Valknar

Chapter 32

We are not far from the hospital. Nowdoc was the name. When we find a group moving down the road. We had stopped as I checked the map. We were crouching down. They came out of the fog and were right on top of us before they realised, we were there.

“Hello.” I said to them rising. A man span and pointed a large knife in my direction. Te...

Chapter 31

I fall back on the others. I motion to huddle in.

“Zombies ahead.” I tell them quietly. They are all surprised.

“Zombies! This is a Creature zone, not a Grave one.” Karlsson hissed.

“How many?” Mannford asked.

“At least six but likely more.” I answer. “Well, we have got them so this is what we are going ...

Chapter 30

The next day we were airborne on the way to Northern Ireland. The afternoon yesterday was finished with dreaded paperwork and additional briefings. We were sitting in one BTL helicopter with our crates in the centre of the cargo bay. Captain Clarkson was with us and a few officers. The rest of the support team was in a second helicopter.

W...

Chapter 29

Ten minutes before 14:00hrs we arrive at the armoury. Lou and his team are moving around serval armour racks used to transport an Operatives kit to and from base camps. Along with the usual retro-bates, I notice a group of figures. Three were in military fatigues and two in suits. They noticed me entering and we looked at me oddly. Before I coul...

Chapter 28

No major injury can be recovered quickly or easily if you want to do it right. My recovery continued with a lot of physical therapy and then steadily increase training. This passed the time into April.

I got a lot more time with the head shrinks. They have learned that any operative needs a lot of mental health help to deal with the horror...

Chapter 27

It was December when I finally got back home. Physical therapy was taking longer than they thought but I was making excellent signs of progress. My injuries were healing well and the doctors told me that there would be no lasting effects from them.

The last few weeks had been stressful to me in everything outside of my recovery. My reveal ...

Chapter 26

In an office in the adjourning administration building, the four met after the debrief. They had said little to each other processing the things that John had told them about the mission. They were now all sitting around a table looking at each other.

“Well, that explains the injuries he sustained.” Alexander said breaking the silence....

Chapter 25

Around quarter past ten the next day the debrief team arrive to begin. I have one pet hate in life. Well, one major pet hate is that people be on time.

“Good morning, John we are here for your debriefing.” Alexander said entering the room.

I was happy to see that Lieutenant Greco was part of the group sent. There were two others ...

Chapter 24

The three men sat in silence for a few minutes after the two doctors had left. The information given to them could and would change a lot. The Nation and world would benefit if one let alone two of the things’ Harrington’s body was doing could be harnessed.

“Well, that’s a lot to take in.” Alexander quipped.

“We will need...

Chapter 23

Blackness.

The dreams come again.

Blackness.

All around.

Empty. Silent.

No something out there. As before.

Not alone

Give In

Not alone come

Anger in me comes fast and hot.

No!

You will in time

It draws near

Blackness.

...

Chapter 22

I find a fighting withdrawal as it is known is a nightmare to do. I am being harried by Ghouls as I am walking back up the road I came down.

I have counted a mixture of male and female to nine Ghouls, I think. It is hard to tell with them using the fog as cover. Some are injured by the way they are moving. The dart forwards out of the fog ...

Chapter 21

The inter of the cathedral has like everything else has a layer of moister covering everything. I have to light several glow sticks to help me see. I attach them to my webbing. The effect of the breach creating a bubble of clear space is before me. The wooden benches are all around and many smashed claw marks can be seen along most surfaces. The...

Chapter 20

I stepped into a small area with a large blanket being used to block outgoing light. Beyond in candlelight was not what I was expecting.

Inside the house was to my surprise were a lot more people than I was anticipating. The man with the gun was positioned behind me at the now-closed and locked door. The front part of the house was several...

Chapter 19

The fog embraced me as I entered the zones influence. The zone’s effect was quickly felt and close behind came the cold. I was ready and pushed on into the unknown. Nothing new here. I walked down the Rue de Wormhout towards the town. This was going to be a straight route to the centre of town and the breach. Everything was damp with moister a...

Chapter 18

We climb out of the vehicles and are approached by the military officer waiting for us. Smith moves up to join us as we exit them.

“Welcome Gentlemen to the Herzeele Zone. I wish we did not have to meet under these events but it is what it is. I am Colonel Mayer forward field commander with the Euro Corps for this zone.” The man reache...

