Beyond the Barriers (Novella): Ghouls
“I thought I had seen it in all its forms. Before this, I was a soldier. I fought where they sent me. I shot at people and, on more than one occasion, I killed. Some of the guys in my squad liked it. They liked saying they had a kill. They kept count and some even put marks on the stock of their weapons.
I didn’t like it, and in some ways I had distanced myself from the feeling by because the things I shot were already dead. Even the ghouls, with their barely functioning systems, were fodder.... I could count those in my most welcome daydream and consider each death a blessing.
But nothing in the world had prepared me for this.
The woods opened up at last and we were met with the familiar sight of a highway junction. Another five or ten minutes and we’d be well outside of Vesper Lake and near the location of Lisa’s caravan. I chewed on my fingernails while I considered what I’d find. I hated to think what I would do if I came across her corpse.MoreLess
I didn’t like it, and in some ways I had distanced myself from the feeling by because the things I shot were already dead. Even the ghouls, with their barely functioning systems, were fodder.... I could count those in my most welcome daydream and consider each death a blessing.
But nothing in the world had prepared me for this.
The woods opened up at last and we were met with the familiar sight of a highway junction. Another five or ten minutes and we’d be well outside of Vesper Lake and near the location of Lisa’s caravan. I chewed on my fingernails while I considered what I’d find. I hated to think what I would do if I came across her corpse.MoreLess
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