chapter 16: revelation

after walking for three days, and three nights. they are in front of a shopping center. inside of the shopping center are many zombies. there is a bunker with the NPCs. and finally there are some old enemies.

Bigotes kicks the front door. the door falls. Bigotes walks inside. he is follow by the rest of the team. Bigotes ignores Joaquin's warnings. Bigotes walks by himself. there are three floors. because Bigotes has no idea what a bunker is, he goes to the third floor.

Cat-G, Dog-B and Joaquin on the West. Psychotic Twin & Choco-Coco-Latte on the East. Cabra-Head, Metal Head, and Violet Guitar are on the North.

Oblivious Soul-Rage and Quick Kill-Man were waiting for them. they arrived an hour earlier.

Joaquin has been suspicious of Dog-B all the time. he thinks Dog-B is the traitor. he takes a gun out. he walks slowly behind him. he is ready to shoot. from behind he is shot on the shoulder. Joaquin falls on the floor. he turns around. he shoots at the enemy.

Oblivious Soul-Rage shows himself. he is with some 'friends.' they all shoot. Oblivious Soul-Rage makes fun of them. he looks at Joaquin's face. he feels so much rage. he wants to kill Joaquin. Oblivious Soul-Rage yields.

"what is smaller your ego? or your package? I mean, why else would you feel so much anger you have to fuck with someone else's almost perfect day."

said Joaquin annoyed.

Dog-B & Cat-G are shooting back. the three of them are able to leave. the only one wounded was Joaquin. he was bleeding from his shoulder. he laughs thinking about Oblivious Soul-Rage's anger. Joaquin doesn't care about his own wound.

Joaquin steps in front of Dog-B. Joaquin slaps him. Dog-B looks at him scare. Joaquin asks him if he is hiding something. Dog-B refuses to talk. Joaquin asks for all the information he has. Dog-B keeps refusing to speak.

"there is something I want to say. but not here, not now. I know you don't trust me. you want to know who is the executioner. I also want to know who he is, because of that depends my salvation."

said Dog-B nervously.

they keep moving. Oblivious Soul-Rage and his people are behind them. there are some zombies in front of Joaquin. he uses a holy bullet. he shoots at Oblivious Soul-Rage on the knee. the zombies ignore Joaquin and his companions. the zombies go after Oblivious Soul-Rage.

Oblivious Soul-Rage runs away from the zombies. his companions try to kill all zombies. Oblivious Soul-Rage keeps running. he is not going to come back soon.

Joaquin looks at a cafe. he gets inside. the couple follows him. Joaquin makes a coffee for himself. he then makes a coffee for the other two. Joaquin looks at some newspaper on a table. he reads the newspaper and drinks his coffee.

Joaquin looks suspiciously too calm. is clear that he is about to do something. Dog-B is super nervous, he can't hide how horrible he feels.

Cat-G looks at him. she wants to help her boyfriend, but he never told her anything.

there is so much suspense. Dog-B quietly walks at Joaquin's side. he is holding a gun. Joaquin slowly puts his right hand on his left wrist. he is covering a gun on his wrist. the two men are ready to pull their weapons. they are ready to shoot.

before the situation could go out of control. before the worst case can be a choice. Cat-G walked in front of Joaquin. holding a stun gun she shoots. Joaquin falls electrocuted. he falls unconscious. Cat-G aims the stun gun at her boyfriend.

she is waiting for an explanation. he knows he did wrong. he knows he had so many opportunities to tell her. he knows he is a coward. he asks her to help him. he looks at Joaquin who is on the floor shaking. he promises to tell her everything.

East side of the shopping center:

Karl & Psychotic Twin are walking together. Karl is drinking some water. Psychotic Twin is staring at him. she wonders how is that her brother can tolerate that man. he is completely dangerous.

Karl knows so well how much she hates him. he doesn't care anymore. he already asked for forgiveness for his actions on the past. he is not going to kneel just for her. he doesn't care what the others think of him. at the end of the day they aren't so wrong.

"I don't care. I know that you hate me. I know what I did. I am not going to stained my dignity just for a sensitive girl. learn from your brother and be a mature grown up."

said Karl looking away.

