Grocery Store

turning his head he looks at the corpse "Well that was annoying". the mist reacts becoming more aggressive as it rises up forming multiple rings around his legs turning his head to the shelf he grabs it.

"hmm A hammer" he looks at the other items on the shelf "Constructions tools, so this is a handy man shop that explains the Nail guns and such" he walks out of the aisle looking down the hallway before walking forwards.

his feet tapping against the ground mumbling to himself "I wonder how many will be attracted to this" he starts to hear low moans and growns "the Moans seem to be female well the growns are male".

he looks down the aisle A twisted female Zombie on all fours twisting in the bridge pose sprinting towards him. The Mist shifts Before propelling a solidified crystal out skewering the zombie's head before retracting. Back into the ring.

Spinning around him. "So it was just 1" he looks down the hallway looking towards the front of the shop walking towards it his eyes dart to the side the mist solidifying as a wall blocking the leaper. Dispersing.

the halberd swings across splitting the metal studs supporting the aisles they start to collapse in crashing down the bang Echos drawing the attention of the zombies outside the Room "remind me not to use the halberd in these areas".

he hears the growning outside Zombies hitting the gate some dragging their hand against it swarming the entrance. "Apparently they have enough thought to perceive the space around them Ebon".

He nods understanding walking towards it, he reaches it his stone face morphing into an O motion fire building up in front of his mouth IT burst fourth moving between the bars Smoke start to rise.

a green light changes to Red Beeping Blurs out of the alarms ringing and Rattling the Zombies' attention changing to the loud source of noise those on fire moving away. the roof starts to leak the sprinkler piping having eroded a long time ago.

the alarm system Shorting out it stops blaring Akiyama Sighs Crouching using the mountain of debris to move calling back Ebon he's put inside the halberd "Alright" the Dog appears beside him growling.

before jumping at him licking his face "ok boy stop for now" it pouts slightly before sniffing the air it's head bolting up before it directly looks towards the centre of the mall "you pick up something boy".

a red glow illuminates from its eyes grinning madly before lowly barking "woof" Akiyama nods "alright boy" the skeletons degrade dropping to the ground the mist rubbing itself against Akiyama like a dog. "it's ok I understand the strain.

it returns to guarding him he sends a late Prayer off "probably won't do anything, but it's fine" his words completely contradicting what happens a slight golden hue envelopes the skeletons' heart "so you're extracting them". he sighs moving forward with the massive dog following him.

he exits into the back hall yet again "they're probably scatter slightly now" he looks at the next room touching the intact handle he notices it lock "yet another locked door well then" he stands backing up slightly.

Before lifting his Leg kicking the door in it fly across the hallway knocking objects down with its velocity. he looks through the structure noticing it look of a settlement "So they did have a resistance to it but didn't really succeed probably expired". he walks through seeing a skeleton looking nothing like humans.

he looks it over the fairly large bone structure with a regular head. "the bones are too thick to even be a bodybuilding It's also fairly large, and the sockets are generally narrowed". he's sighs standing up he walks through discovery more bodies.

"that the first Non-human skeleton I've found of anything". he continues walking 2 dark orange eyes gleaming over the counter of the cash before disappearing hiding under it a woman can be seen holding a baby crying well whisper.

"everything will be alright Everything will be alright" Her eyes a reptile orange with a curled reptile tail her features relative human with only a few animal traits her head tucked down the mist slowly shift as if attract to something.

"hmm" Akiyama looks over to where it keeps pulling towards the dog sniffing the air. he stops abruptly the Mist flooding over the Cash register the women remaining silent. Akiyama closes his eyes "A woman and a child that survived out here this long".

"I take it that huge skeletons your husband Xeno?" she freezes up shock completely overtaking the mist surrounds the child it giggles attempting to hug it. "I didn't know it had empathy" he pats or attempt to pat the mist.

it's dispersing from his hand the woman stands up hiding under a cloak a knife flying at Akiyama who catch it between his fingers "Catch her" the mist turns hostile Capturing the women she lifted into the air growning.

'death a better fate than what humans will do' her mouth is covered to prevent her from screaming she brought to the side of Akiyama his halberd hidden from sight. "Don't think I'm that stupid I know what you were planning Eliska would've done the same thing if not for her life history".

the tendrils move towards her arms she attempts to curl her body around the child to protect it "you realize without you, he dies right". she put down the tendrils dispersing into mist. "who no what are you"

she backs up after saying that Akiyama looks at her expressionless "hmm nothing special just a guy trying to live life". he yawns "how did you end up here of all places a mall the worst spot to hold up in".

she remains silent looking away the dog growls jumping behind her before biting into a zombie she falls to the ground terrified. shock again paralyzing her. the hood falling off as beautiful smooth plant-like skin covers her face her eyes Violet in colour. Akiyama was shocked "A widow looking that good this could be a problem".