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Radiance
Chapter 14: One Step Closer
First POV (Tyler)
December 25, 2026
I parked my motorcycle on a street that had a bunch of skeletons. I took off my helmet and pulled out my compound bow. I had 48 arrows and I had to make each shot count. If I had missed even one shot, that mistake wouldn't miss the chance to come back and rip my face off.
I aimed at one skeleton and fired, taking it down with a headshot. The others didn't notice as I fired more arrows. I heard a low growl coming from behind me, followed by the sound clattering bones. I punched the skeleton with my left arm without even looking. It fell back, dead from my bracer hitting its head. I shook my head and smiled as I continued firing arrows. Before I know it, I ran out of arrows.
I pulled out the minigun and got on my motorcycle. I put the pedal to the metal. Every single skeleton looked at me as I turned to the side and spun on one wheel. I kept one hand on the handle and held the gun with the other.
"Ha, ha, ha! Eat this!" Skeletons dropped dead from the rapid fire. Within a few seconds, the gun chewed through all of the ammo. I got off the motorcycle and pulled out my knife and tomahawk. "I'm just getting started, guys." I said as they all slowly closed in on me. I charged. "Come on!" None of the skeletons stood a chance. Not one second would go by without me cutting into some skeleton's cranium.
A few minutes later, I pulled out my blaster gun. I looked around and I was surrounded. I continued firing, but they just kept on coming. That's when all hell broke loose. My gun jammed and I looked around to see the skeletons slowly advancing towards me. They got closer and closer and closer. I desperately tried to fix my gun. One skeleton proceeded to attack me. I finally fixed my gun, but it was too late to retaliate. I closed my eyes.
BAM!
I opened my eyes and turned around to see Ken aiming his shotgun.
"Is it dead?" He asked.
"It's not even alive." I replied, smirking. I heard gunfire behind me and looked to see the others taking down the skeletons that were previously surrounding me. "Thanks."
"No problem." Ken said.
"Putting the team back together, huh?"
"Damn straight." Skyler answered.
"The last charge of the hellfire brigade." I turned to look at Andrew and then back to Ken.
"Let's do it, Ty." I cocked my gun.
"Until the end."
Andrew and Mickia took the skeletons on the left while Lauren and Skyler took the ones on the right. Ken and I moved down the middle. We were unstoppable. My blaster ran out of ammo and I put it away.
I pulled out my two pistols and charged. I yelled as I ran towards the undead army of skeletons. I started firing. Skeletons fell down, one by one. One tackled me to the ground before more piled up. I fired through the cranium of the skeleton on top of me while the bullet went through the others. I got up and turned around to see a skeleton charging at me. I dodged and forced its head before it crashed into a rail. The skull exploded into fragments of bone and cartilage as the body fell down, headless. I reloaded while more skeletons charged. I picked one up and turned it upside down before smashing its head onto the concrete. I even killed a skeleton with a head-butt and surprisingly, it didn't hurt much. I put my pistols away and got on my motorcycle. I drove as fast as I could and noticed a piece of rubble forming a ramp. I hit it before jumping off of the motorcycle. I flew high over a large group of skeletons. My right hand turned grey and my fingers turned into grey claws as I grinned. A tiny black orb of energy sat in my hand as I started to fall down towards the skeletons. I pounded the concrete with a black fist of dark energy as a wave of grey knocked the skeletons into the air. They floated in the air helplessly as I straightened my arms out. A force of energy pushed the skeletons away, all of them landing on their heads which killed them. I looked up and saw a jet flying over the city. It started dropping bombs. I looked at the others.
"Run!"
The bombs hit, explosions moving down the street. The explosions caused a building to collapse onto the remaining skeletons as we all started running. I separated from the others as the building landed directly behind them, knocking them all down. A bomb just barely missed and exploded right behind me, knocking me into the air. I landed on the ground a few feet in front of me. My back hit the concrete hard. Pain of impact, it was like a small death. The whole area was entirely surrounded by smoke. I stood up and looked around for anyone, but it was hard to see with all of the damn smoke.
"Ken? Andrew? Mickia? Lauren?" I called out before saying the last name. "Skyler?" I found Drew, Ken, and Lauren, but I didn't see Mickia or Skyler. Suddenly, Skyler ran up to me and wrapped her arms around me. I returned the embrace and smiled before we broke away.
"Has anyone seen Mickia?" Drew curiously asked as we all looked around. Then, I heard pained groaning. We all moved around as the sound got louder. The smoke cleared and we found Mickia, but she was wounded. A piece of metal sticking out of her left side.
"We'll help you, Mickia. Don't worry." I explained.
"Just let me go in peace. I don't want to live in this world of horror." She replied. "Thank you for getting us far. You're a good friend. All of you are my best friends." Mickia breathed deeply as her head tilted to the side. She was gone. I put two fingers on her eyes and closed them so she can rest in peace. Everyone walked away while I stayed. I lowered my head in sorrow.
"I'm sorry." I picked up her body and wrapped it in a white sheet. I carried her body back to the train station.
Later
Everyone watched while I placed Mickia's body in the dirt hole. I piled the dirt on top and patted it down. I pushed he shovel into the ground as it stood up. I picked up the wooden cross and placed it in front of the grave.
R.I.P Mickia Simmons
I looked at the grave before looking up at the starry night sky. It's my entire fault that she's gone. A few moments later, Skyler stood right next to me. I started singing quietly to myself.
When you were standing in the wake of devastation
When you were waiting on the edge of the unknown
And with the cataclysm raining down
Insides crying "Save me now!"
You were there, impossibly alone
Do you feel cold and lost in desperation?
You build up hope, but failure's all you've known
Remember all the sadness and frustration
And let it go. Let it go
And in a burst of light that blinded every angel
As if the sky had blown the heavens into stars
You felt the gravity of tempered grace
Falling into empty space
No one there to catch you in their arms
Do you feel cold and lost in desperation?
You build up hope, but failure's all you've known
Remember all the sadness and frustration
And let it go. Let it go
Do you feel cold and lost in desperation?
You build up hope, but failure's all you've known
Remember all the sadness and frustration
And let it go. Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Do you feel cold and lost in desperation?
You build up hope, but failure's all you've known
Remember all the sadness and frustration
And let it go. Let it go
That night, I turned on the radio and tried to contact anyone. No one answered at all.
The End
Thank you for reading the story. If you're a fan of The Walking Dead, check out the Comic-Con 2013 Season 4 Trailer. It's epic. The final chapter in this series will be coming very soon, I promise. 'Given Up' is about to start. This is Rex175 signing off.