On The Verge Of Extinction

Coming To

 "Where am I?" 

I raise my head query-ly to a crystal wall that shrouded my entire sight, all around me was the blue-colored hue dyeing the glass... And my silhouette, my face, as seen on the wall, had a blank weary look; exactly how I feel right now. A girl of 17 stared back at me, hair braided back to end on a ponytail, donning on tight-fitting leather pants and a black turtle-neck shirt, one hidden under a type of customized bulletproof jacket that had K-19, Savior Society branded on it.

She was kind of good-looking... 'Am I pretty?' I turned away from the mirrored wall, only to meet with the same picturesque scene on the next... Even the floor has a whole big image of me.

[Simeric initiated Successfully,

Functionality - 100%

Generated User, Agent K-19

Progressing with Test Type 1, Please unify your weapon]

"What in the f*****g hell!" A gasp escapes my lips, Whatever voice had uttered those words, it seemed to come from all around me...

.

And somehow, I understood. I understood that right now I was Agent K-19, I knew a test was going to start immediately after I picked my weapon, And somehow, I thought all of this was typical... like this is what should happen.

Amidst my thoughts, A cubic crate dislodged itself from the plain glass surface a meter in front of me, and in it, compartments filled with glistening metal parts.

As if on reflex, I walked with light steps a bit forward, my eyes all but fixed on it.

At first, I heaved to calm my nerves, and took upon a piece, still with an unhurried motion, I picked another piece and inserted it into a slot in the first,

[Click!]

It fits!

I grab another part from a compartment, my movements faster than before, another click. Less than a minute, a new entity leaned on the glassed floor,

"Pretty!" It was a weapon, a two-meter-long firearm I've never seen before, yet somehow, I knew what it was exactly, 'An M-45 Energy Sniper, Graded SSS on Guns and Battle. Also termed as the Swayer, This Sniper had the power of a 3000watts pump, enough to drill a hole through a 5-meter lead block.

[Weapons seized. Commencing Program T-1]

*c***k*

*Grrrrrr*

The first sound I heard was the sound of the crystal wall on my left cracking, the second was the roar of a creature. I zipped my head toward the disturbance, the gun I just fixed placed gingerly on my shoulder, there was this part of me that questioned where the f**k I learned this from, but that was like a fleeting thought, completely covering all reason.

[c***k]

I let out a series of bullets even before I saw the being who emerged through the almost 5-meter hole.

It would seem that my constant firing achieved its purpose, the 'thing' let out an infuriating howl before it shot out its tail at me.

'It's too fast!'

The tip had already made contact with my abdomen before I could react, the force from that collision was enough to fling me some meters behind. "This won't work" I whisper, my eyes fixed steadily at it. Seeing it now, a tickle of sweat formed on my face, 'Big!' was the word that could describe this abomination. At the minimum, the creature was about 7 of me in both height and width. Its skin wrinkled till it dropped some centimeters low. It was hunched over, with an additional limb on its chest,

"So it's a Stinger!" No need to ask how I knew, even I was not sure. But somehow I knew everything about it... And how to kill the monster!

'The only weak points are on the neck, right chest, and the third arm, better make this count' With a c**k of my SSS M-45 Sniper, I walked with renewed confidence towards the Stinkers.

Shots rang out with 5 seconds succession and with every step I made closer to it. With each shot, a part of me turned veteran until every shot I made hit the mark. The last of the monster was a low unreconciled growl. Where it had stood, now had a large-sized manhole darkened in contrast to the soft blue cascading my expanse.

[T-1 Concluded with minimal injuries.

Commencing T-2, 15 minutes to get to the Portal through the 'winding' corridor. Time starts]

The enveloping glassed wall shifted a bit to make a new walkway, one filled with darkness.

"Help me, Please!" A whisper woke me up from my reverie, trancing the sound, it appeared to be that of a little child hidden in a far corner from the 'manhole' the Stinger made.

"Who!?" I respond midway,

"A-am over here! Please save me!" The voice turned out to be a little girl, 10 or 11 maybe. She had her hair tied to a pigtail fashion and strangely had an old doll with her.

