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You charged towards as fast as your feet could take you. The only thing you could hear is your beating heart and hurried breathing. The world around you was a blur, with the only goal in your mind being to get as far as possible. The dress you had on wasn't making it any easier for you, it would get stuck on branches and bushes and slow down your mission. Panic was coiling up to your chest and you didn't dare to look back-the thought alone brought shivers up your spine. You didn't realize that your feet were taking you to the place you once called home. You knew that it was gone-that no one would be there to help, but the only thing your mind focused on was that you have to keep moving.
'Ive got to get away as far as possible, I can't go back there knowing what they did to everyone'
As you were nearing your destination, your foot caught on something-was it a root or maybe a rock, you didn't know and you weren't given time to think about it as the ground comes in contact into you. The ground hits you hard-you feel yourself sliding down a steep muddy hill and roll down. You weren't able to contain your screams and let them out, the fear of them hearing and knowing where you were coming to you. After what felt like days of sliding-thud- you hit crumbling stone and it knocks the air out of your lungs. You gasp for air and thrown unsteady coughs trying to regain airflow towards your lungs.
'Just great, I had to trip and slip down a hill. Can this get any worse?'
Groaning, you lift your head and take in your surroundings. You gaze at the dirty pathways that led to houses. The houses had sagging roofs and shattered windows. The windows that weren't shattered were stained due to the lack of time and maintenance. There were stains of blood all over the place, signifying the violent nature. You widened your eyes at the realization of where you had ended up, rising up instantly with panic consuming you.
Sorrow began to fill you as you took in the condition the village was in, everything went to ruins.
"Agárrenla!" (Get her)
You heard someone shout in a rough-angry tone. You turned around and saw two villages going towards you with a torch and a shovel. They moved with an eerie coordination, gray pale skin with black veins taking over their body. You hesitated at what to do, deep down you knew they weren't themselves anymore and couldn't rely on their assistance.
"Mierda"(shit), you quietly shouted to yourself and ran down the pathway. You turned a corner and saw that there were many of the villagers with weapons roaming around mumbling something.
"Matenlo!! Un forastedo!!" (Kill him, an outsider)
'An outsider? Who are they talking about"
You quickly entered a house and looked for anything to use for self defense. You spotted a plain kitchen knife in a shelf and quickly took it and hugged it to your chest. You heard groans and noticed that one was about to jump you. Without thinking you stabbed its arm and swiftly left the house.
More of the villagers saw you and started heading towards you.
You rushed towards another one of the houses in hopes to hide there. As you were in the doorway, you caught sight of a tall figure fighting with one the villagers. You took in his appearance, he was tall, broad, and bulky. No gray skin with black veins, he didn't seem like he was like the rest. When he got rid of the villager, he caught sight of your presence and raised a gun at you.
"No dispares!!"(Don't shoot), you cried out instantly raising your hands up. "Im not like the rest of the villagers". He analyzed you not sure if you were trustworthy. He kept his gaze on you but then suddenly widened his eyes. "Duck NOW", he ordered. You obeyed without hesitation and crouched down, instantly hearing him shoot.
You slowly opened your eyes and looked behind you seeing that one of the villagers had slumped down and was shot in the head. Realization hit that you were seconds away from getting attacked by the enemy.
The man lowered his gun and made his way towards you, he harshly grabbed your arm and pulled you inside the house. As soon as he closed the door he gave you a menacing look. "Care to explain what's going on here, and who exactly are you?", he remarked in a harsh tone. You flinched at the way his words hit you. You couldn't stop yourself from shaking not knowing how to answer the questions you were given.
Before he had a chance to ask anything else, shouts could be heard from outside. He looked
through the windows and saw one of the villagers coming close with a chainsaw. "You got to be fucking kidding me", he cursed irritation filling his voice. "Help me move this shelf to cover the window quickly!", he ordered towards you. Rushing to his side you helped him cover the window and followed him upstairs.
You saw him take and ready a shotgun he had found. "Well seems like these monsters left me a welcome gift", he scoffed with a tiny smirk. "Agárrenlos!!". You both turned and saw the villagers climbing through the window using a ladder. "Que mierdas!" (What the fuck), you mumbled. The man looked around the room as he was shooting them with the shotgun, coming up with anything to get away from the situation and noticed another window that was safe.
"We're going to climb up into the roof from the window and jump across to the other house, will you able to keep up?", he questioned giving you a stern look.
'I don't have another choice now do I?'
You nodded quickly and rushed towards the window. The man climbed up to the roof without any complications and dropped down his hand to help you. As he was pulling you up, a villager grabbed on into one of your legs making it hard for the man to pull you up due to the extra weight . "Déjame ir pedazo de mierda!!" (Let me go you piece of shit), you hissed as you kicked the villager with your other leg, resulting in it letting you go. The man successfully pulled you up, "Nice job", he complimented with a hint of amusement.
More villagers were also climbing up into the roof, along with the one with the chainsaw. "We need to get away from that weirdo", he said looking at you. He grabbed your wrist and pulled you with him to jump into the roof of the other houses.
As you both jumped on the roof of a small barn, it suddenly gave in and broke causing the both of you to fall to the ground. "Just great", the man grumbled as he slowly got up wincing in pain. "I already rolled all the way down here, I didn't need for a roof to break on me", you hissed in pain as you also got up.
Villagers were on your toes already, the man fought with a few and accidentally kicked one flying to your legs. You screeched in disgust and slashed the kitchen knife into its head finishing it. "Excuse me, that one wasn't meant to go towards you", chuckled the man impressed in your sudden action. You sent him a glare not in the mood for jokes. The sound of a chainsaw suddenly came and you both turned to see that same villager after you two again. "Let's go", he said as he took hold of your wrist and ran around avoiding the villagers attacks.
The both of you made many turns and avoided their attacks as well as possible. A mob of them surrounded the both of you, not giving you a choice but to fight them on. "Stay close, don't let them get to you", reassured the man as he was reloading his shotgun. "Right!", you replied with a determined tone.
'Im not letting them get me here'
The man was shooting and gracefully kicking the villagers, able to knock them out. While you just tried to your best by clumsily avoiding their attacks and barely being able to stab them with the kitchen knife. Heck you were scared to death, but your fight or flight wasn't letting you feel the fear.
As the man was clashing knives with one of the villagers he took a look at you to see how you were doing. You saw a villager about to sneak behind his back. "Look out!!", you warned him with panic in your face. He reacted quickly and lifted the villager over his shoulder and threw him into another. He gave you a thankful nod and continued on. All of this was getting on his nerves and tiring him out.
'This is just becoming a pain in the ass'
"We can't fight them all off!", you said worriedly seeing how the mob was getting bigger. Just as the situation was getting more escalated, chiming of a bell was heard from a distance. Everyone stood still for a moment and they dropped their weapons, they began mumbling and chanting as they all left towards the same direction. The man heard them mumble about a 'Lord Saddler' and furrowed his brows in confusion.
They all entered a small building and the last one closed the door behind him. You and the man were the only ones left. He seemed to relax realizing that they weren't getting attacked and looked around the village. "Where's everybody going? Bingo?", he scoffed.
"More like they went to make some confessions. They all left to the church as soon as they heard the bell, but the bell doesn't ring on its own. Someone helped us out by hitting it", you replied as you held your side in pain.
"Well seems like you know a lot about here, mind telling me just who exactly are you", the man remarked looking at you with untrustworthy eyes.
'Right.....'