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Dark Sanctuary
Campaign 2: Death Toll- Part 2
Chapter 12: The Drains
The pounding on the door grew louder, and angry grunts could be heard from the other side. Despite their short stay in the room, the Survivors had been fortunate enough to find ammunition and first-aid kits. They tended to the minor scratches they had received on the turnpike, then reloaded their guns shakily.
"Well," Takuya said as he stood up. "Good thing this room has a back exit."
"Yeah, always pays to have a second escape route," Tommy added.
The room had a set of stairs, and the group of five quickly hurried up the steps, making their way to the door. The door had a small window on it and was barricaded with a metal pole locking it in place. Through the window they could see three infected humans snarling at them, scratching at the glass. Takuya and Kouji removed the heavy bar, while Tommy and Zoe had their guns pointed and ready to fire. Once the bar had been discarded, Takuya yanked the door open, causing the infected to rush in.
However, before they could get far, Zoe and Tommy had already shot them through their heads. The corpses collapsed to the floor in a puddle of blood, and the Survivors rushed through the doorway. Through the door was a large room, surprising the group.
"Huh...." Takuya mused. "Guess this place isn't just a tiny shack...."
"Looked smaller from the outside," Kouji commented.
Zoe shook her head and sighed. "There are surprises around every corner."
They were on a metal walkway, and a few more of the infected were ambling over to them. While the group shot at them, Kouichi picked up a crazed woman and threw her off the walkway, smirking in satisfaction as the woman's body laid there lifelessly in a pool of crimson once she had hit the lower level below them.
"Okay, let's go," Takuya said with a nod.
They rushed down the metal path, coming up to a turn. Just as they went around the bend, a Witch stumbled over to them.
"Fuck!" Kouji jumped away from her as she lashed out at him. "I hate these bitches!"
"But they relate to you so well," Takuya quipped as he fired a shot into the woman's stomach.
The Witch wailed and slashed her mutated nails a second time, scratching Tommy's arm. Before she could do much damage, she was shot again, this time in the head.
"You alright, Tommy?" Takuya asked, looking at the younger brunette.
Tommy winced at the stinging sensation on his bleeding forearm, but nodded nonetheless. "Yeah, I'm fine. Let's just go..."
He and the others continued their way down the path, coming up to a wide tunnel that resembled a large pipe. They entered it and quickly fired several rounds at the awaiting infected inside. Blood, shards of bone, and chunks of flesh flew in every direction, painting their surroundings. The blood made the tunnel slick, but everyone managed to get through without any problems.
"I hate tunnels," Kouji griped.
"I hate tunnels that are infested," Takuya muttered. "Especially with crazy fuckers..."
They turned left down the tunnel, walking another minute or so until they reached the end of it. It opened up into a large room with another metal walkway that was much like the other one they had previously been in. The path circled the round room, rather than leading a direct path to any other location in the room, and below them was a lower level filled with a threatening horde.
"How are we going to get down?" Tommy asked, his face furrowed into a frown.
"There's a ladder," Zoe told them, motioning to it down the path.
As they drew closer, they noticed that they weren't the only ones who had noticed the ladder. A few of the infected were climbing up the rusty rungs, making their way up.
"Are you kidding me?" Takuya groaned, shooting at them.
The infected fell back down to the bottom, where they laid there unmoving. Just as Takuya and the others were about to climb down, more of the infected began to climb up.
"Oh, what the fuck," Kouji grumbled. "We're never going to get down if they keep climbing up the ladder."
Without a word, Kouichi leapt off the walkway, landing on the lower level below. He began to attack any infected person coming up to the ladder, ripping their throats out with ease.
"And that's our cue to get the fuck down," Takuya said as he and the others shot the remaining infected making their way up the ladder.
While Kouichi held off the approaching horde, the Survivors sped to climb down the rungs as quickly as possible.
"Hurry!" Kouji commanded. "Kouichi can't hold them off forever!"
"You want me to go faster?" Takuya growled, being the first one going down. "Fine."
He gripped the sides of the ladder and slid down the rest of the way, ignoring the rungs. He landed on the dirt ground below and began to fire at the infected, glancing up at Kouji.
"Happy?" He called up.
