FRICKENs- 7. CirCumstances

7. Circumstances
by Nehhal Kalnad

Water drains down her body, the droplets washes away. She feels see is standing on a tough surface.
“Is this a dream?” Gauri opens her eyes. She sees herself lying on the floor and Vivek Sir’s wheelchair besides her.

She turns her head and notices ‘TOOFAANI’ written on the wall. Gauri recognized it was same hospital elevator. She tries to wipe the letters of the word, but she didn’t made any change. She was there to only see.

The elevator door suddenly opened rays of light stream inside. Gauri bended down and tried to feel the hair of her older self. She swept dry tears. She was helpless, she couldn’t help even though she knew what bad was about to happen to her.
Suddenly older Gauri woke up. She dragged her outside and took a check on sir, exact same way how Gauri had before.
Gauri realized she can’t change anything. For a moment she thought she will stop her, but she can’t.

Gauri was about to get out of the elevator, she saw Vivek waking up. He looked at the older Gauri who was walking towards the dancing ambulance and then instantly pressed Top floor button. Gauri was still standing inside the elevator as the doors closed and she bade good bye to her old self who was about lose her hairs too. She wept and cursed “Fuck you PhalZ, and those bloody zombies”
But more than hairs, the real shellshock was sir. He stood up and folded the wheelchair away. As the elevator was moving up, Vivek was exercising his arms and legs as if warming for a game.
Gauri was stunned to this. ‘He was in ICU right, unconscious? ? WTF, was he faking it all the time. NO SHIT.. NO SHIT.. I risked my life, lost my hairs, got naked and beaten by disgusting women and was about to become a meal for tribe for this.’
Gauri banged her gentle hands on the wall, “Answer Me Man!!!.. Tell Me, Why did you do this??? Why Me…”
Vivek was still warming up his muscles, tapping his legs, cracking the finger bone.
“Fucking Speak You Son-of-a-Bitch… Speak UP!!!” Gauri tried to slap Vivek. But her hands passed through him and he was still smiling.

The elevators stopped, doors opened. A Chopper was already waiting for Vivek Sir. A woman in white tight short skirts and formal top came to scout Vivek towards the chopper. Gauri also started following then side by side.
“We are Off the schedules Sir” the woman spoke.
“Yes, I know,” Sir nodded, “Any information on Bill?”
“He is still at his residence, seems like he is waiting for something.” The woman replied.
“So did he send someone to kill me?” Vivek asked
“I think you were right about Bill. Last night a car came and stood at front of house. They ran after the apocalypse intensified this the morning.” Woman replied.
“Dumb Assshank.” Vivek cursed “I saw this betrayed bitch on his face when first time we met for the deal. He used me, fucked. It’s time to repay him back.” He stepped into the helicopter. “Let’s get back to the camp, and see if you get any signals from Ajay’s phone. I don’t want anything bad happen to him.”
“Ok sir, but what about this girl who helped you in this plan. Shouldn’t we take her with us?” the woman asked.
“Look Daisy, if a lion starts caring for all the animals in the forest, he would have to starve to death. Understand?”
“Yes, Sir” Daisy nodded.

Gauri kept staring as she was unable to believe what was happening, how she got here, why, where she really is, Who is Bill? Why is he dangerous? ‘Come on!!’ Gauri stomped towards helicopter but it got away.
She was not satisfied with this half information. She ran towards elevator. But she started feeling wetness on her body, the droplets returned. It was hard for her to run, she was only inches away from the door, a strong wind came and washed away.

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Gaurav stopped on the roof of Nicole’s Bar. He had been jumping roofs and terraces whole night away from Bill’s demolished enterprise. After reaching the bar and reading the name on sign board, Gaurav remembered that was the same bar where the entire apocalypse began for him. The beautiful girl’s zombie face about to kiss him death flash by his eyes, he shook with the memory.

“Hey... alright?”  T asked adjusting herself on a cushioned chair.
“Yeh… How are you?” Gaurav asked back.
Princess T looked at the wounds on her thighs and stomach. She felt the pain but didn’t bring in on her face. She said, “I think we need to disinfect the wound, can we find some antiseptic or alcohol or something?”
Gaurav thought for a while, then looked at his own bare body. His entire wounds are gone. There was not a single scratch on him. He went to a nearby window, picked a piece of glass and came back to T.
“He what are you doing?” T was confused.
“Just lay still.” Gaurav replied.

Gaurav cut his wrist and let the blood drop over the T’s wound on the thigh.
She felt like burning. She screamed.
“Are you gone insane… What are you doing… Ahhh… It burns..”
Her cut absorbed the blood. There was hissing sound all over it. The blood vanished and so did the wound it. The cut was healed instantly. Princess felt no pain. She woke up and took a look at it. The wound was clearly all gone. She jumped and hugged Gaurav in joy,

“Thank you so much again, for everything you have done for me. Thank you very much.”
“I should Thank you, in fact if you and your army would not have barged in. I wouldn’t have got any chance to get out. By the way, who are you and what were you doing there?”

“My name is Geetika, I’m a special agent from USA. I and my SWAT inmates were in mission to kill Bill.”
Gaurav saw a badge on her chest, “Princess T?”
“Yeah, that’s my code name.” she replied.
“Can you tell me what exactly has happened? CoZ I know nothing about these shit that was spread through our city.” Gaurav demanded.
“It’s everything due to Bill Richards. He is the reason behind this.”
“The man I fought a death match moments ago?” he asked.
“Correct.”
“Please tell how it began.”  Gaurav requested
“Sure”

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Swapna punched the password on the door; Mr. D was watching her back holding a rifle. As the doors opened, an armed man was already standing behind the doors, he knew who they were and why they came here.
“This way” the man ordered.
It was 3am in the black morning; even stars were hiding behind the dark clouds. The man took Swapna and Mr. D to a big garage type room little away from the main house. They stopped before the shutter gate of the garage.
Please handover all your weapons.
“Why...” Mr. D buzzed
“It’s our security measures. We have to follow Boss’s rules.
“Let it be D, I trust the man. Give him the gun.” Swapna looked it into D’s shades which he was even wearing the dark morning. He was very habitual of wearing as it had become his fashion statement.
Guard took D’s rifle, “And you Madam?”
“Oh no… I don’t even know how to hold those stuffs.” Swapna grinned softly.
“Sir, you will wait outside. Only the Girl will go inside.”
Mr. D wanted to protest, but there was no option for denial.
Guard knocked the shutter, it lifted little from below, Swapna rolled inside through the gap and the shutter was lowered again.
Mr. D kept staring at the armed man giving him an intense look.

