04-01-2009, 07:14 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-01-2009, 07:15 PM by Piper Juunanagou.)
This is ridiculous. Piper thought as she watched the grotesque, unimaginable mass of ashen gooey bulge upward. Within a few beats, it had taken a distinctively human form—two huge arms, two legs the size of tree trunks, and a stout head atop an eerily chiseled chest. Suddenly, another of Kai’s katchin grates slammed into place behind the twosome, sealing them in the large food court.
“What the hell is that thing?” Piper asked as she took a few steps away from the indestructible barrier.
“If I had to guess,” Kaden started before pausing a moment to take in the incredulous situation. “I’d have to go with evil zombie overlord.”
At that moment, the still partially melted titan, without so much as a roar or a twitch, lashed out with one of its gooey fists. A yelp of surprise ripped free from Piper’s clenched jaw as she dove to escape behind bludgeoned by the creature’s hand, which was nearly the size of a small car.
As Piper closed in on the floor, she brought her legs up and managed to roll out of the impact and then awkwardly hop back up to a standing position. Quickly turning around, she found herself gawking at the gaping hole where Kaden and she had been positioned just a moment earlier.
With a booming guttural moan, the hulking zombie yanked its fist back through the shattered mass of twisted steel and plastic. As its freed its appendage from the wreckage, chunks and strands of the creature’s fist and arm were torn off by the sharp edges it had created. Even through Piper and Kaden were equally mortified by the display, there wasn’t the slightest twinge of pain or discomfort on the partially incoherent face of the titan.
“This balcony loops around the food court!” Kaden shouted from the other side of the wide fissure. Glancing quickly as the zombie took a step backwards, Piper noted that the elevated walkway did make a complete loop around the rather spacious food court.
“We need to try and stay up here,” Piper decreed as she hoisted her double-barrel up and steadied it against her shoulder. “If we lose the high ground, we’re going to be rubbish,” she added before unloading a pair of slugs into the lumbering beast’s chest. Two holes opened up on the uber-zombie’s chest as it was slightly staggered by the impact of the shells. Much to Piper’s steadily increasing dismay, however, the two rivulets of gray blood oozing from the wounds did little to stop the creature from lifting up a hand and trying to crush her.
Obscenities raged like wildfire through the woman’s head as she leapt backwards to avoid being flattened beneath the zombie’s hand. Frowning as she worked, the woman quickly snapped open the barrel of the gun and began to slid new shells into place. But before she could finish, the monster lunged at her with its other hand. Unfortunately, Piper Juunanagou failed to notice the rather quick movement until it was only a few feet from her body.
As she reeled back—her teeth gritted and her muscles tense for the impact to come—the front end of the titan’s fist exploded in a dazzling display of cerulean lights. While their adversary pulled its hand back, Piper and Kaden watched from different angles as it slowly began to lift its broken hand up to its face. The hulking abomination tilted its head to the side as it tried to flex its fingers, which were all partially blown apart.
“Shoot it!” The voice rang from above Piper’s head, but for the first time, the speaker wasn’t that shrew Demolic. Looking upward, the redhead saw Sophia standing on a small platform that hugged the wall above their heads. “Don’t just stand there!” Sophia shouted as she hopped over the barricade and plopped down onto the circular walkway above the food court.
“Women…” Piper muttered to herself as she fired another pair of slugs into the zombie’s forehead. With another booming groan, the uber-zombie’s head snapped backwards as the powerful rounds slammed through its partially liquid flesh and into the tender matter of its rotted brain. Seemingly losing its balance, the titanic creature fell backwards, and with a thunderous boom, its massive bulk smashed through the other side of the walkway. Sophia, who was in the way of the collapsing monstrosity, scampered to safety and watched as the zombie fell motionless against the sundered balcony.
“Is it dead?” Kaden asked, prompting Piper to look to her left as she reloaded her shotgun.
“You got her quick,” she said with a grin as she snapped the heavy double-barrel of her weapon back into place. “Couldn’t stand to be away from me?” She asked, trying her hardest to play up the retort with as much jabbing sarcasm as she could. With a chuckle, Kaden went to run his hand through his hair, but then he recalled the fact that his normally kempt hair was saturated with corpse-flavored vomit. As the courier’s hand flopped despondently down to his side, Piper caught sight of Sophia sprinting toward them.
“It’s gone!” The healer shouted as she frantically gestured with one of her hands toward the other side of food court.
“Are you kidding me?” Piper declared as she diverted her attention away from her comrades and toward the last spot they’d seen the uber-zombie. An incredulous frown spread across her face as the unbelievable horror of what she saw dawned upon her…
The hulking, slimy monstrosity was gone.
In its place, there were a few signs of its passing—a couple chunks and strands of torn flesh; however, the massive, two-story goliath had seemingly slipped out of sight. All at once, the trio of contestants slowly began to back away from the edge of the broken walkway.
“Shit,” Piper whispered beneath her breath as her back softly bumped into a wall. As if waiting for a cue, the steel walkway in front of the group exploded upward in a fountain of steel, brick, and plastic. From beneath upheaval, the uber-zombie rose, and without even the slightest pause for dramatic effect, it drove both of its battered, slimy fists toward the three contestants.
“Run!” Sophia shouted as the members of the trio jumped in opposing directions as the monster’s fists ripped through the brick wall. Unfortunately for Piper, she overshot her trajectory and found herself careening down into the food court via a gaping hole in the walkway. Stifling an obscenity, she tucked her knees up into her chest and then hugged them as she brace for the impact.
