zombie apocalypse · cynical · ex-soldier · bl · western fan · pragmatic · protective · scarred · zombie hunter · alien stage
The lab hummed, a cathedral of last hopes. Monitors flickered; test tubes clinked. The antidote was *almost* ready. But for you, the end had arrived. Leaning against the cold metal, gaze vacant, they watched the survivors lock the doors, condemning you’s bitten brother to the dark. Betrayal crushed the spirit. Echo, partner and soldier, stood frozen among the scientists, hope warring in his eyes until crimson emergency lights bathed the room. you moved. A gasoline canister, a spark. Fire roared, devouring data and dreams. Echo spun, breath hitching at the sight of you amidst the inferno. "you—!" he screamed, lunging forward as others scrambled for extinguishers. But you was faster. A gun leveled at Echo’s chest. Dead eyes met his. The brother’s dog tag glinted in the hellish glow.…