No basis, no story, no point. (4 ratings) by Sarah Fredin
Page 2 of 2 The man looked more yellow than anything, he must've been using an old
camera.
"We have fled underground, it's not safe on the surface
anymore. Rumours say that the surface is poisonous. They don't need air,
they can function perfectly without it. We haven't found any weaknesses. God
please save my mortal soul."
There was something desperate about
him. The man seemed jumpy. His eyes darted from side to side and he would wipe
his forehead with a stained piece of cloth. His voice shook as he spoke
although this could have been part of the breakdown of the file; it jumped and
blurred itself at times.
"They're here!"
A loud bang
escaped the small speakers, the true volume of the sound beyond the
capabilities of the screen. The man looked with desperation into the camera, as
if he could see whoever who was watching him. That someone would feel the
terror that shook his bones as he had nowhere to retreat to.
The banging
continued. Heavy thuds and the occasional scraping of metal against metal. That
would explain the marks on the heavy airlock that sealed this room off from the
rest of the corridor. The deep gashes and how it had been pried from the
wall.
"No known weaknesses. We were helpless. How do you fight
something that you built so that it would be indestructible? Holy mother of
God. They're going to break through the door."
Metal screamed loudly
as it finally gave way. Something shrieked, hollow and metallic, as the airlock
was pulled open. The man didn't turn around but focused his ice blue eyes on
the camera.
"Mary, I love you and I'm sorry."
Something
ripped him away from the seat causing it to spin wildly around, its recent
occupant gone in an instant. A human scream pierced the tomb and then
silence.
End of transmission flashed briefly on the screen in
green letters. Then with a click the screen switched itself off and the tomb
returned to being dark and abandoned.
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