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In desperation, I scramble over and push myself off the ground.
Thick arms loop around my middle as he yanks me into his arms. “No, you don’t.”
I scream, my hands reaching out for the undead.
“Run to me!” I screech.
In seconds, they descend upon us like a storm, running awkwardly, lopsided, but they thunder onward regardless. Thin, ragged things that today have become my saviors.
Aggressively, the brute manhandles me, shoving me over his shoulder, and darts past the enormous metal door and into the settlement.
The guard from the door drives it shut, just as several undead slam into the entrance.
He growls, pushing his hands against the metal door, his feet pressing into the earth. “Help me!” he roars.
But there are no other guards in this area.
The man shoving a shoulder into the door is driven backward, his feet skidding over the soil. As I watch through the gap, wave after wave of them pushing to get to me. He stands no chance.
And then the sudden thumping against the nearby fence comes, over and over, I know exactly what’s happening.
They’re breaking it down.
I want them to tear it down and get in here.
The brute holding me shoves me to the ground as though I’m nothing but a sack. I collapse hard on my hip, but I scramble to my feet, when the back of his hand collides with the side of my face. His knuckles feel like I’d been whacked by a bag of rocks.
“Stay down!” he sneers.
Stars dance in my vision, and I fall flat onto my back. Fiery pain spears over my face. I cry out, clasping my cheek, as my head feels like it’s cracking in half.Damn idiot.
Around me, the sounds of moaning escalate, and suddenly, the siren blares again.
This time, it’s for a real breach.
My face throbs with a sharp ache. The world tilts for a few seconds, then settles.
I blink to clear my eyes as the two guards dart in my direction, panic-stricken. One bolts down the hill toward the fortress, while the other comes for me.
He goes to grab me, but I frantically roll away from him and rush to my feet.
He’s too busy glancing over his shoulder when I quickly sidestep him to reach the creatures, but his hand seizes my arm. His grasp squeezes until it hurts.
I spin and bash my fist into his grip. “Leave me alone,” I cry out.
His face is as white as a sheet, yet he still drags me behind him.
I lose my footing and drop to my knees as he lugs me by my arm.
The undead are upon us, careening right alongside us now.
The idiot holding me glances back. He does a double take, his eyes bulging out of his head at how close he is to them.
Then he does what any frightened person does… He releases me and runs like mad down the hill.
Shadow Monsters gather on either side of me, behind me, and with the siren blaring, I guess I’ve made one hell of an entrance that won’t go unnoticed.
