They started to walk faster as they heard mutant screams nearby, it gave them chills to the
bone as the scream was far different from usual they were accustomed to hear. One of the
sudden Carsten was struck down by a hairless white skinned humanoid mutant with skin torn
off around the mouth up to it’s nose, revealing the nose holes. Blood like substance dripped
from it’s exposed jaw onto his face as it screamed at him with the gurgling grating sound.
Sebastian pulled out his hand gun and shot the brains out of the creature as Carsten hold it
back from biting him with his rifle, teeth marks were left on the handle of his trusty AK-47, shock from the gunfire caused Carsten to let go of his gun. The creature dropped on top of him,
dead and motionless, gurgling last breath of air out of it’s torn up head.
bone as the scream was far different from usual they were accustomed to hear. One of the
sudden Carsten was struck down by a hairless white skinned humanoid mutant with skin torn
off around the mouth up to it’s nose, revealing the nose holes. Blood like substance dripped
from it’s exposed jaw onto his face as it screamed at him with the gurgling grating sound.
Sebastian pulled out his hand gun and shot the brains out of the creature as Carsten hold it
back from biting him with his rifle, teeth marks were left on the handle of his trusty AK-47, shock from the gunfire caused Carsten to let go of his gun. The creature dropped on top of him,
dead and motionless, gurgling last breath of air out of it’s torn up head.
“What the fuck is that! Get it off me, guys!”
Sebastian and Oliver pulled it off from Carsten, who was shaken by the attack, but luckily didn’t get
hurt.
“Fucking hell. Are you alright?”
“Yeah, I’m okay.”
“Are you sure?”
“I am.”
“Hey guys let’s get the hell out of here, I don’t want to meet more of these things.”
“Me neither, Oliver. Let’s move.”
They ran a few blocks until coming to the dead end in a form of two collapsed high rises
completely blocking the way. They climb onto the first floor of remaining part of one of the high riser building and walk against the wall on floor remains, trying not to fall 3 meters into the
basement with broken pieces of concrete and rebarb sticking out like death trap. They quickly make it to the little bit more intact part of the building, where concrete floor hangs on rebarb
exposed from the shockwave caused by the explosion from one of the nuclear fusion
generators in the basement that went unstable over the years of neglect. Dawn light starts to
paint the sky red.
basement with broken pieces of concrete and rebarb sticking out like death trap. They quickly make it to the little bit more intact part of the building, where concrete floor hangs on rebarb
exposed from the shockwave caused by the explosion from one of the nuclear fusion
generators in the basement that went unstable over the years of neglect. Dawn light starts to
paint the sky red.
“Grab my hand.”
Oliver helps others to get across the wall.
“You hear that?”
“What?”
“Something is rumbling over there.”
“Yeah, something is coming.” Carsten looks in the distance.
“Storm! We need to get to the shelter and fast!”
“Oh shit!”
They run across road, hide between to car wrecks when group of nosaleses pass by, then
continue to run towards building with shipping containers surrounding it. They just make it
between the containers when storm hit them. Metal creeks and vibrates as wind pounds onto
large steel boxes welded together well. Suddenly one of the doors on the containers opens, a
man stands into cold light flooding out of the open doorway and calls them.
between the containers when storm hit them. Metal creeks and vibrates as wind pounds onto
large steel boxes welded together well. Suddenly one of the doors on the containers opens, a
man stands into cold light flooding out of the open doorway and calls them.
“Get in. Hurry.”
There’s food counters in the container. Sebastian is first to go in, others follow him, man pulls
the door shut and locks it with a home made bolt lock made out of pipe welded onto the door
and a piece of rusty rebarb bent to L shape. Two fluorescent light fixtures on the ceiling swing
and flicker slightly as the storm gathers strength, cold white and bluish white tubes
mismatched shines bright light that slightly hurts their eyes.
and a piece of rusty rebarb bent to L shape. Two fluorescent light fixtures on the ceiling swing
and flicker slightly as the storm gathers strength, cold white and bluish white tubes
mismatched shines bright light that slightly hurts their eyes.
“That storm is quite a surprise huh?”
“Yeah, it is.”
“So what’s your names? I’m Oleg.”
“Oliver. They are Sebastian and Carsten.”
“Do you wish to buy something for the journey, I have fresh vegetables and fruits.”
“Where did you get these?”
“We have a grow house in a undisclosed location.”
“It’s okay, we should have enough right now. We are on our way to the Järve shopping center.”
“That is going to be a problematic. The area is flooded, you need a boat to get there.”
“What?” Sebastian sighs.
“You’ll see in the next evening, but now get some rest.
When they exit the market they saw what the problem Oleg told them. Building ruins stand out of the mirror smooth surface where even moon light reflects back.
“Water. Fuck.”
“You don’t know how to swim, Strify?”
“Of course I can, but it’s damn cold.”
“You can borrow one of our expedition boats for 20 euros.”
“20 euros?”
“Let’s take it. Like we have any other options.”
“Grigori lends boats, go ask from him, he’s the older guy sitting next to the port.”
They walk to the port and Sebastian takes out 20 euros.
“We liked to lend a boat.”
“So what brings you three to the hell waters?”
“Expedition mission.”
“20 euros is fine. I’ll get you a good one.”
He puts the money into his breast pocket, calls his assistants from the shed who walk to one of the
shipping containers and pull out a home made raft and a paddle.
“It’s yours. Happy sailing.”
“Thanks.”
They climb onto the raft and one of the assistance helps to push it onto the deeper water. They
take turns and paddle the raft across the water. It gets a bit scary looking at the higher floors of
the highrises on a same level as they are.
the highrises on a same level as they are.
“Damn it’s quite deep.”
“It is. I hope it doesn’t sink.”
“I hope it too.”
They pass one of the highrise building that has a crude port to its’ side and lights glowing inside one of the rooms near the water level. There’s home made sign above the crude doorway
saying “Pärnu road 139C.” Two children wave at them as the pass by and then they start yelling
profanities, laughing at the same time.
profanities, laughing at the same time.
“Rude children.”
They saw as someone was scolding those children just before disappearing behind the corner
of another building standing above the water level.