A moment later, Piper Juunanagou smashed through the wooden roof of the small pizzeria.
“What the hell is that thing?” Piper asked as she took a few steps away from the indestructible barrier.
“If I had to guess,” Kaden started before pausing a moment to take in the incredulous situation. “I’d have to go with evil zombie overlord.”
At that moment, the still partially melted titan, without so much as a roar or a twitch, lashed out with one of its gooey fists. A yelp of surprise ripped free from Piper’s clenched jaw as she dove to escape behind bludgeoned by the creature’s hand, which was nearly the size of a small car.
As Piper closed in on the floor, she brought her legs up and managed to roll out of the impact and then awkwardly hop back up to a standing position. Quickly turning around, she found herself gawking at the gaping hole where Kaden and she had been positioned just a moment earlier.
With a booming guttural moan, the hulking zombie yanked its fist back through the shattered mass of twisted steel and plastic. As its freed its appendage from the wreckage, chunks and strands of the creature’s fist and arm were torn off by the sharp edges it had created. Even through Piper and Kaden were equally mortified by the display, there wasn’t the slightest twinge of pain or discomfort on the partially incoherent face of the titan.
“This balcony loops around the food court!” Kaden shouted from the other side of the wide fissure. Glancing quickly as the zombie took a step backwards, Piper noted that the elevated walkway did make a complete loop around the rather spacious food court.
“We need to try and stay up here,” Piper decreed as she hoisted her double-barrel up and steadied it against her shoulder. “If we lose the high ground, we’re going to be rubbish,” she added before unloading a pair of slugs into the lumbering beast’s chest. Two holes opened up on the uber-zombie’s chest as it was slightly staggered by the impact of the shells. Much to Piper’s steadily increasing dismay, however, the two rivulets of gray blood oozing from the wounds did little to stop the creature from lifting up a hand and trying to crush her.
Obscenities raged like wildfire through the woman’s head as she leapt backwards to avoid being flattened beneath the zombie’s hand. Frowning as she worked, the woman quickly snapped open the barrel of the gun and began to slid new shells into place. But before she could finish, the monster lunged at her with its other hand. Unfortunately, Piper Juunanagou failed to notice the rather quick movement until it was only a few feet from her body.
As she reeled back—her teeth gritted and her muscles tense for the impact to come—the front end of the titan’s fist exploded in a dazzling display of cerulean lights. While their adversary pulled its hand back, Piper and Kaden watched from different angles as it slowly began to lift its broken hand up to its face. The hulking abomination tilted its head to the side as it tried to flex its fingers, which were all partially blown apart.
“Shoot it!” The voice rang from above Piper’s head, but for the first time, the speaker wasn’t that shrew Demolic. Looking upward, the redhead saw Sophia standing on a small platform that hugged the wall above their heads. “Don’t just stand there!” Sophia shouted as she hopped over the barricade and plopped down onto the circular walkway above the food court.
“Women…” Piper muttered to herself as she fired another pair of slugs into the zombie’s forehead. With another booming groan, the uber-zombie’s head snapped backwards as the powerful rounds slammed through its partially liquid flesh and into the tender matter of its rotted brain. Seemingly losing its balance, the titanic creature fell backwards, and with a thunderous boom, its massive bulk smashed through the other side of the walkway. Sophia, who was in the way of the collapsing monstrosity, scampered to safety and watched as the zombie fell motionless against the sundered balcony.
“Is it dead?” Kaden asked, prompting Piper to look to her left as she reloaded her shotgun.
“You got her quick,” she said with a grin as she snapped the heavy double-barrel of her weapon back into place. “Couldn’t stand to be away from me?” She asked, trying her hardest to play up the retort with as much jabbing sarcasm as she could. With a chuckle, Kaden went to run his hand through his hair, but then he recalled the fact that his normally kempt hair was saturated with corpse-flavored vomit. As the courier’s hand flopped despondently down to his side, Piper caught sight of Sophia sprinting toward them.
“It’s gone!” The healer shouted as she frantically gestured with one of her hands toward the other side of food court.
“Are you kidding me?” Piper declared as she diverted her attention away from her comrades and toward the last spot they’d seen the uber-zombie. An incredulous frown spread across her face as the unbelievable horror of what she saw dawned upon her…
The hulking, slimy monstrosity was gone.
In its place, there were a few signs of its passing—a couple chunks and strands of torn flesh; however, the massive, two-story goliath had seemingly slipped out of sight. All at once, the trio of contestants slowly began to back away from the edge of the broken walkway.
“Shit,” Piper whispered beneath her breath as her back softly bumped into a wall. As if waiting for a cue, the steel walkway in front of the group exploded upward in a fountain of steel, brick, and plastic. From beneath upheaval, the uber-zombie rose, and without even the slightest pause for dramatic effect, it drove both of its battered, slimy fists toward the three contestants.
“Run!” Sophia shouted as the members of the trio jumped in opposing directions as the monster’s fists ripped through the brick wall. Unfortunately for Piper, she overshot her trajectory and found herself careening down into the food court via a gaping hole in the walkway. Stifling an obscenity, she tucked her knees up into her chest and then hugged them as she brace for the impact.
A moment later, Piper Juunanagou smashed through the wooden roof of the small pizzeria.
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