Psychotic Twin looks down at the floor. she hears a strange sound. she stops walking. she looks back. Quick Kill-Man is behind them with a group. he came to attack them. Psychotic Twin is angry.

"I don't have any personal hate towards you, not anymore. I just can't trust on a man who keeps everything to himself. after today. I want you to talk to me, I want you to tell me everything. from the things that scar your soul, to the things that can heal your soul."

said Psychotic Twin.

Karl takes a bastard sword from the inventory. he asks Psychotic Twin to stay behind. there are some zombies not far. he has to finish it soon. his life isn't the only life he has to protect now. he looks at Psychotic Twin.

Quick Kill-Man stays back. the two man under his command are the ones to attack. Quick Kill-Man is strangely too quiet. he is a cold blooded killer. usually when he is so calm is because he is about to do something.

"run. run. RUN. let me take care of them. I am strong enough to handle three men. they are the ones who put their lives on danger by stepping in front of me."

yields Karl furiously.

Psychotic Twin steps back. she slowly starts to walk backwards, away from them. Karl holds really tight the sword. in one movement he cuts on half those two. he walks towards Quick Kill-Man. Karl dares him to attack.

North side of the shopping center:

Cabra-Head, Metal Head, and Violet Guitar are facing Rotto Mentalita. this time Rotto came alone. he wasn't thinking about fighting. he wanted to have a conversation with Cabra-Head. there is something he has to offer.

"hello there. I suspect you are already aware of who I am. well, I don't feel like fighting. so what do you have for me to give? or are you actually after a fight?"

said Cabra-Head with a calm voice.

"no, I came here to give you my lord's orders. the Happy Face Cult wants to make a deal with you. we don't want to fight with your people. for that reason I am in here talking to you while my friends are 'talking' to your friends. nothing personal."

said Rotto as calm as the other man.

"I don't trust in anyone who belongs to a group with the word 'cult' as a name. we can make an agreement, but we aren't friends. understood."

"well, my Lord wishes to see you. he has so more to talk to you. it seems like you have nothing else to say, I will be leaving now. but I will be back with more information."

Rotto leaves quietly. Metal Head is calmly making an argument. he knows how dangerous is to go against the Happy Face Cult. those fuckers aren't playing games. Violet Guitar is furious. he yields & curses for their lack of shame.

Cabra-Head is touching his chin. he is thinking about how to deal with this case. Cabra-Head asks his companions to check on the other guys. they leave. Cabra-Head sits on the floor. he takes a bottle of eggnog. he starts to drink peacefully.

he looks at some zombies coming his way. he shoots at them with a small pistol. all the zombies fall dead on the floor. he keeps drinking eggnog. he looks at the bottle, it is half empty after some minutes. he takes another bottle of eggnog out.

Cabra-Head stands up. he keeps killing the zombies. he looks at his gun. he is now out of bullets. he puts his gun inside of an inventory. he takes a knife out. he brutally attacks the zombies like a savage beast. the zombies fall one by one dead.

Cabra-Head is fully covered on blood. he keeps killing as he drinks eggnog. after about forty minutes he killed all zombies. there was no other zombie to fight. he falls on his knees thinking more calmly. he knows he has to deal with the Happy Face Cult.

Cabra-Head takes a phone from his pants. he calls his boss. he tells him everything about Rotto and his 'deal.' Cabra-Head ends the call. he cleans his face with a cloth. Cabra-Head keeps going singing & dancing. he drinks more eggnog.

South side of the shopping center:

Bigotes is walking around of the stores. a masked man shows himself. he seems to be alone. he takes a sword out. their eyes meet for some seconds. there is no need for words, it is simple. he came to kill.

Bigotes makes fun of the masked man. he tries to force him to reveal his face. for Bigotes only a coward could hide himself behind a mask. he needs to come forward. only then they can fight man vs man. Bigotes takes a sword out.

the masked man laughs loudly. he makes fun of Bigotes. he starts to talk about stuff only few will know about Bigotes. he keeps provoking with empty words. Bigotes isn't as irrational or temperamental as Don-Savage, he isn't either the smartest.

