the climate feels like hell. the land has the same feeling of a desert. even so William and Don-Savage are walking on the middle of the street. they are expose to danger. jet there is nothing to fear.
William is eating a granola bar. Don-Savage is sucking a popsicle. William laughs. he looks at his stupid walking stick. he is full of different emotions. there is some sadness to not be able to walk properly. there is some peace to finally walk on the outside.
Don-Savage has some regret for some things. he also feels ashamed for other things. but the one thing of which he can always be proud of is his sister. her happiness. at least he can say that he was a good brother. that he did good enough for her.
the heat is inhuman. the sun is like a resentment towards all forms of life, is the shape of a profound hatred or sorrow. to endure such heat is almost inhuman. to survive such a hellish climate feels almost impossible. jet here they are alive and moving forward.
William has a bottle of water. he drinks it slowly. he stops for a moment. he feels like if he gives another step he is going to fall dead. his legs tremble. William asks for five minutes of break. they will walk for the whole day under the sun.
Don-Savage nods. he kneels on the floor. he takes a backpack out of his inventory. from the inventory he takes a can of tuna, bread, chips, and a bottle of water. he starts eating calm and peacefully. Don-Savage looks around.
"this is a damn long journey to hell."
"nah, hell is basically Christmas in comparison with this living breathing desert."
"well I think I deserve to pay with hell for my weakness. is my fault, I left the guilt take over without being able to move out to the real world. now I see what I lose for my own stupidity and bitterness."
"shit happens. the worst of incidents leads to the worst outcomes. you found yourself on an awful place and you showed your worst face. don't feel guilt for letting your emotions take over. it happens to everyone."
William eats some bread. he drinks more water. once the five minutes are over William stands up and he keeps moving. Don-Savage walks at his side. there are few zombies out there moving slowly. William takes a dagger out of his pockets.
Don-Savage looks at everything on his inventory. there is nothing useful. nothing to guide them back to the city. he doesn't even know how far from the city they are. they had being walking around this wasteland for months. the road feels almost eternal.
a giant Zombie is walking around. Don-Savage sees the zombie. he pulls William as he tries to hide inside of a store. he is too tired to fight a giant zombie. William isn't either on any condition to fight. they don't know for how long they will have to wait.
there are starting to be more zombies out there. most of the zombies are common. there are some that are monsters. it is clear that someone is taking a task. or someone is doing a side quest. then Don-Savage thinks about something. a way back.
they only need to find the person doing the side quest. then follow him to the town. all of their problems are solve here. he tells William about his plan. he agrees to do it. they leave the store. they get on top of the roof. they look around trying to find this person.
Don-Savage takes a bacon from his pockets. he starts to bite it. he uses binoculars to find the person doing the quest. there is no other living soul on their area. Don-Savage starts to feel desperate. he puts another bacon on his mouth.
there are too many giant zombies on their area. it seems like they will need to fight. William and Don-Savage take their weapons out. the giant zombies look at them. they make loud noises as they come at them.
"damn this reminds me of an anime. use to be my favorite one, but after today it will get me PTSD just thinking about the title."
"what is an anima? wait isn't that a ghost or a cartoon."
"fuck you Oscar."
"my name isn't Oscar, it is William."
"calling an anime a cartoon is like saying gold and shit are the same. it isn't the same Oscar. damn it I was starting to like you like a bro."
"who cares now. we are about to become the afternoon snack of the day. those giants are too fast for their size."
two man fight as much as they can. but there are eight giants. their survival seems to be almost a joke. they are like ants in comparison with the giants. they could had fought any type of zombie, but a giant or eight of those are too much.
Don-Savage feels regret for his lack of mature bedtime stories to tell. a lot of regret. well that doesn't matter now. Don-Savage runs, jumps, crouches down, drags himself. he is really giving his best now. he is almost out of breath.
Don-Savage takes the anti-Gravity gun out. he is push by a giant. the gun falls off his hands and it falls on the ground. he doesn't have much to fight back. he only has two broken swords that doesn't help much. he laughs nervously.
William avoids every hit the best he can. he uses the walking stick for protection. he feels young and healthy. he laughs with enthusiasm. he can't believe it. there is a certain light on his eyes. there is a brightness on his soul.
Don-Savage falls throwing up blood. he tries to stand up. he drags himself. he almost cries as he tries to hide from the giant zombies. they seem to be hungry.
