I woke up. I looked at the cracking aging grey ceiling. it vibrated violently and fine specks of dust escaped through the now widening cracks. no, not the celling shook, it was the whole building. it shook again this time more violently, and more dust poured from the ceiling. some unfortunately got onto my face, I didn't bother wiping it off. as a matter of fact, I couldn't feel any body part of mine, my neck ached my hands were non-existent my legs and feet didn't bother responding to any stimuli. all I could do was lay there watching the ceiling cracking farther with every vibration.
A deafening bang rung from outside followed by other numerous smaller bangs. now that my ears were getting back, I heard some sort of shouting from outside, this was followed with even louder bangs which were decorated with screams, horrid shrieks that lasted longer than the bangs themselves. the cracks in the ceiling got even larger and it threatened to fall. maybe by then I would have my bodily functions back if not then it would have been a great life, one where I lay and watched a grey ceiling fall and crash me to death. not the life one would want but I've never been picky.
The bangs were getting closer and closer and now I could hear the slow approach of heavy machinery. it was accompanied by thunderous marching of what I supposed was a well-trained army. I turned my head to the ire of my neck. I was met with bright sunlight. I thought I was in a room, huh, I was dead wrong, at most this would be a glorified balcony. of its four walls three were blown away. I though the celling was bad...how was it even holding itself together? as I thought this, I heard the screech and roar of planes overhead, the room shook, creaked and by sheer will alone, it kept intact.
whatever this building was made of should be studied and replicated. a thunderous bang flashed somewhere in the distance followed by another and another. the building started creaking and swaying. a cloud of dust, rocks and boulders showered the place. the place was not clean in the first place but now, I truly looked like a dump. as the dust settled, I opened my eyes and felt pebbles and gravel that had settled on my naked chest. of course, I was naked, I mean why not of all the possibilities I just had to appear here butt naked.
I silently lay there and waited. not out of needles curiosity or the fact that I had nothing to do, but because I could do anything really, my body was shut down and my favorite organ...my second favorite organ, my mouth was comatose. all I could do was stay silent and wait as I slowly but surely got bits of my feeling back in my body. I would be back in shape in no time, maybe after the war that's playing outside dies down, that is if I don't receive a stray attack. I wished I had feeling in my mouth so I could laugh at my own joke.
huh I missed my voice. as this thought passed through my mind, the battle outside started. or I think it did. bangs littered the atmosphere, and a rotten stench choked the air. this went on for some minutes and as I listened, I gained feeling into my arms, and I lifted them up to wipe the dust from my face. a piece of the ceiling fell on the far corner of the room, and with it came down the contents of the room above. a drawer a piece of what looked like a couch and a rotting bone that should belong to a corpse.
now other than the rotten stench of the weaponry used outside now I had to deal with a corpse's stench. I sighed. it wasn't the worst I had seen but it was well at the top of the mid-tier list. the screaming, shouting and the occasional vibration of the buildings did not cease, as a matter of fact it only increased. I could tell what was happening without even being there. firearms, advanced versions, this must be a well-advanced society. the planes and the heavy machinery I had heard rolling in a while back. such advanced technology and what do they use it for...
"Mortals" I whispered when I regained feeling on my numb tongue. that's all they ever do, tear each other apart, and for what? none of them has ever truthfully answered that question, not because they didn't know the answer but because they knew it all too well. their petty mundane squabble rattled the building sending the rest of the upstairs corpse down into my room. poor bastard must have died for no real reason.
I looked at the body that had fallen too close to the missing wall of the room. it was half in and half already on its way out. it was naked, no clothed on it no ornaments. it had what looked like a tattoo on its back, I couldn't tell because most of it was missing and the little, I could see was already falling out of the building and hence out of my sight. gunshot wounds, that is what had done him in, he had been shot. Maybe they striped him naked before drilling numerous bullet holes in his body, or maybe they lacked morals and took the man out in his bath.
a bang, a vibration, a creak, dust, the heaving of a building already asking to give up and the falling of my five-minute companion. this repeated over and over again, all except for the falling of a rooting corpse. this went on until nightfall. as the twilight shone, the heavy machines pulled back, the planes flew overhead again blowing what little was left of the town or city, or village I didn't really know. and at this moment, finally the ceiling decided to completely cave in. I had regained mist feeling in my body by now, but I was nowhere fit enough to move around let alone dodge the falling debrie, so I did what any heroic protagonist would do, I closed my eyes and accepted my death like a champ.
it never came, and the reason why, was something, no someone I had not realized was around. the whole time I was listening on the only form of entertainment I had, the war that is, I failed to notice that cradled and nestled next to me was a lady. I had failed completely to notice her. heck I had failed to notice I was laying on a massive bed; I had failed to notice the crimson red bedsheets. I had utterly failed to notice a naked lady next to me. it has been a while since I've felt any kind of warm touch, but to think I had fallen this far. I wept internally.
"You are?" I started when I noticed she was waking up fully. she had stopped the falling debrie without even realizing it. her movement was like swatting a fly that flew too close for too long, completely casual, yet devastating. as she sat up to face me, who was currently still laying down. I looked up at her. I couldn't help but appreciate the beauty that was staring me back. if only I was strong enough to fully appreciate her. I feared any redirection of blood would slow down my already slow waking muscles. so, I looked aside.
the lady, no the damn temptress, still too kind, the damn fiend, much better, threw herself back on my such that she was laying on top of me. danm my blood redirected, and my weak brain started turning cloudy. this wasn't the first time I was meeting a lady so why was my partner selling me off, c'mon man, I've got a world to see and appreciate, uurgh I was losing it.
