[26. Feb. 2035]
"So at the end, the protagonist failed, and the demons took over Eldoria ?" I sighed in disappointment. "Glad I checked the spoilers before wasting my money on this novel ".
"Michael, lower your fucking voice! You aren't the only customer here "
"Oh, sorry Mark "
I sipped bitter coffee in a corner of my friend's restaurant, using his Wi-fi to run through spoilers of a novel I found 2 days ago.
"The Fall of humanity " was its name
I thought that the name was just to attract readers or some plot twists
I didn't expect it to be literal!
'tch, I hate the sad endings, and the protagonist's personality doesn't help either, he is a self-sacrificing hero who would risk his life in the middle of a fight to save a random kid, no wonder someone like that loses to the demons, that's why I prefer the anti-heroes '
'but the novel has the no-harem tag, and the writing quality is understandable, so I will keep it in the library for now '.
'Wait, what if it was no-harem because all the girls died ? '
A sharp headache hit my head for the fourth time today ; it was the type that made you feel pain in the eyes.
'Argh, my head hurts too much today, it's most likely from my latest mission, I need to retire before this crap kills me'
I looked at the empty cup on the table. "Hey, Mark! More coffee ."
"That was your FIFTH CUP!! WHY THE HELL ARE YOU DRINKING LIKE THAT!".
"I'm tired from my latest mission, you know that the coffee helps me relax, as a gratitude I will give you a tip today"
"Tch, addicted bastard ".
"Hey!, I heard that "
* * * * *
My job was simple.
Let's just say you gave me proof of a person's corruption and the right amount of money.
That person will end up committing suicide —5 bullets in the head— after some days.
I just started this crap 3 years; at 18, I found out that I had a talent for guns and killing after a "small accident" with 3 unlucky thugs that tried to rob me and Mark.
Since then, I curved my path in the underworld.
But I wasn't just killing anyone for money; if my target wasn't guilty enough, I wouldn't take the job.
And if my customer can't provide proof of his guilt? Then do the job yourself; I would never kill someone who may be innocent; I was a villain, not a monster.
"Here's the coffee, now give me my money ".
I smirked. "Give me a second to get it from my new expensive wallet, it's made o—".
"—Shut the fuck up, That won't work with me, just give me the tip".
I sighed "You are becoming boring, you weren't like that in the past, in your prime, you would have kicked the table and started hanging me or something "
Mark gritted his teeth" I'm trying to change, you should too, we aren't kids anymore"
"But your face still looks stupid as always"
"Motherfuc—"
After handing Mark the money and annoying him for a little more, I started drinking my coffee while watching some reels on his phone.
' that's weird...why am I seeing reels about people dying? Is that an error in the algorithm? Wait, is that woman giving birth !!???'.
I kept watching the reels -out of curiosity -until suddenly the reels got fixed on a news channel.
'what? '
Then I heard a customer " Mark! Can you change the channel, I hate the news "
"I can't for some reason, wait, there is emergency news written, maybe there is a storm or something"
I looked at the TV and my phone, they were the same thing.
A girl was wearing a black suit looking at the paper in front of her; I could see the terror and hesitation in her expression.
She then started speaking, "Please listen to me, I know what I'm about to say would feel like a stupid joke, but it's all real; please take it seriously! "
She took a deep breath. "Some strange gates started opening in random places all around the world, and strange creatures are coming out of them; we recommend you to hide and prepare anything that could be considered as a weapon until another announcement. "
"Please don't ignore what I said; your lives are all in danger now ."
Then the same thing started getting repeated.
"..."
There was only silence in the restaurant until someone finally spoke.
"It should be a hacker or something "
Someone shook his head. "That girl is a famous informative; m-maybe it's real ."
"Are you living in the Stone Age? The AI can do anything these days "
The customers kept arguing, I kept listening, not knowing what I should do, and for some reason, the heat in my eyes kept increasing.
Suddenly, we heard the people scream outside, but before we could look, something else caught our attention.
In the middle of the restaurant, what looked like a blue gate from the webtoons started forming.
And a humanoid figure started leaving the gate.
It stood at 2.5m, it was too skinny with deep red skin, it had 2 long limps with 3 long claws on each hand, in the middle of its chest there was a small humanoid mouth wide open, and its face had 3 eyes, each looking on a different direction as if they had their brain, and its mouth was wide open as if it had broken jaw.
Everyone in the restaurant fell into silence.
No one dared to make a sound.
I was moving my hand slowly inside my coat until the monster's eyes locked on one of the customers.
Then I saw its 2 mouths curling into horrific smiles.
It lunged towards her with a terrifying speed.
I didn't hesitate to pull my gun—But I was too late.
"Arg—!" The monster's huge jaw closed on the customer's neck, cutting her scream off and splashing blood everywhere, ending her life instantly.
*BANG!BANG!BANG! *
I shot it 3 times in its head. It fell with a loud *thud!*.
"Growwl!"
A chill ran down my spine .
But it wasn't dead yet, it was still shaking and growling in the ground.
"JUST DIE" I screamed while shooting it 2 more bullets in the head and 2 in the chest, finally ending its life.
"Haa....Haa, "The gate suddenly disappeared, and then I looked at the dead woman with half her neck missing and claw marks on her body.
"Blarghh", a customer suddenly vomited, and I couldn't blame him.
I couldn't believe what was happening currently.
I looked out the window and froze.
The monsters were everywhere, some people were fighting them with pipes or knives while the majority were running and screaming.
Just 10 minutes ago everything was normal, but now—it was chaos.
"M-My family is still there! " A customer said and started running outside the restaurant, and the others followed him.
I sighed " Just how the fuck did all that happen! "
I looked at Mark, who was still shaking and gave him a gun, grenade and bullets; I was glad that I had never left my home without weapons. But I thought I would need them to
"That's not time for shaking! We should leave too, Lily is still there. Let's get her and go to my house. "
Mark nodded, and we started moving, but the moment we left the restaurant, I froze.
There was an empty big truck flying towards us from the sky; there were claw marks on it, and it was too close.
I tried to jump with Mark to the side—but it was too late.
Its shadow fell on me and a part of Mark's legs.
'So that's the end . '
'At least he will survive. But I can't say the same about his legs '
*BOOM!*
My vision turned into darkness.