Can't a father go out with his family again without something ruining it? I would have been happy if it had been just traffic causing the issue, but no, it had to be something much more outrageous – the apocalypse. Imagine what was supposed to be a family outing turning into a fight for survival against zombies in an instant. It doesn't change much, though. I'm still trying to be the best husband and father I can be, and the apocalypse ain't changing that!
After stopping at a location he deemed safe due to the few zombies in other areas away from him, Malachi said nothing to anyone and immediately started to absorb the remaining crystal hearts he had not absorbed in the morning before the incident with the mutated bird happened.
For the first time since he started absorbing crystal hearts, the pleasure that came with taking the red gas into his body suddenly became uncomfortable.
Malachi did not even feel the joy of slowly getting stronger like before.
If anything, it felt like his negative emotions only got stronger. The realization that he was still too weak ruthlessly kept hitting him.
The fact that they almost died today, if it wasn't for the pathetic little strength they could gather, kept hitting him.
The fact that he and his family were able to live because they were disregarded rather than with their strength made him angry.