[Grave Robber] - Book 1 Epilogue (Patreon)

Epilogue - Terry

Terry whistled as he walked through the city’s wreckage. The tune wasn’t exactly a jolly one, but it helped him keep his mood stable as he witnessed the carnage of his brother’s actions. A sight that filled him with a deep sadness.

There were officers around, directing traffic. That was some small comfort. Unlike the last biome his brother had decided to assault, this one at least still had some semblance of life remaining in it.

He decided to focus on that thought. Thinking of what remained kept his attitude more cheerful than if he lingered on all that had been lost.

The piles of flesh scattered across the block were more than enough of a reminder to keep his mood down.

“You there!” an officer called out.

Terry pointed to his chest and raised his eyebrows. “Who? Me?”

“You are trespassing! This area has been locked down! No one without proper papers is permitted entry. If you stand down immediately and submit, you may exit the station without time behind bars. Test me though and…” The officer finished the statement with a crackle from a stun gun.

A stun gun. How cute.

Terry waved a hand and the officer evaporated, stun gun and all.

Then he continued on his way down the horribly damaged street. Shattered neon signs were scattered across the ground, serving as a supreme threat to any who might dare walk this street with bare feet. Most of the few vehicles remaining were crushed and balled up into metal orbs. The humans were sadly not any better off. Nothing resembling a person remained. Only flesh. They’d had an hour to evacuate any survivors before he reached the biome. Terry hoped that the survivors had simply already exited the street, and that this didn’t mean the absence of anyone left alive.

However, there should at least be one person alive.

He pushed aside a bit of rubble with a foot. According to his source, the kid should be here somewhere.

After a few more minutes of shuffling through the wreckage, Terry lifted a billboard to reveal the form of a black clad boy with a tricorn hat. Curled up around a silver shovel and pistol, but still breathing.

Four young corpses lay in a heap on the metal ground beside him, a single bullet-wound penetrating their skulls.

Despite the obvious murder of these experimentees, Terry didn’t hold their deaths against the [Grave Robber]. The lack of brain matter seeping out of their head wounds was evidence enough that these people were alive only through technicality.

He saw his brother’s handiwork written all over these corpses.

“Oh, James,” Terry whispered. “What did they do to you?”

As if in response, the boy in black coughed.

Terry sighed and heaved him over a shoulder. He then tucked the [Grave Robber]’s belongings under an arm. At least his mission was a success. One more collected. He wondered if he should attempt to locate the [Neon Samurai] while here. But he decided against it.

According to his sources, she would seek out the [Grave Robber] given time.

As he walked out of the wreckage, a notification appeared in his vision, along with a chipper voice congratulating him on surviving another day. It was followed by the leaderboard.

1. Terry Dechirer - Level 85 - Neo Nova City Biome

2. James Dechirer - Level 73 - Neo Nova City Biome

2. August McKell - Level 73 - Seasonal Biome

4. Emilia Bea - Level 72 - Casino Biome

5. Drew Nowel - Level 69- Steam Biome

5. Alina Anderson - Level 68 - Cliffside Biome

7. Alex Leche - Level 66 - Casino Biome

7. Josiah Joseph - Level 66 - Paradise Biome

9. Ophelia Knox - Level 64 - Casino Biome

10. Oliver Nightingale - Level 63 - Neo Nova City Biome