Bigotes knows what his rival is doing. Bigotes laughs ignoring the words of a snake. his pride is on the line, he isn't letting that bastard win. Bigotes questions the origins of that man's knowledge about him. he has to be someone he knows.

the masked man complains about the mask. then he takes the mask off. Bigotes is shock to he see a familiar face. he felt confuse to see Bird-E, a dead friend as an enemy. he is on the opposite side. he is attacking him. Bigotes swallows saliva.

"this can't be, I saw your death. if you are in fact my great best friend, then I have no other choice but to fight. I will fight you, will all my strength. are you ready to die a second time. to die by my hand."

said Bigotes frowning and holding his feelings.

Bird-E used to be like a brother to Bigotes. he used to be the only person he trusted. the only person he cared enough to call a friend. now that friend is pointing a sword at him. Bigotes felt betrayed. he blindly trusted on that treacherous snake.

Bird-E keeps laughing. he didn't wanted to betray Bigotes at first. he wanted for Bigotes to change sides with him, but sadly Bigotes had already seen 'those guys' like brothers. Bird-E didn't have a choice, but to betray his best friend.

Bird-E is a shield bearer of a perfect future, he is an artisan of a better world. he has being working for so long. he has being waiting for the opportunity to serve the cause, now he can do it. he can allow the prophecy to be fulfilled.

Bigotes smiles. there is so much sadness reflected on his eyes. he holds the sword with rage & sorrow. he is about to fight an old friend. he is not sure if anything about this world is right, or maybe he is the wrong one for having hope.

their eyes reflect what their soul hide. their fists are to deliver a sentence. their swords are perfect to kill. there is no fear nor regret on their eyes. both men are sure about the next action they will take. none of them wants to hurt each other.

the cafe on the West:

Joaquin wakes up. he is irritated by the two idiots' actions. he looks at Dog-B. then he looks at Cat-G. he notices something on his mouth. for the texture he knows it is cheap duct tape. he is even more irritated now for the lack of respect.

Dog-B tries to get close to Joaquin. Dog-B is ready to tell him everything. now the problem is what Joaquin does. is he going to be forgiven or heavily punish. he acted out of self-preservation. he didn't think of other's safety. he was selfish and he is selfish.

Joaquin makes strange noises. he is trying to talk. he demands for the duct tape to be taken off his face. he moves abruptly. he tries to show them that he is in control. even if he is tied to a chair he is the boss. he keeps complaining.

Cat-G electrocutes him some more. Joaquin screams in pain. Dog-B takes the duct tape off Joaquin's face. Dog-B tells him to stay calm as he explains everything. he closes his eyes for a moment. he opens his eyes. he avoids any eye contact with Joaquin.

"let me explain this. well, how can I say it. mmmm.... the executioner showed himself in front of me. it was either I help killing Beau or I am gone, not gone like out, but gone like I am super dead and no coming back. so yeah, I accepted. I was blackmailed with my own life to do it. and the only thing they want is to kill Beau. happy now? coffee or tea?"

said Dog-B as he trembles like a worm.

"oh honey, how traumatizing that must be? why didn't you told me before? next time tell me so I can be of any help. even if it is just as emotional support. how scary must be to be force to something so vile, oh honey. let me be of help next time."

yields Cat-G genuinely worry for that guy.

"I don't fucking care if you are the queen of England or a victim of humanity. next time you fucking better tell me all without using violence against me. and make sure you use duct tape of high quality. I get skin rash with cheap tape."

yields Joaquin with all the rage of his lungs.

"so are you going to help me? like not becoming gone by the hands of the executioner. like I really care for the safety of my own soul and body. please, like pretty please."

"you human waste take this shit off me. then I will find a way to help. stop crying or talking like the coward with lack of self-confidence that you are."

Metal Head makes a noise. the three of them look at Metal Head. he has being in there the last twenty minutes, as an observer of the whole drama. he laughs for a moment. he is drinking ice tea. he has his feet on top of a table. he asks them to continue.

Joaquin wants to know if they found the NPCs.

Metal Head tells him about Rotto. he also talks about Cabra-Head's orders. he keeps drinking his tea. Joaquin stands up. he whispers something. Dog-B trembles. 'this guys need help.' Metal Head thinks.