I do not own any of the franchises in this story (Girls Frontline, Metal Gear, Youjo Senki), the only thing I do own is my OC idea. Please note that some characters might be OOC from the original content though I will do my best for that not to happen it will happen. A dear friend of mine helped with one of the OCs. The story will start in 3rd persona and soon transfer to 1st person and remain in the first person.
What happened?
After a little while I gently pull away and say. "I'm going to go put the fuel in the generator and work on the reinforcement okay?" after a second Kr nods and moves to get up but I put my hand on her shoulders and continue with. "You stay up here ok I will need someone to keep an eye out for me, can you watch my back?"
"Y-yeah," Kr says in a quiet tone still teary-eyed I watch as she moves to the nearest window seeing that she seems to be alright for now I head back downstairs and through the window to grab the fuel, it is at this point that I notice that I am a little short to safely get the fuel inside without spilling any along with getting myself in there at the same time.
After some situating I maneuver the gas can close to the window and barely manage to hang half of myself out of the window and grab the can and begin to pull it in. After about a minute success is finally mine and I quickly head toward where the generators are upon getting there I put all of the fuel in and start it back up grateful to have light again. I head back up to begin working on getting the pallets inside when I hear.
"BANG!" Around echoed around the building, seeming to come from outside. It was short, but very clearly sounded like a sniper. "BANG!" came another round seeming a little clearer, not coming from too far away from the shop. Hopping out the window with my gun at the ready I quickly look around for the source of the fired rounds. "See anything?" I shout inside only to hear a short no in response. "BANG!" came a third round, along with an unearthly gurgle, likely a dying ELID, and someone shouting something in the distance.
"I'm going to go scout it out! You protect the base!" I shout as I head off in the direction of the shots hoping that it's another survivor to make our chances that much greater out here. Climbing over a fence, I saw a group of fifteen ELIDs surrounding a small building, with a figure on top, hooded and holding a very impressive sniper. They were turning rapidly and reloading frantically, clearly panicked. They were slowly getting surrounded, and wouldn't be able to hold alone forever.
Looking down I swap my gun to burst fire and make my approach once I am within what I believe is the proper firing range of my gun I take aim at the chest of the nearest one and pull the trigger releasing a three-bullet barrage towards the Elid since I was moving my shot went wide and hit another Elid in the leg knocking him down while the other bullets luckily hit their marks. which caused a chain reaction of multiple falling over and others turning in my direction.
"Oh shit," I say as I see some of them have guns and are turning towards me to fire, I quickly run and jump through a window of a nearby building upon landing inside bullets are already flying in my direction and I am panicking badly. I flip over a table and take cover behind it to do my best to avoid getting shot. As I hid behind the tables, I heard some of the bullets get cut off by the sound of the sniper. Seems they were taking out the armed ELIDs.
Steeling my nerves I push the table closer to the window not yet wanting to leave the comfort of my cover and peak over the edge and out the window, panting I see that the Elids are now making their way back toward the sniper despite my fear I shakily stand up and take aim and fire into the crowd of Elid with three bursts and shout. "Come on you undead flesh bags, come and get me!" after I am done I think to myself that perhaps I have played too much Call of Duty zombies. Shaking my head out of my thoughts I look back at the Elids and see that a few of them have gone down thanks to my bursts and they are steadily making their way towards me.
BANG! Another round shot from the sniper, blasting through 2 of the ELIDs as the stranger started reloading. Some of the ELIDs looked back to the building and the sniper, while the rest continued walking towards me. I take aim again and try and steady my breathing as I Fire two more bursts into the crowd again only hitting a few of them in non-lethal spots due to my lack of accuracy but thankfully still landing my shots in general and knocking down the rest of them, quickly running out I draw my knife and hurriedly stab as many of the downed Elids managing to get five of them while they were still down.
Now with my gun at my side and knife in hand, I back up making space between me and the rest of the Elids trying my best to keep them all in sight. I can feel my hand burning as it is covered in their green blood, feeling something just snap and I partially lose myself. I throw my knife as hard as I can hitting an Elid in the head and sinking the knife to the hilt, I drop my gun and run forward using my left hand I dodge the Elids reaching grasp and sink my fingers into the Elids throat and rip as hard as I can feeling it's throat come free with ease. Turning around as fast as I can I see the other Elid almost on top of me, using my new size to my advantage I duck down onto my hands and knees right by its knees causing the Elid to fall forward as I quickly crawl out from under it I then climb on top of it's back up to it's shoulders and grab ahold of it's head and just start smashing it into the pavement.
