Diary of a serial killer

[AnonDayZ (DayZ) 26]

To kill or not be killed?

Three instances that changed my DayZ life…

1)

The first time I found an AK74 I was in the apartments near the supermarket in Electro. At the time I didn’t know it was Electro, I didn’t know much of anything. I knew zombies ate people. I knew people killed people. The most I’d ever had in ten hours of playing was a Makarov. This was before the time of hatchets, before even the time Six Launcher was “there”.

I didn’t know the game had vehicles, well, not until I got run over by a Skoda.

I met two other survivors in that apartment building in the dead of night. They too were new to the game and marvelled at my assault rifle. We decided to go to the supermarket for supplies before heading out to the wilderness.

We thought we were invincible, with my leading the trio with the “big” gun, the other two providing light with chemlights. We never even made it to the supermarket. Three sniper shots later and the night seemed so much darker…

2)

The first time I killed someone was in a cattle pen. I think it was one of the satellite villages around Stary Sobor. I didn’t know it was PVP land there at the time. All I knew was I’d progressed after a few dozen deaths.

I knew what buildings I could enter, how to avoid Zs and most importantly, to avoid Cherno and Electro, those hulking deadwoods on the coast.

I crept into the cattle pen slowly, avoiding the masses of zombies outside. Now I know those zombies signified player activity before I arrived. Back then – I didn’t know about spawn rates, loot drops, all I knew was buildings you could enter meant better gear.

I picked through the meagre supplies slowly, deliberately. Anything is good when your back is empty. I moved through a doorway into a small side room and there he was. Full camo with a silenced M4 pointed in my face.

I still don’t know why I fired my Winchester point blank into his face. Maybe I wanted his gun. Maybe I was scared.

Maybe, I just wanted to kill him. The sound of flies filled the room as he died in front of me.

Suddenly the direct communications went crazy.

“BANDIT!” someone screamed.

“FRIENDLY?” a second shouted down his mic.

“BANDIT! HE FUCKING KILLED xxxx!” the first said.

“FUCK WHERE IS HE?” the second asked.

“I see him!” said the last and third voice said as I turned around to see a woman dressed in civilian clothing enter the room.

I don’t know if they knew I could hear them – perhaps they were newbies too. Whatever the reason, their chatter saved me. The third speaker fell on the floor dead, a Winchester bullet in her head.

Then the zombies began to flood the cow pens.

Without thinking I decided to run, sprinting through the throng, blindly firing at any who got too close to me. I figured if I could hit the woods I’d be out and away.

Two figures appeared in front of me bearing assault weapons. I fired, they fired, we all went down. They had sprayed. I shot twice.

The zombies began to eat them. For some reason, they ignored me. My character unsteadily rose to his feet with just 1000 blood. By the time I bandaged, I had barely 200.

I watched the zombies lumber away after eating my two assailants. I felt no guilt. I felt nothing but victory. After looting the four heavily armed bodies of gear I had never seen before I made my way out of the barn to the woods.

Their fifth killed me ten seconds later. A sniper shot from purgatory I never saw.

3)

I am not a bandit. Bandits rob people. They steal from people.

I am more than that. I am less. I am a murderer. I am a hunter.

The thrill of the hunt is what spurs me. I stalk people through the city with NVG and silenced weaponry. I camp atop hills and factories with guns made to shoot through tank armour.

I shoot people in the leg to watch them eaten by zombies.

I am a monster and I enjoy it.

Balota Airfield… I’m perusing the gear in the comms tower. A server hopper lies dead by my feet and I rifle through his belongings. He has a DMR, a gun I’ve never had. I think about dropping my trusty M24 for it. Beside me is a freshly spawned AKM.

I hear movement coming up the stairs. I switch my sniper to my PDW and aim it full auto at the top of the stairs. 30 bullets of murderous intent await the poor man or woman approaching me.

A head pokes up and I fire. As I do I hear a voice. It’s a child.

“Please mister don’t kill me! Please!”

I swing my gun to the side spraying a good ten bullets into the wall. I’m not good at guessing ages but I think he’s probably not even a teenager.

“There’s an AKM on the floor,” I type to him in direct.

“You’re gonna kill me?”

“Take it and go.”

He looks at me and then looks at the gun.

“Please don’t kill me.”

“Take it and go.”

He slowly moves to the gun past me. He picks it up and slowly backs away from me. He notes the dead body by us.

“Did you kill him?” he asks.

For a moment I feel shameful. The first time in the game. I lie to him.

“Be careful kid, there’s bandits out here.”

I watch him leave and run into the woods north of the airfield. I toy with shooting him but decide not to. A server hopper spawns somewhere below me as I hear them go prone.

Always more to hunt.

[Skully (DayZ) 6]

ahh yes the random act of mercy... most of the time i kill them just to be on the safe side... or if they spam friendly over direct voice = it annoying + plus giving away my postion.

from what i noticed, people shoot first, and say friendly second. =p

Edited July 26, 2012 by Skully

[karrr 19]

I enjoyed that, send me a message if you post more. You should right books

[Snipes007 6]

Enjoyable read well written

[*Regulator* Curt 93]

Good read, kind of evil and sadistic, but fun to read.

Note that I'm a friendly survivor and this is in no way an endorsement... I'm just a sucker for a good read.

[Sgt Abraham Ford 82]

I enjoyed that, send me a message if you post more. You should right books

You shouldn't.

[Swineflew 480]

Hearing a voice usually makes it too real for me too.

Typed words won't stop me but someone actually saying "hey man please don't kill me" tugs at the heart strings.

[karrr 19]

You shouldn't.

I shouldnt do what?

[Swineflew 480]

I shouldnt do what?

You used the wrong form of "write" so he was saying you shouldn't write books.

It was just dumb trolling.

[karrr 19]

You used the wrong form of "write" so he was saying you shouldn't write books.

It was just dumb trolling.

Oh, I said he should write books not me. And its a bit hard to spell correctly when Im brain dead off no sleep

[kentk94 194]

You shouldn't.

you trolled a man because he made 1 spelling error....

[danielreid 84]

Before this gets derailed too hard... nice OP, I enjoyed reading it :)