PATIENT ZERO -The lone survivor
Then, the sound arrived.
THUD. THUD. THUD.
A figure rounded the corner of the tunnel.
Baraka held his breath, his heart hammering against his ribs. Even with his enhanced vision, the figure was a terrifying sight. It was a man, or what used to be one. He stood nearly seven feet tall, his skin the color of cooled lava—a matte, obsidian black that seemed to swallow the dim yellow light of the cave. He was shirtless, revealing muscles that weren't just large; they were knotted like gnarled tree roots, pulsating with a slow, heavy rhythm.