I can hear the sound of my heavy breathing as its blood splatters everywhere after I am sure it's dead I stand up and look around and see the bloodshed I caused, I walk back over and pick it up ignoring the burning sensation that I feel covering my body, then I went to pull the knife out of the skull of the other Elid, before I heard the click of a gun loading, coming from the top of the building. I freeze in place upon hearing the click and then slowly turn toward the sniper. Their barrel was pointing directly between my eyes, their chest moving sharply in and out, clearly stressed, the gun shaking a little.
I bend down and drop the gun and slowly sheath my knife. I then speak slowly. "I don't mean any harm, I just came to help." I stay in a lowered position. The rifle seemed to shake more, as a woman's voice spoke back to me "Why should I believe that?! Why should I believe you don't want to hurt him too?!" she yelled, voice showing a sophisticated side. "First off I didn't even know there was someone else up there with you, and second I don't want to get shot." I retort honestly not making any sudden moves since I don't want my head blown off.
Something peeked under the stranger's hood before she shakily replied: "Y-you're telling the truth?" She mumbled, gun becoming more steady, starting to lower.
I don't yet relax as I slowly begin to stand up so that way I am not kneeling this whole time, Do I still feel joint pain? I think to myself as I stand before I reply. "Yes I am telling the truth, we have a base set up pretty close to here, and I can tell the Elid are drawn to noise soo, more are probably on their way here as we speak I think it might be safer for you and your injured party to come with me."
I pause before continuing with, "Just suggesting."
I hear the stranger take a deep breath, before lowering the rifle "Go into the building. There's a hatch in just about the center of the ceiling. I'll need you to catch him. Is that ok?"
At least she seemed calmer. "Yeah, I'm on my way," I reply. Quickly making my way through the house I soon arrived where the sniper lady told me to stand as I get ready to catch this guy.
The trapdoor slowly slid open, before the head of the stranger poked out, revealing long white hair, pale skin, and purple eyes "Are you ready? He's not light" she chuckled weakly at her own words.
"Wait your literally dropping him?" I ask more than a little shocked.
"Of course. I can't go down the ladder with him on my shoulders. Good luck" she smiled cutely, before she moved out of view, before a large black mass came into view, sliding from the hatch and dropping towards me.
"Oh shi.." is all I get out before I am forced to use my entire body to catch what I can of the man this stranger just slid down the hatch. I barely manage to catch his head and part of his chest before I am smothered completely. I could hear a slight thud before the figure lifted the man off me, leaning him against a wall and checking him over, not even bothering to help me up. "No new cuts? No bruises? Good, good" she sighed, clearly relieved.
As I move myself into a standing position I check myself over with a quick scan.
T-Doll - UMP45
Height - 143 cm
Weight - 53 Kg
Firepower
2.9 out of 5
Durability
2.5 out of 5
HP
3.5 out of 5
Speed
1.5 out of 5
Expertise
4 out of 5
Adaptability
2.5 out of 5
Equipment
Weapon = UMP 45, Survival Knife
Weapon Attachments = None
Armor = Standard Clothing (None)
Accessories = None
Ranged Weapon Damage = 4+3
Melee Weapon Damage = 3
Armor Rating = 8
Current Condition
Good
Current Battery
99.98%
After seeing that I was ok aside from what seemed to be some structural damage that will need to be patched up, I then decide to look at the newest person I have met in my new life and give them a quick scan as well.
T-Doll - AI G22A2
Height - 185 cm
Weight - 72 Kg
Firepower
4.5 out of 5
Durability
2.5 out of 5
HP
3 out of 5
Speed
3.5 out of 5
Expertise
3 out of 5
Adaptability
2 out of 5
Equipment
Weapon = AI G22A2 heavy sniper rifle
Katana
Weapon Attachments = x30 scope
Armor = Standard Clothing (None)
Accessories = None
Ranged Weapon Damage = 12
Melee Weapon Damage = 5
Armor Rating = 6
Current Condition
Great
Current Battery
72.65%
The new T-Doll, AI G22A2, slowly stood from its position over the boy, before turning to me "Why exactly are you helping us?" her voice was calmer, revealing it to be quite refined.
