Synopsis
As promised … the dead have risen.
As promised … there are chosen.
Hell on earth is an understatement.
Del Lincoln only wants to be a
rock star. His ambitions go only as far as his next gig, until the day the
earth changes. Millions vanish and a plague sweeps viciously across the globe,
killing everyone infected. Three days later … they rise from the dead.
Now Del and six others are all
that remain. They travel city to city, looking for a safe haven while trying to
rid the land of the undead. They believe they are spared for a reason, but
actually they are simply forgotten. However, within their group is one individual
who was not meant to be forgotten. He must be delivered to sanctuary before the
undead completely consume the earth. The
Special One is the key to humanity.
It will take dedication and
sacrifice to complete the mission. Del and the others may be forgotten, but if
they succeed, the human race will never forget them.
Mankind is promised life after
death, it is just never explained what the ‘Resurrection’ really entails.
SNEAK PEEK
CHAPTER ONE
Alone.
More alone than any human being could imagine.
The
silence of the dead city rang out in a buzz.
Quiet.
It
was so quiet that the only sound was Del’s steps. His black boots barely made a
noise against the pavement, yet they echoed. How could they not? No one was
around. Not a motor sound, airplane or even a bird. Wearing a long black trench
coat, dark hair in need of a haircut, and a book bag, Del walked down the
deserted street.
Cars
spewed about the road. Some had open doors. None contained any passengers.
For
the most part, the storefronts were still intact as if waiting on the daily
shoppers. No patrons would come this day. Nothing really was disturbed. It was
if the world just stopped.
It
just stopped.
Del
Lincoln moved at a steady pace. That was, of course, until he crossed the
street and arrived at the old movie theater. Classic theater. He imagined
decades before, it was the place to go in the small town. People bustled in and
out, paying a quarter for a show, a nickel for popcorn. Days gone by. It
appeared to be renovated to be one of those ‘artsy’ theaters. Showing
independent films along with classics.
The
marquee had missing letters from the currently playing titles. Posters in the
displays faded. The older theater, located right there on the main street had a
ticket booth. An old style ticket booth.
The
glass was braised with a dirty film, giving it a fog appearance, the curtains
inside drawn as if to say, ‘sold out… forever.’
A
silver money counter encircled the booth and Del caught glimpse of the white sticker. A
sticker that read, ‘God Saves’.
He
chuckled. ‘There is no God’ was written over the words. Someone actually took
time to do that?
‘Man,’
Del thought, ‘What I wouldn’t have given to have one of these in my town.’ He
walked to the booth and stopped. Of course, no one was in the ticket booth but
Del dared to dream, to pretend he was going to purchase a ticket to one of
those low budget films or classics from the past. After all, who was around?
“Whoa,
Soylent Green is playing,” he spoke to the ticket booth. “Probably be better if
it was Omega Man, don’t you think?” he laughed then cleared his throat. “Sorry.
Hear that one before? How much?” He paused. “You’re kidding, right? Highway
robbery. But … I’m in the mood.” He reached into his pocket and as he lifted
head he caught it. A reflection in the glass of the booth. A figure. Obviously
a man. Del cocked a half smile, reached under his coat and turned around.
The
man, face pasty white, eyes black, opened his mouth in a gaping manner, gasping
out a hungry moan. Sores graced his chin and lips. He smelled.
Quickly,
without hesitation, Del pulled out his weapon.
It
wasn’t an ordinary weapon. Homemade. It looked like a pipe with a trigger.
He
raised it, aimed and shot.
Out
of the end ejected a thin spear. It seared directly into the forehead of the
man, and retracted back into the weapon just as fast.
No
blood. Just a single, hole and the man dropped.
“You
just took all the fun out of my movie fantasy. “ Del spoke to the body, sighed
and returned the weapon under his coat to his belt.
He
moved on, as if nothing had occurred, continuing in his walk down the empty
deserted street.
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