Doomsday Pillars

Jakarta, DDay +20

The city center is the worst place to be in during a doomsday apocalypse. Wisma BNI 46, one of the tallest buildings located in the heart of the Jakarta Central Business Districts. It’s a 2600 meter tall office building with 46 floors. Mostly used for corporate banking.

Tak... Tak... Tak... Tak... Tak...

A group of youngsters seemed to be running up the stairs.

"Without those white stones, I don’t think I will be fit enough to walk up these stairs..."

"It’s the fourth time you said that Romi. And we have only reached the 20th floor."

"Once every 5 floors then... That sounds fair enough to complain."

"Just shut your whining. It’s your turn now."

"Really?... Oooo man."

The guy named Romi opened up the 20th-floor steel emergency door slowly... Moving inside the office corridor and then screamed:

"Is anyone alive in here??!!"

"We came to help, shout if you are still alive... We won’t hurt you!"

GRRROOOAARRR!!!

"Ok, that’s a no... Run or fight?"

"You know the drill... Let’s go!"

The group of 5 fought the incoming red zombies. 2 men in the front with a saber and an ax, 2 at the back using spears. one stayed on guard at the back. Within a few moves, the mutated zombie was decapitated.

"Yes, another spirit stone!"

"Hurry, close and mark the door!"

Tak... Tak... Tak... Tak... Tak...

Sounds of running steps from the stairs below, three other people ran up the stairs reaching out to the group. The arrival of these three brought lots of cheer to the group.

"Daisy you’re finally here... Yess!!"

"Everything will be much smoother now."

"Seriously, you guys only happy to see Daisy, not me?"

"Yes definitely not you Rick."

"Ok, enough chit chat guys, the building courtyard started to fill with zombies again, we need to speed up."

"Don’t worry Adam, with your beautiful Daisy here, we will finish in no time."

Adam, Daisy, and Rick, were the three survivors from the apartment and school complex, it’s been 2 weeks since that incident. Adam and his friends have had military training for a few days and started to form his own gang of misfits. A group of youngsters who were crazy enough to accept special missions from the army. Adam’s father General Rico fully supported Adam’s decision to contribute. Not only because he had limited military personnel, but also because the general believed that only by experience will a boy turn to a man. The general gave the group of 20 youngsters an instructor and after a few days and a few spirit stones given by the general, the group had started accepting missions.

Their mission today was a special one, the group will go to the tallest building in Jakarta and modify the antenna into a working HAM radio, it would create a strong signal booster, and increase the communication range of the base.

Now that Daisy already was with the group, things really turned much easier, Adam gave most of the group’s spirit stones to Daisy because of her unique ability, she’s a human radar... She can detect threats a distance away from her. Now that she had turned into peak stage Mortal Realm, she can detect monsters in a 100-meter radius, and a slight reading of anything 500 meter’s away from her. This way, the group just stopped to the floor where there were few mutated zombies, just for a chance of some spirit stones drop. They were also hoping to find survivors.

"Two floors up, the 38th floor, there are at least 6 survivors. Let’s go!"

Adam was trusted by the group to lead. He’s smart, brave and also the strongest man from this group. He lead in front, opened up the steel emergency door of the 38th floor.

"Haloo.. we are here to help... we mean no harm, please come with us, we will lead you to the survival base."

Adam and 7 of his friends slowly approached the survivors on the 38th floor, it seemed they have been held up here for the last 20 days. Four men and two women, they seemed to be office workers of this building. When Adam approached, the four men were holding brooms sticks and kitchen knives. They were very nervous and currently in panic.

"Who are you...!! How did you get up here? There are so many zombies down there!"

Adam answered "We cleared the way out but we must hurry before more show up, please come with us."

"How do we know you won’t hurt us?"

"Mister if we want to hurt you, you will be dead already!"

Romi shows his pistol attached to a holster in his belt,

"just hurry and prepare we will leave soon."

The four men turned ecstatic. It was such good news, they have been eating the vending machine food for the last 20 days. And it’s been a while since they breathed fresh air.

Adam felt something was amiss with the two women expression, they were in such bad conditions, probably it was all the stress.

Romi and the 3 of you will stay here and help them prepare, Daisy, Me, Rick, and Soegi will come with me to the tower. Soegi you bring all the tools, we will go up first then go back here when we are finished with the mission.

"Roger Leader Adam!!"

After the 4 of them left, the other four tried to help the 6 survivors, they were in such bad conditions. Romi came and approached one of the women when suddenly, the woman grabbed his pistol from the holster.

"..."

"What are you doing!!!", Romi said.

The woman tried to speak but not a voice seems able to come out. The girl aiming the gun to the four men, when suddenly she cried...

"You... men... you... you... all... are... animals!!"

The four men were terrified, suddenly the group realized what had happened...

"No don’t... we are sorry... don’t shoot!!"

BANG!! BANG!! BANG!! BANG!!

Three shot missed, one hit the head, and instantly killed one of the guys. The other three decided to run downstairs, they believed the way out had been cleared up. It’s an opportunity to run.

The girl was still crying when she decided to shoot herself up and commit suicide. There were now only 5 men left on the floor.

"FUXXXX... the shots will drag more zombies in."

"What should we do?"

"Let’s check down first, Adam’s group has Daisy with them, they will be fine."

One of the muscular guys named Roy picked up the last survivor and carried her. Halfway down the stairs, the group heard screams of the three men that went down first. It seemed they’ve been attacked by several red zombies.

"SHHHiiittt!!, let’s run back up..."

"Ooooo maannn really? More stairs..."

"Shut up Romi, this is your fault anyway!!"

The group met up with Adam at the top building rooftop, they barred the door.

"You finished there Soegi?"

"Yes just give me a minute or two."

Adam stared at all the people next to him and said

"You guys know what this means right?"

"Roger Leader!!"

"We have prepared 6 parachutes, I guess some need to share, remember to be careful... watch the wind and watch your step."

"Ok ready? We will aim and meet up at the Jakarta Central Water Fountain."

"Yes, Leader!"

Adam didn’t hesitate to share one of the parachutes with Daisy and quickly prepared to jump

"Everyone Jump!!"

"Let’s gooo..!!"

"Yippe Kai yeee!!"

"Kawabangga!!"

They really were a group of crazy misfits, these youngsters seemed to know no fear.

Multiple men flying in the sky... Adam hugged Daisy tightly when they jumped... all dropped near the fountain... The zombies also didn’t give them time to relax... hundreds of zombies ran to the fountain.

CRRRAASSHHH!!!

Suddenly, a bus drove and crushed all the zombie on its way and parked next to the fountain. It’s Jason with the rest of the misfits unit. The bus had been modified by the military, unfortunately, it’s currently full of survivors. Adam, Daisy, Rick, Roy, and Romi decided not to get on the bus. The full bus drove away from the fountain...

Adam said: "Mission accomplished, let’s go!! We are walking to the base."