Kouji rolled his eyes, but rapidly climbed down the ladder, followed by Tommy and Zoe. Once they had all reached the bottom, they all worked together to eliminate the bloodthirsty swarm. The infected lashed out at them wildlyl, one of them managing to slash his jagged nails into Zoe's chest. Three ribbons of blood emerged through her white shirt, but she simply ignored the stinging sensation.
"You asshole!" The blond cried out, shooting him directly through the eye.
"Zoe, are you okay?" Takuya asked, wincing at the sight of her wound.
"The cuts aren't deep so I'm fine," she said quickly. "I just want to get out of here."
The five of them finished off the horde, then booked it to the end of the room. There was a large opening that led to yet another tunnel, and they quickly hurried into it. They were able to get through it without a problem, then took a right to enter another tunnel. The Survivors weren't as lucky this time around, as about a dozen of the infected were lurking within the shadows. However, they were immediately gunned down or mauled by Kouichi, whose face was now covered in a layer of blood.
"Hey, there's the end of the tunnel!" Tommy shouted as they saw a light at the end. "We're almost there."
The five of them sprinted to end of it, coming to yet another room. This one was much larger than the others, and the center was submerged in a shallow pool of water. There was a ramp going around the room, although it was split into several sections rather than one large walkway. There were a few of the infected trudging in the water, making their way to Takuya and the others. Guns roared and bullets flew, and within seconds, the water was tinted red. The corpses laid there lifelessly, and they were submerged under the water after a few seconds.
"Hey, there's a ladder," Kouji said.
"Good, we need to get the fuck outta here," Takuya muttered as they rushed over to it.
Just as all of them had climbed up the rungs and made their way to the landing, a large horde rushed in below them. They were all in the water for the most part, and Takuya took this time to pull a pipe bomb out. He whistled nonchalantly as he lit it, then hurled it into the shallow pool.
"Won't that thing go out?" Kouji asked skeptically.
"Just run!" Takuya shouted. "I don't wanna stick around to find out."
There was a loud explosion seconds later, indicating that the bomb had, in fact, been able to detonate.
"One of the infected must've caught it," Tommy speculated as they ran up to a door.
Zoe glanced back in the water, which was filled with destroyed limbs and stained red. "Yeah, and by the looks of it, most of them were killed in the explosion. There are only a few left."
A minute after they had run through the door, there was a loud curse from Kouji.
"Fuck! The door to this room is blocked off," he groaned. "Now what?"
"Go back the way we came," Takuya replied, picking up a first-aid kit and a box of shotgun shells.
Tommy sighed as he and the others exited the room. "Is there another way out of here?"
"I hope so," Zoe muttered. "If not, we could be screwed."
To their relief, there was a tunnel not far from where they were standing, and it did not appear to be blocked. However, a horde was rushing up to climb the ladder on the other side of the room, intending to go after them.
"Fuck, let's go!" Takuya shouted.
Without bothering to shoot any of the infected, the five of them climbed up a few steps and entered the tunnel. It was darker then the others, almost pitch black. Luckily, they were able to make their way through using their miniature flashlights.
"Be careful," Takuya told them. "There could be a Witch here."
"Good to know," Kouji grumbled, not excited about a chance encounter with the dreaded creature.
There were a few of the ordinary infected lurking inside, and they were quickly gunned down in an array of bullets. Kouichi leapt on one of them and ripped the woman's throat out, leaving her to bleed to death.
"Damn," Kouji said in admiration. "I need to learn how to do that...."
After a minute or so of walking, the tunnel opened up to yet another large room. This room in particular was filled with pillars, and above them they could see holes that led to the level up. The room was well-lit, and only a few of the zombie-like enemies were present.
"This should be easy." Takuya fired at them, finishing them off as the others reloaded.
Suddenly, from the hole above them, several of the infected jumped down at them, taking them by surprise.
"Shit!" Tommy cried out as one of them barely missed biting his arm.
He fearfully shot it, only for another to attack him. Sharp nails scraped across his stomach, leaving three thin ribbons of blood. Tommy fired his gun at that one as well, killing it.
The others were struggling to take on the vicious horde, trying their best to avoid being bitten. Takuya grunted in pain as he was tackled into a wall by a large man. Although the man was not a Tank, he was an intimidating size. He snarled at the brunette, who shoved the barrel of his gun into the man's mouth. Takuya pulled the trigger, blowing off the back of the infected's head.
