PATIENT ZERO -The lone survivor
He stood tall, unarmed, unarmored, looking every bit the King.
"You have made a mistake, Commander," Malik said, his voice calm but vibrating with suppressed rage. "You think because you wear a tank, you are safe. But you are in my house now."
Kazi turned his head slowly. The single red eye locked onto Malik.
"Apex," Kazi grunted. "The King of the Roaches. I wondered when you would crawl out of your hole."
"Get out," Malik commanded. He raised his hand slowly.
The water in the river suddenly surged. Two massive tentacles of water rose up on either side of the dock, hovering like cobras ready to strike. The pressure in the cavern dropped as Malik gathered kinetic energy.