Chapter 13 Battle in the Forest!

Liza now has to fight to survive… but will she manage it? To do so, she must do something she truly cannot… kill people.

Liza: “Hahh… hahh!”

(Run…! …Run!)

said her inner voice.

(They’re coming…)

She hid herself.

Liza: “Hahhh… hahhh… hahhh…”

(…grrrrrrrrr…)

A Sirus… right behind her, exactly behind her.

Liza: “… (holds her breath) …”

It went away again…

Liza: “hahh… hahhh…”

She stood up.

Liza: “Hahh…”

But suddenly someone grabbed her — it was a human…

Liza: “Urk!”

It was one of the prisoners who also had to take part in this.

Prisoner: “Got you… you’re the first I’ll kill… nothing personal…”

Liza: “ghhh…”

He was about to stab her when Liza used sand and threw it into his eyes.

(Whoosh!)

Prisoner: “Urkk…”

Liza stood up, shoved him away, then took her knife…

Prisoner: “No… please… I’m a human!… please.”

Liza: “hahh… hahhh…”

(Do it!)

said her inner voice.

(Don’t do it)… (Do it!)

Liza: “ghh…”

He tried to attack her again — but Liza stabbed him straight in the throat.

(Splach!)

Liza: “gahhh… hahh…”

She fell to the ground in shock… crawling backward.

Prisoner: “urk… hrrrrr…”

Liza: “Hahh… hahhh… hahh… hahhh… I’m sorry… I… I’m sorry… I’m sorry…”

He closed his eyes… and died.

Liza: “hahh… hahh…”

She stood up… her hands covered in blood, trembling.

Liza: “hahh… Murderer… am I… now… a murderer…?”

(ROAAAARRRR)

Liza: “Huh!”

She looked around, quickly climbing up a tree.
A Sirus came… but it was different — moving on four legs.
Siruses look like flesh-creatures or plant-creatures; if they’re plants, sometimes they are even orange-colored…

Liza: “hahhh…”

(Grrrr…)

It went away…

Liza: “hahh…”

(CRACK!)

Liza: “…huh…”

(grrrrrr)

It was right behind her…

Liza: “…mmm”

She covered her mouth with both hands.

Liza: “(holding her breath)”

(Sniffing)
(grrrrrr)

It went back down and disappeared.

Liza: “hahhh… hahhh…”

When it was completely gone, Liza climbed down.

Liza: “…gahh… (blearghh!)”

She vomited.

Liza: “ghhh…”

She kept going.

Liza: “hahh…”

(Meanwhile)

Sir Eisenberg: “From what I can see… she’s still alive.”

Black Eye member, soldier: “Yes… apparently…”

Sir Eisenberg: “Oh… yes… She looks weak… but once she kills more people… she’ll become a killing machine…”

(Back to Liza and the fight)

Liza: “ugh…”

There were several corpses, about three.

Liza: “…Looks like they killed each other…”

(Hands up!)

someone suddenly said. Liza did as told and slowly turned around — it was a boy.

Liza: “Please…”

Prisoner: “…shhh…”

(ROAARRRR)

Prisoner: “Shhhh…”

Liza: “hahhh…”

Liza stood still. She knew that the prisoner would kill her as soon as the Sirus left, so she had an idea — she took out a knife and, when he was distracted, threw it at his leg.

(Fwish!)

Prisoner: “Urk!”

The Sirus heard it — Liza ran.
The Sirus went for the prisoner.

Prisoner: “No… noooo… aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargghh!”

(Splach!) (Splach!)

Liza: “hahh… hahhh…”

Prisoner: “…aaaaaaaaarghhh…!”

Several more appeared and began eating his organs.

Liza: “hahhh… I’m sorry… I’m so sorry…”

She covered her ears.

Liza: “Please…”

The monsters devoured him and the rest of the corpses… then lay down to sleep.

Liza: “What… this can’t be real… how am I supposed to get out… I can’t just wait…”

Then she had a risky idea — she slowly went down… approached one of the corpses, smeared blood and organs on herself.

Liza: “ghh…”

She walked on, quietly… but stepped on an axe.

(Crack!)

(grrr!)

Liza: “Huh!”

Immediately, she lay on the ground, pretending to be dead.

They sniffed at her… she stayed completely still.

Liza: “(Don’t move… don’t move!)”

One licked her cheek… but Liza didn’t react.
The creatures looked around — then suddenly heard something.

(ROAARRR!)
(Grr!)

They ran off.

Liza: “hahhh… hahhh… hahh…”

She got up.

Liza: “hahhh”

(BANG!)

Liza: “Urk!”

Someone shot her in the arm — she fell to the ground.

Liza: “ugh…”

(Step, step!)

