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So there I was.... (Survivor AAR and story)

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So There I was...

True stories from the days of DAY-Z

Day 0 I just landed on the beach. The smell of salt water filled my lungs as I struggled to get my bearings. I look out into the empty wilderness. A town to the left and a dock. I began to move along the railroad tracks with stealth as to avoid the creeping silhouettes in the morning hours. The air was still warm from the suns prior visit to this forsaken land. As I stopped to get another look around I saw something creeping my way. Instantly I thought to myself "Is...that a zombie" then with it's gurgled scream I knew it had spotted me. I don't think I've ever ran so far in my life. I kept sprinting along the tracks with the zed close behind me. My legs and arms pumped as my breath and hear beat at the same speed of a locomotive. I looked blindly around for some sort of Solace and saw a train station. With a quick jog to the right I managed to lose the beast and quickly I jumped to a prone position.

Hours upon hours of crawling (Actually like 10 minutes) I made my way up the tracks to a break in the trees. From here I could see two round orbs in the rising suns rays. "An air base!" I thought so loudly that I swear I yelled those words. To my feet I got and looked about for any more carnivorous blasphemies. My feet moved with that of an ice skaters stride (lol lag). Then what was this? To my right there was a small military outpost. I began to creep around to a spot in the mesh wire break. Enough wire to filet a horse if one were to foolishly jump through. As my feet touched down on the summit of the inner walls I heard gurgling, but not alarmed gurgling. Then to my horror my gaze came to rest upon four waddling entities that drew ever closer. I dropped down to prone and hobbled myself across the cold grass until I came upon a deer stand situated in one of the corners. Ever so carefully I began to ascent. unfortunately to no avail nothing of value was gained besides a filled water bottle and some flairs. I pocketed them just in case and made my way back. After another grueling crawl I hopped back over and made my way to the north where this airbase was.

Tip toeing quieter then I ever have I made my way through the foliage until I managed to spot the main strip. Zeds lined the pavement and my heart sank, but I knew that there had to be something of use. I began to run in a crouched position towards a broken down vehicle when I managed to see another slinking movement about 3 meters ahead of me. In a hushed tone I asked this person if they were in fact a person. To my surprise and horror they wrenched around with an ax in a ready to swing strike. I bellowed out quickly that I was unarmed and they confirmed this. Finally someone alive that wasn't trying to kill me. We discussed some tactics for a short time before moving in. He said he wanted to go first and check out the hanger and that I'd check out the air tower. In a one, two, three moment we both sprinted. However, I felt rather parched and decided to take a quick drink from my canteen. Not two moments later after I looked up I heard two loud gunshots ring through the air. CRACK! CRACK! the bullets hit the pavement spattered in my new friends blood as I watched his body slump. My heart began to race and hesitantly I looked to the air tower to see another looming figure and the glint of black metal. I quickly ducked and did something that probably should of killed me....

I looked over to my friends corpse with the ax still laying in his lifeless hands. A rage built at that moment, a rage for vengeance and the anger that one living being could so casually put down another in these situations with out a care in the world. I looked up again and saw the man heading into the tower and quickly I sprinted across the airfield to grab the ax in haste. Before I departed from his body a few words left my lips "Rest well friendly...rest well..." then my feet began to move at a rate Icarus would be proud of. I managed to get to the building with out being spotted but alas the front door had more mesh in front of it. Surely a direct approach would be expected. So I devised a plan; a rather simple one really. I made my way around to the other side and saw a latter. "My only chance!" I thought and began to climb. At the top of the structure my head peered over the side to see none other then the murderer peering towards what I can only presume is the stairwell; I made my move.

My body came over the edge and I slumped to my stomach and began to crawl along the corroding paint covered roof to the entrance. As the enemy began to move I heard footsteps and could only presume this was the end. Something was smiling upon me this day, be it Cthulhu, some sort of elder being, or god himself (If he even exists) allowed me to be unseen to this cold blooded killer. A few clunky steps and I heard him moving down into the lower part of the building. I had to move, this was the chance that was given and I am taking it.

I got up and began to quickly move into the top of the air tower. With a look over I saw he wasn't even looking up but at the other end of the stairwell downwards expecting me. I praised myself lightly for my smart maneuver and slowly made my way down the stairs. He didn't look over, I could have died. With each step it felt like an hour was passing from my life and I knew one quick intuitive twitch of this monsters eyes would spell the end for me. He had an uzi of some sort out and had an expectant yet determined look in his eyes. Then I crept with in swinging distance and with a great war cry I took my first swing. "AAAAAAAAAAAHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRHHHGGG DIE YOU (Explicit Deleted) MURDERER!" (Direct quotes from my Microphone to him) I swung once, twice! As the second swing hit he flailed around letting off his automatic weapon. But when my third swing struck true the murderer was dead. My face and hands covered in the blood of vengeance and justice. I noticed though that not all of this blood was his. I was hit, bleeding from my stomach. Quickly I wrapped up my body with bandages and slumped against the corner of the wall.

Did I just do the right thing? My vision was rather blurry and in a huff my body calmed down. I leaned to the side and expelled what ever it was I had eaten before I arrived. My legs and arms were shaking to the point where the ax tumbled to the floor. Surely someone was coming to claim me as well. I looked to the body as reality snapped back to me like a rubber band to ones bare flesh. With quick haste I looted an AKM, A PDW and some much needed medical supplies. With more swiftness I made my way to the ladder and made my way down. My friend avenged and a bandit dead I treked into the woods hoping no one was following....

(I plan to keep updating this. Leave some criticism and such as it's always welcome. Please no posts about the length, it's ment to be a story about my depictions in the world of Day-z and for the enjoyment of the forum and it's community. Thank you!)

Edited by Diamondwing

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