He had never thought he would live to see such a thing. It was possible, he knew, but it was almost an unfeasible idea. At least for ones like him. He did not even imagine that there were men that had begun to prosper in this rotten world. Killing a…

Growls echoed. It was a distant intermittent sound, faint. Nonetheless, it struck him deeply. There was nothing that he could not see, everything was black. He was growing awfully aware of both facts; his mind began to wake to pain and dread. He jolted upright with a wheeze, hearing yet…

It was so ordinary, so familiar… and yet, now it felt all too strange, odd. Every time they left a hideout behind, he didn’t doubt. He would usually be the first to stride away, having previously studied the planned path. Today he was the last to leave the shadows of…

Her breaths were becoming shallow. He could hear it, no matter how much he wished to ignore it. His pace fastened, his hold all ever strong in his terror. “Come on, we’re almost there!” That plea was choked, contained in its urgency. He wanted to scream it loud for the…