𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐄𝐲𝐞𝐬 || Salim Othman X Reader

⑨_Nothing Is Lost

WARNING: Major Characters Death ⚠️

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"God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America."

You always believed in those words and not just because you had American blood, but because they really made sense to you. You believed in its message of Peace and Brotherhood. And even when someone tried to destroy it, you fought with all your strength to save lives. To save the hope of better days...

Just that, the unexpected happened in one of those days and the one who was considered the enemy of the nation, had become a valuable ally - and maybe something more personal to you. But this was superficial, because the one who served your own country for a common cause, was pointing a gun at your face right now...

So, what hope did you believe in, if nothing?? Though a dangerous threat loomed beneath your world, you had to face your own species first and accept that not everyone was on the same side. And there you are, watching your brother risk being shot by his friend to protect you from the choices you made yourself...

But the silence finally died when a single click vibrated against Nick's temple.

《I remind you that I'm still in command of this team, so if you pull that trigger now, I won't hesitate to do the same for insubordination.》

Eric pronounced his sentence a few steps from Sergeant Kay, who lowered his rifle without a word, freeing Jason from his range.

《I see, this bitch got you so duped you'd point the gun at your wife too!?》 Just then, Rachel spat out angrily without changing her position 《She'll kill us when you least expect it, you'll see—》

*COUGH, COUGH*!

The coughs cut off the woman's speech abruptly, losing focus on you for an instant. However, when she seemed to have recovered from it, she coughed again and harder than earlier, to the point of falling to her knees.

《My head...what...》 Just then, Rachel put her hands on the head in pain 《What the fuck is happening to me?!》

Now that she was harmless, you went to check what was happening; her throat reminded you of the Iraqi shepherd's, and so did Clarice's too, but something was wrong though, because you didn't see any wounds or bites like yours that could lead to a possible infection, so you thought the cause must be something else...

Until you saw it moving up the gorge.

Fuck, that's inside her!

You begged Rachel to do as you said, even at the cost of throwing up if necessary, but the older woman pushed you away every time you tried. Something had infected her and now it was moving inside her body; just to be safe, Jason stepped forward and pointed the shotgun at a aching, but still yelling officer.

《What are you waiting for, shoot me!》 She growled frantically, trying to fight her own wobbling by clinging to Nick, now clearly confused and concerned for her...there was no doubt that she was the only one infected in there!

Really, the fate could be cruel sometimes, or she was simply getting the lesson she deserved. But the truth was, even the meanest people deserve a second chance and after that, Salim grabbed your shoulder to tell you something in private.

《I believe there's a way to stop the infection.》 He started to explain 《Do you remember the cocoons where the vampires hatched? I think they must have been there for so long, yet they have stayed intact...maybe, the answer is in the slime they were wrapped in and if we try–》