The Psychic X Apocalypse
Chapter 9 [Unknown Disease]
Joy was sitting on the sofa poking at the lollipop that Alves bought after the boy whined in the morning. His essence was fixed on the television in front of him, listening to the news of the day.
"Good afternoon, viewers. Back again with ByNews news brings worrying news. Three days after the dark phenomenon occurred, about 467 residents were rushed to hospital because they suffered from a very high fever that exceeded normal human body temperature. This incident not only happened in the Stellar Federation, but in all corners of the world. The cause of high fever is still traced by experts. Medical personnel are also trying to cure residents affected by high fever until an unspecified time. For the time being -"
Alves grabbed the remote on the table, pressed the red button, and instantly the television screen went out. During that time he sat next to Joy, daydreaming in the void.
"Ge, is the apocalypse near?" ask Joy.
"Are you unable to see the future through the ability of an oracle?" Alves asked back.
Joy took out a lollipop from her mouth. "Since the phenomenon of darkness, my ability does not work anymore" he explained. The boy straightened his arm and clasped his hand. Then he breathed. "Hufts. Maybe the side effects met with that tall entity?" muttered.
"What to check by Dr. Carl?"
Joy shakes. "I still feel the energy of that ability is in my body. Just in a state can not be used for a while," he explained.
"Mh."
Suddenly Joy turned around and looked at Alves. "Ge, do we have to get ready? For example like stocking food for a two-year ration."
Alves opened his eyes and turned his head towards Joy. "Is that your gut feeling or the stories you read from novels?"
"But isn't it now like the stories exposed in the apocalypse zombie novel? From the beginning the world has also felt fictional. Our people have supernatural powers that normal humans can't imagine" Joy said back to bite her lollipop. The sweet taste was immediately felt in his mouth.
"Just wait for Eliot's call." Alves replied without expressing his views regarding Joy's proposal. He just thought, if his vacation time was wasted because he had to be wary of the continuation of the phenomenon of darkness and the mastermind behind it.
So bored. I'm going for a walk outside, eating ice cream, going to a retro cafe down the street, buying boba milk tea...
Alves closed his eyes and felt tired of having to lock himself in his apartment and run the same routine repeatedly.
The only thing that could save him from the present situation was a phone call from Eliot.
As if his prayers were answered, his phone rang. Quickly Alves turned on his phone screen. Next to her, Joy shifts her seat to get closer to Alves.
But what appears on the screen of his phone is not a phone call, but a notification of the appearance of a message.
Alves was discouraged, but still opened a message from Eliot. On the screen of his phone there are short messages and documents attached. Alves opened it and started reading the document.
"What's that, Ge?" Joy popped her head to look at the text of the document.
"... Explanation of the case after the phenomenon of darkness." Alves focuses on several keywords that are already marked in different colors.
"Many patients have a very high fever. Some even reach up to 60 degrees centigrade, but his body is medically undeclared in critical condition. During a fever, the patient is always in a semi-conscious state but cannot move his body in the slightest or speak. Eliot lists hundreds of cases as references."
After finishing reading the document at a glance, Alves threw his phone into Joy's hands. Joy caught up with him and started reading from the beginning.
"So ... This is the beginning of zombie apocalypse?" joy whispered to herself.
Alves' sharp hearing captures what Joy reveals, but he chooses to ignore it.
After capturing the gist of the hundreds of cases listed, Joy returned the phone. "Ge, before the end of the world comes, I want to eat soy sauce tonight," Joy pinta gave a serious look like she was talking about an important decision related to her death.
Alves face speechless. Was Joy brainwashed by a tall entity that attacked her a few days ago? Continues how the boy was absolutely certain that the zombie apocalypse would appear?
Despite lacking confidence in Joy's imagination which he considered too excessive, Alves finally complied with Joy's request. Buy food through online application. And her order came so quickly to be cheered on by Joy who immediately dragged her into the kitchen.
It's five o'clock past thirty minutes...
Alves very reluctantly pulls his lazy body into the kitchen to prepare dinner.
They both ate dinner tastefully. Leaving on the sofa while watching a series of movies on television. Brew tea in the evening by enjoying the beautiful scenery that stretches from the apartment window.
Until ten o'clock at night. Alves and Joy went into their rooms and slept shortly afterwards.
That night was so quiet. Crow's hoarse chirping echoed around the city of Lumens. The breeze invites the leaves on the branches of the tree to join waving. Peaceful and peaceful.
That night was no different from the previous night.
If only in the midst of silence the city was not broken by the shrill screams of one of the housing estates.
He felt around her as he stepped into the kitchen. He deliberately did not use his sunglasses because it was the same when walking through his apartment in a state of dead lights. Alves has been used to the dark since childhood.
Alves picked up and drank quickly. He cleared his throat several times until his voice returned to normal and did not sound half as good as before. The glass was placed under the hood and both feet moved out of the kitchen to return to his room.
The sound of her footsteps galloping loudly in the middle of the silence of the apartment that night.
Tap, tap, tap.
Alves turned right to avoid crashing into the short closet in front of him.
Tap, tap, tap.
Bam!
The sound of a sudden storm spread from the apartment next door. Alves' ears caught the startling sound and his body prepared for alert.
If Alves had heard it during the day, he wouldn't have cared about it a dime. But by then midnight had already passed and the residents should have been sleeping soundly.
Alves became alert and his body movements were no longer lethargic. Slowly he walked to the wall that bound his apartment to the left where a loud noise like a heavy object fell.
The man put his ears on the wall, eavesdropping on the room next to him.
Grp...
Alves scrunched his forehead. The voice across from him sounded strange. Like the sound of the growling of a savage beast he had encountered in the wilderness.
Cracks!
Tap, tap, tap.
From a squatting position, Alves immediately stood up and slowly walked down the voice. His hands were busy looking for the handle of the drawer. When his finger met the familiar wood, Alves opened the drawer and retrieved the teak box from it. He opened a wooden box and immediately put the Dark Eye mask on his face.
A faint ray instantly radiated in his vision. Alves again followed the source of the strange sound and was able to maneuver the way in his apartment more smoothly.
Heavy footfalls in the next apartment approached the exit. For a moment the voice stopped, replaced with the sound of clanking nails touching the door and its surroundings. Followed by the sound of falling objects or the sound of fractions.
Alves put on sharp ears. His hand grabbed the gun from behind a desk drawer near the door of his apartment. He removed the safety pin and fitted the silencer before taking a comfortable position to prepare for the shoot.
His feet slowly.
It seems that whoever was across the street had managed to reach the doorknob and open the door of the apartment. The voice was heard stepping out towards the corridor slowly.
Alves followed him and walked towards the door of his apartment. The heavy footsteps were heard again. Crossing the corridor with the same ringing sound of nails scraping the wall as it went.
Tap, tap, tap.
The voice was getting closer to the front of the apartment where Alves was.
Taps.
The sound of nail scratches is gone. Silent footsteps.
Geck, tok, tok.
Something knocked on Alves' apartment door. Behind Alves' door took a position. One of his hands was holding a gun. While the other hand clasped the doorknob, preparing to open it.
Slowly Alves raised his head. He saw from behind his mask, his focus was on the peephole attached to the door.
Outside it looks dark. Just a glimmer of light the incandescent lamp looked. The atmosphere is centered on the other side, looking for the figure of the owner of the voice who had made the noise.
A second later Alves stopped looking. The focal point is focused on the figure on the side. A figure that can be said to be human, but not human.
If Alves still had a pair of eyes, now his eyes would have widened.
The mutant...?
"YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"