Chapter 17

Mid-March rolls around into late April. The usual route of my downtime between missions is well established. Physically I am back to 100% from last year’s stomping I received from the Ghoul. My medical checks came back all good. The zone effects were all gone as well. The last thing Alexander said to me stayed rattling around my head.

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Chapter 16

I only go about a meter in before I light up the first chemical light stick by snapping the plastic cylinder. I throw it to the ground at my feet. The darkness is almost solid here due to the trees. The green glow caused strange reflections of the plants and fog.

I lit another two and slid them into little pockets on my armour’s upper ar...

Chapter 15

Zone Operatives have become the latest addition to the celebrity ranks. This generation was equally driven by the cult of celebrity as the last. The majority deal with it by working with agents to be low-level celebrities. A few like Sarah and Henry make it to the big time. A very small group mainly me and a few others avoid all attention like t...

Chapter 14

Government training seminars are boring. God so boring!

They make the important information that we need so stale in its presentation that I and a few are nodding off. However, the presentation picks up near the end.

“We have confirmed encounter of the type three Undead threats “Ghouls” on the British mainland.” This causes t...

Chapter 13

The thirty-day monitoring period was finally over. I was soon to be a free man! I was stuck on base the whole time. However, I had been scheduled for a training session I was not able to avoid. This was not a martial training event but one of those corporate type events that you sit in a room with a projector screen and try not to fall asleep in...

Chapter 12

I came out neat where I had originally entered and was quickly spotted by the perimeter guards. There were about ten spread out along perimeter of the camp with the zone. I headed towards the closest. They used radios to inform the command I was back. They did not approach me. Activity in the camp behind them picked up. I walked towards them sto...

Chapter 11

What was before me were two dog like creatures. I could not get a good look at them as they were attacking again.

They came at me together this time from the front. Both jumping at me. When they leapt, I thrust my gladius forward and brace to meet them. The angle of the blade only grazed the first to my left and both collided with my shiel...

Chapter 10

The call came in January. Pick up for deployment the next day bright and early. Deployment to a zone in the New Forest of all places.

Gregson collected me and we went to our usual helicopter pick up point. And were transported to a nearby landing zone to be driven to the forward base camp. Lou meets us as we got out of the Land Rover.

Chapter 9

Injuries take time to heal no matter what. I am no superman and the mauling I had received in my last outing had left literal scars. This was not taking into account the nasty mental effects of the grave chill I was also “blessed” with.

For the first two weeks just getting out of bed to head to the toilet was a major task. The physical...

Chapter 8

After Doctor Helens had left the room and closed the door the men inside got down to business.

“Well, that’s a decent end to the situation.” Alexander began.

“If the anti-bodies that Operative Harrington has produced can be successfully replicated into a vaccine or medication of sorts that could be a major help in future conf...

Chapter 7

Blackness.

Nothing.

No there’s pain.

Yes, pain.

“He’s coming around.” A voice.

“Put him back under let him sleep” Another voice. I know that one. I think.

“Yes, doctor.”

A nip of pain in my arm.

Warmth.

Blackness.

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Blackness.

All around.

E...

Chapter 6

I wanted to get the hell out of here. If I was honest, I need to get out of here. But no! I moved forward and as they say about no good deed. Barley a few meters from the Ghoul corpse I was focused on the pathway in front of me when pain ripped across my back with a tearing sound.

“Fuck!”

I was forced forward by something hitting...

Chapter 5

The fog was as thick as usual and damp. A chill is noticeable. The zone’s mental effects began as well. Business as usual then. The new suit was keeping me dry and surprisingly warm. The pathway I was on led me to the gateway to the graveyard. I looked to the left and began to follow the barriers that the Crawford estate was nearest to.

...

Chapter 4

A level 3 call-out.

Well, that’s bad the call-out system is numbered 1 to 5 with 5 being a normal event and 1 being when a city is about to fall. A level 3 is called when shit is going to hit the fan and  HM Government is about to panic because it’s bad but they don’t know how bad yet.

The next morning Sergeant Gregson is ...

Chapter 3

The summer has been a good  one. Late August was still warm and the sunny weather was still going  strong. Yea for global warming? I was in my house in a room that I had  converted into a weight room.

The Grave Chill effects had been gone for  three weeks and I am feeling good. I am working through a hammer curl  s...