{"sf1_id":111222,"sf2_id":"pnG47MX1","title":"CDX : Valentines Curse","author":"Dogma Lord of the Apocalypse","words":1214,"posted_at":"2009-12-08T02:27:00.000Z","tags":["Alien","Bad Language","Horror","No-Yiff","Undead"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/111222-cdx-valentines-curse","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/pnG47MX1","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/f9/a9/f9a9a094-1d05-4a9d-9cfa-0812063cf03b","description":"#4 of CountDown to Xtinction","content":"CDX: Valentines Curse  \n  \n  \nSturm was laid on a bed in the furniture store, Rain sat by him stroking his head softly. He had been unconscious for three days \u0026 showed no sign of waking. Rain and the others were all worried and didn't know what had happened to him. Last thing they had found out is he felt like he was burning. Rebecca came up \u0026 Tapped Rains Shoulder. Rain looked at her.  \n  \n\"You should get some sleep Wolfenstein says he'll keep an eye on him okay?\"  \n  \nRain nodded \u0026 walked off with Rain. Wolfenstein came to Sturms side after a few minutes \u0026 looked at his face. It had a blank expression, no pain, or misery could be seen on it. Only a shallow expression of death. Wolfenstein looked around the room. No one was awake but they all seemed to be getting paler each day. He looked back down at Sturm \u0026 sighed. If they couldn't figure out what was wrong with him, he could die, \u0026 he had had enough of seeing death \u0026 violence. He just wished it would all end. He leaned back in his chair and dozed a bit.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; ‘ Sturm walked the empty streets following Valentine and they seemed to be getting along just fine.  \n  \n\"So, you never knew your parent?\" asked Sturm.  \n  \nValentine nodded. \"Yes, and these Xenomorph raised me, \u0026 I promised them the world so now I have given it to them.\"  \n  \nSturm felt sorry for Valentine. Not knowing your parents could be a hard life to live. And he knew what Valentine was feeling.  \n  \n\"Oh, \u0026 Sturm?\"  \n  \n\"Yea?\" he asked.  \n  \n\"I want you to join me, I don't want to kill you leave them I will be here for you. Waiting in my labs. My Curse can also be a blessing. It gives you unmatched strength, unlimited intelligence and much more, if you join me we cou...\"  \n  \n\"Valentine I....I can't I don't even know how to wake up I'm in a sort of trance.\"  \n  \nValentine looked at Sturm.  \n  \n\"Just say you will join me, and promise you will be truthful to your word...and you will awaken.\"  \n  \nSturm kept silent for a long moment, then he sighed \u0026 looked up at Valentine. He had now a silver aura surrounding his body.  \n  \n\"Alright, I...I promise I'll join you when I wake up.\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Valentine smiled and sent a wave of silver energy towards Sturm.  \n  \n\"Then awaken, \u0026 come to me my friend.\" ‘  \n  \nSturm awoke and looked at the ceiling. His head ached \u0026 his body was sore but to his surprise it didn't burn. He turned his head and looked at Wolfenstein who had fell asleep in a chair next to his bed. He tried to speak but his voice was shrill and raspy. He got out of the bed and looked around the room. No one was around so he walked to where his guns were and grabbed his shotgun. Then he went up to the roof and stared down at the zombies that were below. They moaned \u0026 moved violently seeming to urge Sturm to come down. He turned away to leave then he heard Valentines voice in his head.  \n  \n\"Shed your fear \u0026 let the dead be your guide.\"  \n  \nHe turned back \u0026 gazed down once more. He closed his eyes and let himself fall off the top of the mall. He was caught by the zombies below who set him down \u0026 stepped back as he got up. Sturm looked at them all as they stared silently at him with mindless hunger in their eyes. One of them groaned \u0026 urged him to follow so Sturm walked away from the mall with the Zombie. It led him to a dock on which a boat was docked. He got in \u0026 the zombie wandered off. The boat started with no trouble. Sturm looked back in the direction of the mall. \u0026 Then to the ocean ahead of him. He took a deep breath then went off heading into what could be a trap or a new beginning.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; (somewhere in Japan)  \n  \nThe beast Valentine had sent merged out of the water \u0026 looked around snuffing the air. It picked up Izzy's scent \u0026 ran into the direction his scent came from. It was faint but still strong enough for it too track him. He ran with great speed towards its destination \u0026 snorted as it kicked up dust. The beast stopped at Tokyo city limits and stared at the town.  \n  \n\"where the hell could he have gone?\" asked Rebecca.  \n  \nIzzy shrugged. \"don't know, he couldn't have just left the mall the zombie would've killed him.\"  \n  \nWolfenstein walked up to them \u0026 Put a paw on Izzy's shoulder.  \n  \n\"well guess we should take a break, he's gone \u0026 there is nothing we can do unless he comes back.\"  \n  \nIzzy nodded \u0026 went with Wolfenstein back downstairs. Rebecca watched them \u0026 as they went down Zeke came up to see her. Rebecca smiled slightly at Zeke.  \n  \n  \n\"so, what have you been up to all day?\" she asked.  \n  \n\"nothing much, just been worried about Sturm and the others that were injured.\"  \n  \nRebecca looked back out to where the zombies were and saw something that looked very familiar running towards the mall. She tried to get a better looked at it then she heard it screeched. She nearly fell backwards when it did.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; \"tâ€\"that's the beast from New York!!!\" she yelled  \n  \nZeke backed up \u0026 ran inside with Rebecca following close behind. They told Izzy rain and the others what was coming and they nearly choked.  \n  \n\"Fuck!! What the hell is it doing in Japan?!\" asked Izzy.  \n  \n\"No matter we have to kill it before all these....\" Rain stopped talking when they heard a lot of moaning coming from the furniture store. They looked back towards it and saw all the people in it had become zombies. They all backed up and they felt a wall behind them.  \n  \n\"F-f-f-fuck we're screwed!!!\"  \n  \nThe zombies drew closer and closer with each step. Izzy Rain, wolfenstein all pulled out there guns. Izzy shot one threw the chest but it kept going at them. He then threw a grenade and they followed the wall towards a door. Izzy kicked it open and most of the zombies had been killed, outside. They looked around and saw the beast standing a few feet away.  \n  \n\"damn I hoped it would be out of sight of us!\" said Izzy.  \n  \nThe beast walked closer to them, and they watched as it did. Izzy cursed \u0026 pulled out a grenade then ran at the beast.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; \"Fuck you, I'm not letting you kill my friends!!!\"  \n  \nIzzy then jumped at the beast with a grenade in one hand \u0026 hunting knife in the other. He got onto the beasts back \u0026 stabbed its spine. The beast screeched angrily and tried to grab Izzy, but he was out of its reach.  \n  \n\"say goodnight!!!\" yelled Izzy.  \n  \nHe pulled out the pin to the grenade \u0026 shoved it into the knife wound. He jumped off the beasts back but he's was then caught by its tentacles. Izzy screamed in pain as it crushed his ankle \u0026 then the grenade went off and everything went black with smoke....  \n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"CountDown to Xtinction","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/110893-countdown-to-xtinction-iii.json"}}