Free Zombie Jesus by Edward Teach Page A

Canyon. Romeo could see through the field glasses that the path ahead was full of zombies, though he was sure that this was the path they must take. The men knew that if ever there was a final battle this was it, and had painted their faces, determined to die as Calaveras if today was their day to pass on. Zombie Jesus waited for them somewhere down in that canyon, at the very bottom of the world, and they meant to reach him.
    The walkers had begun to notice the two men above them, and started to moan as they shuffled towards them. Cisco kicked the engine to life and Romeo un-slung his bow. He had never shot a bow and arrow in his life, yet he was certain that today his aim would be true. The young man drew an arrow from the quiver and it burned menacingly, the fire seeming to blaze without consuming the wood of the arrow. He knocked the arrow and tapped his boot on the stirrup, signaling Cisco that he was ready. The older man flexed his hand, clenching his fist and releasing it, and then hit the gas.
    The motorcycle hurdled down the canyon wall and peeled out into the riverbed in a cloud of dust. For a moment they were obscured by the cloud, then exploded from it as Romeo let fly with his first arrow. It slammed into the chest of the nearest zombie and in moment the creature was completely engulfed in flames as it collapsed to the ground. Cisco deftly threaded his way through the press of bodies as he sped down the canyon path. Romeo knocked arrows and fired as fast as he could, clearing the path ahead for Cisco. The fire of the arrows was otherworldly in its power, and burned the walkers into ash in moments regardless where the arrows pierced them.
                  Romeo stood up in the stirrups as he drew and fired, leaning with the bike as Cisco jinked and jived to keep up their speed amidst the zombies and rock formations that lay in their path. Romeo quickly lost count of how many arrows he had loosed, his awareness focused on the battle at hand, though after the first dozen he knew that somehow no matter how many he fired there would always be another. They rode on, striking down walkers with fire as the motorcycle roared through the canyon, drawing ever closer to their as yet unseen goal. The voice boomed in Cisco’s mind even as Romeo’s sight was layered with a double vision as he saw himself through the eyes of the undead messiah.
     
    Jesus said, "I am the light that is over all things. I am all: from me all came forth, and to me all attained.
     
    Split a piece of wood; I am there.
     
    Lift up the stone, and you will find me there."
     
                  Zombie Jesus stood before the salt mound, his eyes burning with hatred as he spread his arms and screamed. Cisco turned the handlebars and pulled the motorcycle to a stop. The mass of walkers swiftly closed the distance, and despite the many arrows that felled one after the other they kept coming. Romeo drew and fired as fast as he could, though even with this mighty weapon from the Rider the bikers would be overrun in moments. Cisco then remembered the horn at his neck, put it to his lips as he took the deepest breath of his life, and blew.
                  A single note rang out, filling the canyon with its sound as it reverberated from the vast walls to echo down the entire canyon. The walkers halted in their advance, gnashing teeth and reaching with their hands, though seemingly unable to cross an invisible threshold. They were held at bay, at least for now, so the two men turned towards Zombie Jesus. Romeo loosed several arrows at the undead messiah, though they exploded into ashes just short of piercing his flesh, and soon it was clear that the bow was impotent against him.
                  The bikers unloaded their pistols on the undead messiah to similar effect, and dropped the empty firearms in the dust. Romeo drew his machete and Cisco brandished his tire iron, determined to find a way to engage. The men