Aftermath in Elektro (long)

[kebman 213]

For some reason I ended up in Elektro. Maybe i was looking for that homely feeling. Maybe I just wanted the feeling of small town shopping before the shit hit the fan.

Nah!

I just came from Cherno where I lobbed a 'nade at someone who thought he could shoot me. Sounded like automatic fire, possibly an M16. I dodged it and went into the brick wall jungle. Stayed there for a while after after the dust settled, trying to make contact, but I neither saw or heard anyone. A 'nade has that effect on people... So since it amounted to nothing, I headed further East. That was the real reason. I wasn't really looking for trouble, as much as I was looking for excitement.

I wasn't really going to Elektro either. My stop was further away, but as long as I went past it, I thought I might as well stock up on a few items.

The place was deserted, except for some eerie bodies in the street. It looked like there had been a war there. A body was sprawled in front of the office building. Another inside. They both had all their equipment intact. Flies buzzing all around. I remember thinking to myself, "WTF happened here?"

In the middle of the street was another body. This one a bandit, face down. He also had his equipment intact, but I had no interest in any of it. Next to him was an unusable bike, probably shot to pieces during the battle. The feeling of foreboding slowly crept into me.

When I tried for the bar, I really jumped when I turned the corner to go up the stairs. A bandit was laying there all mangled, staring straight at me with his dead eyes.

All these dead bodies in such close proximity to each other was giving me the willies. Then I noticed something out of the window of the flat. All over the hill above the store, vehicles were strewn. ATV's, bikes, motorbikes - even boats! Again I go, "WTF!" and I think to myself that something crazy must have gone down here.

After pondering wether it was a trap, I finally got on my way to check it out. I pass over the street to the store first, just to be safe. That is when I see him. He's running straight for me with a train of zeds after him.

I'm not prepared at all. I'm standing in the middle of the street, and it seems like he's headed straight for cover. Got no time to think. It's pretty clear he's got some kind of semi automatic weapon, so I just lift my CZ 550 hunting rifle to my shoulders, take aim, and fire when I see him lined up in my cross hairs.

I only get off a single shot in his direction. He immediately dodges it and veers to my left and fires off a few paniced shots in my direction before moving on.

I don't know if I might have wounded him, but despite having an inferiour weapon I take up the hunt, running parallel with a block of houses between us. At any time I could run right into him, and with a hunting rifle I'd be sorely outgunned, so I stop for a moment to pull out my revolver. Not like that would help much against his weapon, but it was better than nothing.

Once I got out on the other side I couldn't see anything. But then I hear a sound over at the church, so I head over there. And there he was! He spots me too, and goes prone behind some rubble, but it doesn't help as I'm too close. For some reason he does not get time to fire his weapon. Instead of waiting for him, I take aim and fire three shots at him while charging. The first shot must have hit him in the head, because he immedately goes limp on the church floor.

Sacrilege...

When I get up to him, blood is still slowly pumping out his forehead. I check out his loot and I see he's got an M16 and lots of ammo. Apparently this was no noob. His dog tags say "Hankatten97".

After I've calmed down a bit, and placed a ceremonial soda can at his head, I head up to the car pool. There I grab a bike and head on North.

Ring, ring!

Illustration paths are approximations only.

[steve t 32]

Nice story...I enjoyed the read....thank you for sharing.