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It was 6am in the morning at Bombay talkies. Kai Ankito was making bread sandwiches for her. Rai-Bro was still in sleep on bed besides Ananya. The slutty bitch kept him awake whole night. This professional hacker was busy decrypting Ananya’s thirst of lust whole night. He slept late in morning. It was Kai’s strict rule everyone should be awake by 6am.

There was banging on his door.
“Hey Rai… U still sleeping… busy with the bitch?? Hun??” was Ankito’s loud thudding voice from the other side.
Rai grabbed his undergarments, pants and shirts and started to wear it hastily.  It tripped over a wine bottle and fell .
“Rai… What’s going on??” Ankito shouted again.
“Just a rat… I’m coming… Sorry” Rai bumbled from inside.

Rai-Bro and Ankito went on the west balcony of the theatre where they always had breakfast. Rai-Bro took the bite of Sandwich, Ankito sipped Coffee.

“Where is Chiburam? I sent him yesterday to Richard’s enterprise… He isn’t back still.” Rai inquired
“We that lazy sloth. He seriously must be sleeping somewhere.”
They laughed.

“Don’t worry I will send some of my men that way through the sewer.” Said Ankito

Rai-Bro picked his coffee cup smiled uneasily at her and turned around. Suddenly Ankito startled and pushed Rai down.
“Watch Out!” she shouted
a big stoned just passed Rai-bro’s head and went through the door.
“WTF was that???” Rai cursed.

Ankito stood up upholstering the gun aim at a zombie-man behind the wall of Theatre compound. The man came running towards the wall carnivorously. Instantly we mounted up the wall but then got electro executed but the wire fence above it which was carrying over 500kw of current.

“Seriously, was a zombie who threw stone?” Rai asked, he was shaken by seeing intensity with which the stone was thrown.

“They are getting smarter with time, but dumbness is never lost.” Ankito said staring the zombie body being grilled over the fence, “If they are one there could me many...” she said and took out her walkie-talkie, “D’Vingo… Alpha... Alpha… There is a swarm approaching, be on alert. Lock all the Window and Glass points. There could be rain of stones or other similar stuffs.”
“SHIT!” exclaimed Rai-Bro
“What know??” shouted Kai furiously
“They are not getting smarter, these scrums are evolving.”

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Swapna walked slowly in the bright white lit room. A man was sitting on a recliner facing the wall. Garage room was very long. Swapna stopped 1 meter before the chair. The man stood still facing the wall,

“At last, here you are. Asshole’s stupid Assistant.” He cursed spitting the clean floor.
“I told you already, I’m sorry. I didn’t know he was planning to betray. It’s not my fault.” Swapna begged.
“You came to me with the deal...” he paused “You Bitch, You did. Then it was your responsibility to see that the deal goes right, not mine.”
“Then how the Hell is was given the wrong antidote!!!” Vivek sir screamed and turned around. “You knew that Bill was betraying me, you knew. Don’t lie… Don’t lie to me Bitch!! Vivek kicked the recliner chair with great force. It collided with wall and broke off.

Swapna was terrified, “Yes I knew, but it was too late. Virus carriers were already distributed. I called you in evening when I got know about this, but there was no answer. My men came to your house. But saw no one.”

Vivek busted “That was due to your fake anti-dote you delivered to me instead of the real. That caused me a stroke. Good gods! I had my chemical experts who got me out of that heart attack”
“I’m sorry!! But maybe we can fix this thing together. I can help you to Bill down.” Swapna offered.

Vivek laughed, “There is no V between U and I!”
“What… no… I can surely help.” She begged.
Vivek took out his gun and pointed at Swapna, “Sorry, Betrayers ought to pay, and the cost is death.”  Vivek loaded the gun.
Sweat drop emerged from Swapna’s forehead, ran through the cheek got accumulated at the chin, formed at drop on fell on her jet leather shoes. She got the fearless confidence on her face.

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“How long are we walking in this Shit Canal?” Sonali complained
“It’s been like 5hours” replied Bishwa.
“WTF… 5 hours… How far was theatre from your residence Mr. Bishwa?” Sonali asked.
“Just few minutes walking distance.” Said Bishwa.
“Don’t tell me we are circling around same place.” Barged Nehhal.
“Freak!!” Bishwa exclaimed.
Sonali slapped Chiburam from behind.
“Are we on right track?”
“I think I forgot the direction.” Cried Chibya.
“Hell No... Hell No... Hell No…” anguished Nehhal started walking her and there.
“I’m feeling suffocating, I can’t walk anymore” fretted Sonali.
“Only few more minutes Madam, than we might reach.” Chibya appealed.
“I think we should trust him for some time.” Bishwa demanded.
“If you are so enthusiast to support in this walk to nowhere, All the best to you and him. I’m getting out of her now.
“Madam, are you out of your mind. This is very risky.” Chibya warned.
Sonali neglected, she turned to Nehhal “ Are you coming with me??”
Nehhal paused and thought then he went to Chiburam.
“Sir… Thanks for saving our life, from here we would like to separate our ways. Please take care of Minister Sahab. I hope for your safety.”

“We too...” Bishwa smiled.
Sonali was waiting with half disgusted- half crooked face. But then she smiled at Chibya for Thankful Goodbye, though she was angry on him for making them lose the way.

