Independence Day Event part II

one more minute before the arrival of the zombie army.

Joaquin puts a cigar between his lips. he is holding his favorite machete. he is outside of the front door. everyone else is around of him leaving Joaquin on the center. he is trembling nervously. until the zombies finally arrive.

Federico is having doubts about certain events, acts he may commit later. Federico has being thinking about the reason why he came. the reason for him to be in this world. a really dark secret he hides. another reason to be hated by his comrades.

Doctor Middle Finger is trembling. he breathes loudly. he is trying to concentrate. it isn't cowardice nor shyness. it is part of his instincts. it is on his bowels. his body is warning him of possible threats. he can feel it on his body.

Alpha Purple Warrior smiles with enthusiasm. is time to show his talent on a fight. he feels a bit nervous. there is a light on his eyes, it is his determination to be useful. he screams loudly. the zombies are in front of him.

Widow knows that Ed is missing. she doesn't want to admit it. but he can be dead. it is nothing more than a possibility. there is hope on Widow's heart. she wants to find her brother alive and healthy. she wants to see him a last time.

there are about forty zombie soldiers. they pull some heavy modern weapons out. Doctor Middle, Purple Alpha, Widow, and Federico run back inside of the building. Joaquin looks around of him. he runs inside as the zombies shoot at him.

"you know what? this game is not accurate at all. this task is too annoying."

they are shooting back at the zombies.

[announcement: you have to last thirty minutes.]

Alpha Purple Warrior takes the bazooka out. he shoots at the zombies. as soon as the zombies fall another group comes forward. they keep shooting. they are forced to walk backwards as the entrance is destroyed. the zombies aren't easy to kill.

Widow throws a smoke grenade. they get inside of the presidential office. Joaquin is still smoking right now. he offers a cigar to Federico. he takes the cigar. Joaquin takes a lighter out of his pockets. Federico takes it.

the zombies outside are a bit loud. it seems like something or someone is killing them. what no one knows is that it is another zombie. to be more precise Ceyx is back. he is killing those lesser zombies with his own hands. it is like stepping on insects.

Ceyx howls like a beast. he splits a zombie's head in half. in seconds there are only ten zombies left standing. he tears apart four of those zombies. he lets the rest get inside of the building. Ceyx kneels as he looks up at the sky. tears fall from his face.

memories from a past with his lover invade his mind. the tears keep coming. Ceyx can kill thousands. he can destroy armies. he can turn cities into ashes. jet he can't do anything about his lover. he doesn't know anything about her.

inside of the white house the zombies are walking around. Ceyx is holding a torch. he throws it on top of the entrance. it is burning slowly. Ceyx stays in there for some seconds looking at the fire. he then turns around and walks away.

inside of the white house. Federico is shooting at the zombies. all of the zombies fall dead in seconds. Federico feels relief. Federico keeps smoking. the dead bodies didn't leave anything more than four coins. those zombies are too weak.

[announcement: the building is on fire. twenty minutes left till the mission ends.]

"let's play to be firefighters."

"yea, from killing zombies to extinguishing fires. this game can be annoying at times."

"wait how do we end fires again? oh sorry I forget water is the answer, but from where can we get the water."

"I am a doctor I ain't any good with fires."

"to be a neutral player again, or not to be. there is the question."

the fire is slowly eating the wood. the fire is hungry for more. now they have to improvise to end that hungry fire. to stop that strong fire.

then comes the question. how to end the fire? there is no water inside. no one has enough water on their inventory. the last solution to come to mind is more simple. lets just stop the fighter from going any further.

what at first was a simple task, a simple mission. now is a whole damn problem. it is an annoying difficulty. time is running out. the probability of getting the reward becomes smaller with every second. time, that is all they have for hope.

Joaquin is tired to even think properly. there are so many things on his head. he is failing to do his job right. he feels so much rage. everything went to hell. the fire is so big now that it seems impossible to stop it.

Federico has many secrets of his own. secrets to be exposed soon. secrets about the real reason why he is in here. the reason why he forced his way inside the game. the secret doesn't just stop in there. there is a person who is helping him in secret.