"Simple, because there is strength in numbers," I replied. I then moved over to where I set my gun and picked it up and asked, "Are you going to be able to carry him and your supplies, or are you going to need help carrying it?" As I recall the bags I saw on my way up here.
Turning back to AI G22A2 and tilt my head in a questioning manner when I don't hear an answer. As I looked, it seemed she was thinking the question over, before eventually answering with "You take 2 of the bags, I'll take the last and him".
I nod and head down the stairs towards the bags and check each one, I then grab the two heaviest bags since she has to carry a load and this guy that I yet do not know the name of. I then step out to wait outside. She was quickly out behind me, showing little effort "cmon then. Where's this "base" of yours?".
I point to the direction I came from and say, "Back that way, though I did have to climb a fence or two to get to you." I then begin making my way toward the base. As we approached the road which led to our base we heard a guttural scream and an ELID was suddenly flung out of the road and into a rusted car, leaving a huge mark on the latter's side. I hear running and then Spz-Kr comes out of the road, running toward the ELID which has regained its footing and it's now roaring in her direction.
Something's wrong. I think. Spz-Kr doesn't even draw her mace, she runs up to the undead; with lightning-fast movement she is behind the undead and grabs it, hoisting the zombie up in the air. Kr then proceeds to break its spine by brutally slamming the Elid against her leg.
The Elid falls to the ground and it makes a gurgling noise as it attempts to rise to its feet, unaware that the spine is broken and its legs no longer move. Spz-Kr grabs the undead again and starts smashing it over and over against the car until its mangled Form is impaled on the car's jagged remains. Spz-Kr spins around toward me, her eyes are dilated, and her wolf ears are in what I recognize as a combat position, she looks at me and then… "Forty…Five?". She mutters as she pants, her ears returning to a relaxed position.
AI G22A2 stared at Kr."What the fuck is her problem? A neurotransmitter just sparked out?"
Quickly catching on I stepped in front of her and say. "Hey Kr what happened is everything alright?"
AI G22A2 behind me simply stood and waited "Hope you get through to her" she says taking a small step back.
Kr sight darts to the AI G22A2 behind me, and then back to me, and then back toward the AI G22A2, until they finally settled on her. "Who are you?". I see Kr's eyes scanning the AI G22A2, her intentions are clear, she wants to see if she is a friend or foe, I don't have eyes on the back of my head but I think she is doing the same.
AI G22A2 looked back at her, stance slightly tense "I am AI-G22A2, high-end Sniper class T-Doll" she replied "And you?". Spz-Kr looks at her for a second "Spz-Kr, Sangvis Ferri High-end AR-Class T-Doll" Kr replies still trying to get a read, a reaction out of G22A2. The new fox T-Doll seemed unphased "Your friend here told me you had a base of sorts, yes?". Kr eyed AI-G22A2 suspiciously, her eyes darting back at me and under her inquisitive gaze I simply nod. "Y-yes we are setting up an outpost…".before she could finish she was interrupted by AI-G22A2 "Well, we kind of need a place to stay as of right now, so may we…..?" She was cut off.
The human G22A2 was carrying suddenly made its presence known by letting out a groaning noise, and Kr's ears perked up. G22A2 set down the human she was carrying on her back. "Malek, is everything alright". G22A2 panics but the human doesn't answer and keeps letting out groans and whimpers of pain. Kr slowly approaches G22A2 and kneels near the human, looking over it, and scanning him. "T-to the bed, we m-must bring him inside, I think I can f-fix him up, a little". She is back to her usual stuttering self. I think to myself,Kr then darts out at full speed toward our base, leaving us in the dust.
Well, now I know his name at least. I think before I pick up the bags and say "Come on we need to get inside she drew a lot of attention." and then make my way toward the building. Once we get inside I tell G22A2, "There is an apartment up the stairs. Do you need help getting him up?". AI G22A2, G22 for short, looked at me questioningly before replying. "No, I can bring Malek upstairs myself, just show me the way". I show her the way and soon we are on the second floor. Kr is there with a bag of first aid she must have found somewhere. "O-on the bed, please p-put him on the bed". Kr says beckoning us to follow her into the bedroom. We follow her G22 right behind me, she is still suspicious of us both but that's understandable.