Nehhal and Sonali turned left while Bishwa and Chibya walked straight ahead

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Mr. D was gazing at the transparent wall of research building where men and women dressed in white coats were working persistently.
“Are they working on the cure?” D asked to armed man.
Man stood still with a poker face.
Suddenly D heard a gun being fired from inside.
Armed man crouched a step back and aimed his AK-47 at Mr. D. That move was very for Mix Martial Art specialist Mr. D. He kicked the gun off the man’s hand and swung a jab right on this eye’s sweet spot. Man was down with open punch. He saw men coming towards him. Immediately he lifted the garage door and saw Swapna pressing her belly. He ran towards her, the bullet just passed her skin without piercing inside. He saw Vivek on the floor resting his back on the recliner. He was bleeding from his hand. The gun was down and there was short blade knife besides it.
Swapna smiled at D, “That’s I always wear these shoes.”
Swapna tapped her right leg to show D another blade at the tip of her shoe.
“Come on, let’s get out of here.” D replied helping Swapna by shoulder
“How far can you go in this devastated city.”  Spoke Vivek.
Mr. D and Swapna neither turned back nor replied and left the garage.
Vivek shouted shaking blood of his injured hand, “Your every drop will pay for your sins… argh…..”
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Nehhal saw an open gap on the walls of sewer. Sunlight was gapping out of it. The marks on the wall appeared like someone was there before. Nehhal looked at Sonali and it was a hell yes! From her into the gap.
Gap leads them to another gravel tunnel that had a big opening over it. There were dynamite shells everywhere with broken cement.
Sonali climbed on Nehhal’s shoulder and peeped over the hole.
“What do you see…? Are there any zombies?”
“Nope… NO sign of them... There are only dead bodies of few solders… it think American SWATs and few local guards.”
“Are you sure… that’s American SWAT”
“Yes I’m … I’m not that dumb.”  Grinned Sonali uninterestedly.
Nehhal pushed Sonali out of the hole, she crawled herself out on the broken cemented floor and then dragged Nehhal out too.

Nehhal sauntered around the arena. Many dead bodies were there on the floor. Ten to fifteen SWATSmen and few local body guards. The walls were severely damaged too, not only with bullets but also with some heavy objects it seemed. The blood over the wall raised high.
Sonali heard sound of some sort of device. She called Nehhal and asked him to search. In a corner he found a big box with beeping sound coming out of it. He pressed OK button.
#
“Army Base to Princess T… Army Base to Princess T… Over… Over… Can you hear us ?”
“I’m Nehhal, from CBI India. I just got here somehow saving my life. I see all your men dead. Are you SWAT America?”
“OH WHAT!!!... Yes we are SWAT. Are you all men are dead, did you find any woman’s body?”
“No Sir!” Nehhal replied.
“Mission Unsuccessful. We are aborting Kill Bill.”
“Hheyy.. heyy.. no no.. we need your help… please save… please send my message to Indian Government.  This infection is danger for country and for whole world.”
“Yes, We know that… Hence we are starting Operation FireWorks. Sorry Sir, we can’t help you anymore and thanks for your support.”
#

The call was disconnected.
Nehhal punched the wall with anger, but it only hurt himself.
Sonali turned Nehhal, “Don’t waste your anger here… We got a city to save and an old friend to find.”
Away from transmitter there was huge pile of guns and ammunitions kept that was brought by the SWAT.
Sonali smiled, Nehhal picked up a gun and said, “I don’t know who this Bill is, But I’m getting a feeling this is due to him only.”
“Yeah, Chibya was talking about him, I don’t remember much, but he said this virus was spread by him only.”
“This is his building only, it’s written there on the boards, Bill Richards. We have to kill him!” said Nehhal.
Sonali also picked up a gun and roared, “Basterd has to pay for his disaster.”

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“Hey Kai, look what I have found over internet. American government has published an article on this virus that has been spread in our country.” Said Rai-bro surfing on his personal computer. Ankito took out her reading glasses and read the article. It said,

:

Theft of OZ,
30^th June 2015, DC

We are sorry to announce that OZ virus from our research facility has been stolen by a very trusted worker from our own people.

Our group of biologists were working on new vaccine of Rabies virus when they by mistakenly manufactured a deadly virus. After knowing the risk behind information of this virus we seal packed it into our safest locker destroying all the evidences behind it. Virus was great threat to humanity.

Unfortunately the virus has been stolen from our facility. We have red alert on all the airports. Virus cannot go out of America we can assure that. We suspect Dr. Swapna Sharma behind this theft, she was the lead scientist on this research project and she is still missing with the virus.

;

“So this disease is transported from America.” Kai concluded taking off her glasses.
“95% of diseases in the world are manufactured in America.” Rai completed.
“And we Indians are just the carriers of it.” Kai said disgustedly.

Rai bro was about to get of the computer table, alert messaged flash on the screen.
“What’s wrong?” Ankito asked.
“Something’s wrong in power system.” Replied Rai-Bro.

Tub lights started to blink… then dim.. Then again dim.. Then finally it went off.

Rai-bro’s pc was backed up by UPS, and emergency orange lights got one. All the windows were closed for safety, so even morning 7.00 am felt like 12 midnight.

“WTF is this!!” Ankito exclaimed.
A guard came running.
“They have crossed the wall!!” he breathed heavily, “They are coming...”
“What!!… How???” shouted Kai.
“They destroyed our security fence by overloading the current flow.” replied the Guard.
“No!” Rai bro cried.

Ananya came out her room. She still was wearing her night gown.
“OMGzz... So suffocating in here… let me get some fresh air” she walked to the balcony.
“Oh... Wait you stupid girl… Don’t go there.” Kai tried to stop her.
She disregarded Kai’s words, “Stupid bitch can’t take my freedom to breath.” She opened the balcony doors. Rai-bro ran towards her.

“Come fresh air, Kiss Me…” she spread her hands towards the sky.

Immediately a zombie jumped on her from outside right over her chest biting her lips out of the face. The blood fell down from that man’s face like water drops from a dogs face. Man humped on her chest and tore off her clothes.
Rai-bro was saddened… shocked… broke… fallen apart seeing his One-Night-Love getting into pieces. He screamed. When the dead man heard him, he looked at him with his filthy eyes.

Rai-bro stood frozen. He was too afraid to make a move. Dead man ran unto Rai-bro, Kai dashed Rai down and hurled her automatic bullets into dead man’s head.
“Run into the Screen no. 4” Kai ordered Rai-bro, she turned to her Guard, “What are looking at… close the Goddamm door… slut ruined us… glad she is dead.”

Bro heard this, anger launched into his head. He turned back and exploded on Kai catching her collars. While Ankito’s guard went to close the door.
“No more words against her, please she is dead... please” Bro cried in heartbroken pain.
“I’m sorry…” apologized Kai.

