A Rational Zombie by Virlyce

Author:Virlyce [Virlyce]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Hiatus, Web original, Webfiction, Non-Human lead, Villainous Lead, Zombie protagonist, Grimdark, Slice of Life, Original, Supernatural, Psychological, Post Apocalyptic
Publisher: www.royalroad.com
Published: 2019-03-11T12:17:26+00:00

Chapter 66

A note from Virlyce

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One arrow isn’t enough. How many more can I get from the prey before it stops? If I put the dome back on, will it continue shooting? I’ll try. There really is a big difference in my vision with the dome. But it’s for safety. Now, is the prey aiming at me? Yes. But it’s not shooting. Is it really the dome? What if I prod the impaled prey again? There’s no reaction. Getting food in front of the prey is enough to make them want to kill me. But if they can’t kill me, they won’t try. I’ll take off the dome, try again.

Thwip.

I didn’t poke the food. Yet the prey shot at me. I almost didn’t duck in time. It timed its shot with the removal of my dome. How sneaky. Now there’s two arrows for me to use. But that’s not enough. I need five. My accuracy increased. But five is a reassuring number. Five arrows have never failed me. I stood up.

Thwip.

And crouched down again. I didn’t get the chance to fully extend my knees. After baiting me into spending my arrows, not giving me more, why is the prey so aggressive? I think I understand. Other than tending to their wounds, the prey had me spend my arrows to attack me safely. Since I have no arrows, I can’t shoot back. If I stand to retrieve the arrows in the wall, the prey will shoot me. If I stand—

Thwip.

—it shoots. How is its accuracy so high? If I copy its posture, my aim increases. But I’m not confident in shooting a head that briefly appears for a moment. Yet the prey is. Can I trick the prey? I’ll take down an other in the back of the herd, stab its legs with my spear to bring it down, drag it over to my spot while crouching. Now I’ll prop it up, place my hand under its arms, help it rise off the ground.

Thwip.

There was a squelching sound. A tiny bit of blood splashed out of the other’s eye. Not a lot. The arrow embedded in its head was blocking most of it from coming out. I let the other fall, pulled out the arrow once it hit the ground. Now, I wonder if the prey thinks it killed me. The previous four arrows it shot were still stuck to the wall. But this fifth arrow, it’s in my hands now. The prey think I don’t have arrows, think I’m dead. I’ll wait a bit. As long as the others keep trying to push down the fence, I’ll know the prey are there. Most of them are reaching for the impaled prey. But there’s a few watching the prey in the distance.

Since the prey think I’m dead, they’ll think they’re safe. One of the prey is severely injured, a hole in its torso. No doubt, the prey are patching its injury right now. There’s the injury to the big one’s foot too.

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