1 The Ruins

Entry log 46205, it's been a cold summer day in the ruins for the years that I've been hunted intensely for the truth that I possess in manuscripts that can topple governments. My story will be erased in history books. When the time has passed, I wonder, where I was fighting a fight that can protect lives but not to take away from them, to a survivor barely claiming to life. I must go out savage for food, dog bites aren't the worst thing that I can eat but I can find something better. Contrasted to my old pa has made in my younger years. I remember the taste and the foul odor it produced. Man, would I give up this life and go back to the old one that I have. Maybe, but I choose this life, not to be a legend in the history books, but a person who can change the world or least tries to. I went out to search for food. For a second, I remember my old lover in the ruins that resemble this corpse in particular, with a face that the left side is intact but the other side there is no semblance of humanity in it. The smell of the ruins of cities with the pipes broken and with the corpses everywhere is disgusting for a few years but when you accept it, it doesn't smell as bad anymore. I hear a noise, not from an animal of this world that savages these ruins but a mechanical one. I hid in the old building that I believe is an old coffee shop or one that resembles one. The mechanical beast, it was not from this world. I know that for sure. It was smooth, shining with a huge central piece in the middle which looks like it powered the beast. It was a large machine that was about 2 stories tall. The top piece looks like a head that scans its surrounding. I wonder if it was looking for me or something else. I inserted manuscripts in my vest just in case ran if I needed to run out of this place. The beast is scanning my area, it was close, I tried to hide in the cubby but luckily I hid in time. My heart beating every second trying to get out. I saw it scan the area but a small rodent went in its scan, the beast produced a small noise in which the rodent went to the beast's hand sucking it up to the weird tubes to the backside of the beast. I saw the beast walking away each footstep making a unique sound with every step. I made sure not to go out near to that beast. I went to my makeshift hut. I decided this place is no longer safe anymore. It was kind of sad to leave this hut here, it served me well, it lasted for a week. I gather my supplies and my photo of my old life. Where the world stays still, where I was happy in life. I touch the photo gently so as not to harm it. I put it in my vest and ran off to a pier to check if any boats were left working. I took my time looking at the fauna that grew. It was disgusting to see the normal sunflower growing from the old habitants from the city where I made that freakish accident to this place. I sat at the dock having my naked legs touching the water having my skin feel cool. I never observed the ocean like this, with new life, fish that are freakishly huge, the smallest of which is the size of my leg with a strange glow to the mix. I look around the surrounding area. I dried my legs in the bear sun. It was nice. I looked around for a boat. I check that it is left in decent condition. There was someone on this boat before since there were recent lit cigarette buds. I took out my pistol, creeping around the boat, now going to the engine room. Opening the door slowly. It was light up to my surprise there was a rock band poster on the wall and some kind of journal with it. There were a bed and a bean bag next to it. The AC is on to my dismay, leaving my supplies in the room. Now searching for whoever was on this boat; while searching I checked the control panel if it was able to drive away from this dump. Then I hear a click sound behind my head with a cold glazing rod. I turned around and saw the owner of the boat. She looks quite young, possibly the age of 13. With dark messy black hair, dark hazy eyes, short about 5'7, and with a cigarette in her mouth.

"What hell are you doing my boat, you low life creep!" She speaks in a demeaning tone. Like a father teaching his bratty son a lesson with the belt. She points the pistol at my head with her finger on the trigger with the confidence of a train cold killer. "Tell me a good reason why I shouldn't shoot you in the head like the people who have gotten in my way before, tell me quickly, I ain't so patient nowadays." The girl said

Putting my hands in the air and looking at her eyes, it was like a child with innocents taken from this hell hole that we call home. "You keep this place in very high condition, how did you manage to do that? It properly takes a lot of skill for your age." Scavenger proclaims. Reaching out to get his gun. She shoots the gun close to the right side of my face breaking the glass behind me. With the cracking noise alerting all wildlife in the area.

"Don't you dare to try to shoot me you filth. Now go on your knees and start repenting right now!" She yelled with frustration. While she was busy making instructions. I notice birds flying away from the boat. Usually, they have a good sense of hearing going to prey where they last made a noise but this time they are frankly trying to leave the ruins. Then a strange noise in the distance that is increasingly getting louder with every second. It was the same noise from earlier and it was coming to the area.

"Shit, we need to get out of here, or else we are gonna die!" The scavenger panicking in fear.

"There is no we, it's only that you will be dead by my hands" The girl instants. The scavenger is pointing at the city where the mental beast is coming to view. With its scanner coming closer to the pier. "What the hell is that, and why is it coming to my mother's boat." The girl questioned.

"It doesn't matter why it is coming, we need to get out of here quickly. I can drive the boat while you figure out to distract the beast. By this we can at least escape from that" The Scavenger devised a plan.

"Why should I let you drive my boat since you are the one who came here uninvited," The girl said.

"Good question but that isn't the time for that." The scavenger proclaimed. When he is trying to start the boat, the girl is putting the anchor on the boat. After trying to shoot at the beast with the gun little to avail, only imprinting a small dent. "The boat is ready so let's get out of here.

Finally, the scanner touches the girl. The beast produced a weird sound that appeared to manipulate the girl, she walked off the boat to the robotic hand of the beast. Walking in a way sluggishly like a drunk would after too many shots. The scavenger stops the boat and grabs the arm of the girl throwing her to the boat passing her out and dropping her gun at the dock. Restarting the engine and driving off. The beast followed suit and it produced a sound not like the other kind when it makes, but a statically kind of noise that resembles a voice.

"We are not here to hurt you, we are here to protect you in terms and conditions of our makers, follow us if not, you shall be terminated." The beast speaks

The scavenger annoys the message trying to give distance. The beast scans the boat and produces a seismic sound shattering every glass that is left in the city. The sound makes the Scavenger ears to bleed, distributing the lungs, and squeezing the eyes from within. Pushing through the pain manages to get away from the machine by putting his vest on his ears desperately blocking as much noise. When the beast is no longer in view. The scavenger cleaned his ear by using his supplies. Putting the vest and his gun to the cabinet in the control area locking it up. Carrying the girl to the bed gently not to hurt her. Sitting on the bean bag and passing out through exhaustion.

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