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The Urban Dead part one by ~Kenzie-Rose72:iconKenzie-Rose72:

Categories Literature > Prose > Fiction > Horror


The streets are empty.

Doors are left open, residences abandoned. Cars line the streets, some with doors partially open with but a splatter of crimson left to tell the tale. Windows are shattered, some by bullets, others by an unknown force. An eerie silence has fallen over the area, broken only by a rustling sound. Newspaper is blown along the road by a foul wind that reeks of death and blood. You reach down and pick one up, the paper crinkling gently. A headline in bold black jumps out at you: ‘The Dead Have Risen’

Then- the moaning starts.



Zombies! Foul, flesh-eating undead. They are a blight that has spread over the land, leaving death and desolation in their wake. As the days pass, the hordes grow in number, congregating wherever food still remains. Only the most cunning survive, the ones who had the power to withstand them. In Fort Rainier City, an outpost called The Haven has been formed by the survivors of the outbreak along with American military troops that have been stationed in the city.  Two months after the unexplained and deadly outbreak, The Haven is a well-functioning base of operations. The squads of soldiers and armed citizens of The Haven travel to the surrounding towns and cities; finding any survivors, gathering supplies, and whatever else is necessary to survive. This? Is their story.


                                           The Urban Dead
                       

Pigeons flocked on the sidewalks of Rainier City’s main street. But they did not look like normal, plump birds. They were thin and gaunt with dirty, rumpled feathers. They poked about in the gutter looking for scraps, and fought violently over whatever they found. Usually, though, they got more of a meal from taking chunks out of each other than they got from what they were fighting for. The sun rode low on the horizon, the orange glow reflecting off of unbroken windows on the sides of the buildings. The street was quiet, save for the cooing and crying of pigeons, but an engine rumbled in the distance. The pigeons scattered as a motorcycle rolled slowly over the asphalt. The body of the vehicle was jet-black; standing out against the drab, dirty background of concrete and chain-link fences. The driver wore a black helmet, the visor obscuring her face. Long, dark-brown hair in a tight braid streamed out behind her. She reached up and removed the helmet, smoothing down her bangs. Green eyes darted to and fro, carefully watching the alleyways that she passed.

Monika’s fingers drummed on the handlebars. Even though she had done it numerous times since the outbreak had first occurred, scouting still made her nervous. However, she did it anyway because she only trusted a handful of people to do the job right- one of those few being herself. She checked the map that was displayed on the screen between the handlebars, and it showed a right coming up about two hundred yards ahead. Turning smoothly, the engine purred and the craft glided down the next street. Deep in the alleyways, silhouettes stirred, attracted to the sound of the engine. The overpowering stench of decay drifted out of the shadows; that was how she knew that they were there. Monika’s hand strayed to her pistol in its holster instinctively. Zombies began shambling into the fading light, but instead of killing them, she counted them. They gurgled and moaned, stumbling after her on stiff legs and repeatedly baring their chipped and bloodstained teeth. She hated looking at them, for the pale eyes and blood-spattered clothes still filled her with a feeling of unrest, but it was the only way to get the job done.

Two…Four…Ten… Thirteen…

              This continued until she could count approximately sixty individuals, and that was all the information she needed. Keeping one steady hand on the steering, she replaced her helmet and flipped down the visor with a metallic clink. Pressing on the gas lever, she accelerated down the road, leaving them in her smoky wake.
©2008 ~Kenzie-Rose72
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Uh, I had no idea what to categorize this as o.o

Alright, so I was cleaning out my word documents the other day, when I stumbled accross something interesting. I had started a roleplay sometime back called The Urban Dead. Sadly, the roleplay never made ot off the ground, but I had a few of the posts I made saved. I've been writing.roleplay deprived for quite some time now, so I decided to start re-writing The Urban Dead. This is the first part, including the openingpost and my character's introduction.

Would you guys like to read it if I put more of the story up as I write?

Anyways- here's The Urban Dead, part one, for your reading pleasure &^^

Monika, Fort Rainier, 'The Urban Dead' (c) to me ^^
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~Delta-Frontier:iconDelta-Frontier: Feb 5, 2008, 6:11:52 AM
woah..o//o
it's totally awesome! X3

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SK fan up 'til now! :dance: But doesn't really show it... ^^;
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~raindancewolf:iconraindancewolf: Feb 5, 2008, 1:41:36 PM
ALRIGHT!!! STORYZ!!!!!! 8D It sounds... scary... O___O Zombies are quite freaky banannas.. But, I like all the nice gory descriptions and such... I'm interested. I DEMAND THAT YOU WRITE MORE O^O

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"I am the Power
I am the Light
I am the Healer
I have the Sight
I am the Fighter
With Glory and Might
I am the Phoenix
Burning Bright".
~Kenzie-Rose72:iconKenzie-Rose72: Feb 5, 2008, 2:23:40 PM
Thankies!~ :D

I already have part two ready to go, and part three is over halfway done ^^ I'll probably post each part a few days apart so I have time to write them XD

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Yeah. That's what she said.
*RaverDuck:iconRaverDuck: Feb 5, 2008, 2:25:38 PM
DUUUUUDE, this is AWESOME. o-o
Zombies are freaky. >>;;;

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--- "Which one's Zero?"
"The sexy one." ---
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~Kenzie-Rose72:iconKenzie-Rose72: Feb 5, 2008, 2:26:47 PM
Thankies!~ :D :D

Yeah, they are... but I'm a huge fan- zombie movies are my favorite kind of movie XD

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Yeah. That's what she said.
~Kenzie-Rose72:iconKenzie-Rose72: Feb 5, 2008, 2:29:04 PM
Why thank-you!~ :D

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Yeah. That's what she said.
*RaverDuck:iconRaverDuck: Feb 5, 2008, 2:34:52 PM
LAWL. I like ghosteh movies. 83
But zombies are awesome too. XD

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--- "Which one's Zero?"
"The sexy one." ---
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~raindancewolf:iconraindancewolf: Feb 5, 2008, 2:38:49 PM
YEAH!

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"I am the Power
I am the Light
I am the Healer
I have the Sight
I am the Fighter
With Glory and Might
I am the Phoenix
Burning Bright".
~silverwolf9222:iconsilverwolf9222: Feb 5, 2008, 3:04:39 PM
awesome! whoo!

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...nothing...there is nothing here, but the darkness that drains into our very souls...is that what u see when u look in my eyes? ...that is what i see...the hate in the world...and in me...my darkness

~silver~
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