The bedroom we are in is simple, with a bed and a closet and some other small furniture. G22 lays Malek on the bed and kneels at the side holding the boy's hand. "A-AIG?" he muttered, slowly starting to shift, before the fox T-Doll stopped him "Stay still. We need to work on you" she replied, smiling gently. Feeling as though I would just make the room more cramped I let them know I am going back downstairs and will be back later.
(AI G22A2 POV)
I looked over Malek again, thankful that he was at least awake, before looking at Kr "He has several broken bones and a head injury. You can scan and confirm it yourself" I stated, earning a weak chuckle from Malek "It's fine". "O-Ok". Kr stares at Malek intently for a few seconds, "T-two broken ribs on the left side, t-thank gott no lungs puncture, I d-detect a non-threatening c-concussion; I-internal bleeding in the a-abdomen area, should fix i-itself with rest, and l-lastly the femur, b-broken". I gulped and steeled myself for what I heard, taking a short breath "Do you know if you can do anything?". While I was versed in several medical techniques, I wasn't very good at anything past basic injury, much less this.
"W-well, the internal b-bleeding, should, in theory, fix on i-it's own, b-but I think if we administer some light coagulants we c-can quicken the healing and be m-more safe in case something goes wrong". Kr says she seems to be at least versed in medical aid, certainly more than I am, how weird I never took her for a healer, something bothers me about her though, how can she go from such a berserker state to this stuttering kind self, that shouldn't be possible; Unless she was some experimental model, though if she is here I guess she was thrown away and someone was kind-hearted enough to welcome her instead of leaving her out on the street sustaining herself on car batteries and constant alert for scavengers. "I-I can't do much for the ribs, they need to fix themself, we can only h-hope they fix themselves right; T-the concussion also s-should also fix itself, with l-lots of rest; as f-for the femur, i-i think I can make something out of r-random j-j-junk to keep his l-leg straight".
I sighed in relief, slowly looking back to Malek, who was starting to drift off "Try to stay awake for me, ok?" I asked him. "I'll try…...but I'm drowsy" he replied, groaning a little. Kr interrupted "You should let him r-rest, would you mind helping me b-building a c-cast for his l-leg?". I nodded, standing back up "Of course. Do you need anything?" "I need some tubing, something to tie everything together, and t-that s-should be all?". I thought for a moment "Malek has all sorts of junk in his backpack, but I don't think he has any tubing. As for tying, would duct tape do?". Kr stops for a second, deep in thought before finally replying "Y-yes, d-duct tape will do j-just fine" Kr stops. I rifle through the backpack, finding a long piece of old steel and a couple of rolls of duct tape "he's a junk rat, so he turns all this sort of rubbish into tools and weapons".
Kr looks at the piece of steel. "N-not enough, we need l-longer and more t-tubing, r-rebars will a-also do fine, i-spotted an h-h-hardware store nearby". "Then that's our target. I still have some close-quarters combat up my sleeve" I chuckled, reaching to my side and tapping the handle of my katana." N-nice w-weapon, h-handcrafted?" she enquired. I nodded gently "That was a long time ago. When things were only slightly less chaotic" I let out a weak chuckle. "A-a-a s-sword is good w-weapon, b-but I think t-this is b-better s-suited for f-fighting E-ELIDs". She stutters out reaching under her cloak and drawing a wicked mace, my database finds a matching design, WWI Austro-Hungarian trench raiding mace.
"Old war style. I respect that. Malek made an axe out of a long piece of reinforced wood and a butcher's cleaver, and he's made me a few gadgets and weapons, so I can respect your choice" I glanced over the weapon, taking notes."i-i also had a s-sword, a-a l-long time ago". "Fascinating. May I ask what it was?" I tilted my head, considering how she fought with her hands, a mace seemed bad enough. Imagine a sword. "I-it was a WWI G-German m1889 officer s-sword, i-i was quite g-good with it". She says " earning my interest."How interesting. Why don't you have it now? Did you just switch classes" By now, we had already exited the building, almost at the aforementioned store "I-I don't have it a-anymore…" her voice changed, becoming hard and hateful "That monster still has it".
I tilted my head "you mean the d-class. Or are you talking about some person?".she is quick to reply, I now see that she may have personality issues, cause she flips back and forth between a timid and shy to an aggressive and violent self. "No, Not the D-Class, I'm Talking of my former owner, That freak, once he deemed me a failure, he chopped off my arms and legs and threw me away".
