Thread: The Crumbling Infection  (ThickLeaves x Pastel00)

Charles saw the figure moving towards himself, hardly able to comprehend it. He thought everyone was gone, he saw symbols and heard old radio broadcasts but he didnt think there were really people left, and if there were he wasnt even sure if it was worth taking a chance with. Hed seen plenty of apocalypse movies, the group of ravagers running around killing everyone just for the extra supplies. Charles was smart enough to not fall for that, he wasnt going to let his life end because of some idiot idea of his. Charles climbed off the roof quickly, he had gotten the view that he needed and seen everything that he needed to see, and then some. He needed to make his way through the alley, cut through a few falling apart buildings and run out of town, he needed to get back to his cabin as soon as possible. He dropped into the alley and threw his bag back over his bag, making his way towards the figure that he saw in the distance, not on purpose but they just so happened to be directly the way that he needed to go, so it was either work his way through the thicket of the horde, or take his chances with whoever was out there. Charles tiptoed his way through the alley until the footsteps came closer and closer, sending a shiver down his spine like no other. He saw the female stand before him, pulling the gun on him and aiming it at him. He stopped like a deer in headlights, his eyes staring towards the female, looking down the barrel of the pistol that was aimed towards him. He hadnt seen anyone alive since the death of his parents months ago, this all was too much for him. He felt a ball in his throat, words wanting to escape but it was too choked up to come out. His hands quickly went up, as if he was being arrested by the individual. Although he thought it was ore to show he wasnt planning anything, which he truly wasnt. The only plan he had was to run, to get as far away from the female as he possibly could. Charles took a deep breath and took in his surrounds, his eyes shakily looking around to see if there was anything that he might be able to use to help his escape. His eyes scanned the alley until they went back to the main threat, even past the infected that surrounded them he needed to deal with the female. He could see the fear in her eyes, the way her hands were shaking more than his own hands. He heard the noise behind him and had no intent to move, of course he didnt want the infected to reach them but the bullet would not only harm or kill him, but it would make the situation extremely worse for the both of them. He took a deep breath and craned his head around, looking to where he thought he heard the noise, only to see a single infected stumbling around, clearly it wasnt aware of their presence just yet but was up to something. Charles lowered his hands slowly and looked towards the female, taking a small step forward. You need to put that weapon down and trust me. If I wanted to kill you, Id let you fire that gun and run for the hills, theyd do all the work for me. He knew that saying it like that wasnt exactly the most reassuring thing, but it was better than nothing. Charles reached from behind his back and grabbed his bow. While the bow was far from anything dancy it got the job done. It didnt allow for him to shoot arrows at the longest distances, or shoot them with as much force, but it would allow for him to hinder the infected, and if he could hit the sweet spot, immobilize them. He grabbed an arrow from the little bag that he considers to be his quiver and nocked it, aiming it down the alley towards the infected. This building to our left, we need to run back the direction that you came from, if we can get to the towns edge safely I can get us away from all of this. Are you with me? He asked looking to the female who still seemed to be in a daze. Miss, are you with me? He asked again a little bit louder, needing her to understand and listen to everything he was saying. A deep breath filled his lungs, his eyes closed for a moment and he took in everything around him. Before the outbreak Charles wouldnt be able to aim a single thing in his life, but all of the practice since then and TV shows he watched helped him learn a thing or two about hunting. His eyes slowly opened and he looked to the infected that started towards them, it was moving much faster as it spotted them, he panicked for a moment, his hands shaking as he tried to steady the bow. His fingers let loose and the arrow found its way through the infected skull, piercing the brain and causing the body to collapse to the ground. He started through the doorway, grabbing the forearm of the female with a pleading look in his eyes. He lead her through a house, one that was yet to be scavenged by him but clearly the newly found pair had no time to be looting when they might not even make it out with the loot they found. If we just keep going through another couple houses we should make it to the bridge, from there we just go down into the river and follow it to the lake. Think you can handle it? Dont shoot unless it is absolutely necessary. We dont want any unwanted attention, okay? He hopes that everything he was saying was getting to her, after all this was their lives that we layed on the table.