Tech squirmed and writhed at the base of the tree as his eyes went milky white and dark energy crackled around him. He roared and slumped down on the floor, silent.

He awoke on the floor cabin with the others in a circle around him, Niko blasting with the Remington, Tank now firing two Hardballers and Tankini continuing to kick ass with her axe. Tech got to his knees but the pounding in his head kept him down and stopped him fighting for the duration. As the final reanimated corpse toppled to the wooden floor with a squelch, Tech had managed to stand.

Niko held him steady as they discussed the situation, "there can't be that many more but chances are we'll have to take em all at once."

Tank checked his ammo, "I don't think we can last that long. Should we make a run for the car?"

Tankini shook her head, "we'd be overcome before we could make it. Or we could be swarmed by more of those ghost-things. Speaking of which…"

Tech rubbed his head and stood up straight, "I'm good to fight I just need to…to…" He arched backwards and roared and more evil energy was discharged. "Or not…don't know how much longer I can keep it in check."

Niko nudged him, "you'll be okay. We can help you…"

"No! No, you can't. Nobody can help me now. I can feel the evil inside of me…" He let loose a long low-pitched fart. "And that's just the beginning."

Without warning another Deadite spirit crashed through one of the windows flying straight for Niko. Seeing it just in time Tech shoved him to the wooden floor of the cabin. The spirit flew past them into the stuffed deer head mounted on the wall as Niko's Remington clattered across the floor. Tech reached the gun and destroyed the laughing object with one blast.

Niko got up cautiously, "thanks man." He reached for his gun but Tech held onto it. "I think you…"

"No," Tech interrupted. "I think you should get into the basement," he levelled the gun at them, "all of you."

Tank was shocked by what he was hearing, "no way! We're not gonna sit by while those things slaughter you!"

"Don't you understand! This is the only way I can protect you. Now please…" They lifted the hatch and went down the stairs slowly. Tankini turned to speak but Tech cut her off, "just go."

With all of his friends locked in the basement, Tech moved the desk onto the hatch. "Forgive me." He shuddered again feeling the evil inside. "First things first…" He compressed the evil inside himself as he started up the chainsaw trying to confine to a single part of his body.

Tech's eyes flicked open, "gotcha!" He swung down with the humming chainsaw, past his waist and severed his…thing. It dropped to the floor and with a shot from the Remington was turned into an ugly stain on the floor.

After some hasty first aid on himself Tech was ready. He attached the chainsaw to his right hand and reloaded the 12-gauge. The thumpings on the side of the cabin started again and he aimed his sawn-off at the closest, "it's show time!"