Story 558: The Titan Rises

The radioactive glow of the mutated zombie illuminated the barn’s interior, casting eerie shadows over the team. It stood nearly eight feet tall, its skin a sickly green, blistered and oozing, with its chest faintly pulsating like a reactor. The thing’s glowing eyes locked onto Captain Marcus Kane, and with a guttural roar, it charged forward, smashing through the barn doors like they were paper.

“Fall back! Create distance!” Marcus barked, raising his shotgun and firing a round into the beast’s chest. The pellets barely slowed it down.

The rest of the ZETU team sprang into action. Riley ‘Quick Shot’ Bennett zeroed in from her perch on the silo, aiming for the creature’s head. “Keep it steady!” she called out as she squeezed the trigger. The shot hit, but instead of dropping, the Titan recoiled, shaking its head before letting out another roar.

“It’s shrugging off headshots!” Riley exclaimed, reloading her sniper rifle.

“Jenna, light it up!” Marcus ordered.