Well well well, I m just tired of walking on the snow. I m tired of peeking on the map and compass. It's 2046, December 2... the apocalypse started 28 years ago, you can say it's the 28th anniversary of apocalypse.... Fine I know it's a bad joke. I m being walking on the snow for one and a half year and.... You maybe wondering who m I and how m I walking far this long.... I mean one and half year huhh.....
I m Atreus.... Atreus Rogers. Wierd right? Well my real name is Clint but my life gave me a new name..... Atreus. I have a long story to tell, but I will tell you later... Finally, I kept my foot near the place I was looking for. There is the house made with wood and stones and... my past. But the weird part was the cleanliness of the house, this indicates the presence of survivors. I took out my machete which had blood stains and it had a sharpness of slicing a stone in two.
I opened the door and entered carefully. Suddenly from the door on my right side opened and a kid came out, it was like he was peeking on me. I put back my machete and smiled at that kid.
Kid: who are you?
Atreus: a stranger for u... I guess.
Kid: Go back!!
Atreus: so the kiddo is now gonna fight with me haha.
Kid: Go away or my mother will shoot you down.
Atreus: Mother?
A woman came behind me with a shotgun and shot on my legs.
Atreus: Fuck!!
Woman: Forgot me Atreus?
Atreus (with a hurt) : So kid and his mom gonna kill me now!!
Woman: I thought you died. And why did you take your ass here?
Atreus: I like the way of greeting!
Woman: For the guests like u, my gun is enough to greet and treat. Now take your ass off from here.
Atreus: You fuckin idiot! First you shot my foot and now ordering to leave.
Woman: I m not asking you to leave from my home but from the world.
The woman pointed gun over my head and on the other side the kid was stunned and staring at us. You maybe thinking what's happening and who's this woman and..... Yeah you dont even know me..... Well let's go behind towards the years before the apocalypse started.
So basically on 2010, January 17, the day when I was born my mother kept me on a trash bin and ran away. It was midnight and... I was totally alone with stray dogs staring at me with hunger. At that a man saw me and started calling everyone. There was a large crowd. A priest came there and took me onto his hands. He told everyone that he will take me to his orphanage. And he did what he told. I lived there for about 5 years. I was like an introvert..... No talking, no friends, being alone and vibing to music and..... basically not active among others.
November 9, 2015, a man and a lady came to adopt a child. The man looked very bold and strict and the lady was beautiful and caring. They started looking for a kid, it was like they are doing any type of investigation. Suddenly the eyes of that fall on my face. I was.... you know how kids are when they look at caring ladies. I was looking at her because no one even bothered me in that orphanage. Infact that man saw me and smiled warmly. It was like I found my real. Parents. And after a few minutes they adopted me as their child.
I started to pack my belongings that I got from the orphanage. At that time the priest came.
Priest: Son, finally you got parents. Now you are no more orphan.
Me: May I ask you a question?
Priest: Go ahead and spill the beans.
Me: What did they saw in me? Everyone sees the talent in kids and adopt but I dont even have any. I m not even that cute.
Priest: They saw your innocence. Beauty doesn't matter. It is just an attraction. The real beauty is found in heart. The day when I brought you here, my brother appreciated the beauty of my heart.
Me: Doing good means adding beauty to your heart.
Priest: Hmm, do good and dont think about others. Remember! People will talk about what you do but will praise you if you impress them.
After that he told me about my past. Few minutes later, I went with them leaving the orphanage and started a new life.
Lady: Hey, why are you so silent darling?
Man: He is silent because of new faces.
Actually he was right, a less interactive boy who didn't had anyone to talk will be silent after seeing new interactive faces right?..... They both already had a son and he was the reason I was adopted. Because he asked for a brother and they weren't ready for it. You know comfort right?..... Ok I went too far, dont think too much deep. Well, it was really tough for me to adjust with them but I did. The lady who talked to me is Ella and that man was Gabriel who is basically an officer who works as an undercover agent.... You know those action movies having spy and all,..... right he was like that... The son's name was Jaden who is basically a gamer. The day when we met was the day he was happy on top.