"Get off...m...me" io was still weak I couldn't push her off. instead of moving aside, she nudged me more fiercely this time rubbing herself all over me. I didn't survive a full day of war to die of a lack of blood in my brain. but the feeling was good, if only I wasn't trying to keep blood circulating. I was about to master every ounce of energy I had left in me to try and push her off, but she just dozed off, back to her original position, next to me only this time my left hand was deep into dangerous territory, and I couldn't even pull it out. she brought her knees up close to her chest lay her head on my shoulder right where the arm, shoulder and chest meet and closed her eyes.
such indecency!! I thought as I turned my head hoping the blood will go back to work, this wasn't a time for a vacation. a few hours later, I could finally move around, with much difficulty of course, but I could now slid my arm off from the forbidden hell. I stood up swung my legs out of the velvety bedsheets and took my first step. it brough a tear to my eye.
"Never thought I'd be emotional about going to take a leak" I chucked on my own as I concentrated on putting one foot in front of the other. slowly but surely, I was getting there, by there I meant to the edge of the room. I know what you're thinking, where's your dignity? are you just going to flash the whole world? truth is I've been naked since I opened my eyes, and its nighttime no one's going to see, and if they see they should be thankful I've shown them what a true partner should look like. I chuckled again. as I stood at the edge, held my younger brother and released.
my brain cleared, my gut celebrated, and I could help but decorate my newfound release with a release of gas. I turned my head a bit to see the lady who had cradled herself to me and seeing that she was still out cold I focused on more important matters. getting the fluid flowing in a nice arc jet outside. I wasn't really high up, probably a few meters above the ground. maybe like the fourth floor and from here, I could see my rotting five-minute roommate. I just had to do it; I redirect the arc and shot it straight at him. he was facing up so i targeted his mouth, danm if only his mouth was open that would be un undisputed win.
I could feel it I was about to hit the peak, the section where I achieve my full potential climb. the area before I start descending. and at this moment as I was enjoying my target practice, I felt it, as if in slow motion. I felt the projectile, hit my head, I felt it tear through my skin, broke my skull tore my brain and pushed its way out. I first saw brain matter, small bits of wrinkled muscle, then came mucus and finally blood sprayed out in a jet that arced as it followed my rapid decent down. I laughed as I lay there in a pool of my blood and urine.
"They don't have morals. is nothing sacred in this world" I felt it, everything on my lefty side of the brain was gone, together with the eye, must have been an insanely huge projectile. "I'll never get used to such feelings" I chuckled as I felt the numbing pain fade away. probably the body shutting down such functions, in a fit to save itself.
"at least let me finish!" I was more frustrated than angry. I felt warm liquid flood everywhere I was laying. some was blood some urine. "I guess roomie took his revenge. can't complain though, you won this round"
"Now that I am leaving, I'll give this reality a three. one for the poor hospitality and two for well the good hospitality" I chucked wildly at my own idiocy.
"I guess this is how I leave this reality. hope the next is a good one. maybe they let me finish my nature missions before putting me out" danm this death was taking longer than it should, I complained. I had gotten bored of watching the cracked grey ceiling. I mean what are the odds, the previous cracked grey ceiling had fallen off to revel another cracked grey ceiling. I slept there for almost half an hour when I heard people approaching. the bastard was here to confirm his shot. wait, I wasn't alone I lifted my head to the ire of my neck again and looked at the bed.
she was still asleep. how much can you sleep woman, wake up and save yourself. well at least I tried warning her. I put my head down again. in death, this realm won't be my problem anymore. so, I closed my eyes and waited for the colds embrace. it never came. the pain and the blood were indication enough I shouldn't be here but my danm life wasn't leaving. the people approached the building. I could hear them. they opted to climb from outside, couldn't blame them, there was nothing to use form the inside.
they stepped in the first caring a torch and a firearm. he pointed the blinding light at me, and I put on my best dead act. no way I was getting shot to death twice in row. speaking of which, why am I still here. the others followed slowly and cautiously their firearms armed and ready. they swept the room failing to notice the lady who had sunk snuggly on the bed and focused on their naked kill. I felt naked, I mean I was naked but having four grown men observe your naked corpse was a new weird feeling. I wanted to hide my partner from their prying eyes.
it was at this moment that the lady awoke. She rose like a corpse from the abyss. like straight shot up and looked around. I knew because I had also sat up. I mean, what'd you expect when one of the points a gun at you. I saw the fright in their eyes. and I couldn't help but chuckle. I must have looked like a demon. half my face missing, naked a majestic little brother and an evil grin. they all pointed their guns at me, and I realized, this wasn't my brightest idea today.
I was riddled with bullets. many of them. I mean many of them, it was as if turning me to a sponge was their goal and the fact that death didn't bother claiming me only fueled them further. I was accepting bullet after bullet until they noticed the girl and for a moment, they stopped decorating my fair skin. well, my then fair skin. I was losing blood. no, I didn't have any more to bleed, it was all gone. as they pointed their weapons and shouted something I didn't bother to listen to, the girl acted. she was fast, for them anyway. she tore through them with her bare hands.
she tore one's head and before his body hit the floor, she was twisting the next one's neck and before life dimmed in this one's eyes the other's skull got smashed in. the last one tried running out, and he almost jumped out. heck his leg was already out of the building when she caught him by his arm and sling shot him across the room, his body splattered on impact. she stood there face serene, her black eyes blank, her black hair waving slightly with the wind. her naked body was decorated with blood here and there. she looked beautiful.
she looked at me and me alone as if her victims didn't ever exist. and as if she hadn't seen my blood or my battered body or the stench of urine, she kneeled next to me hugged my arm and rested her head on my shoulders and as she did, I felt it, not the death I was waiting for, I felt something I've never seen, something that should exist. I wasn't leaving here anytime soon, not next to her at least.