The Death Trilogy (Book 2): The Death: Eradicate by Vance John W

Author:Vance, John W. [Vance, John W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post Apocalyptic/Dystopian
Published: 2014-12-22T05:00:00+00:00

North Topsail Beach, North Carolina

Devin pulled the Humvee over a few blocks away from their house. He exhaled heavily and rested his head against the steering wheel. He gazed out the windshield towards the ocean and watched the waves move towards the shore. So often he was amazed at how the world around him, the wind, the seas, the trees, weeds and grasses kept on living, even thriving after the decimation of the human species. Each wave that came in took no notice that mankind was gone for the most part and would continue to go on lapping the beach for many eons.

“What are we stopping for?” Tess asked from the hatch. She bent down and asked again, “What’s up? Why did we stop?”

“I’m frustrated. It’s been two weeks now, and we’re no closer than we were when we started.”

“We can’t quit.”

“I’m not quitting, I’m just venting. We’ve checked every single site, all abandoned, nothing, no one. Not even any encounters with Renfield’s people. Where did they go? It’s like they vanished.”

“Do you suppose these guys were just full of shit?”

“That doesn’t make sense. Alex knew the one man. He said there were more.”

“Maybe there was then.”

“I just don’t know what we’re going to tell him and the others. They’re counting on us.”

“Maybe their territory is vast. Maybe they’re headquartered somewhere far away.”

“Could be.”

“Maybe the map is nothing more than locations they were ransacking or held some importance.”

“Like what? They were all random. There was nothing there that told me anything or gave us clues. This entire thing is so frustrating,” Devin bellowed and gripped the steering wheel tightly in anger.

Tess reached out and patted his shoulder. “Settle down. I need you thinking clearly, not in full rage mode.”

“Where is everyone, though?” he exclaimed.

“Good question, makes no sense at all.”

“Everywhere else we went we found some survivors, but none here, unless…”

“Unless what?”

“Maybe the government had mandatory evacuations and took everyone away, literally everyone.”

“Those marks on all the doors, I know where I’ve seen them before. I’ve seen them in footage from hurricane disasters. EMS or police will mark doors, letting whoever comes behind them know the house had been checked and what was inside.”

“You’re just now figuring this out?” Tess joked.

“I didn’t hear you chiming in, oh, brilliant one.”

“If they were evacuated, where were they taken?”

“The base.”

“Well, that partially answers some questions but not all. One is why weren’t the kids taken away, and where are these Renfield people?”

“The keys, it has something to do with the keys,” Devin stated.

“They look like lawnmower keys or something, or a golf cart.”

“We’re spinning our wheels here. Let’s go back, get some food and keep talking,” Devin suggested.

“Poor Alex is going to be heartbroken.”

“I’m heartbroken too,” Devin said. His mind raced to find an answer, but he was starting to believe that the teens were gone and would never be found. While he didn’t want the children to suffer more than they had, he began to start planning what their next step would be once they gave up the search.

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