Outbreak Chronicles: Dead Pandemic

Chapter 346 - The Lost Dead Dream of Memories
That is not just a fabrication. That is indeed my parents. Although I don’t remember them that much, due to the last dream I have and the photos in Haru’s folder, there is no mistake that those two people in the camera are looking like my parents without a doubt.

”This footage is recorded yesterday in the Shinsaibashi area where some of Nanami’s cameras were installed by you before and was regularly giving footage for us in case there are some things we can see there like a horde of undead or infestations in buildings. That way, we can easily destroy them before they get to be troublesome for us to handle,” Haru explained. ”However Kyosei, I didn’t know your parents are still alive. According to Miyuki and Nanami, your parents are dead already. Are you sure you just mixed it up and they are still alive?”

I shook my head and response. ”No, my parents are dead. Although I got slight amnesia, I got to attend their funeral and that is not just something that occurred before my amnesia since I can’t attend their funeral if I didn’t get amnesia and we didn’t get into an accident. It just doesn’t make sense. I still remember it since it was the only memory that became my first core memory ever since I got amnesia, there is no way I can get wrong.”

”Then, who are these people? Are you sure they are just look-alikes? That is just too much of a coincidence if I say so myself,” Haru said.

”True enough. Even if I zoom it, the faces of the two are indeed real identical,” Nanami said.

”I have personally seen both Kyosei’s parents before and since I still remember them, the two in the video are indeed looking similar to the real deal. However, I can also testify that his parents are already dead as we have attended the funeral.”

”So... If they are dead, who are these people exactly? I don’t think they are undead as they still managed to drive a car.”

”That is something I have no answer to as well. This is just making me confused as hell and I don’t think I can answer your question about it,” I answered.

In the end, we didn’t argue on who these people are due to how complicated the matter is. Just learning about this matter induced me with a headache I never knew I had.

Are my parents still alive? Are they somewhere in Osaka doing what work they needed to do to restore humanity or they are just some look-alikes? Either way, I don’t know about it. And I keep mumbling by myself that everything would be okay, that things will get better as things go by.

But this revelation is not helping and this creates my seemingly uncurable headache in my head.

”F*ck, I needed to kill some undead to get rid of these feelings.”

...

(Nanami’s View)

I tried to look at every angle if they are indeed the real deal but they shouldn’t be existing at all when they should have been dead. There is no way they would rise back from the grave especially if their bodies have already rotten, there is no way they are still alive.”

”Now I am kinda confused. Are you guys sure about Kyosei’s parents? Are you guys not bluffing?” Haru is not convinced.

”We are not. What will we gain from doing that? There is no point in doing the bluff. Besides, Kyosei already confirms it and he is a guy who doesn’t know how to joke around. You can rest assured that that’s the last thing we would do.”

”Damn, everything is so confusing. I’m doing my best to keep calm and collected with the situation but this is getting ridiculous. Not only the undead are getting troublesome, but even the people who are dead are also now duplicating themselves. This is no longer a funny joke.”

”We know how you feel but we need to keep calm about this like always. Things are not so good and many confusing things are popping up from one another.”

”Are we going to investigate this matter regarding Kyosei’s parent’s look-alike? I am not too sure if it is fine to look into this matter.” Nanami looked at Haru.

”No. This matter should be decided by Kyosei himself. It would be rude if we choose to investigate it if he doesn’t want to especially since it involves his memories that we don’t know if it is painful for him to remember or not. If Kyosei agrees to investigate, that’s when we should make our move.”

...

(Kyosei’s View)

BANG!

The loud noise of the gun snapped me out of the trance. Miyuki who was just beside me noticed that I was a little bit shaken after the gunshot.

”Hey, are you alright? Need to take a break?” Miyuki rubbed my back.

”No, I am fine. There is just something on my mind lately.”

”That is not like you, Kyosei. Are you still thinking about those people who looked like your parents?”

”I tried to forget about it but no, this is just something that I can’t easily forget. This involves my late parents and seeing someone else in footage not too long ago, it’s just making me anxious if whether my memories have been playing tricks with me. It would have been fine if things are on the normal side since people are numerous and much easier to have people who looked like them and not during the apocalypse where most humans are already turned to flesh-eating monsters.”

”Maybe you wanted to investigate it to calm your nerves?” Miyuki asked.

”I don’t know. I am just so confused and I have no idea what to do anymore. I just wanted to rest and get to do organize my thoughts.”

Miyuki sighed and looked towards our team clearing out the mosquito spawns.

”Let’s wrap up everything and call it a day. Thanks for the effort guys.”

She looks back at me and smiled. ”Let’s get back to the base Kyosei. You should take a rest for the day.”

...

I lay down on my bed and closed my eyes. I have no idea if I am just fatigued or not but thinking about the new matter is just making me too stressed to think about it. It’s just too much for my mind and I don’t think I am good enough to cope up with it.

As soon as I closed my eyes, I fell immediately to slumber.

...

Warm...

The feeling of this woman patting my head while I sleep is very comforting. Her humming voice creates a very relaxing sensation that I have been longing for.

I also felt another presence beside my bed and I can tell that this man’s presence gives me security and I can even say that I can relax all of my guards down whenever I am around him.

”Kyosei, we know that we will not be forever in this world and you might be left all alone. However, I didn’t raise you to be devoured by this world’s inner workings, I raised you to become one of the people who can handle everything being thrown in your way,” the female voice said as she continues to hum and pat my head.

”We know we are going to die soon due to the countless threat being done to us, however, we can’t afford you to be threatened by them and be dragged from our troubles. We still want you to grow and live well despite us being gone. This is why we will be giving you our inheritance. Even if we are going to be gone in this world, you will be able to stand up on your own.”

Then, all of a sudden, a big crash on the car shook my mind and I realized that I was transported from a bedroom to a car and the car has been toppled down to the ground. I tried moving my lower half but realized that I can’t do so seeing the debris of the car crashing down on my legs. In front of me is my father bleeding in the head, and on the passenger seat, my mother is leaning on the windshield with blood on the broken glasses that have been dyed red.

”No!”

I tried reaching out but for some reason, everything around me including my energy seems to be getting s.u.c.k.e.d dry and I don’t know what is going on. I keep trying to reach out to them but I failed as the heavy feeling slowly crushed my body and my vision getting dim. Even fighting back to the feeling did not do anything at all. Even to the last struggle, it proves to be pointless as everything around me fades to black.

...

I opened my eyes slowly as I get up from the bed. Everything is just a dream. It is just a dream that I don’t think to be just a mere dream. As my memories started to get clearer, I can tell that those dreams I keep on seeing are part of my consciousness. I clenched my fist and decided to act. I need to know who those people are.