Left 4 Dead: Gemini Strain.

Chapter XXII: Babel – Adam

I almost wished that I could have had a gun all the time, it made short work of locked doors and hatches.
I pushed the old wooden hatch open with a grunt as a much louder sound of the bell ringing assaulted my ears. There would be no chance to hear other than that ringing as I finished climbing the ladder up to the bell.
The sound disorientated me as I could feel each pulse in my already burning chest. I took a brief moment to survey the top of the tower. It appeared that the roof of the city hall was attached to that of the clock tower from the looks of how close it was to the landing. On the other side, however, was an alleyway that would be a sure drop down.
My chest was burning.
I looked the bell over. What the hell was making it just ring continuously? It was then that it caught my eye. An electronic pad. I suppose that the bell was based off of an electric current. This pad probably was used to schedule the ringing of the bell, most like during important events or midnight. The odd thing about it however was that a knife was sticking out of the machine. Without thought I quickly grabbed its handle and yanked it clean out. There was a series of sparks and then the bell slowly came to a halt.
I looked at the knife in my hand. It was a lethal looking blade that was the length of what I would assume to be a short sword. It was then something came to me. Didn't Cassius SHOOT the bell and not stab the control mechanism? If there was a knife causing this malfunction instead of the bite of a bullet, how did Cassius manage to set this up? Does that mean that he had help with this set up?
I couldn't dwell on it any longer. Amidst the feeble cheers of those alive I was on my knees trying to breathe. Asthma really makes things difficult. The dust from that explosion must have set off my symptoms. It is a scary thing not being able to draw breath. How ironic it would be for me to die of asphyxiation instead of the Infected tearing me to shreds.
Now the oddest thing happened then as I gasped for air.
I got punched.
I was not able to see who had assaulted me but it was enough to send me down to the floor with a garbled moan of pain coming from my throat. It didn't end there as a swift kick to the side caused me to sweep across the floor of the tower. I wasn't sure exactly what happened next. I remember blacking out in pain and without breath. I remember hearing a single shot fired from a gun and something warm and fluid running over me.
I noticed upon waking in a strange room and with a grinning Cassius close to my face that I might just be properly fucked. It was then I began to cry in defeat.
"Oh don't cry, Adam." Cassius told me as he rubbed the top of my head with a calloused hand. "You think that I would let you just die with all the others? That would be too easy."