Life After Post apocalyptic book

I crept slowly and eased my breathing. I need to be quiet and watch from a distance. The screams and whimpers got louder when I took another two steps.

I used a big old tree as my hiding spot and gave Alice the signal. She nodded and lay bottom down on another tree. She had her crossbow cocked and ready, waiting for my next decision.

I secured my double-bladed sword and flexed my claw and climbed onto the lowest branch, and watched. I inhaled deeply and held my breath.

Humans. Dirty and rotten ones. In the distance, a man was sitting on a falling log and cackling. His men were toying with a human female.

“What do you think boys, should we eat her now or play with her first?”

The ugly fat man who was sitting on the log said while licking his blistered mouth and his rotten teeth sneered at the female.

The woman whimpered and tried to move away, but her hands and legs were tied, so she fell on her ass. The men laughed at her, enjoying her feeble attempts.

“Boss, it has been a while since we were with a woman with full white teeth. We can eat her tonight after.” The boss stood and circled the poor female, his eyes eating her up.

“I think you are right even though she is so skinny.” He said and palmed her ass and breasts.

Alice made a small sound to get my attention. She made some quick signs and I shook my head no.

She wanted to help the woman now, but we can’t there are at least seven men right in front of us and I could smell the stench of another four or five.

I sat straighter and used my hand and signed. ‘No, we can’t do anything right now. If we were to save her, then we will wait for nightfall that is our best bet.’

She shook her head furiously and I growled silently. Stubborn teenager.

She started to sign quickly. ‘We need to do it now. They will rape her.’ I glared at her, annoyed.

‘These are dark times Al, people have lost their last ounce of their humanity after that plague. We will help her, but as long as we stay safe. I won’t risk our safety for a female that I don't know.’

She glared at me from behind her ski mask and faced forward. I sighed. I know this look. It means that she will do something stupid now.

I made a small chirp, and she looked at me again, then I signed. ‘Be ready and attentive. They won’t do anything now. As you can see, they are preparing for their lunch. We will free her when they are busy eating.’

Her green eyes brightened and I tsked. One day she will be the death of me.

I climbed higher and checked the area. There was no undead close by or any other travelers. I can’t say if that was good or bad. I sniffed again and now I could tell where the others are.

They were busy……….. I cocked my head to the side.

Are they having sex? I gagged this was disgusting. Not because they were gay, which I doubt, but because they looked ugly and deformed.

Cannibalism can do that to you. Your body won’t be healthy feeding on human flesh, especially one full of diseases and goddess knows what else.

I went back to where I originally was and signed to my companion. ‘I will go and get rid of these three on the east. After my signal, go and cut the woman loose.’ She nodded her head eagerly.

I walked on my tiptoes and stood behind the men. I unsheathed my Tactical Bowie silently and held it between my teeth, then I took off my backpack and sword and hid them behind a bush.

I wrapped my hand around the first one’s throat and stabbed him three times in his heart. I lowered him slowly so as not to alert the other two.

They were talking about what they should do with the female and wanted to rape her together.

I snarled and stood behind them; I used the knife in my right hand to slit one’s throat and my left claw dug into the other's vocal cords.

I flashed my canines at their slowly dying eyes and went back to the main camp.

I gave Alice the signal, and she went to the woman who screamed, but nothing came out from behind her gag.

Alice worked quickly and efficiently, but luck wasn’t on her side. The big ugly man saw her and alerted the others.

I cursed and moved quickly, discarding my knife, and flexed my claws. A man saw me coming from his left and shouted.

“Shifters. We have shifters here. We need the torch.”

I took off my ski mask and growled loudly. My muscles expanded and my eyes glowed neon green. I reached the snitch and used my lengthened claws and tore his arms off.

His screams were music to my ears. Even though I don’t have a wolf like other shifters, I basked in the smell of blood and the agonized cries.

Someone at my back pushed me forward, making me fall. I turned to see what happened and there was heat licking my front.

“Burn that bitch now. Don't give her the chance to stand up or she will kill us all.” The fat man shouted.

Suddenly there was a weight on top of me and I gasped for breath for a few seconds. Alice was on me, shielding my body from the scorching flames.

I groaned. Now I have to find her a new hoodie, and those were hard to find nowadays.

I pushed her and she stood. She used her leg to kick the man in his stomach and I took the chance and ripped his throat off with my teeth.

I spat the rotten flesh and faced the last two.

The big man hid behind his cronies and shouted. “Leave us alone you she-devil. We did nothing to you.”

I cackled and circled the frightened men, who cowered away. It is all fun and games unless you become the prey, but I stopped and strained my ears.