Book of The Dead: Chapter 2: His name is Eli
Saya aimed the gun upright and let another shot spring out. Eli sensed that they were getting more and more enclosed in the horde.
"Hey back up a bit!" Eli backed away from the crowd, followed by Saeko. He pulled out his pistol and sprayed a couple of rounds at the horde. Saya took another shot. But this time she forgot to look out for the recoil, causing the gun to slam right into her nose. She fell to the ground, her nose running with blood.
"What's keeping you guys from getting in that truck and revving off! We gotta get out of here!" Shizuka looked over at Eli, Who was running out of ammunition.
Lord, if it is your will, please let us survive this.
"Don't you see the two long ropes that are blocking us?" She shouted towards him.
"Ah, man…" Eli muttered to himself. He was pretty close to giving away one of his two secrets. Until, from out of nowhere, a squad of people in suits came from the other side with water cannons. They fired immediately at the horde. The rushes of zombies were taken aback as the squad signaled for them to come to the other side.
"C'mon let's go!" One of them said. Everyone in the crew rushed over to get in through the ropes. Kohta carried Alice, as Takashi got Rei to her feet.
"What about the truck?" Kohta handed Alice over to one of the masked people.
"Don't worry; it will be taken care of." The rest of the crew got to the other side, including Eli.
One of the people that had saved them took off her mask to reveal to them that she was Saya's mother, Yuriko Takagi.
"Mama!" Saya came into her mother's arms. She wiped some of the blood from her nose.
"What happened to you? Were you bitten?"
"No, it's not that. The gun…" Yuriko looked at the gun she held in her hand.
"I told you to be mindful of the recoil." Eli remembered hearing a nasty thud against someone. He more or less knew that it was Saya. They all looked at the other side. The other zombies began to disperse.
"You can follow us back to the manor and we'll get you situated."
The group continued towards the manor. Takashi wondered who this man, who had gone out of his way to save them. He noticed his skills with not just a blade, but firearms as well. He was extremely accurate and didn't hesitate when it came to combat.
"Hey." Takashi gripped Eli's arm. "Who are you? And why did you help us?" Eli stopped as Takashi slammed into him. He then turned around and stuck his hand out.
"Eli. Name's Eli." Takashi reluctantly shook his hand as they approached the manor.
To be continued…