as a start my car again and crossed the border to Indiana.
Apologies for the short 1st chapter. I hope everyone enjoys this! Chapter 2 will see Rally and May's POV. And possibly the beginning of the road to redemption for our hero Charles Markus.