A/N: Edited some parts and added Art ^^
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Staring dumbfounded at the rather visual-impacting imagery laid right before his pair of rooted feet, Xuan's eyes widened, hand planted over his gaping mouth in attempt to conceal the scream that threatened to erupt.
Clink~
Clank!
Immediately after he regained his senses, the frightened juvenile retreated to the wall, the deformed screw-driver fell from his trembling grasp; inevitably clattering unto the ground as it swiveled haphazardly across the crimson surface.
“Wha- I.. This..” In a state of utter bewilderment, the usually calm and composed individual actually stuttered incoherently for the first time in ages.
The entire situation escalated from a zero to a hundred in a single blink of an eye, the side-effects from performing the deed was inadvertently too severe for an eighteen year-old’s mind.
“Gaahh!” Taking a second gander at the handiwork of his, Xuan paled facet worsened another fold as he hunched over; the lunch he’d eaten earlier this afternoon spilled out uncontrollably like a broken dam.
Albeit hoping inwardly for all of this to be a nightmare, everything he experienced seemed far too surreal to simply dismiss it as a mere dream and the sudden arrival of this realization, doused his hopes thoroughly.
“Haa.. Haa..” Amidst the unsettling silence, Xuan's ragged breathing filled the entirety of the shabby apartment, his fragile heart palpitated violently under the suffocating silence.
Abruptly, the juvenile who was deep in ponder previously raised his head, widened eyes scanning the immediate surroundings.
'Fuck!' Hurling out a random curse, he turned around to stare unblinking at the row of neatly-aligned apartments in the far distance. Shuddering momentarily from the frigid wind that managed to seep through the open window, Xuan pried his weakened body off the ground and rushed to draw the curtains.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Shortly after drawing the curtains, a series boisterous footsteps resounded once more while Xuan proceeded to plow through the confines of the cramped apartment to check for anymore open windows or unlocked doors.
Ka-Chik~ Upon hearing the sonorous click of the lock, Xuan slumped to the ground, inhaling ravenously for air.
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‘I'm was careless!’ Reminded of the fact that his rented apartment was out in plain sight, Xuan inwardly chided himself.
Peeking through the seams of the curtains, the surroundings that is currently engulfed in total darkness induced a sigh of relief from the juvenile since this mistake could've been his undoing. If Xuan couldn't make out anything through the darkness, that probably means the same for the occupants residing opposite of him, much less witnessing the earlier events.
Grabbing the hem of his heavily-creased shirt, Xuan wiped the corners of his sullied lips, eyes inadvertently landing onto the gruesome imagery laying merely a few paces from where he stood.
Under the dimmed yellow-illuminance, the mesmerizing crimson somewhat glittered as it pelted the brutally mutilated corpse, obscure viscous white-red substance decorating the vicinity.
‘You were the one who attacked, I had no choice..’ Staring apathetically at the pile of flesh which used to be his roommate, Xuan gulped down a mouthful of saliva and clasped his open palms together, mouthing a simple prayer.
Squelch~
"I s-should c-clean up.." Not daring to take a second glance, the juvenile darted towards the bathroom whilst avoiding the motionless corpse but soon halted in his ascend by a brusque squelching sound which reminded him of something unpleasant.
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Strangely, the room seemed to have gotten colder even though the windows are shut tight. Calmly, Xuan gradually turned around to meet the source of the sound.
"N-No fu-fucking way.. Z.. Z-Zombie?" Xuan uttered dazedly as something that could only be witnessed in the Resident Evil, Walking Dead or any other films that features walking corpses occurred before his very eyes.
The juvenile retreated cautiously, eyes fixated on the corpse which should've been dead, slowly arising to its unsteady feet; blood streaking down uncontrollably from its horribly-mangled facet.
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A/N : Edited some parts and added Art ^^