LOGINTotal darkness.I stood still, my finger hovered over the trigger. "Click." I heard Adrian's safety click off beside me and Trent grumbled."Night vision."I reached into my space and pulled out four pairs of night vision goggles. "Here," I said, handing them out. We put them on and the world became grainy and green.We were standing at the loading dock, the underground lake was behind us and silent and dark. In front of us was a large steel door."They've turned the power off because they know we're coming!" Finn whispered, putting his goggles on. "We have to go through.""It could just be regular procedure to lock down the building," I whispered back. "But we have to move quickly and quietly."We tiptoed towards the steel door. Finn tried the lock. It was electronic and heavy duty however there was no power so nothing would work. Finn quickly picked the lock and with a soft 'hiss' the door opened.We were now in a long narrow corridor. Pipes and wires ran along the walls. It was col
Word of the win spread like wildfire. The Apocalypse Queen had beaten an army of a million and had even defeated a Titan. Rumours started to circulate amongst the survivors, but the main point was clear - Sarah was unstoppable.The following morning Commander Thorne invited me to his personal quarters. He had a small office within a converted shipping container, but it was very cosy and furnished. There was a small iron stove with a fire going."I've been at war for two years now." Thorne said as he poured out two black coffees. "I've seen settlements fall. I've seen good people turn into monsters. I've seen hope die."He handed me my coffee. "But you... you're different. You don't just survive. You conquer."I get things done""Exactly what we need! We've got everything we need, except a central leader."Thorne looked me in the eyes as he put his cup down."I can give you the leader. Bring your army together with ours and we can be safe along the whole eastern seaboard."I stared in s
The radio call had been sent from a base 300 miles east. They called themselves the 'Eastern Coalition’. A group of scruffy survivors who had survived the infected for almost 2 years.They hadn't seen anything like this before.We drove for two days to get to their main base. It was a town that had been turned into a heavily fortified base using the remains of an old motorway interchange. Thick concrete walls, snipers in watch towers and the gates were lined with steel plating.We were greeted by the head of the Coalition, Commander Thorne. An old man with greying hair and beard, he looked to be in his 60's. His face was lined with a thick scar down the side."You're the infamous Apocalypse Queen! I've heard some crazy stories but I didn't know if you were real." he smiled as he shook my hand."I am. And I'm here to help."We walked through the base surrounded by hundreds of tired survivors. Everyone was on edge. They were all petrified and had heard the news.We all went into the com
After a few moments we got back up the maintenance shaft, panting with fatigue. It was now silent inside of The Dome, no humming machines, no blinking lights, only cold, dark emptiness.Finally, after pushing the heavy steel door open and into the cold Arctic air, the blizzard had abated. The sky was clear, the stars were like diamonds on the endless white expanse.The Dome was dark and silent behind us. A tomb for the Council and their twisted vision.“Oh, we actually did it,” Trent said as he fell to the snow. "We saved the world."Help him to his feet, but remind him not to become too comfortable. There are still infected people in the world, and we still need to get home!It took four days to return to the settlement. We had less fuel, less food and were beaten up after the battle. But we were alive. And we had won.Finally, we rolled through the gates of the Western Settlement and the cheers were deafening. Martha came out to greet us holding her little toddler. Chloe was right b
It moved quicker than anyone its size should.It charged at me, massive claws swinging through the air. I dived to the left and rolled across the cold metal floor as its fist smashed into the concrete wall. The impact caused the concrete to crumble into dust."Open fire!" Adrian shouted.Bullets ripped through the creature's reinforced skin. Sparks flew, but it didn't do much damage. The creature roared and swung its big arm. It sent Trent flying into a pile of crates."Trent!" I screamed."I'm okay!" He groaned as he pulled himself out of the debris. "Just bruised."I reached into my space and pulled out a grenade. I quickly pulled out the pin and chucked it into the creature's mouth."Down!"The explosion was muffled as it was inside the creature's body. It took a few steps back as it shook its head. Smoke poured from its mouth but it didn't fall over."That didn't work!" Finn shouted."I'm going to hit it harder!" I screamed.I pulled out my rocket launcher and aimed at the creatur
The Dome. The Council. The Final Phase.I still hear these words in my head as I gaze down at the land of the south from the balcony of Silas's fortress. It seemed to me that this was the end of the war, but it wasn't. They were all pawns of the Syndicate and Commander Vance. Servants to a far greater, far older foe.We have a problem," Finn said to me, moving up alongside. His face was grim, and he had a tablet in his hands. I've been studying the satellite, "the Dome isn't just a city, but a fortress. It has an automation system for defense, it has a geothermal power grid, and a communication array which reaches everywhere in the world."Can we get in?" I asked.Finn said, "Not easily. There is only one access tunnel on the south side, protected by a swarm of drones and turrets. If we attack at the front, we will be vaporized before reaching the tunnel.I thought for a moment. How's the weather? Can we take advantage of it?Finn retrieved a weather map. “It's a blizzard coming up fr