Specimen by Michael Cole

Author:Michael Cole [Cole, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Raven Tale
Published: 2023-06-26T00:00:00+00:00

“Damn! Crazy zombie sons of bitches,” Delta grunted, carving the chest of an oncoming drone. The man-thing was knocked backward by the force of the bullet hits, the mouth now bubbling with blood and grime.

Another one stepped over its still-writhing body, baring teeth. Delta split its head with a three-round burst.

As another one approached, Delta was forced to sling his rifle and draw his sidearm. The first shot went low, splintering the drone’s jaw. It arched backward, blood free-flowing down its neck and chest. Without any hint of pain or fear—except for the bloodshot eyes—it turned toward him. Even as its lower jaw hung by a few strands of tissue, it was still determined to bite into him.

Delta put the reanimated striker out of its misery, the back of its head bursting as the bullet made its exit. Confirming no others were coming at him, he stood over the writhing drone. It was unable to stand, despite its desire to grab ahold of him. For once, Delta found himself feeling sorry for the lost soul inside. These guys were not evil by nature. They were the victims of a system that saw them only as cannon fodder. Now, they suffered a fate worse than death.

Delta fired, the striker’s misery now over. He panned the gun left and right, in search of any other drones. None were present. Delta took a deep breath and relaxed his shoulders. He was alone.

So he assumed.

The brushing of leaves overhead was faint. A less trained mind would not have picked up on it at all. A well-trained mind would pick up on it TOO LATE.

Delta looked up. Gasping, he aimed his pistol at the mass of arachnoid legs and claws. Razor sharp pincers closed over his arms, sparking pain. His finger closed over the trigger, not defensively, but automatically as his nerves lit up.

The creature hardly noticed the gunshots. With hardly any effort, it hoisted Delta into the canopy. A stabbing pain made him freeze. Almost literally. In the blink of an eye, his body failed to respond to his brain’s commands.

He was paralyzed, a prisoner to this horrid fiend. He could not flee or call out. All he had was his mind and sense of touch, a mercy at first, a curse when faced with the realization of having no escape from this living death.

The first sensation was of being dragged through the trees.

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