 Guard had just closed the door and hand came in from outside through the last gap.
“Fuck” he exclaimed, “Someone shoot this hand.” He cried freaking out holding both the doors tightly.
“Run fast…” Ankito repeated to Rai bro. He wiped his tears and ran to Screen no. 4.

Ankito loaded her and walked to the door.

A loyal guard came to her and stopped her and said, “Please wait Madam let me handle this.”

Ankito stopped got back and picked up more guns.
The loyal guards slowly walked to the door and shoot the hand. It broke off and fell down.

The guard holding the handles immediately closed the door and locked it.
He sighed and turned to the loyal guard. He was still shaking in pain, but then too his smiled.

Suddenly the door broke it latches and fell on the smiling guard. He got smashed by the door. Hundreds of zombies rushed inside the room like swarm of bees from the hive.

Few stopped to drink the blood from smiling, few jumped on the loyal guard who was also near the door.
5 more guards came with power-packed guns and shielded Ankito.
They requested Ankito to leave. Kai wasn’t ready to go. But then understood her importance and ran into the screen no.4 with her bunch of guns.

She entered the main theater hall in front of the movie screen and closed the door from inside.

There was pitch black inside theatre hall. Only one ray came from the projector room that illuminated the centre screen making it look more horrific.

“Rai-bro… Are you there…” Kai’s voice echoed in every corner of the theatre. “Rai… Rai… Rai!!!!”

All she heard was her men dying outside with rounds of guns fired one by one, zombies taking the blows but not ending.

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Mr. D stopped his car on the other side of Khar salt lake, far away from Vivek’s reach.
“Why did we stop here…?” asked Swapna controlling her pain.

“CoZ I don’t know where to go now… We are fucked up!” replied Mr. D in frustrated tone.

“So let’s get out of the city.” Suggested Swapna.
“Don’t you remember, all the roadways are barricaded by Army? We have quarantined this city. Now the city is having his revenge.” Mr. D answered.

“I’m feeling week, I will get some water.” Swapna left the car.

She went by shore and threw some water on her face. Then she washed her wound. The pain of this cut was nothing compared to her regret. If she hadn’t met Bill, if she hadn’t agreed to his plans, this never would have happened. She slapped her face again and again.

Moon came out of the dark clouds and enlightened the Khar salt lake. Swapna was following the beautiful light with her eyes, she saw something more brilliantly shinning in the water.

Something was floating; it was coming towards the shore. Stream was carrying it. First it appeared like a metal rod, but when it came it near she saw it was a golden arm. More nearer it came, more clearer she saw.
“D… Come here… there is a body in river, it has a golden arm and she looks alive…. Come fast…” Swapna shouted.

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Tussinder stitched Vivek Sir’s hands and band-aided it.
Sir’s assistant came into the room,

“Excuse me sir, we have found Ajay!”
Sir’s pain instantly got converted into happiness, “Start the arrangements, he must have got really sick now due to infection on the broken arm.” Vivek stood, “He is no less than my son and his gonna get it back!”

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by Nehhal Kalnad

FRICKENs- 6: Beauty, Beast or Defeat

6. Beauty, Beast or Defeat

By Nehhal Kalnad

Ajay and Mayur stood around Gauri apprehensively while she opened her eyes. The pain in her hand has vanished. The weight of heavy metal didn't perturb her now. She melted looking at Ajay’s smiling face before her eyes. She was overwhelmed...her tears mirrored her emotions. Silence speaks louder than words.
“Kaisee Hey ab?” Ajay asked.
“Ley Bhaaree..” Gauri giggled.
“Accha hey, ab hawake jhoke sey tu udhtoh nahee jayegee..” Ajay wipes his tears.
“Ha Ha Ha.. Are lekin tu rokyu  raha hey…??” Gauri asked raising herself out of bed.
“Kuch nahee re..khushi k aaasoon..” Ajay smiled shyly.
Mayur says, “Gauri nazdeek mey ek nadi hey chotisi..wahan chal haath muh dho lete hai.. Phir yeh jungle sey bahar nikalna hey jaldee..Aur ek raat nahee guzaar sakte yahan..”
Mayur takes her hand and aids her up to the small stream passing nearby their camp.
Meanwhile Ajay goes to Sarvesh who is trying to repair the car. Sarvesh was below the car and PhalZ was holding tools above it
“Can you make it run again?”Ajay asks.
“I guess, Yes.” Sarvesh rolling out from underneath the car, “I got the punctured tire fixed, fuel tanks are ok, only need to check the engine once again.”
“Oh, that’s amazing… We have to get out of here.” Ajay says happily.
PhalZ opens the packaged chips packet and starts horse feeding himself. Ajay grabs one too.
PhalZ mockingly lampoons him, “Yeh dusra haath kisko daande karaaya??”
“Teree item ke paas rah gayaa..yeh bataoo kya kahan rah gaya..??”Ajay replies sardonically.

He was still feeling sad for his right hand. Ajay takes look at his damaged elbow and surprisingly sees the wound has healed very fast. All credits goes to the Late. Tungamaharaj.
“BTW mere dusree item nahee dikh rahee..” PhalZ breaks Ajay’s phantasm… “FOOK Yu” He shouts, “Baby… Where are you??”
Sarvesh takes his tool box back, “Mera Satellite phone gayab hey… Kya tum log mey sey kisne liya tha??”
“Nahee” PhalZ and Ajay shrug..
“Yaar..Meree Fook Yu kahan hey..” PhalZ grumbled.
“Yaadaayaa..Yaadaayaa…” Sarvesh recalls, “Thodi der pahile wohh Mayur ne us sladke aur ladk iko mere car sey khaana laaane bheja tha..Khaana Paani toh yaheen hey..wohh dono kahan pe gayein..?”
“Saaala.. Mere Fook Yu ko haathh bhi lagayana.. Police waalien ki goti hee phodunga…” PhalZ bursts out.
“Dhir dhar pyaarein.. Mil jayengesab..item ko fuck karnekee baat kya kee tuu toh senti hee hogaya..” Ajay laughs and pats on PhalZ’s back.
PhalZ pushes Ajay back in anger and walks off.
“Saalein mote mey charbee kam nahee hey.. Do Item le k ghumraha hey..woh bhi Chinese.. Kisinee bataya nahee use ‘China ka Maal Jyaada der nahee tikta’”

Sarvesh decides on not making any comment on this topic.
“Chup kyu hey officer..hasna.. Jail nahee hoga tuje..” Ajay says..
“Chhod” Sarvesh gets back to repair his car.

