Free The Weak and The Damned by Samuel Lee Page A

a bloodbath as
those who didn't simply die became violent, undead cannibalistic
monsters that were driven to spread the virus through blood and
saliva contact.
    Since most people
refused to believe that the reports of actual, honest to god, zombies
attacking citizens the population was soon overwhelmed as basic
communication broke down. By the time the remaining healthy
individuals attempted to organize a resistance it was too late.
      The
resulting chaos had given William, and other survivors, free reign to
indulge in any secret desire they had ever entertained with no
consequences. What was left of the military high command took little
notice of personnel slipping away or terrorizing the civilian
population. However, after briefly enjoying the unrestrained freedom
the cool hand of reason forced William to think of the future.
    If he and those
around him continued on with no mission or structure they would soon
find themselves slouching and groaning with the rest of zombie horde.
      William
was able to organize the surviving soldiers under his command into an
impressive fighting force, but as the chain of command continued to
crumble he found himself struggling to stay in power.
    Since fighting for
control of his men while simultaneously battling zombie like
creatures was not an option,William came up with an elaborate piece
of fiction.
    In addition to
promoting him to Captain, William claimed that his units now dead
commanding officer had told him the location of the defunct military
base that was stocked with supplies.
      The
lie kept him relatively safe, and the chaotic landscape of what
remained of the United States made travel difficult.
    When William
insisted on remaining at a fortified location for several months to
rest and gather supplies most were too exhausted by the difficult
journey to question the delays. Plus the women, their "dependents"
kept even the most sceptical soldier relatively docile.
      It
took only a couple of months for everyone in William's command to
realize that uninfected, airborne virus immune, women were extremely
scarce.
    Understanding that
the promise of salvation in the form of a mythical military base
would be unappealing if it was populated only by male soldiers,
William had ordered his men to bring all survivors they encountered
into camp using force if necessary.
    Any man who seemed
useful became a recruit or was classified a skilled civilian while
the women and children were classified as dependents and sent to live
in separate quarters.
      Access
to the women was severely limited and William was determined to keep
things that way. The women kept the civilian physicians,
electricians, and other specialist docile while encouraging the
soldiers to remain obedient in the hopes of spending what was now
called “recreation time” with one of the more
accommodating women.
    William rewarded his
officers with a woman of their own who could be brought to their
private rooms whenever the officer was off duty. He himself had
indulged in this luxury after his nomadic community stumbled upon
Angel.
      At
18 years old, Angel was a tall statuesque blonde with startling black
eyes and a light-hearted vivacious personality that had seemingly
endured the end of modern civilization.
    Found with a man who
claimed to be her father, Angel later admitted he was another
survivor who had found Angel shortly after their town was overrun by
the living dead. Not content with raping her, the man had forced
Angel to act out a perverse, never ending, fantasy with him that left
William wondering if the man once had children of his own whose only
escape was death in its more permanent form.
    Unskilled and nearly
hysterical at the loss of Angel, the man whose name William had not
bothered to learn was quickly put to death.
      William
himself had enjoyed several months of Angel's gratitude and
deliciously inventive mind. She was willing to act out all of the
sadomasochistic scenarios that William preferred, and