Prisoner woman: “I’m sorry… my dear… it’s nothing personal… I do it to survive…”

Liza: “Hahhh…”

Prisoner woman: “…I just want to get out of here… you know.”

She aimed at her… but just then, Liza tripped her.

Prisoner woman: “ugh…”

She stumbled — Liza got up and ran.

Prisoner woman: “Hey!!”

She chased after her.

Liza: “Hahhh… hahhhh…”

Prisoner woman: “…ghhh… stop!”

(BANG!)

She hit Liza’s foot.

Liza: “ugh!”

She fell.

Liza: “Urk… gahhh…”

Prisoner woman: “Got you…”

Liza stood up.

Prisoner woman: “Stop running already!”

She attacked with the gun, trying to hit Liza — but Liza blocked it.

Liza: “ghhh.”

Prisoner woman: “ghh…”

Liza: “ghhh!”

Liza kicked her in the stomach — hard — making her stagger back into a branch that pierced her throat.

(Splach!)

Prisoner woman: “urk… gahhh… urk… gahhh…”

Liza: “Hahhh…”

The woman reached out her hand. Liza went to her and held it.

Prisoner woman: “urk…”

Liza: “I’m sorry…”

She closed her eyes… and died.

Liza: “Hahhh…”

Liza closed the woman’s eyes and walked on.

Liza: “Hahhh…”

She walked for several minutes until suddenly someone jumped on her.

Prisoner: “Gotcha!”

Liza: “ghhhh…”

Prisoner: “Gotcha, gotcha…”

Liza fought back, pushing him so his body hit a rock.

(CRACK!)

Prisoner: “Ugh!”

He let go — but then punched her in the face.

Liza: “Urk!”

Prisoner: “…hehe!”

Liza: “ghh!”

She punched him back — right in the throat.

Prisoner: “ghhhh…”

Liza: “Ghhh…”

Prisoner: “You’ll regret that!”

He pulled out a knife.

Liza: “ugh…”

He attacked — she barely dodged.

Liza: “gghhh…”

Prisoner: “You murderer…”

Liza: “ghhhh…”

He kept attacking, injuring her slightly in the stomach.

Liza: “ghhh…”

She fell, crawling backward until she found a gun.

Liza: “Hands up!”

She aimed at him.

Prisoner: “Hehe… you don’t even know how to use that.”

Liza: “ghhh…”

(BANG!)

She hit his stomach.

Prisoner: “urk!”

He fell.

Liza: “…but… I aimed for his leg…”

She stood up.

Prisoner: “Please… don’t kill me.”

Liza: “hahhh…”

Prisoner: “…I… I have kids… please… they’re waiting in the camp… please…”

Liza: “…hahhh…”

She closed her eyes — and right then he attacked her.

Prisoner: “Hahaha… I have no kids…”

he said.

Prisoner: “You’re too nice… and naive… you know that?”

Liza: “Ghhh…”

He started choking her from behind. At that moment, she shoved her fingers into his wound.

Prisoner: “urk… aaaaaaaaaaaaaarghh!”

Liza: “ghhh!”

(Splach!)

Liza: “gghh…”

Prisoner: “ghhhh…”

Then she slammed the back of her head into his nose. He let go.

Liza: “ghhh!”

She grabbed a branch and stabbed it into his throat.

(Splach!)

Prisoner: “urk… ghhhh… ghh…”

Liza: “…hahhh… bastard…”

She kicked him in the face.

Liza: “Don’t… touch… me… don’t… touch… me… you can’t just grab me from behind like that and grope me!”

She stomped his head repeatedly until it was completely crushed.

Liza: “hahhh…”

She kept walking.

Liza: “hahhh… hahhh…”

Suddenly, a light shone on her.

Liza: “urk!”

It was Hänsel.

Hänsel: “Well… that’s… unbelievable… you… made it… Sir Eisenberg… he was right… Sir Eisenberg… she survived… she’s here…”

Sir Eisenberg slowly approached her.

Sir Eisenberg: “…woah… these bodies… you destroyed his head… and killed him… and the others too… wow… we saw everything… no holding back… not even when you held that woman’s hand… your apology… wasn’t sincere — your eyes… at least… showed no remorse… I’ve got a nickname for you… Liza Brodley… your nickname is… The Enforcer.”

Liza: “hahhh…”

Sir Eisenberg: “Come on, come on… I’ve prepared a big feast for you…”

Liza: “Why… were you so sure I’d survive?”

Sir Eisenberg: “Your eyes… they’re the eyes of someone… willing to do anything… to survive…”

Liza: “hahhh… Can I maybe… have two plates?”

Sir Eisenberg: “Please… heheheh… hahahahaha… oh my… I like you… oh yes… I like you so much!… You’ve really got guts… alright… as much as you want… until your stomach’s full.”

(…Enforcer!)