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Bill banged his back on the door when Princess T’s bullets pierced his chest. He showed a little pain on his faces. Those shotguns were strong enough to burst a skull into pieces; an unprotected chest was nothing for those jumbo bullets.

But it didn’t show half of its damage on Bill. He was back on his legs, gazing at his wounds, plucking his fingers in the small hole on his chest.
“Bitch!! That was a 800$ coat from Iraq. Do you how special was this coat for me.” Bill dropped started removing his torn shirt.
Princess T was standing pale, astounded at the inhuman ability.
“How did you that!!” she exclaimed stepping slowly towards Bill sneering, “That’s totally impossible”
“World isn’t as simple as it appears.” Bill removed his shirt, folded it nicely in proper manner and kept in on nearby table.

“Well, I have other talents too.” T immediately holstered her guns and drew her Celestial Bronze Sword and ran onto Bill.
“This Bitch is getting wilder” Bill laughed.
T swung her sword along Bill's naked chest but he dodged it well.
“Wild! Raw! Ha HaHa…” Bill laughed again countering Princess T’s sword.
“What the heck are you Satan or something…?” Princess said.

                                   
She felt exhausted and completely drained resting her knee on the ground wielding her sword like an anvil.
“aaaa.. I still don’t have a word for myself. I’m a Freak... Yes. A Pretty Strong Fucked-up Freak. Call me a fifty shades of fucked up freak!!!!!!” Bill laughed.
Scorched, Drained, Enraged...yet undefeated T charged with her sword raised.  She embodied the embers inside her, like tritons' daughter trying to prey on Poseidon. A pretty psychopathic fucked-up Poseidon. But Poseidon is the god of the sea, even the most quixotic and tenacious princess was anemic before his persecute
“I’m bored now…!” Bill ran towards Princess T.

She swung her sword out worldly dexterity but Bill moved with presto. He jabbed T right on into her gut, brandishing her out or the wooden door like a rag doll. She balanced herself on the broken door of balcony along the couloirs.

Bill stomped his one leg on the ground, making T lose her grasp and fall three floors down reverently into the dark abyss.
Bills eyes scanned the room, scavengering T’s bronze sword lying on the floor. He picked it up,

 “A sword doesn’t look a sword until its red!” Bill huffed and vaulted himself down the three floors aiming to slaughter his nemesis....

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Mayur and Gauri stop before a surreal stream of water. Water was dancing down the Bhujing Mountain.
Mayur awaits her return little away from shore, Gauri walks to the river bank.
Gauri bends before the water and sees her reflection. Bald head, pricky little non-uniformly cut hair. She laments her condition, spits on her reflection. The spit flows with water and vanishes. The reflection is back, this time the expression looked totally different.

 Gauri was sad, but the reflection had anger on her face. The reflection gave a cheap grin, Gauri’s breath stopped. The reflection towed Gauri forcefully along with it.

Mayur was looking away on the other side of the shore when he saw a man and a woman on a horse. He walked closer and the people looked familiar.
“FUCK!! Yeh toh wohi police officer hey, Saath mey kaun hey.. Are… Yeh toh Mote ki Girlfriend hey..wohh kya kar rhaee hey uske saath. Kya naam tha uss aadmi ka… Abby..Oye Abby rukh!!!” Mayur shouted.

But Abby overlooked his voice, and escaped with fook yu as the horse galloped away. Mayur threw stones at the disappearing image in frustration, but they were long gone for stones to reach them.

Mayur turned to Gauri, but she wasn’t there, bubbles covered the river surface. Mayur huffed and ran to the spot.
“Freak!!!..Gauri!!!!”
Mayur threw his T-shirt and jumped into the water but he could see no one. He swam to and fro around the place inside the water. But he found nothing.

Water got into his nose and blocked breathing, he came above the water level, the water and very cold and punishing. The water weeds and algae in the river got entangled into Mayur’s legs. Now Mayur wasn’t swimming, he was drowning. He drove his hands inside the water to get rid of the weeds but they weren’t getting off.

 He felt that the plants were deliberately dragging him inside. He surged himself outside the water once but got pulled inside again, second time he did the same was the outcome. It’s said every time before drowning water gives you three chances to save your life.

Mayur really got three too.....he jumped outside saw at the sky, thought it was his last sight of the life. He kept his hands outside and got inside the water for the third time.

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Tussinder stood in the entry room as bright white lights were being flashed on his face. Four men came and ordered him to raise his arms and stand still. He did as he was ordered.
Men were wearing white spacesuit kinda anti-quarantine suits. They took out a big sharp knife and shredded Tussi’s clothes away. He was pushed forward and mixture of water and few pungent smelling chemicals was sprayed on him. Than ahead there came a full body scan section. Two big blue tubes were clung on sides of the door. As Tussi stopped in between it, laser lights ultra-scanned him. A doctor announced from inside, “Safe”
Tussi got excited, he said, “I told you”
“Shut Your Mouth” one of the men ordered.
“Why” Tussi asked.
Doctors backed off. A gush of water was fired on all over Tussi’s body. His mouth was still open; water went to his mouth and nose. He bent his knees and coughed water out.
“Oh...” he stood
“I warned you already” the same doctor laughed taking off his helmet.
The big door in front of them slides apart and a lady in white lab coat and short formal skirt entered with a clipboard in her hand. She looked at Tussi and said
“Welcome to Base G, Clothes are at the end of the second rack” she pointed
Tussi gave a glance and then ignored, “I was right na, about the missiles being fired from here?”
Lady smiled, “Yes, but first get some clothes on your body”
Tussinder again ignored her words, “Are we safe here?? Who are we?? Is there any way to end this?? Please tell me…” he begged
“I will surely answer all your questions, later”
“Where is your boss?? I want to meet him?” Tussi demanded
“He is expecting someone… some old friend is coming. I will surely arrange a meeting with you after that. Done?”
Though Tussi wanted to meet now, he accepted the offer. At least he is safe now. He was feeling sorry for Sonali. Sorry for what he did. He was repentant of his choices...but some things couldn't be changed.