Alpha Purple Warrior remembers that he can control fire. he goes out there and he tries to stop the fire. he fails to stop it. then he tries to absorb the fire. he is able to absorb the entirety of the fire. he was successful finally.

outside of the white house is Ceyx. he is holding a flamethrower. he gets inside of the white house as he burns it all. unable to stop the fire the team had no choice, but to leave for their own safety.

five minutes before the mission ended. it was over. they failed to stop the building from burning into ashes. Ceyx left after finishing his job.

[announcement: Bravo-Holy Mommy-One Hero Guild failed to win the Special Event. there is no penalty. jet there is no price for a failure.]

[general announcement: Fallen Hero Guild Happy Face Cult did an excellent job at their given task for the Event. a reward awaits them.]

Ceyx is walking on the middle of nowhere. Zeus shows himself in front of him. Ceyx kneels as he asks for the opportunity to see his lover. he is tired of everything. all that Ceyx wants is to see her, to listen to her voice for only a minute.

Zeus tells him to finish doing his job. to end what he started. there is no objection from Ceyx nor any sign of rebellion. Ceyx begs for his mercy. he only wants to see his beloved again. it has being centuries since he lost her.

Zeus doesn't seem to care at all. Ceyx is even crying and screaming. he asks for the mercy of a Deity, an ancient being who refuses to help those who are weak. Ceyx gives up and just listens to his next job. Zeus tells him what to do next.

Zeus has no intention of helping him. Zeus only sees Ceyx as a toy, an object to play with for as long as he can be amused. does Zeus really knows about Alcyone's location? or if she is in a similar state to him. she can be dead and he has no way of knowing.

"I am a canine to you, to your brothers. thy chains come with an expiration date. thy hand sustains the strings of our freedom. but freedom is not all."

"is that all you have to say. don't forget that you are only a little being. you are nothing but an object to do what we ask from you. "

"I want to see her. I want to know if she is alive."

Zeus tells him to wait. he then leaves. Ceyx is left alone. he cleans his tears. he then stands up and keeps walking. he has so much more to do.

a few meters away from there is Willow. she saw everything using some binoculars. she puts the binoculars away. the others asks her if she knows what she saw. Willow stays quiet for a minute. then she says 'nothing.'

they keep walking on their way back to the city. Federico is eating a piece of bread. no one says anything about how they failed. today was just a mistake. a mistake to leave behind and never look at it again. a severe mistake.

now for the price of said mistake. their guild may be left in the bottom. everyone is always ready to win. but no one is ever ready to lose. now the real question is, what can they learn from this experience?

the road back home felt long. the faces of this warriors are full of displeasure. there is no time to think positive about the outcome. there are no words. there is no communication between them. the long road is in complete silence.

"we can't blame ourselves. we did our best. yes we were unable to do anything productive on a big event. but we are all alive and we didn't lose anything."

"for once I agree with this fucker. that was pathetic. but we can do better the next time."

"we are alive. we are healthy. on my book that is a B+."

the universe isn't a just place. life isn't an honest alternative. the world keeps changing. the people around of you keep trying to adapt. the beast try to pretend to be human. the humans try to convince themselves about their humanity.

we live on a dark age. it doesn't matter if you are on this realm, or on any other realm. the darkness is the towel that blinds the honest humans. mortals are just mortals. there isn't much they can't do. they can't stop this world from being the way it is.

there is no one to listen to you when you cry. there is no body, to protect you from the wicked parts of your soul. you are a mortal and nothing more than that. you came alone on the world. and alone you will take your departure.

there is no respect for a virtuous soul. there is no home for a moral being. there is no salvation for a pagan worshiper. there is no mercy for a rotten heart. there is no peace to you, to me, to us. that is how it has always been.

if the mortal tells lies to protect. then why is that it always hurt when they are expose. when the truth comes to the light. there is no distinguish difference. especially when the lie becomes the truth. and the truth starts to sound like a lie.

the mortals adopt the worse parts of the world. and they keep ignoring the best parts. the rage is an excuse to complain about society, about the life of some or death. the doubts eat away of the corpse of our self-esteem. the ego dies like that.

just like that they finally arrive on the city. they walked for some hours. the welcoming faces of some, the soft voices of others. the shadows of all are exposed. there is a sour taste on the mouths of some. this feeling of defeat somehow will end.

Joaquin is thinking seriously about leaving his leader position. to let another be boss. he feels like he has done enough wrong to the guild. another person could do better. that was all truth but who? who could take his place now? no one else can take the position.