I grimaced at the thought of what she said "that isn't even just wrong. That's downright sick. I can't imagine how bad that must have been".she replied but she had returned to her stuttering self. "It was, h-horrifying, painful, i-it made me f-feel like i-i I was nothing more than j-junk, D-doctor found me, on the verge of my batteries r-running out, he, he brought me here, fixed me, c-cared for m-me, t-tried to f-fix me, couldn't q-quite do t-that, Salt Lake City happened and, h-he, he sealed me in the basement of o-our base, h-he said bad p-people were after me and that h-he couldn't protect me outside of the c-city, and to n-not worry, that he w-would have c-come back to f-find me once i-it would be safe, i-i'm still w-waiting for h-him". I feel like she didn't tell me the whole truth, but I easily guess, her previous owner must have treated her badly.
(Spz-Kr POV)
"I'm so sorry for you. How could anyone treat a person like that? Whether we're human or not we are still people. Right?. The words left G22's mouth. She sounds exactly like Doctor. "Y-you sound exactly like him, D-doctor used to say that we are still p-people, even if our b-bodies are made of metal o-our skin is made of s-synthetic material, our mind is a c-computer and our soul an A.I.," Kr said while looking at G22, they were almost at the hardware store. "Well, you can safely say now that you are your own T-Doll. That man who had you first won't be able to hurt you anymore. And if he did, I'm sure you could put that mace of yours to good use" she chuckled. Yes, if that freak comes to get me I'm going to rip him apart.
"Oh l-look we are at the hardware store, c-careful there might be some ELIDs inside". Kr said as she slowly crept to a window, the shutters of the hardware store were all closed, though the one which covered the window was damaged enough to allow to peek inside. "F-from here it seems c-clear, n-no ELIDs but opening this door will m-make a lot of n-noise,, let's go around to the back, there should be a back d-door". Kr turned around. "Copy that" G22 replied, suddenly seeming a lot more cold and militaristic. "F-follow me," Kr says as she starts stealthily moving toward the back of the shop. G22 followed, slowly unsheathing her katana and holding it to her side.
Once at the corner to the back Kr peeks around and sees an ELID sitting motionless against the wall near the back door of the shop. It's either dead or in Stasis, the mace won't help me here, I should really start keeping a knife with me, maybe G22 has one on her or inside Malek's backpack. Kr turned around her hand gesturing to G22 to keep her voice low, "G-G22, do you have a K-knife, a mace isn't really suited for a stealth K-kill". The fox T-Doll simply reached around her back and handed over a Japanese-style knife "I could just use my blade if you wish". Kr briefly looked at her "N-no, I have to do this myself, just in case something goes wrong I would need some cover". She nodded "Understood. You head over there. I'll watch your back".
Kr slowly crept out of her hiding spot and slowly moved to the ELID. it doesn't react, maybe it's really dead, better not to take chances though. Kr thrust the knife through the zombie's throat severing his spine. The ELID's pale white eyes shot open. So he was still alive. But before the undead could make a sound Kr violently pushed the knife sideways, severing the zombie's head, killing him instantly, his corpse falling on the ground with the head attached to it by a limb of his calcified rotting flesh. Kr then stealthily moved to the back door of the hardware store, she pulled the handle, but the door didn't budge. Of course, it's closed. "Hem…G22, d-do you have a lockpick or s-something to open this door?" The fox T-Doll nodded, riffling through the bag, before scowling "I swear it was in here" she growled. Noting G22's scowl Kr guessed she didn't have the lockpick so she started looking for an alternative way to get in without making too much noise. "G-G22, did you find the lockpick?". Kr asked cautiously.
( AI G22A2 POV)
I shook my head to Kr, now annoyed "I thought Malek put it in here. It must be in one of our other backpacks" I groaned, now thinking of another way out. "G-G22, would you m-mind helping me g-get to the roof? I think I s-saw a window half-opened". I nodded, standing up from my position with the bag "what are you thinking, Kr?". Kr stutters in a cute way. "M-m-my plan w-was to get in f-f-from the r-roof, and o-open the d-door f-from insider". I have a short thought, before crouching, back straight. "Put one of your feet on my shoulders".