"Where are your parents' child?"

"Parents? They perished in the war"

"And you've been alone since then? How did you do that? And what's your name honey?", it struck me as weird that a kid was still alive for so long, even weirder was how I knew there was a planetary war... There shouldn't be... There wasn't.

"My name is Amelie, although it was pretty difficult, I hid in the body of the Stinger that my Father killed, just before he died."

"And what did you eat when you were hungry?"

"The stinger!" She smiled at me... Weirdly.

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"Amelie, Can you walk faster? We have to leave this place before the timer elapses."

"My legs are weak because I haven't moved in a long time. Please can you walk slower..." Amelie was almost crying. Seeing her tired look, I couldn't bring myself to scold her. 'Hope I can make it. I was allotted a time gap of 10 minutes to defeat the three Stringers and make it down through the winding corridor. I did with the Stingers but had no idea this 'winding' corridor could be so long, we've been walking for more than 4 minutes... But even then, we have yet to meet the end.

"Come on, hop on me" I saw the only solution,

"Really!? You want to piggyback me?"

" Yea, now stop making weird smiles,"

"You're so nice K-19,"... Still with that smile.

[Dong Dong]

The walkway was made of some sort of metal, so our steps resounded throughout our journey. At that juncture, although brief, I got to know Amelie's story. Her parents were ordinary civilians before the war, her mother even a vegetarian. It didn't until the invasion happened before their composed lifestyle came to an abrupt end,

Her mother failed to escape her office department and died after taking the brunt of several feet of hurried escapees. Her father and younger brother had been together, her dad was a high school teacher, and her brother was in his last year. Together they had managed to take her out from middle school, all the way to a new hideout... Where they had a short-lived time before the Aliens' pet; the Stingers got them. In the end, both guardians died, leaving the defenseless girl all alone.

"We're here," Amelie concluded.

"En, ad there isn't any Strinker in sight. We're in luck!" I pushed my legs to a sharp run as I neared the glowing portal... Before,

*Stab*

I felt a long tentacle pass unhindered through me and Amelie on my back.

'f**k! We're had!"

A series of information crossed my brain,

[Black Bitter. Venomous Stringer, class AS. Speed and Concealment are top notched. Suitable in dark terrains and stuffed buildings. Secretes harmful toxins through its tentacle, takes half a minute to imperil.]

"Amelie! I try to comfort the crying girl. The pain hurt so much I had difficulty breathing normally. For a little girl like her, whimpering was the best I could hope for.

" Come on Amelie, you have 20 seconds to move to that portal. Go now!" K push her out and remove the safety from my gun.

"I hate to play Hide and Seek" I mutter before letting out a barrage of bullets all around me.

Before making one complete revolution, a shadowy figure jumped out from a caved wall and attempted to flee.

"Don't you think you're leaving too early? Stay here forever!" I got angered and scream.

*click, click, *

The stupid gun went out of ammo now of all times. 's**t! We're doomed'

"Amelie, Run!" I push to a run and caught up with her, heating her to my back I move towards the portal before the Black Bitter glean something from our hurried run.

Too late... [CRAAAH] it made a shrill scream of excitement and flung itself towards our fleeing backs.

"Bastard!!" I cry out in desperation.

With no conscience whatsoever, it struck my back. The force is enough to leave a deep incision, showing part of my posterior rib cage.

"Amelie! Move it! Run now! " at this time I didn't hesitate to make a last stand –with my butt rooted on the ground – to face the monster.

"You did well" I hear a soft voice beside me, turns out it was Amelie!

"Why haven't you l-" Before I could finish, to my alarm, this 11-something lady hoisted me up and with a huff, tossed me hard.

"Let me Save you!!!" Tears formed from the rims of my eyes, before I feel the pull of the Portal, I make one last look at the smiling Amelie, and make a promise to never let go again... If I have the chance.

"I hope you will, am waiting " She smiled her last

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"The Last-survivor finally showed up guys" The first thing I saw was people... A lot of them, then I banked out.