"There's too many of them!" Kouji yelled, barely dodging their attacks. "They outnumber us too much!"
Even Kouichi was having a tough time keeping the horde at bay. He could only take on the infected one at a time, and with the startling number of them, he was being knocked around constantly.
"There's a ladder there!" Zoe called to the others. "Try to get to it as best as you can!"
The Survivors struggled to make their way over to the escape route, attempting to hold off the swarm as much as possible. Takuya grabbed a molotov cocktail from a his belt and lit it, swinging it at the horde.
"Climb up as fast as you can while it holds them off!" He shouted.
The cocktail exploded, causing a wall of fire to form between him and the others. However, it would only buy them a little time; time that they desperately needed in order to escape.
Kouichi pounced up past the ladder, being the first one up. Takuya followed him, jumping up as high as he could before climbing. He managed to land halfway up the ladder, where he proceeded to climb the rest of the rungs.
"Go!" Takuya exclaimed. "They're getting through the fire! Hurry!"
"Shit!" Zoe climbed the rungs as fast as she could, aware that Tommy and Kouji were not far behind.
Just as she neared the top, Takuya grabbed onto her arm. Kouichi took her other arm, much to the surprise of both the brunette and blond. He helped Takuya pull Zoe up, then moved to grab hold of Tommy. Once the youngest Survivor had gone up, Takuya and Kouichi grasped onto Kouji's arms.
"Fuck!" Kouji cursed as one of the infected tried to climb up after him. "Get away from me!"
He kicked his leg, knocking the infected man off, then scrambled up the ladder. The five of them sprinted over to a doorway and finally exited the building. They were now outside near an parking lot that looked as though it had been overgrown with weeds. They ran across the lot, shooting down the infected humans that came rushing over to them. Kouji hurled a pipe bomb at a group of them, smirking as he did so.
"Yeah, go get the bomb, you dumb fucks!" He shouted as the small horde rushed over to the beeping object.
It detonated, sending charred flesh and blood spraying onto the pavement and nearby trees.
"Well, that took care of that," Kouji said proudly.
"Uh, think again," Takuya replied dully as he pointed.
Approaching them in the distance was another horde. Unfortunately, a Boomer and Jockey were amongst the group.
"Ah, crap," Tommy mumbled, wincing with dread. "I don't want that Jockey near me..."
"Quick! Cross the street and get to that building. We might be safer in there," Takuya told them. "But hurry, 'cause they're coming over fast."
The five of them sprinted across the street, running up to the building that the soldier had indicated. The Boomer spit out its disgusting bile, barely missing them by mere inches.
"Fuck you!" Kouji sneered, shooting it through its head.
The Jockey made its way over to them, his ear-shattering laugh echoing in their ears. His eyes were wide with malice and his bared teeth were coated with blood.
"Oh, hell no!" Tommy cried out, firing his gun.
The Jockey laughed, then tumbled to the ground. He twitched and closed his eyes a moment later, the other infected humans side-stepping his body.
"Get in the building!" Takuya yanked the door open and ushered everyone through. "Go, go, go!"
He sped through the doorway once everyone else had gone inside, slamming the door closed behind him. In the room, there were two sets of staircases, and the Survivors quickly descended the steps.
"I hope there's a safe room close by," Zoe said in a tired voice. "I don't know about you guys, but I'm running low on ammo."
"Same here," Takuya added.
Kouji and Tommy nodded in agreement as well, Kouichi not making any type of reply to Zoe's comment.
"What is this, a train station or something?" Tommy asked once they had reached the top.
In the room they had just entered, there was a train right before their eyes. The door at the end of the caboose hung open, almost inviting them to enter.
"Let's go in there and rest," Kouji huffed. "I'm fucking exhausted...."
"Yeah, let's hurry the fuck up while we're at it," Tommy added.
As they rushed up to the caboose of the train, a horde suddenly ambled out of the shadows of the dimly lit room. There were about two dozen of them, and within the mix were a Hunter, a Spitter, and a Tank.
"Oh, fuck...." Takuya took a deep breath and began to shower and array of bullets at the enemies.
The others followed his example, firing away at the infected. Blood sprayed in every direction and agonized shrieks bounced off the walls. The Tank ambled over to them, swingine one of his arms at the group. While the others dodged the behemoth, Kouichi leapt onto the overgrown man's shoulders. He slashed his nails deep into the Tank's flesh, ripping away huge chunks.