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Mayur was slowly getting dragged into the water when someone clasped his hands from outside.

“Arrr….. Aaaaa….” Mayur heard from inside the water while getting pulled up strongly. He raised his freed legs on the muddy river bank and got up.
It was Ajay’s hand, Ajay’s only one hand that was strong enough to pull Mayur out. Mayur was happy for a moment. Ajay bent down and threw one of the guns he brought while coming upto the shore to Mayur. Mayur caught it. Ajay looked tensed.
“Gauri kahan hey??” he asked heavily.
“Yaar abhi toh yahee thi..lekin pata nahee…” Mayur ruffled,

Suddenly a zombiefied tribal man came running in burnt Tonga clothes. Mayur pushed away Ajay and shot the undead man dead.
“What FUCK is this…?” Mayur exclaimed
Ajay reloading his gun, “They are back...”
“HOW… That’s fucking impossible!” Mayur exclaimed.
“Don’t know a shit man, Where is Gauri??? We need to find her.” Ajay cried and coughed.
Another group of tribal zombies came running. Mayur and Ajay got in position to shoot. They loaded their guns and aimed. Suddenly they heard a car roaring.

Sarvesh’s Mercedes jumped out of the woods into the stony river shore crushing and throwing the zombies on the way. The doors opened,
 Sarvesh commanded “Get in fast…”
“Not without her” Ajay replied.
“You are risking three lives for one…” Sarvesh compiled.
“NOT WITHOUT GAURI” Ajay roared back. But then started coughing and fell down upon his knees taking the support of his gun.
“Hey Man… Get him inside, or we all gonna die here” Sarvesh commanded Mayur pointing the zombies approaching.
Mayur was reluctant to leave, but having seen death from so close view just a moments ago he resolved on saving his own life first.
“Sorry Gauri” Mayur pronounced towards the river literally on the verge of tears and dragged Ajay towards the car reluctantly.

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“I wish, I had my cricket bat with me before I die” Bishwa voiced his heartfelt desire.
“Kuch bhi..” Sonali irked “Instead I would have wished for a phone....one last selfie”
Bishwa gave an umamused look.
Nehhal was busy thinking of way to get out. But he had given up. Never in his life had he felt so helpless, but now as the swarm of zombies approached he had accept defeat. They had no weapons to defend themselves. But Nehhal didn't want to throw a panic fit yet.
Suddenly the lid of nearby underground drainage slot shook. The lid slide off and a head popped out. The face was fully covered with black gutter sewage. He signaled to stay silent and waved his hands calling them towards him. His eyes looked lazy but were determined.
Nehhal noticed it. He silently spoke,
“Sir, over there, I think there a man in the gutter, he can help us. We need to jump in it, First you sir.”
“OKAY!” Bishwa replied
The man in the hole disappeared and then Bishwa jumped inside. Zombies were along the curb. Nehhal asked Sonali to jump. But she denied
“Hey... don’t do that… we gotta survive” Nehhal cheered
“Nahee… mey apne life ke liye apna chahra, apne baal qurbaan nahee kar saktee..”  Sonali grumbled
“Please”
“No”
“Okay..” Nehhal replied sarcastically.
Nehhal shuts Sonal’s mouth with his hands picks her up with another and drops her down in the sewage hole. Sonali falls straight on her butt. The black gutter water splashes everywhere. Some finds its way into her mouth.
“Eeew…” She spits.. “Fuck You Nehhal!!!!.. Fuck You!!!”
“Sorry” Nehhal says and jumps inside and closing the lid behind him.
There was 3feet high dirty black stinking sewage water.
“Thanks Man!!!!!” Nehhal immediately exclaimed shaking the man’s hands
“Yeh… Thanks a lot man!!!” Bishwa said too.
Sonali was still busy cleaning her face and rubbing her hurt butt.
“Aah.. she scream.. haan.. haan.. Thank You.. Aapka naam?” she asked.
The man was wearing a rubber suit, similar to those people who work in sewers wore. But the attire didn’t match his personality
“I’m havaldaar Chiburam Singh.” He said proudly, he turned to Mr. Bishwa, “Mr. Bishwa” he saluted.
Bishwa saluted back.
“You deserve a medal of honor man.” Bishwa obliged.
“In this calamity, it’s every man’s duty to help one another” Chiburam replied calmly, “let’s not waste time and move on”
“Where??” Sonali inquired
“I’ve met a group of people. We together are working to fight these zombies out.” Chiburam replied
“wow! That’s amazing” Nehhal exclaimed
“BTW what were you doing here officer” Bishwa asked Chibu.
“Rai-Bro, organizer and founder of our group sent me here to check out the army arriving here so that they would help us too.” Chibu replied
“All are dead” Sonali said sadly as tears fled her eyes.
“Yeah, Rai-Bro was right about Bill Richards” said Chibu
“Who Bill?” Nehhal asked
“He is a very dangerous man. We think he is the man behind everything” Chibu answered
“How do you know?” Bishwa asked
“Well, Well… Let’s get to our camp first. It’s very suffocating in here.” Chibu interrupted
“Fine, But is it safe to travel through sewer… I mean what if we encounter a swarm of zombies?” Sonali voiced her concern
“Don’t worry, Zombies can’t smell us in this shit!” Chibu chidded confidently.

                                                            
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Rai-Bro was a professional hacker. He used to hack security networks for fun. Mostly bank and entrepreneur accounts to tease them and teach them how unsafe there password is, while sometimes he used his hacking skills to jump into girl’s account to stalk  them for fun.
Freelance Hackers don’t have a good source of income unless they follow a criminal path. But Rai-Bro was not of that kind. He only earned legally. Recently crime branch Mumbai department gave Rai-Bro a freelance assignment to keep an eye on Bill Richards’s bank transactions. Bill Richard had just arrived from America, within no time he became a  business tycoon of Mumbai. His works were leak proof, so it was difficult for them to keep an eye on him legally. So they gave the job to Rai-Bro.
Rai-Bro got control over all the computers, cameras, telephone lines of Richard’s Enterprise. He and his commerce associates were doing their jobs perfectly.