"O-ok". Kr timidly moves over and with my help manages to grab on to the roof's edge, lifting herself before poking her head out. "The w-window is half opened, W-wait at the d-door, i'm gonna o-open it". I looked up, nodding as I walked to the door "don't take too long. We can't be shopping forever" I chuckled. "D-don't worry, w-we won't" I heard Kr say before she disappeared over the roof, I heard the sound albeit low of the window being cautiously opened, not long after i heard Kr appear at the small bulletproof glass on the door. "G-G22, the S-shop is empty, n-no ELIDs h-here, h-had I k-known i would have b-blasted the d-door to bits." Kr says with a timid but clearly annoyed expression "Well, bad lucks bad luck, don't mind it. Now get that door open before I do it for you" I stated, now getting a little bored. "O-ok" Kr panics and hurries along and soon the door is opened.
I stepped inside the shop Kr closing the door behind me, it's pretty rundown and there are layers of dust all over the place. This place had been frozen in time, left like this since the Salt Lake City Incident. "So, what's on the shopping list, Kr?" I asked, a small chuckle escaping my lips."U-Uhmm, we need some t-tubings, slightly shorter than M-Malek's leg, and just s-some duct tape, j-just in case we finish it." As she says that she starts watching around the shop and I do the same. Soon we regrouped at the back door, she had found duct tape and I had found the tubing. "Last part is some scrap. How big are you thinking? Like, show me with your hands" I questioned, having a small idea. "W-what do you mean?". Kr asked me, with a somewhat dumbfounded expression. "I thought we needed some metal. Show me how big we need it, like this" I held my hands out like I was showing the size of a box or something. "Ohh, W-well, we need them to be a bit shorter than M-Malek's leg" she says, holding her hands out like i did, however since the length she intended to show was somewhat long it looked like she was asking for a hug. I took a moment's thought, before chuckling to myself, quickly taking her into an embrace, my tail stroking her back, before I let go "on it, dead" I chuckled, walking to a shelf and ripping of the metal sheet, snapping it a few times to reach the right size.
When i turned around i saw Kr standing there, empty eyed staring at nothing, her Neural Cloud had crashed from the sudden hug. "Damn, how harsh was she treated? She bluescreen from a sudden hug". I approached Kr and… "E-e-e-e-ehhh?" she blurted out, her eyes regaining focus as her face became beet red with embarrassment" W-w-why did you do that?" she stutters out as she started fidgeting around like a timid schoolgirl. "You looked like you were asking for a hug" I chuckled, handing her the metal "so, is our shopping trip over?". Kr takes a few deep breath to calm herself and cool her system down from the sudden overheat. "Y-yes, we are done with shopping, let's get back to b-base". "Lead the way" I chuckled, gesturing for her to go ahead. "O-ok, follow me". She says, it's very clear she is eyeing me for any more surprises hugs; Damn she is really fun to tease, almost more than Malek is, almost.
When we arrived back at the base we went down into the basement searching for some more scrap but the only thing we found was UMP sitting on the ground unresponsive, she was downloading files from a data storage, which she held in her hand. We went upstairs and found Malek sleeping. "Kr, do we have painkillers?". I whisper to my companion, knowing the extent of his injuries moving his broken leg will be excruciatingly painful for him. "N-no, we don't". She says, her expression shifting to worry in realization. "Then it's best we prepare to gag him, I don't want to attract any ELIDs in the area with his screaming". Kr nods in agreement giving me a clear piece of cloth from the first aid kit. "Malek, wake up" I say to Malek while gently stroking his hair.
The boy slowly stirred awake, slightly wincing from the pain "W-what's going on AIG?" I smiled gently at him, stroking a little slower "we're just gonna set your leg into a makeshift cast". His eyes widened "th-that's really gonna hurt, I'll….." he started, as I placed a finger to his lips. "That's why we have your old friend" I smirked, lifting the cloth. His face glowed crimson, such a cute expression "I-I'll try to hold my tongue" he mumbled. I kissed his forehead "good boy" before looking to Kr "we're ready". Kr is blushing, embarrassed by my open display of "affection" toward Malek, but she quickly regain her bearing and answer "P-please, prepare yourself, th-this is gonna hurt…a lot". He nodded, one hand gripping the bed and the other squeezing my hand "o-ok".
