Chapter 1
The day started just like any other, in this gloomy and worried survival city of Helke. The streets are full of people trying to get back to there normal lives, or what's left after the outbreak. The office and apartment buildings, are over crowded with sleeping bags as well as limited supplies for the survivors. The Leader of the mercenary group that saved them, is testing for the virus to help keep people safe.
A little over 20 miles outside of the city's wall, there is a makeshift campsite. The campsite is a small tent with a cot on the back, centered on the self made log fence, to keep the animals and zombies out. With a wash basin in the front right, and a campfire in the center. A skinning and tanning rack are off to the left with the log smoker to help preserve his food. Where Kalion is trying to skin a deer using his makeshift stone knife.
"I need a new knife for this shit" He muttered as he finally finished skinning the deer. "I will finish this in the morning" he said, as he set's the hide off to the side so he could tan it in the morning. As he stretches and stands up and gazes up at the setting sky;
'its getting kind of dark, time to get clean I guess', he thinks to himself.
He undresses and gets into the wash basin. He lets his tired and aching muscles relax and rest after a long day of labor. When he gets done, he takes one last look at his camp before bed then, he climbed in his tent and went to sleep.
[SNAP] He jolts awake at a sudden sound just outside, when he sits up and opens his eyes he's in a familiar room, he takes a look around at his past childhood home, with the sound of something sizzling on the stove, and the freshly cooked smell of bacon drifts into his room.
,,Kalion your breakfast is ready,, his sister calls from the kitchen downstairs.
"Penny?" he mutters to himself, in disbelief. He subconsciously relaxes, as an imperceptible weight lifts from his shoulders.
"Just a minute" he yells back, as he gets out of bed he catches his reflection in the mirror. He looks to be about 17 with mid length black hair, and striking blood red eyes, and a slightly athletic body.
He quickly threw on some clothes and went downstairs toward the kitchen. When he opened the door his breath caught in his throat , at the table was his father Phillip sitting casually in his chair, eating a piece of toast while reading the news paper. He looks to be in his late 40's to early 50's with crew cut gray hair and a face full of stories of hard labor and days past. His mother Tanya was standing by the stove finishing up breakfast. While his mother was almost as old as his father she looked a lot younger for her age {don't say that to her or she will beat you with her slipper lol}. She is a brunette with bright green eyes, and his elder sister Penny was sitting there on her phone munching on her breakfast, bacon and eggs.
''this can't be real'' he whispers to himself, as Penny looks up from her phone right at him
,,Are you going to eat or what? If not I don't mind having extras,, she says and chuckles mischievously
**Are you okay sweetie?** His mother asks as she sits down with her breakfast
"… Y-Yeah I'm alright" he stutters as he walks to the table, and sit's down to eat his breakfast
'This shouldn't be happening its been 3 months since I last seen them and why do I look so young?' He ponders to himself as he cautiously eats his breakfast.
After breakfast was done Penny rushed him to get ready for school as they were late. With their bags and sweaters half on, they ran out the door.
,,Come on lets cut through the woods, it will cut our run time in half. We should be there before the bell,, She yells over her shoulder at him. Changing direction for the woods as they are running, he suddenly gets a feeling like something was going to happen. His unease made him pick up the pace to catch up to her.