RonTheBlackCat
Sorry about the delay! College been tiring.
Well, its my second week into my college semester and I'm already feeling the grind. Lol so much stuff to do. So little time. At least my life can't get harder than this... right?
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Patreon-only battlemap animations or simple short battle animations every 3 weeks (Currently released: Chapter 2 Battle Against The Birds)
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1523 June 18th, 2020 CE
Mission Valley, Fremont, California
In his mind, the world seemingly slowed down. I am so dead. That thought coursed through Luke’s brain as he saw himself in slow motion raising his hands in an instinctive yet futile effort to save himself. He knew for certain that the spear of the monster would pierce right through him.
Then everything, suddenly, went back to regular speed as gunshots went off besides him. Luke’s hands went from futilely shielding himself to quickly covering his ears from the piercing noise. He blinked and looked to where the gunfire was from.
Standing just to his left, Hayden had grabbed the rifle on the ground. He fired another burst into the monster. The monster stopped charging, staggered a bit and roared. The bullets clearly were hurting it.
The creature turned its attention towards Hayden, its red eyes seemingly burning with hatred, and began its charge. Hayden, with a face that showed no panic, looked down the sights of the gun and fired a few more shots. This time, the shots hit the monster’s skull as purple blood flowed down its head. The monster slowed down as if in shock and collapsed
Luke stared in amazement, instantly forgetting about how close he was to becoming a meal.
“...holy shit. You know how to shoot a gun?” Luke looked towards the dead monster. “What the hell was that? Holy shit. This is California… where did you…”
Hayden had a sheepish smile on his face as he rubbed his neck with his left hand. “My grandparents live in Arizona. Getting a gun there is very easy. I have been on the range there every time I went.”
“You didn’t strike me as someone interested in guns.”
“It was nice to shoot targets and get away from the problems in my life.”
A classmate interrupted them. “Ummmm… I don’t want to disturb you guy’s conversations but we have more problems coming our way.”
They looked down the road where the dead monster laid and couldn’t believe their eyes. From further down the road, a dozen red, seemingly pissed off eyes stared at them. These ones were much larger than the one they had killed. They moved slowly towards them, seemingly incapable of going faster due to their size. But it was certain that they were pissed.
Hayden pulled up his rifle in position and aimed again. Steadying himself, he hit the trigger of the rifle. Instead of the expected gunshot sound, nothing happened. He hit a couple of times and then blinked. “Uhh…tch… no ammo. Do any of you see any magazines lying around?”
Everybody started looking around on the ground. As Luke looked around, he noticed that most of the students had finally recovered from being knocked out by the crash. Hayden called out again. “Check the soldiers. They should have ammo on them. Quickly.”
Luke tapped Hayden’s shoulder. “Hayden. I think they are slow enough. We have to run away.”
Hayden looked towards the monster and then turned his head back to Luke and the others.
“Are any of the soldiers awake?”
“The injured one is awake but I don't think he can help us that much.”
“We need some people to carry the soldiers.”
Together, a couple students tried to lift the unconscious soldier from the front seat of the cab. “I found some ammo! Catch!”
A magazine was thrown at Hayden and he caught it and slammed it into the gun. Just as Hayden aimed to fire, fiery explosions blinded him and Luke. The grounds where the monsters stood tore up. Everybody stopped to look at the scene in front of them. The shrieks of the dying monsters could be heard. In their panic to leave, they didn’t hear the whirring helicopters above them.
Two gray colored military helicopters hovered overhead as bullets spewed from them.
“Holy shit. Attack helicopters!”
The firing soon stopped and not a single one of the monsters stood alive. Trucks from their convoy pulled up. “Are you guys alright?”
A few minutes later
RonTheBlackCat
Sorry about the delay! College been tiring.
Well, its my second week into my college semester and I'm already feeling the grind. Lol so much stuff to do. So little time. At least my life can't get harder than this... right?
Discord --> https://discord.gg/mhjetEK
Read 4 chapters ahead for $2
Patreon-only battlemap animations or simple short battle animations every 3 weeks (Currently released: Chapter 2 Battle Against The Birds)
https://www.patreon.com/user?u=33496388
1523 June 18th, 2020 CE
Mission Valley, Fremont, California
In his mind, the world seemingly slowed down. I am so dead. That thought coursed through Luke’s brain as he saw himself in slow motion raising his hands in an instinctive yet futile effort to save himself. He knew for certain that the spear of the monster would pierce right through him.
Then everything, suddenly, went back to regular speed as gunshots went off besides him. Luke’s hands went from futilely shielding himself to quickly covering his ears from the piercing noise. He blinked and looked to where the gunfire was from.
Standing just to his left, Hayden had grabbed the rifle on the ground. He fired another burst into the monster. The monster stopped charging, staggered a bit and roared. The bullets clearly were hurting it.
The creature turned its attention towards Hayden, its red eyes seemingly burning with hatred, and began its charge. Hayden, with a face that showed no panic, looked down the sights of the gun and fired a few more shots. This time, the shots hit the monster’s skull as purple blood flowed down its head. The monster slowed down as if in shock and collapsed
Luke stared in amazement, instantly forgetting about how close he was to becoming a meal.
“...holy shit. You know how to shoot a gun?” Luke looked towards the dead monster. “What the hell was that? Holy shit. This is California… where did you…”
Hayden had a sheepish smile on his face as he rubbed his neck with his left hand. “My grandparents live in Arizona. Getting a gun there is very easy. I have been on the range there every time I went.”
“You didn’t strike me as someone interested in guns.”
“It was nice to shoot targets and get away from the problems in my life.”
A classmate interrupted them. “Ummmm… I don’t want to disturb you guy’s conversations but we have more problems coming our way.”
They looked down the road where the dead monster laid and couldn’t believe their eyes. From further down the road, a dozen red, seemingly pissed off eyes stared at them. These ones were much larger than the one they had killed. They moved slowly towards them, seemingly incapable of going faster due to their size. But it was certain that they were pissed.
Hayden pulled up his rifle in position and aimed again. Steadying himself, he hit the trigger of the rifle. Instead of the expected gunshot sound, nothing happened. He hit a couple of times and then blinked. “Uhh…tch… no ammo. Do any of you see any magazines lying around?”
Everybody started looking around on the ground. As Luke looked around, he noticed that most of the students had finally recovered from being knocked out by the crash. Hayden called out again. “Check the soldiers. They should have ammo on them. Quickly.”
Luke tapped Hayden’s shoulder. “Hayden. I think they are slow enough. We have to run away.”
Hayden looked towards the monster and then turned his head back to Luke and the others.
“Are any of the soldiers awake?”
“The injured one is awake but I don't think he can help us that much.”
“We need some people to carry the soldiers.”
Together, a couple students tried to lift the unconscious soldier from the front seat of the cab. “I found some ammo! Catch!”
A magazine was thrown at Hayden and he caught it and slammed it into the gun. Just as Hayden aimed to fire, fiery explosions blinded him and Luke. The grounds where the monsters stood tore up. Everybody stopped to look at the scene in front of them. The shrieks of the dying monsters could be heard. In their panic to leave, they didn’t hear the whirring helicopters above them.
Two gray colored military helicopters hovered overhead as bullets spewed from them.
“Holy shit. Attack helicopters!”
The firing soon stopped and not a single one of the monsters stood alive. Trucks from their convoy pulled up. “Are you guys alright?”
A few minutes later
