World of Anarchy/Chapter 55

This is a preview of the 55th and final chapter of Part Two of World of Anarchy entitled: Never Let It Be Game Over

Synopsis
''The moment of truth has arrived; David finally reunites with Jayden. But is he ready for the harsh reality of the situation and what he has to do? Teresa, stuck in limbo with her sister, must decide whether or not to give up on life or keep pushing forward.''

Chapter 55 - Never Let It Be Game Over
David lurched back gasping for air. Jackie had almost killed him by touching him. She followed after him, slow, while he retreated. More phantoms had appeared around them that he recognized. They were people he had killed. To his left was the first bandit he had to fend of from more than a year ago, and on his right the bandit he killed during the attack on the hotel. All of them were closing in on him, corning him.

Not knowing what to do he raised his gun and fired on them only to find that the bullets flew right through them. Rachel’s laughter filled the air.

“You can’t kill the dead, David. Give it up already and let their sorrow take you over.”

They were almost upon him now. His mind raced, trying to think up a plan. Shooting them had no effect--but what about Rachel? She was alive and the reason he was trapped there. Maybe killing her was the key. But to do that he would have to force his way through the crowed of his victims.

Taking a deep breath, he began his journey. They all surrounded him, each of them finding a way to stick their hands on him. Only a few seconds in and he was already starting to feel the weariness taking him over. As he stumbled through the store it was beginning to dawn on him how many people he had actually killed.

There were forty men and women surrounding him. Some he recognized, some he didn’t. Each of them he had been forced to kill one way or another. It was odd how he never realized it before. Had he really been so far gone that he didn’t even remember everyone whose life he had taken? By the time David had reached the middle of the building the exhaustion almost conquered him. But he wasn’t focused on that. No, he was focused on scanning the sea of undead for his most memorable kill--Jim.

His old friend, however, was absent from the crowed. While struck by how strange that was, he had to shake it off and find his enemy. He only walked a few more feet before spotting her sitting on a counter a few playing with her raven. The second her eyes met his her relaxed expression fell and was replaced by one of worry.

“Stop him!” She shouted to the ghosts.

David raised his gun. He would have shot her if it hadn’t been for the dead interfering. Their cold, clammy hands gripped onto him and pulled him back. It took all he had to fight them off and continue forward. He managed to fire off two shots into Rachel before she had a chance to react. She stood there, shocked, while the color returned to the world around them. In a matter of seconds everything looked as it should.

He stood up out of his car and walked the distance between him and where Rachel had fallen. Blood had began to fill up her mouth by the time he reached her.

“I’ve...never seen anyone who’s been able to withstand the might of the sorrow of the dead...especially one who has as much of it as you do.” She coughed looking up at him. “No wonder the others had trouble with you.”

“Where’s--” He began to ask but she cut him off.

“Spencer?” She laughed. “He’s waiting for you at the Liberty State Park. Has been the whole time. Rafael’s base isn’t too far from there.”

Liberty State Park. This whole time he had been searching for Jayden and they had been just across the hudson this entire time.