Free The Azrael: The Reckoning by Jesse Gagnon Page A

blew towards the south and the men moved east to west.  Heartbeats quickened among the men.
    “Azrael!”  A man yelled out and bright flashes from their weapons lit up the landscape.  Their shots were on target, tearing through the fresh turners.  Unfortunately for the men, it was too late.  Five of them had been pulled away from behind and bitten during the gunfight.
    “Johnson?  Forrest?”  A man attempted to whisper as if his presence wasn’t already known.
    David’s body moved forward slowly as the men left alive searched for their missing allies.  He could smell their bodies, felt them become a part of his group.  He continued his approach. 
    The once human soldiers that were extracted from the group became a part of the hunt and no longer the hunted.  They moved towards the men being led by a link of the virus through pheromones released by David, the Alpha.
    “Forrest!  Is that you?  What the fuck are you doing?”  The man whispered.  Forrest’s body moved towards them slowly.  The others were behind him.
    “Shit.  Where did you go?”  The men lowered their guard and their weapons.  The fresh turners hurried and lunged at the men.  All were bitten into except the talker.  He fled towards David completely unaware of his presence.
    David’s body waited for the man to get close.  The massive aroma of fear in the air moved towards him.  Saliva in his mouth increased causing it to ooze out increasing the chance to infect.  The man turned around and shot towards his ex-comrades.  David stood up right behind the man and as he turned he was grabbed by the throat with one hand as David’s other hand knocked away the man’s weapon effortlessly.  He lifted him off of the ground.  The man grabbed at his throat with both hands in attempt to pry David’s grip.  It was no use.  He kicked his legs wildly and gurgled when David’s fingers dug into his throat.  David gazed into the man’s eyes.  His body knew that it needed to feed.  It had evolved to survive in the wild.  He snapped the man’s neck, killing him and making his body incapable of accepting the virus.  David fed on the corpse until satisfied.  He dragged the remains to Stanley and Cooper.  The two consumed the corpse to the bone.  The others will only feed during the attack.  They were expendable. David knew it and so did his body.
    The excitement of the hunt waned and their bodies were fed.  David’s mission was now back in play.  Cooper found the defect’s trail once more and continued his pursuit.  David will not be mocked or let an Azrael choose its own fate.

Chapter 8
Ethan’s Survival
     
    The aroma of fertilizer, pig shit and dead bodies overwhelmed Ethan as he awoke.  In the home team locker room of Soldier Field Ethan hid among livestock in hopes to hide his scent.  He’d never seen them attack animals so he thought that it would be safe.  The pigs grew accustomed to his presence and pushed their snouts into his crotch and hand for attention while grunting at him.
    “Shhh, still not sure if it’s safe.”  He stood up slowly surveying everywhere and wondered how he got himself in this situation.
    The day before Ethan snuck off to Soldier Field even though he was told that he was on bed rest for a few weeks to treat his dehydration and diabetes.  No one was even watching him.  He heard some residents of the medical housing facility talking about The Taste of Chicago Revival at Soldier Field and thought it would be an awesome event to see.  He hadn’t been to one in a few years and missed the days of normality, when you could expect it every year.  He wasn’t necessarily proud of stealing rations from his neighboring residents but he knew that he couldn’t afford the price of the tickets.
    He entered Soldier Field in awe of the size as he walked onto the field where tents and vendors were offering differing selections of food.  The stadium seemed larger from the field.
    He thought about the