Slowly days went and I got adjusted with them. I accepted Ella and Gabriel as my parents and Jaden as my brother. He used to call me Atreus because of a game called God of war. Years went like a day. It had been 3 years since I got with them. And I became their family member, it was like I had a blood bond with them but the reality is I was adopted.
One day, Ella my mother was cooking spicy noodles for me because it was my birthday. And Gabriel my dad went out to his job. My brother Jaden went to an exhibition..... Well that exhibition was the start of this whole shit happening now. That day I was relaxing on my sofa and watching TV. Suddenly all channels were shut down and one news was showing. The news heading was zombie outbreak. Videos were showing people turning to weird creatures and biting each other. Mom was shocked. Suddenly the doorbell rang, mom went to open the door and Dad came inside. He closed the door and was scared too.
Gabriel: The people are zombies now!! We must get out of here when I say. Okay? Dont open the door!
After spilling his fear, he ran off to his room to take essential equipments. Mom was scared and was holding me tight with fear. Suddenly the door was knocked like someone was punching. Mom saw through the window that Jaden was standing and knocking the door. She opened the door but Jaden was acting weird. His face was ugly and greenish as if he wore some green leaves over him. He was gonna bite mom but suddenly he got shot. The bullet was shot by.... Dad..... He was standing like he just killed a normal guy but his eyes told me he was crying and was broken. Mom got shocked and cried out loud... Well she should because she gave him birth. She was holding me tightly and was scared to go near him. And there was an idiot who was watching this all and standing like a statue.
Dad took us into his car and went as far he can. But the car had gave up, it's fuel tank got empty. We went out of the car, we were far from our home. Mom was in trauma of losing her child and keep holding me like she wanted someone to be with her in that painful traumatic situation and on the other hand dad was too silent and investigating the area. He was so broken that he never made eye contact with mom and me.
Gabriel: This area is..... safe maybe, atleast no human or... zombie signs. Boy! Be with us.
Ella: Why? Do you wanna kill him too!!
Gabriel: Ella! Understand the situation, it's not a time to talk like this.
Ella: You killed him!!
Gabriel: He was acting like a creature!
Suddenly a sound of crowd running towards was heard. Dad took a binocular and saw that a large crowd of those creatures were running towards us. He got scared and took both of us far from the place we were standing. At the end, we three came across a river with a boat. He settled mom and me on the boat but the crowd was too fast. Dad suddenly looked upon us like he was saying..... a... Goodbye....
He pulled the boat and gave a small smile. Mom was crying out his name to come with us. But it was too late. I saw the creatures eating each of his body parts by tearing.... it... It was so scary that... Well, I can't explain. Mom was crying out loud. After a few minutes, we two were alone and.... I can't tolerate the sight of mom crying in trauma. The weather changed to thunderstorm, mom hugged me very tight.
Ella: I m with u. I can't leave u. Now sleep. Tomorrow will be a good day. Hope will always be with us. (With a small kiss on my forehead) Dont get scared. No matter what comes in your way. Fight. U must fight for yourself..... fight for the people who u love or who loves u.
Then I slept on my mom's lap. Her warmth gave me the feeling of safety. The next day when I woke up. I saw myself inside a bag. I went out tearing it and saw that I was near a port. But the scary thing for me was the absence of my mother. I ran my eyes everywhere but... no clues. Suddenly I saw a large line of people moving inside a ship with guards wearing uniforms and guns. I went towards one of the guards.
Guard: Hey, why are u out here, get in the line.
Me: I lost my mom.
Guard: Okay, there are many people who lost their people. Well tell her name and who's your father?
Me: My mother's name is Ella and My dad is Gabriel.
Guard: Gabriel? What's your last name kid?
Me: Rogers
Guard: Gabriel Rogers! (Calling other guards) Hey, take this kid to our cabin!
Other Guard: But that's for the VIPs and Guard's family members not for some stranger or an orphan!!
Guard: He is Gabriel Roger's son, do you hear that?
Like I said, my dad was an undercover agent or something. So his name was popular among the everyone who works for the security of the nation.
Guard: Boy! What's your name?
And from there, my real story started. I replied him with one word.
Atreus