My explanation of the events outside helped quell her curiosity, and I could tell her attitude had definitely mellowed a bit after that, but, that’s just how things were nowadays. Despite the situation now weighing on her, she bore it well. After nearly an hour since the fight had finished, we finally were ready to leave. The wood had been …

“The name’s Priscilla.” She said, and then quickly added, “Priscilla Hunter, and before you ask, yes, I do like to hunt.” Her tone betrayed a smile, as she held out her hand. Taking it, I simply replied, “Thomas Parker, and….” I said as I glanced towards the inanimate mess that once constituted the [Treant], “Thank you for the help, Priscilla.” …

So, as the ash settled, and we gazed forward, we made the unconscious, silent, and resolute decision to face whatever beast had decided to see us as their prey. We were High-Humans after all, and we were going to live up to the pride of our newfound race. We will not back down without a fight. As my gaze settled …

I was sure everyone would feel much more secure knowing that there was at least some sort of barricade preventing a sudden incursion into our camp. When we woke up in the morning, our first task was to get everything that Jackson needed to get a makeshift forge up and running. He had wanted fire bricks, but, we honestly had …

I picked up Max, and we escorted the three children out the back door, doing our best to keep their focus away from the gore in the surroundings, and especially away from the sight of who we assumed were their parents just outside the front door. We ended up leaving out the back door and made our way back to …

I smiled under the mask that was wrapped around my face. I knew I could count on Kevin to surely back me despite whatever happens. Perhaps we really do have a chance in this strange new world we’ve found ourselves in? The ash started falling two days ago, and already there was a thick layer of it covering the ground. …

“Welcome home brother.” Alex grinned … I couldn’t be happier knowing that my family was safe and that finally there was some great news ahead of us. The next few days would prove crucial to our future. The twilight was unnerving. The crunchy break of the thick layer of ash under our feet made us move that much more cautiously. …

… As we continued on past a scorched highway sign, I could barely make out the words ‘Welcome to Shrewsbury‘ before we took in the devastated area of Greater Worcester. “Damn,” I whispered under my breath. It was apparent that the wildlife on earth had begun to mutate. The worrying aspect was the fact that these mutations were wholly unlinked …

I looked down at my watch. 2:58 am. Anxiety began to grip me though. What if they didn’t survive? I couldn’t help but think. Thomas Kevin had been driving for the past several hours. What normally would have been a forty-minute to an hour drive, was taking much longer as we slowly meandered through the wreckages of cars and trucks …

▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ …I only had two more magazines with me though, and it was clear I was going to need to be much more careful with my remaining rounds. A quick survey of the area showed that some of the barricaded buildings had been breached, and the people within were quickly succumbing to their own respective hordes. It was clear that …