Chapter 49: You Are Not Worthy Part 1 (2/2)
A sharp scream erupted from his piece forcing Alton to throw it away, looking worried. ”You don't think its…”
”Possibly. But let's not jump to conclusions. We're streaming to nearly ten thousand people. Could be a stream sniper thinking they are the shit.”
”That's not possible. We have no drones on us in here.”
”First the train, then the karaoke bar. Now here. It can't be a coincidence anymore. Someone is after me.”
”Why?”
Alton looked at the pile of cash he was debating about taking. ”Because it believes I'm not worthy.”
As Alton spoke those words, he saw someone move at the back of the room. Heading out the back-door Alton didn't give a second thought as he raced after the figure. Kicking the door down, he found himself in the back alley of the casino as the Fog poured in blocking all sight. Keeping his guard up at all times, he began to walk through the Fog slowly with each footstep ready for the figure to appear. As he kept walking, he stopped to a halt seeing glowing lights in the Fog. Soon more appeared. In front. Behind. His phone went off again—another text. I see you.
A figure appeared as Alton panicked rushing them. The figure fell to the ground as Alton held them down. Through the Fog, Alton realised it wasn't P4R4D0X. ”What the fuck are you doing?!” Emil barked pushing Alton off him. ”You run off and make Zinnia worried, so I go looking for you. That doesn't give you the excuse to attack me!”
”Sorry, this fog is just too much.”
”You guys, alright?” Zinnia yelled from the end of the alley. ”Did you find anything?”
Alton helped Emil up, shaking his head, unable to see Zinnia. ”No! Say how come you knew we were here? I can't even see you in this Fog!”
”Fog? What Fog? I can see you all crystal clear.” This made both of the streamers feel uneasy. It wasn't clear why but the Fog consuming the area was blind to Zinnia. The other members of Team Rhapsody soon met with them as Scarlett as well as Percy also seemed unaffected by the Fog. ”With this over should, we grab a bite to eat?”
”Sounds like a plan to me.” Percy nodded.
”You guys don't see this?”
”See what? Scarlett asked. ”Did you find the culprit behind those weird texts?”
”What weird texts?”
”Alton received a text showing a photo of us two in the back room with a message saying can you see me?”
Zinnia gasped looking paranoid. ”You, you don't think it's P4R4D0X, do you?”
”You just had to bring it up, didn't you? While it's true, I saw something out here. I lost sight of it.”
”Hmm, strange. Oh, I know why don't we look back at the drone? I had one scouting the rooftops. Maybe it caught the culprit?”
”What's this? I'm impressed you managed to think of that Zin.”
”I'm not completely clueless, you know! I've done my research.”
As Zinnia began calling over the drones, Iris began calling out in the distance. ”Hey, hey! You guys out there?! I can't see shit with this Fog.”
”What fog?” Percy asked.
”You can see it all too?!” Alton barked.
Iris and Gale came into view looking lost. ”I've never seen anything like it. Where did it even come from?”
”For some reason Zinnia, Scarlett and Percy can't see it?”
”For real? That's creepy. Could this be the work of an enemy streamer?” Gale questions stroking his chin. ”If they think a little bit of Fog will stop us! Ha, I welcome the challenge!”
”Shut up; the footage is playing back.” Zinnia snapped as she watched Alton run into the alley. There was no one there. As the footage kept playing, she paused it, seeing something. She zoomed out, looking weary. ”What is that?” Scarlett glimpsed over also looking startled. There was a black figure standing behind Alton. It was so close it was practically breathing down his neck. ”I don't like this.”
They kept playing the footage which ran up to the present time and them watching now. Behind them, all the figure stood. Scarlett spun around to see Nothing. The three drones hovered behind them all as Alton received another notification. This time it was a video chat. Everyone looked paranoid as he answered it. The video came from the drone's perspective as Alton looked at their streaming drone. ”None. Of. You. Are. Worthy.” The drones shut down for a brief moment. They all turned back on, locked onto the streamers. A set of turrets emerged from the back of the drones. The only ones who could see this were the ones oblivious to the Fog. Everyone else was unknowingly staring at their deaths.
Zinnia freaked out, knowing this as she tried stopping the drones. ”Look out!”
It was already too late. Her efforts were futile as the drones began firing ripping apart anyone in their line of sight.