The day before the outbreak took place:

 Rai-Bro was working late at night, practicing his skills. Though he wasn’t exactly working, instead he had Bill Richard’s webcam who was busy with an online prostitute, some foreign brunette. Bill and the brunette were having their dirty time and Rai-Bro was watching them, laughing at the idiotic twosome. Uptil the brunettes undressing Rai-Bro watched, but as soon as Bill dropped his pants, Rai-Bro shut the screen.
“What the fuck!!!” he laughed hysterically, “Poor Bill, so much money, but no real bitch to fuck....”
There were dirty sounds after that. Rai-Bro was about to disconnect the speakers when  he heard phone ringing on Bill’s side. Bill immediately ended the video chat with the brunette. Rai-Bro stood still for a while and thought, “Something might be really important that this douchebag ended a chat with a hot chick. Let’s check what he is talking.”
Rai-Bro connected the wires that had hacked Bill’s personal phone numbers. It instantly got connected. Rai-Bro was only able to hear what Bill spoke
#
he heard,
“Yes, I made a deal and he was a git enough to accept it. How could anyone trust a man who is about to annex the whole city into his empire.”
Rai-Bro tensed.
“Give him the fake one than. He is no scientist to figure that out”
his fore head got beaded with perspiration.
“Yes, The virus will start its effect @sharp 11.11pm. And after that the dance of the undead will begin.”
Rai-Bro’s hand shook
“Blood sucking, Motherfucking zombies. You are goddamn right!!!” Bill laughed
#

Phone fell outta Rai-Bro’s hands. He immediately informed Crime branch not concerned that it was 4:00am. But they ridiculed him.
“Zombies… ha ha ha… konsa movie dekhte dekhte pee raha tha… soza… tuje ak47 nahee… neend kee jaroorat hey.” The officer on the other side of phone replied to Rai.
He thought, “Are these officers mad. Can’t they understand how dangerous this man is”
Rai-Bro got back to his laptop and went deep into Bill’s private mail accounts. He was searching for Virus, Zombies, Death, Blood or anything related to it. Finally he stopped on an email from a lab scientist submitting her report on the virus and her fees detail.
“Fuck… I’m right!” Rai-Bro exclaimed. “But these people ain’t gonna help me, I have to do it alone.”
What he did after that was against the greatest law. He hacked 10 credit cards and collected over 50million rupees and ordered the latest weapons at instant delivery from an underground mafia website. He gave half of the money for weapons, but now he needed men. Who could have given him men?
The only name that came to his mind was local robin hood killer Kai Ankito.
Kai Ankito was the most wanted criminal in western India. She was charged with murder of more than 59 people. But the specialty about this murderess was, she only killed the criminals who were saved by unjust policies of the government.
Due this Ankito had  great popularity among common people. However she was very aggressive and violent, hence she wore a Hannibal lector mask on her face. With that horrific mask, her terror was brutal.

Rai-Bro thought Ankito is perfect person to provide him men for support. So he contacted Ankito.
#

“I need 25 of best men at Bombay Talkies at 11.00pm tonight. I will pay you 1 million for each man.” Rai-Bro requested
“For what do you need 25 men that too at a theatre. I don’t support innocent  manslaughter you must be knowing that.” Ankito replied with an autonomic tone.
“No No No No… I don’t wanna hurt anyone. I won’t kill anyone” Rai-Bro stammered “You won’t believe me if give the real reason. You can take it as I need to hijack that place.”
“So for what do you exactly need the men??” Ankito asked
“First to evacuate the whole area and for my safety till I complete my job.” Rai-Bro replied
“Ok fine, how much would you pay for a girl?”
“Why” he asked
“CoZ I’m coming too…”

#

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T fell directly on the corpses of the officers who died in the bloody combat with Bill’s Guards. But the officers had not died in vain...they had killed all the guards too. Bill’s guards outnumbered the squad officers but they were under the sardonic princess's command....enough to obliterate armies at a time.

Princess rolled her eyes sideways and saw zombies had entered the building and were feeding on the bodies. She was in great pain. Her back ached, her clothes were severed, bruises enveloped body, Her Kohl smeared...But the pain was because of defeat. She looked up; Bill was coming down with great speed. In the fraction of second Princess successfully moved her body away from the place where Bill fell averting herself from the deathblows impact. The sword razed through the corpses and got stuck into the ground.

“Lucky Bitch” Bill hissed. His whole enterprise was destructed, his headquarters eradicated. His anger maximized exponentially. “You and your dogs have destroyed my base. Do you know how long it took for me to build this?”

 Dragging herself away from Bill, She spoke,
 “What about the damage you have made to this whole city. You ruined its future. You have extirpated an entire generation of its crowd.”

“Come on, isn’t it fun to watch these guys killing each other. And that’s what they really did. You feed on the people below you. A president feeds on his ministers, ministers on the businessmen, businessmen on his employees, employees on his other the other weak workers and the chain goes on..... We all feast on power!!!!”
“You think what you're doing is justice.....justice for all innocent lives? T stammered using the little life she had left.
“No one is innocent in this cruel world. Even plants fight each other for sunshine.”
“It’s not always what you think.” T replied.
“Lemme show you what I think.” Bill said and forcefully yanked the sword out of the ground.
He took heavy steps towards T. There was nothing she could've done. Bill stood in front of her with her sword in his hands, up high in air.
“Any last wishes Princess? Ha ha-ha” Bill laughed
“The world is not a wish granting factory” Princess said callously.
Bill swung the sword half way, while princess removed a dagger from her ankle pad and sliced Bill enormous thighs.
Bill barked “Bitch, you can’t defeat me.” he said, swinging the sword like a demented beast.
Bill tried to swing his sword onto T, but it didn’t budge. Something was obstructing it, someone was restricting it. He felt the one catching the sword also has vigorous strength like him.

Bill was stunned, he turned back, and he was terrified. A huge strong man was standing holding his sword. The man was the same one who was brought inside.
“WTF… Where is Swapna….” Bill cried. She was gone, long gone. “I was right; you are danger to me…”

Bill pushed his sword hilt onto Gaurav; Gaurav pushed it back with equal force. The heat from their counter jabs mammoth....the Celestial Bronze sword broke into two pieces.
“Arrrggghhh…” Gaurav shouted.
The energy wave from the sword threw Princess T onto the wall. She was shocked to see another specimen similar to Bill… She didn't have any idea there was someone like him. Their body was quite same.