(UMP45 POV)
After I get downstairs I begin to look around for where I set the info drive that Kr made. After I find it, I get ready as I best I can. After I was, I connected myself to the storage device and several lines of text appeared on my screen /Storage Device Connected/ Download Files = Yes - No/, I chose yes and a bar appear on the edge of my vision, it's going very, slowly, not wanting to look suspicious and ask Spz-kr questions on what should be common knowledge I try do what she did. I sit cross legged and nothing happen, then it dawns on me and I focus my entire being on that single bar, my vision grows dark and is replaced by what one could only describe as a simulated environment, with glowing walls, I see the storage device and I close in. i see that a shadowy and blurred figure is moving it's content inside another container, I approach the figure and the scene shift, the ambient is still simulated but the two containers have become files cabinet, the figure walks back and forth carrying file after file between the two cabinets, I finally get what I must do, I must help this…download program…yes, this download program with it's tasks,
I walk over to the storage device and grab one of the files before moving it toward the cabinet, as I place it on the cabinet I see it disappearing, I look at the download program, and it raises a hand and gives me a thumbs up, before returning to its task. I help the program with its task and soon the download is done, the program gives me thumbs up before disappearing, the environment shifts and then I see the files in front of me, it's a book on a reader stand, I open it and it's knowledge flows into me: ELIDs, a mutated monster born from human exposure to Collapse Radiation, there are three main categories, which are in order of evolution, first there are the Infected, they can be compared to Zombies, and they are split into two categories, Infected and Infected Soldier. An Infected is like a common zombie it shambles around attacking with melee attacks, not very dangerous but highly aggressive, in larger hordes it's advised to use explosives to put them out of their misery, solitary encounters are possible but rare, it's best to not waste ammo and use melee attacks to deal with a lone ELID Infected. Infected Soldiers are usually people who at the time of their mutation were in possession of a weapon, not that much stronger than a regular infected, depending on the weapon they have their threat level varies.
Above the regular Infected there are Smashers, large mutants of varying height, the largest going from 2.5 to 3 meters, Smashers are the result of long-term exposure to Collapse Radiation, usually sometimes after a human become infected there is a chance that they may experience an explosive growth resulting in a Smasher, how much time it needs to pass and to how much collapse radiation the Infected need to absorb before turning into a smasher varies, some Infected become smasher near immediately other take years or even decades to do so. Smashers are incredibly hard to deal with and their powerful melee attacks are a threat even to armored units, their hardened skin makes them very resistant to small-arm fire, explosives, and most notably armor piercing projectiles are better suited to deal with smashers. As time passes Smashers become more dangerous as their skin grows hardened to the point that small-arms fire is next to useless against them.
The final category of ELIDs is Class-D, Class-D are the oldest and most dangerous of the Infected, losing all forms of human resemblance if favor of unnervingly grotesque forms, Class-D evolves from Smashers that have been exposed to high enough doses of Collapse Radiation.
There is no standard appearance for class Ds. They are extremely dangerous, while Class-D is mostly melee combatants there are some cases of Class-Ds being capable of ranged attacks like the Class-D specimen nicknamed Tarasque residing in Chicago, this Class-D is covered in thick boney plates and hard spikes that can be shot at targets at incredible speed, and are capable of doing extreme damage even to Armored vehicles. Class-D are extremely large though their height rarely goes above three meters as most of them are quadrupedal, however, in the area around Salt Lake City there are many Class-D of enormous size that can only be dealt with using large and powerful mechs. This Zone is also called by some the Titan Zone due to the huge size of the Class-D inside, the largest identified Class-D was a humanoid monster with four arms and was around nine to ten meters and nicknamed G, it attacked the North America Exclusion Wall, and was stopped and killed only with the deployment of several large scale mechs and large scale artillery fire.
A series of Data files are attached to the files, I review them all though most of them are recordings of common infected and smashers. A few of that video is of Class-Ds and most of them boast hideous and grotesque form that gives me a sense of Deja-vu, I also find a video of G attacking the North America Exclusion Wall, though it was amateurish and was cut short only showing the monster peeking above the nine-meter tall wall.
One recording however catches my attention, a file named Combat Record 110099. I opened it and what I see is a first-person recording taken by Spz-kr, she was fighting ELIDs until out of a sudden she breaks down in sobs, the video turn black and when it turns back on the scenery is entirely different, and I recognize it from History Books, WWI trench warfare, in what can only be described as a surreal scene I see horrifyingly scarred soldiers charging at Spz-kr and her allies, I think I can guess what happened for them to be reduced so badly, Poison Gas, they cough out pieces of their organs and keeps falling to the ground only for them to get back up and return to the charge, suddenly one such soldier is on Spz-kr and she screams out and I'm forced out of the recording and into the material world again "WTF was that!?"