MLPH C1, P1- "The Beginning Of The End"

"The Beginning Of The End" is the first Part of "ML: Patient Hope" 's first Chapter. It was released on 02.05.2020.
== Plot ==
Jared wakes up in a world full of various undead who hunger for his flesh and blood.
Alone. but unafraid, he has to find a way out of this mess. Whether he will succeed or not has yet to be seen.
== Story ==
Jared opens his eyes.
He yawns and turns to the side of his bed.
"Oh my."- He says- "I had the worst dream ever. So many enemies."
He tries to look around his room. However, his eyes are unable to adjust to the light coming from outside his window.
After a while, his vision clears and he sees that he is alone. Concerned about where his parents are, he stands up from his bed and tries to walk out of the room.
Just when he's about to open the door, something sends a sharp jolt through his stomach.
"Agh!"- Jared says and looks down.
He sees that there is a wound still on his stomach. However, it is currently under control as there is a bandage preventing it from bleeding.
However, this doesn't mean that it cannot cause any pain for the young man.
"Ah, yes."- He says- "That wound."
"I remember it well. I was attacked by Heartless and Nobodies, trying to save Akari. We ran towards my home and mom left me on the bed. And then... "
The pain becomes too much for the young man. He falls to his knees and grasps his head for a second.
After a few moments, the pain withdraws. He stands up and sighs.
"Jesus Christ. This pain is going to give me a headache."
He opens the door and leaves the room.
He looks around, but he doesn't see anyone else around him- dead or alive.
"Mom? Dad?"- Jared calls out for his parents- "Where are you?"
Nobody answers. There is only silence.
"For Goodness' Sake! If this is a joke, please stop! It's not funny anymore, you hear that?"
Still nothing. 
Everything is still. There aren't any sounds coming from anywhere in the house.
Jared looks out of the kitchen's window and realizes that something truly terrifying is happening outside.
He sees a strange, human-shaped being mauling a man to death while another is killed by a policeman.
There are plenty more of those simply roaming the streets, looking for living beings to attack.
Jared realizes that whatever is happening outside is not a joke, nor a dream. It is like a nightmare come true.
"This... "- He says- "This looks like one of those zombie movies, except that it's in real life."
He approaches the front door.
"I cannot stay here. I must get out and look for my family!"
He tries to open the door, but it does not budge.
"No! It... it's locked!"- Jared exclaims.
"I have to find something to open it."
He hears a growling sound coming from outside his house.
"And it has to happen soon! Or those dead weirdos are going to kill me!"
He hears a sound coming from upstairs.
He decides to investigate.
The sound comes from his parents' room. And it's coming from their wardrobe/
"Dad? Is that you?"- Jared says and opens the closet.
However, much to his horror, one of the undead monstrosities shambles out.
It is unknown how it ended up in there, but that is not important right now. What is important is the fact that it is coming for Jared, trying to kill him.
Slowly but surely, it brings the boy to the ground and tries to maul him.
"Leave me alone!"- Jared yells and tries to find a weapon to defend himself.
He looks up and sees something on his parents' bed. He quickly grabs it and looks at it.
It is a gun, possibly of his father. Maybe he forgot it before fleeing the house?
Or maybe he left it for Jared to defend himself?
Either way, the gun will help Jared kill the creature.
"Die, monster!"- He yells and shoots the gun.
He strikes the creature in the chest. For a moment, it stops moving.
Jared looks at it, thinking that it's dead. However, it suddenly gets back up and manages to bring Jared down again.
"That did not work!"- He says- "But where do I need to shoot to kill it?!"
He remembers a movie that he watched not too long ago and reminds himself of the scene when the protagonist shot some undead creatures in the head.
"That's right!"- He exclaims- "The head! That's it!"
Without a moment of hesitation, Jared shoots the gun one last time, this time in the undead's forehead.
The creatures falls to the ground and immediately expires.
Jared emits a sigh of relief.
However, his relief does not last for long after that as the creatures outside hear the commotion going on in the house and start to bash the door.
Soon, they arrive and surround Jared.
With no other way to go, he looks at a nearby window. Then at the undead.
"I guess that it's worth the risk."- He says- "Let's give it a shot!"
Just as one of the undead manages to grab his shirt, he runs forward and breaks the glass of the window with his elbow.
Then, he jumps out of the window and finds himself surrounded by more of the undead creatures.
He realizes that there is no way out of this situation and quietly lowers his head, awaiting his death at the hands of the undead.
Just as one of them tries to maul him, a car suddenly passes through all of them, narrowly missing Jared.
He looks ahead as the car returns for him and a man comes out of it.
"Come with me if you want to live."- He says.
Jared looks around in fear.
"But... my parents... "
The man shakes his head.
"There's no time for them! We'll find them later, I promise."
"But first, we must handle... that."- He points at the approaching undead.
Jared nods and hops into the car.
"That's a good boy!"- The man says as he drives through the undead and escapes from them along with Jared.