Pumped up muscles, Solid abs, Heavy chest, Large thighs and the same frenzy in their eyes.
Gaurav stood bare chest, similar to Bill in full rage. There were broken fetters entangled in his arm. But she was perplexed, is he good or similar too Bill, a cruel wild beast Both rose in the air and punched each other heavily on the faces.

The punches were strong enough to break a human skull into a hundred pieces. But both were hurt with only minor cuts on their lips. They landed back on the ground with ease. And turned against each other.
They threw punches and kicks on each other. Gaurav pounced, Bill ducked. Every punch produced an enormous sound shattering the glass walls.
“Pretty strong bastard” Bill grumbled while fighting, “But not as strong as me.”
Gaurav dodged a punch and replied in a heavy harsh voice, “Maybe you are wrong.” Gaurav punched Bill on his face.
“Let see…” Bill attacked back.
They fought to the death. Their blood covered their torso. The arena was brutally damaged. Though Gaurav looked more exhausted
“Let’s end this” Bill said kicking Gaurav ferociously on his neck.
Princess took out the shot guns out of holsters and shot back-to-back round on Bill’s body.
Bill threw Gaurav’s body away and walked towards T.
“Fuck You!!” Bill roared
Bill squeezed T’s neck between his enormous fists and raised her in the air, choking the living lights outta her. Bill was radiating heat and anger.
Princess tried to squirm out of his grasp, but he pinioned her waiting for her slow death.
She looked into Bill’s red eyes and then looked right behind him and smiled. Bill turned back.
Gaurav stabbed Bill with the broken edge of her sword in full agitation Blood oozed out of Bill’s mouth.
He dropped Princess T on the ground. Immediately T kicked Bill’s one damaged leg. He lost his balance and fell into the void through which the SWAT had entered inside.
T kept starring at Gaurav in awe. She wanted to hug and thank him, but his body was bloody from the brawl.
“Who are you??” She questioned silently
“I don’t know, I was a normal man, few moments ago. But now, I don’t know who I am!” Gaurav answered softly, his voice raspy.
“Do you remember anything??”
“I remember each and every detail.” He replied confidently, “Nehhal must be looking for me… He might be in danger... We were saved by a two doctors. I've gotta help them.”
T stood staring at the door where hundreds of zombies were ready to emerge and claim their prize.
Gaurav turned back and smiled, “Don’t worry… first let’s get out of here...”
Princess T was bewildered, “How??”
Gaurav picked up T, tossed her over his shoulder and ran out. The zombies scampered back at his sight.
Princess T felt the warmth of Gaurav’s body; her pain seemed to cease. She smiled uneasily. Though she felt uncomfortable on his shoulder...she was safe.

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Current day: Bombay Talkies

There was banging on the back door of Bombay Talkies, Rai-Bro played his recorded voice on the speaker
“Knock Three times and say your name loudly”
Ananya knocked three times and shouted, “Ananya Gaiyakwad”
“Welcome” Rai-Bro said on speaker.
The doors were raised; Ankito was standing in her Hannibal lector mask with cruel eyes. Her hands were behind her back, like an army chief general.
“Wait” she commanded “Are you carrying any weapons??”
Ananya shrugged.
“Lye down on the floor” Ankito said, and ordered one of his men to bring a bucket of salt water.
As soon as he brought the bucket, Ankito threw the water on Ananya, she wiggled to dry herself and stood up.
“Hey Hey Hey.. are you insane?? Psychopath!!!” Ananya shouted
“Does it burn?” Ankito asked neglecting the jab
“Nope… You Idiot!” Ananya exclaimed disgusted.
Rai-Bro entered the room.he ogled Ananya. In her wet dress she looked sexier than she really was. Immediately he gave her his shoulder and apologized for what happened.
“Come with me, I will give another pair of clothes”
Rai-Bro and Ananya were leaving; Ankito said
“Tell this snake to mind her tongue, I won’t take any time to chop it off!”
Rai-Bro nodded as he respected Ankito a lot, for accepting his side in his battle against the zombies.

Rai-Bro brought an extra-pair of clothes and gave it to Ananya. She took it and smiled shyly looking into Rai-Bro’s eyes. Rai-Bro kept staring for while, top to bottom. But then he turned.
Ananya grabbed his hands from behind, “Hey, wont you help me to change??”she mustered seductively.
Rai-Bro turned, thought for a while with a wicked smile.
“Yes or No” she asked again
“Sure!!” Rai-Bro smiled back. Both entered a small closet and closed the door from within.

                
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Sarvesh drove the car at full speed.
“Hey where are we heading??” Mayur asked
“Into the city” Sarvesh answered
“No Way! Please… We don’t want to walk again into that hell again” Mayur rejected
“I have my sister stuck there, my army brothers are surely gonna help us out. I promise.” Sarvesh guaranteed

“It’s OK Mayur!” Ajay huffed “We have lost everyone now… we have nothing to lose”
“Not everything you misplace is lost…” Sarvesh quoted
“Don’t create a sea of hope.... it may drown you someday” Mayur replied in a snide tone.
Car ran swiftly on the road towards the ruined city.

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Bill walks out of the hole, takes the broken sword out of his chest, and throws it away. The wound gets dried up quickly. He limps with the leg on which Princess T had slashed the daggers. He shakes his legs and they miraculously heal as well.
He walks to the electric board and plucks out all the wires… he electrolyzes himself with 220volts of high electricity. Hair all over his body gets burnt away. He feels stronger now.

He goes onto terrace gazing at the chaotic sight,he has a panorama of the entire city, he pounds his chest loudly.
“Come out you son of bitch, If you're a real WarBeast!!... Come out Coward” Bill shouts loudly into the darkness that envelopes this new generation athens....his clairvoyant reprimands his decision....he vows to rest only on inhaling the scent of his terminated enemies blood...with this he pounces in search of his prey.

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By Nehhal Kalnad

Edited by Geetika Pilar