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[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Cael Holland slid around the corner, his ears straining and his finger resting just shy of his trigger. What was that? And where had the rest of his team gone? He stepped over a pile of rubble and then skirted around some broken glass that had come from the nearby shattered window. He'd seen some pretty bad neighborhoods, but this place was beyond wrecked. It was a miracle any of the buildings were still standing.

When a roar sounded behind him, he whirled around and raised his gun, ready to shoot whatever was there. Only, there wasn't anything there. "What the hell?" he muttered. He could have sworn that sound had come from just behind him. Either this thing was invisible, ridiculously fast... or its roar was just that loud. He crept along the street, moving like a soldier in an area full of enemies. Silence fell over the street again, but Cael knew it wasn't over.

Thud, thud, thud. Cael froze, his eyes narrowing. Thud, thud, thud. It sounded like footsteps, but from something incredibly large. A shadow moved as something rounded the corner, and Cael threw himself through an open doorway to hide. Peering out, he saw the most grotesque creature he'd encountered yet. "Holy shit," he whispered. A scagdead, he thought. What were the odds that one of these would arise from the virus? One in a thousand? He knew one thing, though: he didn't want to face this monstrosity on his own. While the creature was looking in the other direction, he sprang from his hiding place and open fired on the thing, hoping to at least injure it. The thing roared--and yeah, it was that loud--but Cael was already sprinting down the street, not looking back.

[Grayzers]

Just down the road a ways was Jasmine Holland. She had heard the terrible sound coming from the creature, and her gun was ready at her side. Then she saw him, sprinting in her direction. She looked utterly confused, then realised he must be running from whatever had made her ears ring. "Hey!" She shouted, trying to get his attention. She wondered briefly if he'd been bitten or anything. The thought made her frown in the slightest. She hated killing humans, while they were still.... normal..

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

"Shit, woman, don't stand there!" Cael shouted. "Get back to base." He could hear the footsteps thudding after him now, lumbering but swifter than he would have thought that thing could run.

[Grayzers]

Her eyes widened at the beast that chased him. "Hurry up!" She exclaimed. Her jeep was just down the road. She needed to help him get to it. She wasnt about to leave anyone behind. She raised her rifle, aiming for the creature. She shot at it, trying to slow it down

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Cael blew past her, his eyes falling on the jeep a second later. He altered his direction and sprinted toward it, not even looking over his shoulder to see if she was following.

[Grayzers]

She had the keys, so she only hoped he wouldnt try and run off without her. She spun on her heel, chasing after him. She was certainly fast, getting a gain on him and the beast, but still a bit behind him

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Cael swung himself into the passenger seat and then finally looked back to see where she was... and where the monster was.

[Grayzers]

She raced to the jeep, all but diving into the vehicle. She shoved the key into the ignition, started the jeep, and took off, eyes wide.

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Cael twisted around and watched the running creature as they zoomed away. It soon fell behind them, until they rounded a corner and it went out of sight.

[Grayzers]

"What were you doing around a scagdead?!" She exclaimed, finally gathering her thoughts.

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

"What?" Cael said. "I wasn't around it. That thing attacked me. And I think my partner might be dead."

[Grayzers]

She frowned, looking over at him briefly. "We can go back with reinforcements.." she suggested. "I dont agree with leaving anyone behind. There's a chance your partner could still be alive..."

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Cael shrugged. "I guess that's up to the leaders. But I tell you what, I'm not going back out there with that thing."

[Grayzers]

"It needs to die." She said, glancing at him. was he really so scared?

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

"How do you kill that thing?" Cael asked. "We're going to need some serious shit. Like missiles."

[Grayzers]

"Im sure we can find some." She replied. "Im Jasmine by the way."

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

He grunted and leaned back in the seat. "Cael."

[Grayzers]

She nodded, "What were you doing out here?" She asked, still driving fairly fast

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

"Routine sweep," Cael replied. "My partner and I were meant to check the area for any threats. We didn't expect to find that one."

[Grayzers]

She gave another curt nod. "I see." She said. "Im glad I was around."