William throws his walking stick, it stabs a giant zombie on the eye. William laughs and jumps in triumph, then he falls on the floor. he can't stand up.
most of the Giant Zombies are distracted by someone else. they follow that person. William and Don-Savage manage to escape. they are follow by two Giant Zombies. William can barely run with a walking stick. now without it is so hard to him.
Don-Savage screams frustrated. he wanted to go back to his people. he may never be able to win this stupid game. he may stay on this place forever. those are some of the things on his head. he can't stop his negative thoughts.
William knows how Don-Savage is feeling. he has lost all hope before. if it wasn't for them he could have ended his own life. he owns this new life to them. to his new friend that is at his side. he wishes to be of help to him.
William falls on the floor. he closes his eyes thinking this is the end. then there is a bang. he turns around to see a Giant Zombie falling dead. a mysterious woman is at his side. she is holding some heavy guns. she shoot at the other zombie. it falls dead.
that mysterious woman is Willow. she came to the rescue of her brother. she couldn't wait another damn second for her brother. she came to rescue him. she runs towards Don-Savage and slaps him, then she hugs him. she cries a bit.
"next time take a map with you. you scare me idiot."
"I am sorry sister. I can't believe I am such an awful big brother."
"brother in-law is that my wife? I mean your sister."
"stay away from my sister you blonde hobo."
"brother who is that creepy looking elderly man?"
at last they were finally reunited the siblings, and the hobo man. Don-Savage asks Willow if she is sure. if she can deal with this twisted world. she didn't answer to him. the three of them kept moving. this time they had a clear direction and destination.
Willow told her brother about the things he missed. that includes Beau's death. Don-Savage wasn't Beau's friend, but they talked to each other a few times. Don-Savage was shocked for what he heard. he died by his lover's hands. a sad way to go.
Don-Savage felt really bad. especially because he wasn't present for the funeral. he has gone to the funeral of other members. even those who he didn't know. now to miss Beau's funeral. that felt wrong to him.
William saw Beau once. he doesn't care because he didn't knew him, but he was able to understand how important he was. he was important to many people. that includes both of the siblings. William can only picture how broken others can be.
Willow haven't forgotten about Hunter. just thinking about him makes her feel sad. she knows that he isn't coming back. she is aware that his time was coming to and end. she only hopes that he didn't felt much pain before dying. a tear or two fall.
William is interested in meeting the rest of the guild. the others are probably also good. in the past few months he learned a lot from Don-Savage, a really nice guy. his sister also seems to be a really nice person.
"well I am so glad that you came for me. I was so scare of not returning ever."
"what can I say? I have the most stupid brother ever. at least you are grateful enough to thank me. but next time you get lost I will kill you myself."
"Mr. Ed by the amount of time that you had talked about your favorite literature I had come to a simple conclusion. she has to be a Tsundere."
"Sir William what you are lacking on your leg, you more than compensate for with your big brains. yes indeed she is a Tsundere."
"FUCK! are you using nerd language again? you are a grown up talk like one."
William and Don-Savage are laughing. Willow is so angry, but she can't say anything. she is glad to see her brother alive. she is happy to see him well and smiling. this world isn't that bad. there are times in which you can see some light here and there.
this world may not be safe. but when was the human world that safe either. this world is full of danger, but so is the human world. if you see things for how they are. there isn't much of a difference. the only big difference is the lack of consequences.
those with resentment can see this world as hell, as an inferno. jet there are some who can see this world as heaven, as a paradise in comparison to the human world. everything depends of the point of view. it changes depending of the person.
there are some who may see this world as their home. people who wishes to stay. nothing wrong with that. just a difference of opinion. a difference of experience. some can find the beauty on a puddle in a hellhole, others can see shit where there is beauty.
William looks back and then keeps going. he wanted to say goodbye to his past. now he will live on the present. now is time for him to live his own life. he is grateful with Don-Savage and his sister. he is so grateful for this opportunity to live once more.
Don-Savage asks his sister for his weapon. Willow takes the Anti-Gravity gun out. she gives it to her brother. she wanted to keep that weapon. it looks so nice. she is thinking of getting a cool looking gun for herself. there are plenty of side quests out there.
Willow looks at some Giant Zombies in front of them. she smiles in a creepy way. she laughs as she grabs her weapons. then she runs towards the zombies. she cuts, she shoots and cuts once more. she fights four zombies by herself.
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