The Spitter stumbled over to where Kouji stood, a ball of acid projecting from her eroded mouth. Kouji cried out in surprise and jumped away, feeling the acid quickly burn into the right arm of his coat. As he desperately tried to pull his jacket off, the Spitter rushed over to him and lashed out at him.
"Fuck!" He felt blood drip from his chest, as well as the searing burn that had made its way to his skin.
Meanwhile, Takuya, Zoe, and Tommy were trying their best to keep the horde at bay. They shot at the swarm almost in a panic, sending severed limbs flying across the room.
"There's too many of them!" Tommy yelled above the gunfire. "We'll never make it if they keep attacking us like this!"
Zoe cursed and pulled a pipe bomb from her jacket pocket, hurling it across the room. A few of the infected chased after it, but most of them stayed to attack the trio.
The Tank grunted as Kouichi continued to maul at his shoulders. With a pained groan, the hulking man grabbed the Hunter off his back and threw him across the room. Kouichi slammed into a wall, causing concrete to chip and crumble around him. Before he could counter with his own attack, the Tank rushed over to him and punched him in the stomach.
Kouichi growled, doubling over in pain as he felt the rib-crushing power deep within his abdomen. He attempted to pounce at the Tank, only to feel a heavy fist drive deep into his chest. The Hunter crumpled to the ground, then felt as the Tank pulled him up by his throat.
"Oh, shit! He's got Kouichi!" Zoe shot her pistols at the behemoth, hoping to get him to let go.
However, before she could shoot any of his vital areas, she felt a heavy weight jump down onto her. She screamed, crashing to the ground as a Hunter dug his nails deep into the side of her throat, which had been punctured earlier. Blood spurted from her wounds and begab to pool around her head.
"Zoe!" Takuya shot one of the infected that had stumbled over to him, trying to get to the blond. "Hold on!"
Tommy was shooting at both the Tank and Spitter, going back and forth between the two. The Spitter finally fell to the floor, dead, a puddle of acid burning her scalp as it leaked from her mouth. Kouji was lying on the ground, thick gashes across his chest, as well as his burnt arm. He was conscious, yet not alert, as his gaze was up at the ceiling.
Kouichi kicked, feeling his air supply quickly diminish. Just as the Tank was about to punch him, Kouichi drew back his hand and shot it forward. He plucked the Tank's left eye out of the socket, causing the beast to release his hold on the Hunter. Angry, he hurled Kouichi into a wall, then collapsed as Tommy shot him through the back of the head. Kouichi grunted, his eyes closed with pain.
Takuya shot the last of the commonly infected, then averted his attention to the Hunter. Zoe had managed to kick the Hunter off and shoot him once in the chest, right through the heart. The hooded infected man gurgled up blood, then tried to leap onto the blond a second time. Before he could, Takuya shot him through the eye. With the Hunter dead, Takuya fell to his knees beside Zoe.
"Oh, fuck!" He exclaimed, the blood now gushing from Zoe's neck. "Everyone, get into the train!"
He gathered Zoe up in his arms, carrying her into the caboose. Kouichi limped in behind them, followed by Tommy and Kouji. Kouji had passed out, and Tommy gritted his teeth as he attempted to support the older man. He laid the long-haired twin onto the floor, exhausted.
Takuya yanked the door of the caboose closed, sealing them in safely for the time being. He then looked back and forth between Zoe, Kouji, and Kouichi. The Hunter was panting loudly, though he looked as though he had escaped without any serious injuries. However, Zoe and Kouji were in much worse condition, as both of their wounds were life-threatening.
"How bad are they?" Tommy asked, his voice laced with anxiety.
"Both of them could die within a matter of a few minutes," Takuya replied as he pulled a first-aid kit off his back. "And you're going to help me make sure that they don't."
Tommy felt his stomach churn. "Uh, okay. But I uh....I don't know what to do..."
Takuya opened up the kit and extracted a needle and thread. "You're about to learn, kid."
Okay, I'm ending the chapter here. For one thing, I'm really exhausted. For another, I'm just tired of typing. So the next chapter will be coming soon (I just don't know when). Please review and let me know how you liked this chapter.
